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FFWD
Studio album by FFWD
Released	1994 (1994)
Recorded	1993
Genre	Electronic ambient
Label	Inter-Modo
Producer	FFWD

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10

FFWD is an eponymous album by FFWD – Robert Fripp, Thomas Fehlmann, Kris Weston, and Dr Alex Paterson.

The title is also a play on the abbreviation often used on the fast forward control of a tape deck or CD player, also referenced in the "double-arrow" graphic used on the cover.

The album peaked at #48 in the UK Albums Chart in August 1994.

Production

Fripp was recorded for hours improvising on his guitar; Weston constructed these improvisations into working parts for the album. Paterson and Fehlmann had no production input in this.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "the modular systems-sounds of FFWD are neither danceable nor dreamable."

Track listing

1. "Hidden" – 7:16
2. "Lucky Saddle – 6:40
3. "Drone" – 1:01
4. "Hempire" – 3:12
5. "Collossus" – 5:38
6. "What Time Is Clock" – 1:15
7. "Can of Bliss" – 3:15
8. "Elevenses" – 0:49
9. "Meteor Storm" – 4:25
10. "Buckwheat & Grits" – 10:51
11. "Klangtest" – 5:01
12. "Suess Wie Eine Nuss" – 8:20

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 282–283.
3. ^ "FFWD | Biography & History". AllMusic.
4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 416.
5. Thompson, Dave (December 18, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
6. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 164. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
7. "Orb". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

External links

• FFWD at Discogs

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