For all those working from home that are struggling to find the perfect, serene “Chill Vibes” Spotify playlist to tap away at whilst you enviously watch the other members of your household binge The Sopranos, King Crimson’s Robert Fripp has offered some reprieve. The musician has announced a new series “Music for Quiet Moments.”
Each Friday, Fripp will release a new soundscape recorded in collaboration with producer David Singleton. The soundscapes will be available through the King Crimson website, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music and most other digital platforms.
You can read Fripp’s announcement below.
“I
A Quiet Moment is how we experience a moment: the moment which is here, now and available.
Quiet moments are when we put time aside to be quiet;
and also where we find them.
Sometimes quiet moments find us.
Some places have an indwelling spirit, where quiet is a feature of the space:
perhaps natural features in the landscape;
perhaps intentionally created, as in a garden;
perhaps where a spirit of place has come into being over time, as in an English country churchyard.
Quiet may be experienced with sound, and also through sound;
in a place we hold to be sacred, maybe on a crowded subway train hurtling towards Piccadilly or Times Square.
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A Quiet Moment is more to do with how we experience time than how we experience sound.
A Quiet Moment prepares the space where Silence may enter.
Silence is timeless.
II
My own quiet moments, over fifty-one years of being a touring player, have been mostly in public places where, increasingly, a layer of noise has intentionally overlaid and saturated the sonic environment.
III
Quiet Moments of my musical life, expressed in Soundscapes, are deeply personal; yet utterly impersonal: they address the concerns we share within our common humanity.
Paradoxically, they have mostly taken place in public contexts inimical and unsupportive of quiet.
Some of these Soundscapes are inward-looking, reflective.
Some move outwards, with affirmation.
Some go nowhere, simply being where they are.”
Earlier this month, King Crimson were forced to postpone their scheduled North American summer tour with the Zappa Band until 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Though it is possible that some venues in the US and Canada may open again in time for shows this June and July, there seems little possibility that the threat from Coronavirus will have completely faded,” the band shared in a statement. “We have no desire to risk the health of the band, the crew or the audience. No-one should have to decide between a concert and a threat to their health.”
