Re: Frippertronics and Soundscapes

[S V G <vsyevolod@yahoo.com>]

     I have been an admirerer of Robert Fripp's loop work ever since No 
Pussyfooting.  A recent
poster here mentioned the "spiritual" aspects of some of the more recent 
soundscapes.  Since I
have done a lot of work in my life with hospice and AIDS and people dying 
in my arms, not to
mention working with the recently deceased a la "American Book of the 
Dead", I first listened to
"The Gates of Paradise" with fascination.  I found that Robert accurately 
portrays the death
experience through his music in a way that resonated with my own 
experience of engaging with
others in the process, before, during, and after.  It is an amazing thing 
to feel this
communication of such a difficult subject, coming through music from a 
person whom I know to be
compassionate, intellegent, and one of the most caring people I have ever 
met.

     And while I enjoyed the latest King Crimson tour, it would hardly 
cause me to bat an eye if
they all said they were packing it all up tommorrow.

     Stephen

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