The Grid / Fripp
Leviathan
Review by Gary Hill
Robert Fripp provides guitar and soundscapes to this. The rest of the music is handled by The Grid, which is Dave Ball on synthesizer and Richard Norris on keyboards, drum machine and programming. This is electronic music, which would probably land it under prog without Fripp, but with him it's a no-brainer. While this is not really King Crimson-like, there are some moments were mellow Crimsonian things are heard. The album seems to progress from mellower, more atmospheric sounds at the start to more energetic dance music based later. Individual songs don't grow or change all that quickly, making the track by track reviews a little short, but this is a varied and intriguing instrumental release. This disc includes a CD with the music and a DVD with both the standard version of the album and a surround sound mix.
This review is available in book (paperback and hardcover) form in Music Street Journal: 2021 Volume 5. More information and purchase links can be found at: garyhillauthor.com/Music-Street-Journal-2021.
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