Robert Fripp

Recorded in New York City between July & August 1981, these are perhaps the finest example of Frippertronics in performance. The music played explores every sonic avenue available to Robert Fripp as a guitar player, mesmerising loops, overlaid with beautiful solos, fast running 'Frame by Frame' style lines against a looped background, powerful 'Scary Monsters' type guitar noises and more besides. Mixed and Produced by David Singleton from audio restored by Alex R. Mundy, the DVD features the material in 24/48 hi-res stereo and DTS-HD Surround Sound (quad, 4.1). The DVD is audio only. CD/DVD in digipak with slipcase.

After completing the first round of concerts with a revived King Crimson starting in May 1981, Fripp headed over to the USA where he began a week-long residency at Washington Square United Methodist Church on 135 W Fourth Street in New York. Built in 1860, the church had historically been home to many congregations but in more recent years had become the venue for groups such as the Black Panthers, Gay Men's Health Crisis and numerous arts organisations.

The series of Frippertronics concerts were held in aid of a Soho-based theatre group and they find the guitarist using his technique of slowly building the music from the ground up, step by step. It's an approach which demonstrates how the addition or subtraction of a single note can change the entire mood of a piece as we move in the space of a few bars from an atmosphere of pensive anticipation to one of yearning hope.