FFWD
FFWD is an eponymous album by FFWD – Robert Fripp, Thomas Fehlmann, Kris Weston, and Dr Alex Paterson. 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.
| FFWD | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by FFWD | |
| Released | 1994 |
| Recorded | 1993 |
| Genre | |
| Label | Inter-Modo |
| Producer | FFWD |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Music Week | [2] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[3] |
FFWD is an eponymous album by FFWD – Robert Fripp, Thomas Fehlmann, Kris Weston, and Dr Alex Paterson.[4][5][6]
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.[7]
Production
[edit]Fripp was recorded for hours improvising on his guitar; Weston constructed these improvisations into working parts for the album.[4] Paterson and Fehlmann had no production input in this.
Critical reception
[edit]Trouser Press wrote that "the modular systems-sounds of FFWD are neither danceable nor dreamable."[8]
Track listing
[edit]- "Hidden" – 7:16
- "Lucky Saddle – 6:40
- "Drone" – 1:01
- "Hempire" – 3:12
- "Collossus" – 5:38
- "What Time Is Clock" – 1:15
- "Can of Bliss" – 3:15
- "Elevenses" – 0:49
- "Meteor Storm" – 4:25
- "Buckwheat & Grits" – 10:51
- "Klangtest" – 5:01
- "Suess Wie Eine Nuss" – 8:20
References
[edit]- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Jones, Alan (August 20, 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 282–283.
- ^ a b "FFWD | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 416.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (December 18, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 164. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Orb". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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