Robert And Trey I IV Medley
Stormy Mundy Selection (Occasional Series Acts of Random Archive Rummaging) 1992 was a busy period for Robert Fripp and Trey. Not only was the Robert Fripp String Quintet active but Fripp and Gunn were touring with David Sylvian developing material that would eventually lead to The First Day album released in 1993. Fripp and Gunn were also working on a variety of themes and motifs though whether any of the items in this haul of audio treasure trove excerpted from a 45minute DAT were intended for the Quintet, Sylvian Fripp or the looming possibility of King Crimson isnt clear. What is apparent however is the abundance of ideas each of these four pieces contains. The first has the cyclical shimmering guitar that Fripp would explore in his early soundscapes (especially those in Argentina two years later). The second is a darker theme underpinned by Gunns loping Stick line. Theres a close resemblance in the third piece to the bridge of Sylvian Fripps Jean The Birdman but in this instance
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