ROBERT FRIPP — Exposure (1979-1989) RM | The Definitive Edition Series | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Conceived as the third part of an MOR trilogy that included Peter Gabriel's second album and Daryl Hall's Sacred Songs, Exposure is concerned with a marketplace that Fripp saw as hostile to experimentation and hungry for product. Strangely, then, Exposure is one of his most varied and successful rock albums, offering a broad selection of styles. "Water Music I and II" is pure Frippertronics; "Disengage" and "I May Not Have Had Enough of Me But I've Had Enough of You" are angular, jagged rock like he would make with the reformed King Crimson; "North Star" is a soulful ballad led by Daryl Hall on vocals, and a less bombastic version of "Here Comes the Flood" with Peter Gabriel singing makes a melancholic ending. Peter Hammill, Terre Roche, and Narada Michael Walden also add vocals to a pleasant experiment in pop, Fripp style. Ted Mills

ROBERT FRIPP | BRIAN ENO — Evening Star (1975-1989) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Robert Fripp's second team up with Brian Eno was a less harsh, more varied affair, closer to Eno's then-developing idea of ambient music than what had come before in (No Pussyfooting). The method used, once again, was the endless decaying tape loop system of Frippertronics but refined with pieces such as "Wind on Water" fading up into an already complex bed of layered synths and treated guitar over which Fripp plays long, languid solos. "Evening Star" is meditative and calm with gentle scales rocking to and fro while Fripp solos on top. "Wind on Wind" is Eno solo, an excerpt from the soon to be released Discreet Music album. The nearly 30-minute ending piece, "An Index of Metals," keeps Evening Star from being a purely background listen as the loops this time contain a series of guitar distortions layered to the nth degree, Frippertronics as pure dissonance. As a culmination of Fripp and Eno's experiments, Evening Star shows how far they could go. Ted Mills
Tracklist :
1. Wind on Water 5:30
2. Evening Star 7:48
3. Evensong 2:53
4. Wind on Wind 2:56
5. An Index of Metals 28:36
Robert Fripp – Guitar
Brian Eno – Tape loops, Synthesizer, Piano

BRIAN ENO — Before and After Science (1977-2004) RM | Original Masters Series | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Before and After Science is really a study of "studio composition" whereby recordings are created by deconstruction and elimination: tracks are recorded and assembled in layers, then selectively subtracted one after another, resulting in a composition and sound quite unlike that at the beginning of the process. Despite the album's pop format, the sound is unique and strays far from the mainstream. Eno also experiments with his lyrics, choosing a sound-over-sense approach. When mixed with the music, these lyrics create a new sense or meaning, or the feeling of meaning, a concept inspired by abstract sound poet Kurt Schwitters (epitomized on the track "Kurt's Rejoinder," on which you actually hear samples from Schwitters' "Ursonate"). Before and After Science opens with two bouncy, upbeat cuts: "No One Receiving," featuring the offbeat rhythm machine of Percy Jones and Phil Collins (Eno regulars during this period), and "Backwater." Jones' analog delay bass dominates on the following "Kurt's Rejoinder," and he and Collins return on the mysterious instrumental "Energy Fools the Magician." The last five tracks (the entire second side of the album format) display a serenity unlike anything in the pop music field. These compositions take on an occasional pastoral quality, pensive and atmospheric. Cluster joins Eno on the mood-evoking "By This River," but the album's apex is the final cut, "Spider and I." With its misty emotional intensity, the song seems at once sad yet hopeful. The music on Before and After Science at times resembles Another Green World ("No One Receiving") and Here Come the Warm Jets ("King's Lead Hat") and ranks alongside both as the most essential Eno material. David Ross Smith 
Tracklist :
1 No One Receiving 03:52
Bass, Guitar [Rhythm] – Paul Rudolph
Drums – Phil Collins
Fretless Bass – Percy Jones
Performer [A Gong-gong And Stick] – Rhett Davies
Synthesizer, Guitar, Percussion [Synthesized], Piano – Brian Eno
2 Backwater 03:43
Bass – Paul Rudolph
Drums – Jaki Liebezeit
Guitar [Rhythm], Brass, Piano – Brian Eno

3 Kurt's Rejoinder 02:55

Bass [Analog Delay Bass] – Percy Jones
Chorus, Piano ['jazz'], Synthesizer – Brian Eno
Drums – Dave Mattacks
Timbales [Brush] – Shirley Williams
Voice [From The Ur Sonata] – Kurt Schwitters
4 Energy Fools the Magician 02:04
Chorus, Keyboards, Vibraphone – Brian Eno
Drums – Phil Collins
Fretless Bass – Percy Jones
Guitar [Modified] – Fred Frith
5 King's Lead Hat 03:56
Bass – Paul Rudolph
Drums – Andy Fraser
Guitar [Guitar Solo] – Robert Fripp
Guitar [Rhythm] – Phil Manzanera
Performer [Metallics], Guitar [Rhythm], Piano [Piano Solo] – Brian Eno
6 Here He Comes 05:38
Bass – Paul Rudolph
Drums – Dave Mattacks
Guitar – Phil Manzanera
Synthesizer [Yamaha Cs80, Moog], Piano – Brian Eno
 7 Julie with... 06:19
Bass, Bass [Harmonic] – Paul Rudolph
Bells, Synthesizer [Mini-moog, Cs80, Aks], Piano, Guitar – Brian Eno
8 By This River 03:03
Electric Piano [Bass Fender] – Möbi Moebius
Piano [Grand], Electric Piano – Achim Roedelius
Synthesizer [Cs80] – Brian Eno
Written-By [Co-written] – Moebius, Roedelius

9 Through Hollow Lands (For Harold Budd) 03:56

Bass – Bill MacCormick
Guitar [Cascade] – Fred Frith
Keyboards, Bells, Guitar [Melody], Synthesizer [Moog] – Brian Eno
Performer [Time] – Shirley Williams
10 Spider and I 04:10
Bass – Brian Turrington
Keyboards, Synthesizer [Aks] – Brian Eno

QUIET SUN - Mainstream (1975-1989) RM / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

British progressive rock band. A kind of seminal super-group Quiet Sun existed in two phases:the original band formed in 1969 who disbanded after Phil Manzanera joined Roxy Music, and then again in 1975 they reformed specially to record the music they had originally composed 5 years earlier. web

Tracklist:

1 Sol Caliente 7:35
2 Trumpets With Motherhood 1:47
3 Bargain Classics 5:48
4 R. F. D. 3:23
5 Mummy Was An Asteroid, Daddy Was A Small Non-stick Kitchen Utensil 6:01
6 Trot 5:18
7 Rongwrong 9:28
Credits:
Backing Vocals [Back-up Voices] – Ian MacCormick
Bass [Electric, Treated], Backing Vocals [Back-up Voices] – Bill MacCormick
Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Voice – Charles Hayward
Electric Guitar [6 & 12 String Guitars], Guitar [Treated Guitars], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Phil Manzanera
Grand Piano [Fender Rhodes, Steinway], Organ [Farfisa, Hammond], Synthesizer [Vcs 3] – Dave Jarrett
Producer – Quiet Sun
Synthesizer, Performer [Treatments & Oblique Strategies] – Eno
Written-By – MacCormick (tracks: 5), Hayward (tracks: 2, 7), Jarrett (tracks: 3, 4), Manzanera (tracks: 1, 6)

ROXY MUSIC – Roxy Music (1972-2015) RM | Platinum SHM-CD | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Falling halfway between musical primitivism and art rock ambition, Roxy Music's eponymous debut remains a startling redefinition of rock's boundaries. Simultaneously embracing kitschy glamour and avant-pop, Roxy Music shimmers with seductive style and pulsates with disturbing synthetic textures. Although no musician demonstrates much technical skill at this point, they are driven by boundless imagination -- Brian Eno's synthesized "treatments" exploit electronic instruments as electronics, instead of trying to shoehorn them into conventional acoustic patterns. Similarly, Bryan Ferry finds that his vampiric croon is at its most effective when it twists conventional melodies, Phil Manzanera's guitar is terse and unpredictable, while Andy Mackay's saxophone subverts rock & roll clichés by alternating R&B honking with atonal flourishes. But what makes Roxy Music such a confident, astonishing debut is how these primitive avant-garde tendencies are married to full-fledged songs, whether it's the free-form, structure-bending "Re-Make/Re-Model" or the sleek glam of "Virginia Plain," the debut single added to later editions of the album. That was the trick that elevated Roxy Music from an art school project to the most adventurous rock band of the early '70s. Stephen Thomas Erlewine 
Tracklist :
1 Re-Make / Re-Model 5:10
2 Ladytron 4:21
3 If There Is Something 6:33
4 2 H.B. 4:30
5 The Bob (Melody) 5:48
6 Chance Meeting 3:00
7 Would You Believe? 3:47
8 Sea Breezes 7:00
9 Bitters End 2:02
Credits :
Bass Guitar – Graham Simpson
Drums – Paul Thompson
Guitar – Phil Manzanera
Saxophone, Oboe – Andy Mackay
Songwriter [All Songs By], Voice, Piano, Cover – Bryan Ferry
Synthesizer [Synthesiser], Tape – Eno

ROXY MUSIC - For Your Pleasure (1973-2015) RM / SHM-CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

On Roxy Music's debut, the tensions between Brian Eno and Bryan Ferry propelled their music to great, unexpected heights, and for most of the group's second album, For Your Pleasure, the band equals, if not surpasses, those expectations. However, there are a handful of moments where those tensions become unbearable, as when Eno wants to move toward texture and Ferry wants to stay in more conventional rock territory; the nine-minute "The Bogus Man" captures such creative tensions perfectly, and it's easy to see why Eno left the group after the album was completed. Still, those differences result in yet another extraordinary record from Roxy Music, one that demonstrates even more clearly than the debut how avant-garde ideas can flourish in a pop setting. This is especially evident in the driving singles "Do the Strand" and "Editions of You," which pulsate with raw energy and jarring melodic structures. Roxy also illuminate the slower numbers, such as the eerie "In Every Dream Home a Heartache," with atonal, shimmering synthesizers, textures that were unexpected and innovative at the time of its release. Similarly, all of For Your Pleasure walks the tightrope between the experimental and the accessible, creating a new vocabulary for rock bands, and one that was exploited heavily in the ensuing decade. by Stephen Thomas Erlewine 
Tracklist:
1 Do The Strand
2 Beauty Queen
3 Strictly Confidential
4 Editions Of You
5 In Every Dream Home A Heartache
6 The Bogus Man
7 Grey Lagoons
8 For Your Pleasure
Credits:
Bass, Guest [Guest Artiste] – John Porter
Drums – Paul Thompson
Guitar – Phil Manzanera
Oboe, Saxophone – Andrew Mackay
Synthesizer, Tape [Tapes] – Eno
Voice, Keyboards – Bryan Ferry
Words By, Music By – Ferry

FRIPP & ENO - (No Pussyfooting) [1973] EEG

FRIPP & ENO

 (No Pussyfooting) 1973

EEG / VBR 320

O Púbis da Rosa

ENO – Another Green World (1975-1996) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

A universally acknowledged masterpiece, Another Green World represents a departure from song structure and toward a more ethereal, minimalistic approach to sound. Despite the stripped-down arrangements, the album's sumptuous tone quality reflects Eno's growing virtuosity at handling the recording studio as an instrument in itself (à la Brian Wilson). There are a few pop songs scattered here and there ("St. Elmo's Fire," "I'll Come Running," "Golden Hours"), but most of the album consists of deliberately paced instrumentals that, while often closer to ambient music than pop, are both melodic and rhythmic; many, like "Sky Saw," "In Dark Trees," and "Little Fishes," are highly imagistic, like paintings done in sound that actually resemble their titles. Lyrics are infrequent, but when they do pop up, they follow the free-associative style of albums past; this time, though, the humor seems less bizarre than gently whimsical and addled, fitting perfectly into the dreamlike mood of the rest of the album. Most of Another Green World is like experiencing a soothing, dream-filled slumber while awake, and even if some of the pieces have dark or threatening qualities, the moments of unease are temporary, like a passing nightmare whose feeling lingers briefly upon waking but whose content is forgotten. Unlike some of his later, full-fledged ambient work, Eno's gift for melodicism and tight focus here keep the entirety of the album in the forefront of the listener's consciousness, making it the perfect introduction to his achievements even for those who find ambient music difficult to enjoy.  Steve Huey

Tracklist :

1. Sky Saw  – 3:25

Phil Collins – drums

Percy Jones – fretless bass

Paul Rudolph – anchor bass

Rod Melvin – rhodes piano

John Cale – viola section

Eno - snake guitar, digital guitar

2. Over Fire Island – 1:49

Phil Collins – drums

Percy Jones – fretless bass

Brian Eno – vocals, synthesizer, guitars, tapes

3. St. Elmo's Fire – 3:02

Robert Fripp – wimshurst guitar

Brian Eno – organ, piano, yamaha bass pedals, synthetic percussion, desert guitars

4. In Dark Trees  – 2:29

Brian Eno – guitars, synthesizer, electric percussion and treated rhythm generator

5. The Big Ship – 3:01

Brian Eno – synthesizer, synthetic percussion and treated rhythm generator

6. I'll Come Running  – 3:48

Robert Fripp – restrained lead guitar

Paul Rudolph – bass, snare drums, bass guitar, assistant castanet guitars

Rod Melvin – lead piano

Brian Eno – vocals, castanet guitars, chord piano, synthesizer, synthetic percussion

7. Another Green World – 1:38

Brian Eno – desert guitars, farfisa organ, piano

8. Sombre Reptiles  – 2:26

Brian Eno – Hammond organ, guitars, synthetic and Peruvian percussion, electric elements and unnatural sounds

9. Little Fishes  – 1:30

Brian Eno – prepared piano, farfisa organ

10. Golden Hours – 4:01

Robert Fripp – Wimborne guitar

John Cale – viola

Brian Eno – choppy organs, spasmodic percussion, club guitars, uncertain piano

11. Becalmed  – 3:56

Brian Eno – Leslie piano, synthesizer

12. Zawinul/Lava  – 3:00

Phil Collins – percussion

Percy Jones – fretless bass

Paul Rudolph – guitar

Rod Melvin – rhodes piano

Brian Eno – grand piano, synthesizer, organ and tape

13. Everything Merges with the Night  – 3:59

Brian Turrington – bass guitar, pianos

Brian Eno – guitar

14. Spirits Drifting – 2:36

Brian Eno – bass guitar, organ, synthesizer