Monday, April 30, 2012

Robert Fripp

Robert Fripp
Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
Progressive rock, jazz fusion, psychedelic rock, ambient, experimental rock, art rock, hard rock, heavy metal, new wave

Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946) is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. As a guitarist for the progressive rock band King Crimson, Fripp has been the only member to have played in all of King Crimson's line-ups from their inception in the late 1960s to the present. He has also worked extensively as a studio musician, notably with singer David Bowie on the albums "Heroes" and Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), Brian Eno, David Sylvian and contributed sounds to the Windows Vista operating system.


The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles & Fripp (1968) 2001 Rem., Giles, Giles & Fripp (with Peter Giles and Michael Giles)
Evening Star (1975) Fripp & Eno (with Brian Eno)
Exposure (1979) 2006 Rem.
God Save the Queen (1981)
Let the Power Fall (1981)
The League of Gentlemen (1981)
I Advance Masked (1982) with Andy Summers
Bewitched (1984) with Andy Summers
Live! (1986) Robert Fripp and the League of Crafty Guitarists
The Lady or the Tiger (1986) with Toyah
Live II (1991) Robert Fripp and the League of Crafty Guitarists
Show of Hands (1991) Robert Fripp & the League of Crafty Guitarists
Darshan (1993) Single, with David Sylvian
1999: Soundscapes - Live in Argentina (1994)
The Robert Fripp String Quintet with Trey Gunn and the California Guitar Trio: The Bridge Between (1994)
Intergalactic Boogie Express: Live in Europe 1991 (1995) Robert Fripp & The League of Crafty Guitarists
Radiophonics: 1995 - Soundscapes Volume 1 - Live in Argentina (1995)
A Blessing of Tears: 1995 Soundscapes - Volume 2 - Live in California (1995)
That Which Passes: 1995 Soundscapes - Live Volume 3 (1996)
The Starving Moon (1996) Robert Fripp presents Europa String Choir
Thrang Thrang Gozinbulx (1996) Live '80, The League of Gentlemen
November Suite: Soundscapes - Live at Green Park Station 1996 (1997)
Pie Jesu (1997) EP
The Gates of Paradise (1998)
The Repercussions of Angelic Behavior (1999) Rieflin Fripp Gunn (with Bill Rieflin and Trey Gunn)
A Temple in the Clouds (2000) Fayman & Fripp (with Jeffrey Fayman)
The Brondesbury Tapes (2001) rec.'68, Giles>Giles>Fripp (with Peter Giles and Michael Giles)
Love Cannot Bear: Soundscapes - Live in the USA (2005)
Soundscapes: Blueberry Hill, St.Louis, Mo, USA - March 4, 2006 (2006)
At the End of Time: Churchscapes - Live in England & Estonia, 1996 (2007)
Thread (2008) Travis & Fripp (with Theo Travis)
Live at Coventry Cathedral (2010) Travis & Fripp (with Theo Travis)
A Scarcity of Miracles (2011) Fripp, Jakszyk and Collins (with Jakko Jakszyk and Mel Collins)
The Wine of Silence (2012) with Andrew Keeling and David Singleton