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  a marvelous link between the atmospheric soundloopes and rythmic banter of the October 29, 2006
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Fripp & Eno - The Cotswold Gnomes There is only one word for it - fantastic!! When I read in an interview with Fripp sometime in the early 90s that there would be another Fripp & Eno release, which would be different - "F & E with a dance beat" -- I got very excited. What followed, however, was the release of The Essential Fripp & Eno, with the infamous "Healthy Colours" suite. That piece of music was delightful in that respect that it was reminiscent of the My Life in the Bush of Ghosts album by Eno and Byrne but it disappointed as the idea was very basic and did not get much better by doing it four times over. The Cotswold Gnomes is a totally different cup of tea. All the tracks have a feeling of completeness and even though they are very different form each other the selection by Eno shows that they really have been put together with thought. This album is mostly rhythmic and alludes to the Fripp & Eno’s work on the first Eno albums, on the Eno & Byrne album as well as on Eno’s album Nerve Net from 1992. Some pieces are more experimental, as "Dirt Loop" and some even have a "techno art punk" edge (for lack of a better word), as "Cross Crisis in Lust Storm,", in terms of energy comparable to "Baby’s On Fire" and "Third Uncle" There are also sound loops, three pieces even are reworks from the fantastic 2004 released The Equatorial Stars and they all fit in as if they only have been conceived for this album. This album is well worth a major release and I would imagine it would get similar rave reviews as Equatorial Stars and the Exposure re-release!!! In terms of Fripp & Eno and this DGMlive wonderful website, thank you so much for this wonderful album and hopefully the fantastic performances from the 1975 Fripp & Eno mini tour will be released here one day as well!
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my head hurts Sat., Aug 2, 2008
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Triples - to - Sound Sun., Mar 9, 2008
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sneering loop Sat., Feb 9, 2008
Posted by: maxine
same old tired shit poorly produced liked swastika girls better
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Bollocks Fri., Nov 2, 2007
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I must say, you’ve got some audacity to charge money for this rubbish.
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Caruso's problem Sun., Oct 7, 2007
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Best yet--shame about the hassles getting it Sun., Oct 7, 2007
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