THE ROBERT FRIPP STRING QUINTET — The Bridge Between (1993) Three Version | WV + FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

Fusing the talents of Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, and the California Guitar Trio, you'd be wrong to assume that The Bridge Between is a boring album of guitar aerobics for guitar enthusiasts. This is a wonderful piece of work. Its most dubious attribute is to sometimes descend into Sky (the Anglo-Australian outfit formed by John Williams, Francis Monkman etc) territory in its medieval harpsichord delivery ("Passacaglia," "Contrapunctus"). However "Kanon Power" and standouts "Bicycling to Afghanistan" and "Blockhead" are fretboard knitted excellence. Unfortunately, the latter two are separated by a five-minute downbeat -- "Blue" -- and the set is spoiled by a near-13-minute endgame "Threnody for Souls in Torment," which would be better placed elsewhere. None the less, you can always hit the stop button after "Passacaglia" or better, stick "Afghan" and "Blockhead" on repeat! Kelvin Hayes
Tracklist :
1. Kan-Non Power 4:02
 Hideyo Moriya 
2. Yamanashi Blues  2:41
 Bert Lams 
3. Hope 5:32
 John Sinks 
4. Chromatic Fantasy 1:37
 Johann Sebastian Bach 
5. Contrapunctus 5:00
 Johann Sebastian Bach 
6. Bicycling to Afghanistan 3:22
 Curt Golden 
7. Blue 5:35
 Robert Fripp / Trey Gunn 
8. Blockhead 3:19
 Paul Richards 
9. Passacaglia 6:58
 Johann Sebastian Bach 
10. Threnody for Souls in Torment 12:51
 Robert Fripp / Trey Gunn 
Credits :
Robert Fripp - Guitar, Frippertronics
Bert Lams, Hideyo Moriya - Acoustic Guitar
Paul Richards - Acoustic Guitar, Fuzz E-bow Guitar
Trey Gunn - Chapman Stick