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TRACK	TIME
Radiophonics I	11:11
Radiophonics II	14:47
I Atmosphere	11:56
II Elegy For Mothers And Children	05:48
III Streets	05:34
IV Sky	07:50

Written by Christopher DeVito

Hooked on RadioPhonics

I wish DGM would dump the silly star system -- how do you "rate" music like this? How many stars do you have? Give Radiophonics a thousand. This music is the dark to the WFC’s (11/30/2000) light. I’ve also found that Radiophonics perfectly bookends the 11/14/2003 King Crimson concert at Kingston, NY -- they just seem perfect together. Give it a try. --Chris DeVito

Written by Joseph McFarland

Really, A Good One

Not all of the Soundscapes work grabs me - honestly, much of it doesn’t. This one does though and I think it’ll appeal to the large group of people who really loved the first two Fripp & Eno records and the Frippertronics records, and want something more along those lines of exploration. The sound is Fripp in a harsh mood - dissonant and aggressively so. Rather than deploying peaceful relaxing loops with small patches of aggressive noise, the noise is a primary color here.&n...

Written by Louie Bourland

Radiophonics Revisted!!!

1995’s "Radiophonics" is only one of the many volumes in guitarist Robert Fripp’s ongoing ’Soundscapes’ releases. Recorded live in Buenos Aires, Argentina, "Radiophonics" finds Fripp stretching his soundscapes into lengthy dissonant explorations which are sometimes beautiful, sometimes frightening but always musically intriuging. A good majority of this album is quite difficult to listen as it consists mostly of dissonant chord clusters and moments of almost psychedelic effects with sounds that pan rapidly between the speakers. However, when listened to with a different set of ears and an open mindset, "Radiophonics" can turn into an amazing journey of otherworldly sounds. The opening two "Radiophonic" pieces are similar to each other and consist of random scales coupled with low rumbling tones. The final minutes of the second "Radiophonic" piece are a wild excursion into weirdness with use of rapid panning. The panning effect is most effective when heard on headphones. The remainder of the disc consists of the half-hour long "Buenos Aires Suite" which consists of four movements. "Atmosphere" once again provides an unsettling mood and tension with its dark chords and dissonant note runs. The mood settles into brief calmness with the second movement "Elegy" which is similar to the peacefulness captured on Fripp’s "Blessing of Tears" disc. The weirdness returns with "Streets" which is another showcase of wild stereo panning used to greater effect here than on "Radiophonic II". The peacefulness returns with the closing movement "Sky" which ends the album on an airy lighthearted note. Granted, the "Radiophonics" CD won’t be for everybody. Out of all the Soundscapes CD’s Robert Fripp has released so far, "Radiophonics" is probably the most experimental and harsh of them all. Aside from this, it is still a powerful album that shows off Fripp’s relentless gift for musical exploration. Because of this, "Radiophonics" definitely gets five stars. Thanks again to DGMLive for bringing this one-of-a-kind classic back.

Written by Pablo Martinez

Impressions

I was lucky enough to attend one of the performances at Goethe Institute. I remember two things vividly from that day: first, flu was distroying me, and I was so horrified with the perspective of sneezing or making any noise that I changed my seat on the front with a guy that was on the back. The second thing I remember: Robert turning some knob on his module, endlessly, making terrible whirlwind noises, at the point that I thought he had lost control over the piece and could ...

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