There’s a great book to be written one day about the life and music of Robert Fripp, but it would have to be a fat one. The consistent theme of his life has been attention to detail, and it’s only in the details of the projects he’s been involved with that the insights would come. … Read more
The best report, and one endorsed by Robert Fripp for its honesty, is in Eric Tamms’s now out-of-print biography of Fripp. But one of my coursemates from a couple of weeks ago has posted a very full and personal account of the course as he saw it: Alec Miniero
Almost a week back from Barcelona and still catching up with the repercussions – partly things kicked up by the Guitar Craft course, and partly the repercussions of being away for almost two weeks just before Christmas. I had two and a half days as a tourist in Barcelona, my second visit. The weather was … Read more
This has been a busy couple of weeks, doing things I've never done before. First was giving a talk at a conference (the E-learning Network in London); getting the WaveForms soundtoy (previous post) up and running, which took up hours of two of my Flash-scient work colleagues when it wouldn't work, only to find it … Read more
Last night I took my turn to perform the compere role at the Listening Room. It was particularly noisy due to the happy celebration of a wedding. Whenever I have this role, the aspect I find most uncomfortable is the beginning of the evening, where you have to attempt to clear the back room of … Read more
The group challenge over, I have a slight tension headache. Talking about applause and the need for approval, Fripp says he doesn’t look for approval or liking, just someone who’ll tell him honestly if a performance made it or sucked. At lunch, performed Flee As a Bird with Ben while Hernan mugged on the phone … Read more