Fripp, Eno - Evening Star
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 "Music For the Stars!!!" | 2008-07-08 |
| - Reviewed By lgbweeze | |
| "Evening Star" from 1975 was the second collaboration from Robert Fripp and Brian Eno. Like their previous album "No Pussyfooting", this album was a groundbreaking experiment that paved the way for Ambient and New Age Music long before it became commonplace in the 1980's. Unlike "No Pussyfooting's" lengthy spontaneous excursions, "Evening Star" seems to have more of a fixed 'composed' structure but is still full of endless experimentation. The album opens with the cascading "Wind on Water" which consists of an endless stream of looped guitar phrases. This flows seamlessly into the beautiful extended title track which consists of a repeat guitar riff in which both Fripp and Eno solo over. The interplay between Fripp's sustained guitar solos and Eno's piano and muted synth leads are wonderfully executed and are full of lush romanticism. The next two pieces are shorter in nature but are as equally affective as the previous two tracks. "Evensong" is a short minimalist piece which consists of a treated guitar phrase while "Wind on Wind" is in fact a three-minute variation on the title track to Brian Eno's solo "Discreet Music" album. While the notes and phrases are nearly identical to Eno's 30-minute original, the timbre seems to be more muted and brassy here. Finally, to close the album, Fripp and Eno pull out the stops with the epic "An Index of Metals". At 28-minutes, this is still the longest piece of music Fripp and Eno have made as a duo (although Eno has gone on to make even longer pieces by himself). An unsettling mix of blurry guitar and synth tones slowly fade in which in turn give way to chilling loops of guitar feedback. Repeated phrases drift into one another seamlessly ranging from the suspenseful to beautiful. At around the 23-minute mark, an organ-like drone accompanied by otherworldly sounds fade in which slowly drift into looped distortion carrying the piece to its finish. At one point in time, "Evening Star" was readily available but in recent years, seems to have become an out-of-print collector's item. Rumors are flying that this album along with "No Pussyfooting" have been remastered and are set to be reissued soon. One can only hope that this is true. This is definitely an album that needs to be heard by many and not just the elite Fripp and Eno fan. The music on this album was way ahead of its time when it was released and now over 30 years later, it still is. Definitely Worth Searching For!!! | |
| "A stunning ambient (if that's what you want to call it) masterpiece" | 2007-11-27 |
| - Reviewed By mr105601 | |
| Evening Star is a work of eerie, meditative beauty and quiet grace. Its five tracks are awash in hypnotic wonder and electrified energy, creating intricate and evocative sculptures out of pure sound. Images and emotions emerge naturally out these gorgeous creations- listen to the slow, breathtaking build of "Wind On Water," the way Robert Fripp's guitars saturate the air with dense clusters of feedback, condensing in a slow and arrhythmic throb around Brian Eno's lush treatments. It's serene, beautiful, and unsettling all at once, like watching a raw sunrise in some cool and oceanic desert (in other words, it sounds like the cover painting). The title track sees Fripp and Eno creating a meditative swirl of guitar and piano, with dreamy strings of distortion squirming over beautiful melodies. "An Index Of Metals," the album's epic closer, sees Eno slowly looping layer after layer of Fripp's guitars on top of one another, creating a amorphous bubble of pure, labyrinthine, dream-inducing noise. There's also "Wind On Wind," which is a quietly enchanting excerpt from Eno's solo project, "Discreet Music." "Evensong" is full of otherworldly keyboards and lush textures. It's incredible stuff, and a classic album, not matter what genre you want to lump it into. | |
| "Adroit Ambient" | 2007-11-03 |
| - Reviewed By patadeoro | |
| Quite simply put, this is an extraordinary piece of ambient music. Put this disc on and sail away to a dreamland created by just loops, synths and guitar by music gurus Robert Fripp and Brian Eno. Taken in it's context, as material recorded over thirty years ago, when such esperimental doings were unheard of, this disc is a classic. Although hard to find , like anything, it is possible, and at a good price if you have patience and persistence; seek and you shall fine this gem. The music is peaceful and takes you away to the far niches of your minds imagination. It is good music for day dreaming, artistic endeavors,reading or just chill'n.I especially love the title track, "Evening Star," with it's repetitive trickling of notes that hang, suspended in time and reborn on the following track."Evening Song" takes off where "Evening Star" ends, rising to new heights, soaring above the seemingly endless drone, more forceful and full of energy transitioning into the peaceful "Wind on Water" that is like a meditative musical trance, with elements of Eastern influences, much like a call to prayer; a unity of mind and spirit results from the experience longing for more. The track, "An Index of Metals" has a beautiful, although, almost a modern sound, that is unnearving to the point of anxiety , much like the effects of high tension in a movie. Picture a walk in dark alley and coming upon a door you must enter, not knowing what lies beyond. The seemingly dissonant tune has an eerie feel to it, it creeps along slowly, fluctuating with errant intervals into the unknown musical spaces. The intensity builds but never climaxes until it's over when a lingering silence signals the end. Although not for everyone I would still recommend this disc for people who like either of these two artists or someone looking for some ambient music well ahead of it's time. | |
| "Ambient Gold" | 2007-05-05 |
| - Reviewed By jaything | |
| The successor to Robert Fripp and Brian Eno's first effort "No Pussyfooting", "Evening Star" is a stunning achievement of master musicianship and studio technology. "No Pussyfooting" is a good album but Fripp & Eno's growth as collaborative partners on "Evening Star" is phenomenal. This is the very definition of intelligent, gorgeous, subtle ambient music. On the vinyl version (I had to replace it with the CD years ago I had played it so much) the first side is comprised of the first four songs on the CD that reflect the wind, water and sky in the titles and indeed, the images conjured up by the songs themselves. "An Index of Metals" was on the B-side and is a little different than the first half of the album. It's definitely a darker animal, sounding like a more mature version of the two tracks from "No Pussyfooting". At the time this review was written it appears that "Evening Star" is currently out of print. That's a real shame as this work definitely qualifies as a truly essential Eno (and Fripp) masterpiece. You might want to hurry up and acquire their terrific newest CD "The Equatorial Stars" before that goes out of print as well! | |
| "Profound Music" | 2006-07-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2WKNDNAC8B20M | |
| This is a very difficult cd to find at present, and i was fortunate enough to get it for a reasonable price. I started looking for it after i found out that the beautiful song i'd been listening to on a friend's unlabeled mixed cd was the title track to Evening Star. The opening track (Wind on Water) is a very strangely crafted piece of music. It almost never establishes a "tonic" or resolving note, yet the whole thing sounds like home. The guitar work in it hardly sounds like a guitar, and is mixed very well with the synth in the back. the piece sounds like you're watching something naturally epic happening, like cells going through mitosis. The title track, which is still my favorite, is probably the most visionary and picture-painting track on the cd. i don't like the word soundscape because it's so cliche and abused. robert fripp really shines on this piece, and makes his guitar expressive of things that most guitar players find great difficulty in bringing to life. the beautiful thing about this song, and really the whole album, is how *subtle* it all is. it never hits you in the face like a rock song, no matter how loud you turn it up. the whole thing plays through like a soundtrack to something wonderful happening under a microscope, or through a telescope. either way, it's very cosmic. the only thing i'd criticize is the last track, "An Index of Metals." if you're familiar with King Crimson (Fripp's band), you'll know what i mean by this. like a handful of Crimson pieces, it takes a while to get started, with what seems like several minutes of near-silence at the beginning, and then pretty much sits back and enjoys a half hour of disturbing noise and dark ambience. it's a contrast, as the rest of the album is very light and relaxing. It's reminiscent of Crimson's "The Mincer," or "Starless and Bible Black" on the Starless and Bible Black album, so if you can dig it, then it's pretty intense. Overall, i'd highly recommend the album, and hopefully they'll re-release it soon so everyone can listen to it without paying 40 dollars for the cd. If you're looking for truely "ambient" music (meaning not pumped up dance beats with spacey music in the back, but really atmospheric stuff), then you'll probably be more than satisfied with it. on the other hand, it might not be fully appreciated by someone who expects something much more defined and typical of a newer generation, like house music or techno-ambient stuff like Orbital. | |
| "Still the best after all these years" | 2006-04-27 |
| - Reviewed By fredrick58 | |
| I used to have this long ago on vinyl and recently obtained a used CD copy for a not too cheap price - but worth every penny. Evening Star has more depth and cohesion, I feel, than No Pussyfooting. I imagine staring out at the dark sea on a star-filled night - Eno's electronic washes are the gently breaking, relentless tide and Fripp's guitar is the starlight dancing on the dark water. In today's age of nanosecond-long attention spans, this music speaks to me in a very special and very personal way - providing comfort, beauty and intellectual fulfillment like very little other music can (e.g., Charles Lloyd; Bob Marley; Tom Waits; John Martyn; Dylan; John Coltrane). | |
| "Ambient Soundscapes" | 2005-03-28 |
| - Reviewed By ssszyszy | |
| The second of Robert Fripp and Brian Eno's two experimental ambient recordings from the mid 70's is much like the first, No Pussyfooting, in that it continues the duo's fascination with tape loops and treated sounds. "Wind on Wind" is excerpted from Eno's solo record Discreet Music, and with "Wind on Water" and "Evensong" comprise the most "normal" ambient pieces. The title track, "Evening Star" uses guitar harmonics and almost but not quite approaches a melody. It's my favorite track and sounds like an aural representation of the excellent cover painting by Peter Scmidt.
The mammoth, half-hour long "An Index of Metals" is an extreme example of Frippertronics, the sound of decaying guitar loops. It's either engrossing and oddly soothing in it's dissonance, or it's boring and repetitive. I suppose it depends on your mood, even if you have a liking for this stuff such as I do. I personally give this CD 4-stars as the first 4 tracks get a lot of spins and "Index" when the mood strikes. I suggest listening to the samples as this may not be to everyone's tastes, even some fans of the collaborators. | |
| "Best of the Best" | 2005-03-07 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1BZNT8AOSP8BN | |
| This is Fripp & Eno at their zenith- quintessential ambient music- a must-have for any serious audiophile. Even the newly released "Equatorial Stars", while admirable, doesn't hold a candle to this- this is nothing short of miraculous. | |
| "An Ambient Classic" | 2004-07-30 |
| - Reviewed By User: A21FR1RGZ2B7MY | |
| This album, as well as No Pussyfooting had a profound influence on me. True, I was still a soft-skull at age 16 when I first heard it. However, I can remember saying to myself, "This is what a guitar can sound like?". Where do I begin?
I will say this music is not for "low attention theater" types. If you fall into that category, this album will be way to static and you might find watching paint dry more interesting. That said, if you like resonant harmonics and lovely melodies and can find beauty in tone clusters, I highly recommend this classic. | |
 "Ghost of the machine" | 2004-04-18 |
| - Reviewed By rayjess | |
| A second collaborative experimental album by both Brian Eno and Robert Fripp, 'Evening Star' proved to be a little more varied than it's predecessor 'No Pussyfooting'. Both musicians seemed to have got a tighter grip on the mechanics of the endless decaying tape loop system they used on the first album and as a consequence 'Evening Star' is more expressive. 'Evening Star' begins however where 'No Pussyfooting' left off with the heavy layered harmonics of 'Wind on Water' fading in and up to greater and greater intensity. We then reach Fripp & Eno's most radical departure, the title track itself. 'Evening Star' contrasts with the rest of the album as it contains some semblance of a melody (no matter how sparse and repetitive). The contrast between the melodic backing and Fripp's stark improvisations work to great effect. Fripp almost sounds like he's playing a small string quartet all by himself. 'Evensong' comes and goes with nothing to recommend it while ironically the next track, Eno's 'Wind on Wind' seems to create more than the previous one with even less instrumentation. What's so pleasing about the final 20 minute 'Index of Metals' is that it disrupts the notion that this album is wallpaper music. I don't see how anyone could find peace and sustainence in something as menacing sounding as this. The whole track jars intensely like the soundtrack for some sinister dystopia run by machines. Both Fripp and Eno reached the limits of their experimental collaboration with 'Evening Star', which is a shame as this album was an improvement on the previous one and it would have been interesting to see where they could have taken it from here. | |
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