Though best known for being the only consistent member in legendary rock band King Crimson's nearly 40-year history,
guitarist Robert Fripp has a number of musical side projects, not the least of which being solo recordings of his
"Soundscape" series.
Fripp's Soundscape technique is an updated version of a technology developed in the early 70s which Fripp playfully
referred to as "Frippertronics," a tape delay system allowing Fripp to play a guitar part, which would then be recorded by
one tape deck and sent to another tape deck to be played back. This process would be repea ...read more
Though best known for being the only consistent member in legendary rock band King Crimson's nearly 40-year history,
guitarist Robert Fripp has a number of musical side projects, not the least of which being solo recordings of his
"Soundscape" series.
Fripp's Soundscape technique is an updated version of a technology developed in the early 70s which Fripp playfully
referred to as "Frippertronics," a tape delay system allowing Fripp to play a guitar part, which would then be recorded by
one tape deck and sent to another tape deck to be played back. This process would be repeated over and over again,
causing the sound to loop indefinitely as Fripp stacked more parts on, often building into monumental scapes of sound.
Fripp's Soundscape system employs updated technology to achieve a similar effect, but with far more control and
manipulatory ability. « hide
