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When Robert Fripp & Brian Eno first collaborated in the 1970s, they had already made art-rock history with King Crimson and Roxy Music, respectively. Nevertheless, they broke further ground by creating some of the earliest examples of ambient music over the course of two classic mid-'70s albums. Some three decades down the line, after the music world had long been irrevocably altered by their inventions, the pair reconvened for THE EQUATORIAL STARS. While the spirit and basic intent is similar to their earlier recordings, we're obviously hearing an older, wiser Fripp and Eno here. Any hint of stridency is gone, as this is the spaciest, most ethereal of the duo's three records. Where Fripp's guitar once buzzed and hummed like it might take off, rocket-like, at any moment, here it glides serenely through the clouds of Eno's feathery, hypnotic electronics. Though occasionally bearing a darker undercurrent than most contemporaneous ambient recordings, EQUATORIAL STARS is as lush and transporting as anything you're likely to hear.

Personnel: Robert Fripp; Brian Eno.

Photographer: Marlon Weyeneth.

Down Beat (p.76) - 3 stars out of 5 - "THE EQUATORIAL STARS evokes the stillness and mystery of the night sky, as Fripp's lonesome guitar melodies unfold over Eno's ambient constructions."

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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Electronica, Ambient, Art Rock
Label Opaline
Orig Year 2005
All Time Product Rank 22,089
CD Universe Part number 6843150
Catalog number 670550
Discs 1
Release Date Apr 05, 2005
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Brian Eno; Brian Eno
Recording Time 47 minutes
Personnel Brian Eno
Robert Fripp
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1Equatorial Stars: Meissa
2Equatorial Stars: Lyra
3Equatorial Stars: Tarazed
4Equatorial Stars: Lupus
5Equatorial Stars: Ankaa
6Equatorial Stars: Altair
7Equatorial Stars: Terebellum
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5 stars Fripp and Eno still shine together
Robert Fripp's subtle guitar weave around Eno's shimmering loops, vibrations and buzzes. This disc is restrained and contemplative; each new listening rewards you with new layers of texture. Perhaps it's because I'm not a kid anymore but these performances seem to have more intellectual nuance and liveliness than earlier Fripp/Eno ambient works. These are two of our finest musicians at the top of their game, individually and jointly. A worthy addition to your ambient collection.
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5 stars Stellar Tones from the Main Sequence
Eno - Talking Heads - U2. Composer, producer and 'reluctant' musician. Collaboration with Fripp dates to the early 1970s, and although there interesting reviews of this 2004 release (refer: Stylus, ground and sky, pitchfork), I believe this album could represent a true beginning for the pair, a reconciliation for these world-encompassing souls - equatorial stars -themselves. I say this because I have little affection for their previous work, with the exception of Eno's masterpiece APOLLO soundtrack (1983). With The Equatorial Stars, one has to speculate if the pair had based elements of these compositions on the astro-physical properties of the stellar bodies so named. Only four of the seven titles refer to individual stars, three are constellations; the album title is themematic - not literal, and plural not singular. This leads to the idea of the binary and more importantly a reference to the relationship between Eno and Fripp as artists and friends. Track 1 - Meissa. A binary system. The companion is fainter. The composition implies a disorder of sorts in the system; a happy one,...if you get the drift - off axis - weaving, waving (sozzled...). Not a 'tea-toter' evidently Lambda Orionis (Meissa, in Arabic...hic!). Track 2 - Lyra. A constellation full of binaries or multiples. Feathering, with a beautiful cresendo that defies description. Track 3 - Tarazed. Gamma Aquilae, the constellation of Aquilla. 'a terse plaintive melody played recurrently by Fripp against the humongous space of Eno'. Track 4 - Lupus. Consellation. Many binaries - a carnival. Track 5 - Ankaa. Alpha Phoenicis. (Whose entry in Whikipedia reads like a police record...)Ankaa has a small companion (...no matching description). Ankaa, however, is an 'old smoker' - heavy, leaden and due to die. Track 6. - Altair. Star, constellation of Aquila, 'a funky guitar rhythm that chops along'. Altair does 'chop along', young, fast and oblate, it completes a full rotation within ten hours. (One of a few stars for which a direct image of the surface has been obtained). Track 7 - Terebellum. Constellation in Sagittarius. Back to Earth. Why do I give this work five stars? I am an amateur astronomer, with the lights off, or our local star beaming through your window, this is the nearest audio experience to interstellar travel I can recommend. Andrew Mackenna, ChCh, NZ.
Submitted by rennieandandrew (Christchurch, New Zealand)
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5 stars Music for complete relaxing
With Brian Eno,s soundscapes and Robert Fripp on guitar the music for relaxation is complete. Just put yourself in your favourite chair and sail away in space. 55 minutes later you will land on earth again. A perfect cd for just relaxing in the dark.
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