After several years focusing on King Crimson and related activities, Robert Fripp returned his focus to soundscapes-- the result is 2005 was quite a rennaissance for Fripp's ambient work, seeing the release of his first collaboration with Brian Eno in thirty years ("The Equatorial Stars") and his first solo soundscapes record in seven years.For any who are unfamiliar, soundscapes are quite a different beast then Fripp's work with Crimson and others. For historical context-- in the early '70s, Eno and Fripp..
Fripp, of course, needs no advice from us. So, aside from questioning the wisdom of beginning his liner notes with the heading "From The Guitarist's Stool" this set of recordings -- the seventh or eighth or ninth installment in his Soundscape series -- requires that very little more need be said. Still, Love Cannot Bear proves to be a collection of some of the most approachable and deeply affecting performances of the series. Less preoccupied with the abstractions of vertical music, these pieces are the pro..
If only we can listen to our friend. Robert Fripp's solo ambient 'soundscapes' are an aquired taste for many, but for those willing to place expectations aside and let music wash over them for a hour may find LOVE CANNOT BEAR to be an emotional experience. With only guitar, Fripp creates vast sheets of sound and synth-like loops and patterns. The results are at once haunting, mourning, soothing, terrifying, and beautiful. This is his first soundscapes release for some time, and already probably his best. H..
