''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

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, also referenced in the "double-arrow" graphic used on the cover. The album peaked at #48 in the

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in August 1994.

Production

Fripp was recorded for hours improvising on his guitar; Paterson constructed these improvisations into working parts for the album.

Critical reception

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

Track listing

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

References

External links

* FFWD albums 1994 albums The Orb {{1990s-electronic-album-stub