Beyond even...

Playlist
Steve Reich – Music For 18 Musicians
Fripp & Eno – Beyond Even
Robert Fripp – At The End of Time: Churchscapes

Went to FOPP again today – looked around – bought nothing – I have six CDs winging their way to me at present so no real need for any more (as if that’s ever been an excuse for me not to buy more unnecessary music) – two Madredeus related releases coming from the USA, Asia and James coming from Amazon and two, also from the USA which, upon my arrival home, I discovered had arrived...

New music from Messrs Fripp and Eno...




Pic of Eno by Peter Schmidt - check out www.PeterSchmidtWeb.com

I tried to quickly rip them to the jukebox, before heading to the gym for the start of a ten week stint – only to find that the software from Last FM is slowing down the speed of ripping to a snail’s pace...

So I switched that off (after spending 20 minutes trying to work out what might be wrong), uploaded the two CDs to the trusty box and set off to the gym...

...only to return 15 minutes later having discovered I needed to make an appointment for an assessment since it’s a referral from my physiotherapist – so back on Thursday night I will go...

Last night I found a very positive review of my performance at Secret CDs in March by one of the music reviewers on the local Edinburgh Evening News, my old chum Mr Martin Lennon...

Unfortunately the review wasn’t actually in the Evening News but on his blog which may well have a smaller readership...

Anyway, here it is in all its glory:-

“I hadn't seen Mr Quartet play live for decades.

That's horrible - not only because he's bloody good and I should have made the effort long before now, cos I've clearly missed some great gigs, but also because - how dare so many years go by without permission?

The evening was about getting local bands with CD's up on stage and also selling some of their wares.

Mr Q has a great many wares to sell - probably more than anyone else in Edinburgh and possibly more than most people anywhere with the exception of maybe Bob Dylan.

Prolific is not the word and, bucking statistics, the songs are fucking solid too.

If I were to review him in my not-so-secret identity, he'd be hard pushed to get below 4 stars.

He played most or all of a new album, together with James Jamieson - yet another long lost figure from my past - on guitar. Magic.”

Thanks Marty!!

So, I listened to Fripp & Eno and Mr Fripp as we cooked dinner and watched Liverpool dump Arsenal out of the so-called Champions’ League – correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t recall either of these teams being League Champions last year...

Good game and sad to see the Gunners out – I’ve had a soft spot for them since 1971 when everyone in my class at school was supporting Liverpool against them in the FA Cup Final and I, of course, had to take a contrarian stance...

Then it was tonight’s “CSI” on tape followed by another excellent “Law & Order : Criminal Intent” and off to bed listening again to the sounds of my idols Mr Fripp and Mr Eno...

Highlight of the Day : New Fripp & Eno records