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FFWD

FFWD is an eponymous album by FFWD – Robert Fripp, Thomas Fehlmann, Kris Weston, and Dr Alex Paterson.

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FFWD
Studio album by
FFWD
Released1994 (1994)
Recorded1993
Genre
LabelInter-Modo
ProducerFFWD
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusicStarStarStar1
Music WeekStarStarStar2
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/103

FFWD is an eponymous album by FFWD – Robert Fripp, Thomas Fehlmann, Kris Weston, and Dr Alex Paterson.456

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

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

Trouser Press wrote that "the modular systems-sounds of FFWD are neither danceable nor dreamable."8

Track listing

  1. "Hidden" – 7:16
  2. "Lucky Saddle – 6:40
  3. "Drone" – 1:01
  4. "Hempire" – 3:12
  5. "Collossus" – 5:38
  6. "What Time Is Clock" – 1:15
  7. "Can of Bliss" – 3:15
  8. "Elevenses" – 0:49
  9. "Meteor Storm" – 4:25
  10. "Buckwheat & Grits" – 10:51
  11. "Klangtest" – 5:01
  12. "Suess Wie Eine Nuss" – 8:20
References

References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Jones, Alan (August 20, 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  3. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 282–283.
  4. "FFWD | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 416.
  6. Thompson, Dave (December 18, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  7. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 164. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  8. "Orb". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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