FFWD

This article is about an album. For the Canadian weekly newspaper, see FFWD (newspaper). For the recording speed, see Fast forward.
FFWD
Studio album by
FFWD
Released1994 (1994)
Recorded1993
Genre
LabelInter-Modo
ProducerFFWD
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[2]

FFWD is an eponymous album by FFWD – Robert Fripp, Thomas Fehlmann, Kris Weston, and Dr Alex Paterson.[3][4][5]

The title is also a play on the abbreviation often used on the fast forward control of a tape deck or CD player, also referenced in the "double-arrow" graphic used on the cover.

The album peaked at #48 in the UK Albums Chart in August 1994.[6]

Production

Fripp was recorded for hours improvising on his guitar; Weston constructed these improvisations into working parts for the album.[3] Paterson and Fehlmann had no production input in this.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "the modular systems-sounds of FFWD are neither danceable nor dreamable."[7]

Track listing

  1. "Hidden" – 7:16
  2. "Lucky Saddle – 6:40
  3. "Drone" – 1:01
  4. "Hempire" – 3:12
  5. "Collossus" – 5:38
  6. "What Time Is Clock" – 1:15
  7. "Can of Bliss" – 3:15
  8. "Elevenses" – 0:49
  9. "Meteor Storm" – 4:25
  10. "Buckwheat & Grits" – 10:51
  11. "Klangtest" – 5:01
  12. "Suess Wie Eine Nuss" – 8:20

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 282–283.
  3. ^ a b "FFWD | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 416.
  5. ^ Thompson, Dave (December 18, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 164. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  7. ^ "Orb". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 December 2020.


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