Many a guitar fan would cause got predicted that a summit betwixt legendary guitarists Andy Summers (the Police) together with Robert Fripp (King Crimson) would final result inward a guitar solofest. But the music on their starting fourth dimension collaboration together, I Advance Masked, stresses guitar textures together with moods over indulgent soloing. Although the recording sessions weren't alone enjoyable for Summers (who was experiencing marital problems at the time), only about really beautiful music tin give the axe travel flora on the resulting album. The music for the rail "Girl on a Swing" does an first-class chore of conveying the song's championship inward one's mind, together with the duo's guitars weave wonderful polyrhythmic guitar lines throughout "China -- Yellow Leader." "The Truth of Skies" is an atmospheric piece, created past times a launder of keyboard sounds together with guitar dissonance, spell "New Marimba" would cause got sounded correct at abode on an early-'80s King Crimson album. I Advance Masked has a dreamlike character to it, together with is definitely non typical stone music. It's highly recommended to fans of these ii neat together with master copy guitarists.
The Police guitarist, i of the neat six-string stylists inward rock, met upwards amongst only about other inward his starting fourth dimension extra-Police outing, this 1982 A&M album. The King Crimson legend together with Andy effortlessly shift from challenging polyrhythms to shimmering tapestries as they perform Girl on a Swing; Painting together with Dance; The Truth of Skies , together with more!
Often overlooked, together with well-nigh probable underrated, I Advance Masked is a truthful synergy of guitar duets. Far superior to its follow-up Bewitched, which was a flake overproduced together with relied to a greater extent than on guitar synths--not that that's a bad thing, but inward this context, the approach used on I Advance Masked was to a greater extent than effective. This recording shows Summers together with Fripp genuinely inspired, brimming amongst ideas, together with remarkably synchronized mentally as good as musically. My preferred rail from this laid upwards is "Hardy Country," which I never tire of hearing.
I cause got had 3 experiences inward my life where I felt that I had "discovered" music. The starting fourth dimension was hearing J. S. Bach as a pocket-sized child. The minute was Steve Reich's "6 Marimbas" together with "18 Musicians". The 3rd was Andy Summers/Robert Fripp's "I Advance Masked". Yep, it's that good. The ii aspects well-nigh noticeable inward this guitar tour de forcefulness are 1)the synergistic contrapuntal dynamic that is the truthful conversation betwixt these highly philosophical musicians, together with 2) Fripp's unmatched capacity for playing "any note, as long as it is the correct one". His leads on "In the Cloud Forest" together with "Girl On a Swing" are nada brusk of brilliant. Summers' splashes of coloring become a long agency here, as they ever do. Not only should whatsoever fan of Fripp ain this album, but likewise whatsoever guitar lover who wishes to expand his horizons a bit. This is an album that, rather than typify the electrical current paradigm, defines the next.
As you'd hold off from the guitarists from King Crimson together with The Police, "I Advance Masked" sounds similar a collison of instrumentals that both bands recorded (particularly the 80's version of King Crimson amongst Adrian Belew, Tony Levin together with Bill Brufford aiding together with abetting Fripp). Released inward 1982, at that spot are elements of Fripp together with Summer's approach amongst their pop bands sprinkled throughout the music.
The polyrhythmic structured manner of playing that Summers used inward The Police provides a perfect backdrop for Fripp's rapid burn deliver. The final result is an album heavy on atmospheric guitar textures. There's enough of melodic cloth as good such as the beautiful together with evocative "Girl on a Swing" together with "Lakeland". The slightly off center, askew funhouse melodies cause got this far out of Windham Hill territory.
Fans who enjoyed only about of Summer's instrumental pieces (and b-sides for singles)that he recorded amongst The Police as good as on his ain solo albums together with Fripp's textured playing on tracks such as "Matte Kundasi", "The Sheltering Sky" from King Crimson's "Discipline" volition savour this album. Keep inward take away heed that at that spot are no vocals together with the regulation instruments are guitars (although Summers together with Fripp likewise play bass, diverse sythesizers together with diverse percussion instruments to fill upwards out the audio on the album)and you'll savour this odd album. The duo would collaborated on a follow upwards album "Bewitched" which is every bit as fascinating together with melodic although I personally mean value that album sounds a flake to a greater extent than similar Summers together with less similar Fripp inward damage of the compositions.
Tracks Listing
1. I Advance Masked (5:12)
2. Under Bridges of Silence (1:42)
3. Communist People's Republic of China - Yellow Leader (7:09)
4. In The Cloud Forest (2:30)
5. New Marimba (3:38)
6. Girl On H5N1 Swing (2:04)
7. Hardy Country (3:02)
8. The Truth of Skies (2:06)
9. Painting together with Dance (3:25)
10. Still Point (3:07)
11. Lakeland / Aquarelle (1:43)
12. Seven On Seven (1:37)
13. Stultified (1:28)
Total Time 38:46
Personnel
Robert Fripp – electrical guitars, Moog together with Roland synthesizers, Roland Guitar Synthesizer, Fender bass, percussion
Andy Summers – electrical guitars, Moog together with Roland synthesizers, Piano, Roland Guitar Synthesizer, Fender bass, percussion
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