Subj : Frippertronics
To : MIKE ROSS
From : Martin Ridgley
Date : Mon Nov 06 2000 09:27 am
-=> MIKE ROSS wrote to BRETT MCCOY <=-
**> "BRETT MCCOY" wrote to "MIKE ROSS" (17 Oct 00 04:38:38)
BM> I think it was Robert Fripp of King Crimson who got the slick idea of
BM> putting other sounds onto
BM> the Mellotron besides violin sounds, i.e., Frippertronics.
MR> I thought that was for his guitar, by hanging a long loop of tape
MR> between 2 tape decks each recording s.o.s. over the other. I didn't
MR> know it was in the mellotron... Neat!
Fripp's band, King Crimson has used the Mellotron fairly extensively,
and that instrument may have given him the inspiration for
'Frippertronics' (since both involve the use of tape loops).
Aside from that however, they are unrelated. I believe that
'Frippertronics' was done pretty much as you indicated - by running
a long loop of tape across two tape decks to create a repeating
backdrop of layered sound for him to solo over.
That's my understanding of it, anyway. If anyone can clarify
further, please do.
