LIVE IN PARIS MAY 28, 1975

I purchased "No Pussyfooting" and "Evening Star" when released in the 1970s, and have remained a fan of this collaboration ever since. The now antiquated technology (two revox tape machines, set up as they were) produced for my ears a musical experience superior to that subsequently produced via digital means by Professor Fripp. As Professor Eno had gained a reputation as one who had mastered the studio as a kind of musical instrument, it never occurred to me that any of this music would be done live -- despite Fripp having done exactly that with his "Frippertronics" tour of record shops and coffee houses just a few years later. I have longed for more Revox Frippertronics for years, the Soundscapes series having done nothing for me. Here it is. It crackles with spontaneity and the excitement of two forward thinking musicians who knew they were on to something. If you are inclined toward Fripp & Eno, and Fripp's later "God Save The Queen," and the magnificent "Let The Power Fall," you must hear this spectacular music. I can't get past it to listen to crowd reaction, reputed to be staunchly negative. Surely it was surprising in the ears of the uninitiated. Great art often requires a period of wrestling.

Beautiful. The beginning has a fair amount of crowd noise but that subsides and it's just wonderful. Disc 3 has some nice surprises as well (original loops and a rare b-side). The cover is a still from the film they projected behind them during the concert. Highly recommended.

This sounds SO much better than the bootleg versions, and the packaging is sufficiently nice that I bought this even though I'd already bought the mp3s off the DGM website. An essential concert; certainly in my top five concerts I wish I could have attended. But the audience is clearly struggling to make sense of it, so maybe I too would have been baffled in 1975; who knew the Fripp & Eno collaboration would end up being so influential?

It's really exciting to hear how this material was received by live audiences in '75, sounds like it was polarising...much like the music itself which falls between rhapsodic and malevolent! You hear it on the first CD, the crowd gets restless waiting for something more 'rock' to happen, even annoyed and vocal. But by the second CD the remaining audience is quiet and I imagine going with the flow. Personally, when I heard the first side of Evening Star it was a revelation and hearing the live versions many years later is a real treat. The chemistry between the two musicians is magnificent, and stage 2 of these sweeping ambient dialogues is presented beautifully in their recent Equatorial Stars release.

The raw tapes have circulated in trading circles for years, but this is a lovely upgrade! They also did something I used to do with the vinyl records: include sections played at different speeds 8'). Too much coffee -- speed it up! Tired and have insomnia? -- play at 16 rpm. . . .

This is a brilliant performance and it's a pleasure to have it finally see the light of day. My only minor quibble is I wish it was on vinyl but if you're a fan of these two gents do not hesitate. Very well recorded too. Highly recommended. A++

Quick delivery for a superb product.

Easy to listen to this without distractions. I tested it on a number of people riding in my car who would certainly not listen to this on their own and they liked it and found it soothing. It relaxes me listening to it especially when driving.

ottima box composta da 3 cd, in lussuoso digipack tri-fold e ottimo booklet interno, con foto molto rare della storica coppia. Trattasi di un live del 28.05.1975 all'Olympia di Parigi, restaurato x questa edizione da Alex R.Mundy, con buoni risultati considerando il master di partenza. Un bel documento davvero, con brani mitici come:Swastika girl,Evening star etc.. Ampia improvvisazione ovviamente, un bel trip certamente imperdibile! (by Star Robot System)

2011年のはじめに、DGM Live のオンラインのみでリリースされていた音源。DGM Liveのサイトでは2011年の後半にはCDで出ます、と書いてあるので何かの事情でリリースが遅れていたのだと思う。ただし、こちらのCDのほうにはCD3にボーナストラックとして7、8曲目が追加されているので全く同じかというとそうでも無いですが。 DGM LiveのサイトにAl Okadaという人の解説がのっているが、CDのブックレットにも同じものがのっている。Robert FrippとBrian Enoがライブで何をやってくれるのだろうと期待感満載で、'21st Century Schizoid Man’と‘Baby’s on Fire’をやるんじゃないかワクワク！とかそういう雰囲気だったようである。なので「フォニョウワ〜」という例のFripp&Enoの音が全面的に展開された、このツアー（スペイン、フランス、イギリス）ではブーイングがひどかったらしい。でもこのパリ公演はその中でもウケが良かったようでブーイングは聞こえてこない（編集で消されてるのかも）。 内容はどうかというと、ライブだけあってFripp & Enoの世界がわかりやすく展開されていると思う。気持ち良さと不気味さが調和している何とも説明不可能な不思議な音の世界が広がっている。いったんこれが体に染み付くと、体の中でこの音が鳴り続けるからたまらんです。ライブで流されたLoop中心のCD3も脳にダイレクトにプラグインするようで、こちらも気持ち良く、不気味です。ぜひ、大音響でどうぞ。

Endlich wird dieser zeitlose Klassiker offiziell veröffenlicht. Unter den Sammlern kursierten natürlich Aufnahmen von diesem Paris Konzert 1975, aber diese neuen Aufnahmen toppen alle mir bekannten. Wer die beiden Fripp/Eno Alben :"No pussy footing" und "Evening Star" liebt und schätzt- wird hier nicht enttäuscht. Diese frühen Kollabarationen als echo- und bandschleifenunterlegte Frippertronics- Ragas nehmen in vielem Facetten das spätere "Ambient" Konzept vorweg. Hier aber noch eher mit dem atonalen Eno "Idiot glee" und virtuosen Gitarrenläufen von Fripp. Damals waren sie ihrer Zeit voraus und stießen bei vielen Zuhörern auf Unverständnis, sie wurden "ausgebuht", auch heute ist diese Musik nicht leicht zugängich und nur was für den "Kenner". Eno steuert auf der 3.Cd die Original Loop Bänder dazu, so dass eine sehr interessante Werkschau bzw.ein Vergleich mit dem sogenannten "work in progress", möglich ist. Als Bonus gibt es dann noch die "Later on" Single B-Seite, die auch stilistisch in diese Zeit passt. Was will man mehr: über 2 1/2 Stunden Musik fürs Geld und ein informatives booklet mit Abbildungen von Original Tickets, Plakaten etc. zu dieser Minitour der beiden "Avantgarde Götter". (Tap your foot to wind- Zitat aus einer Kritker-Rezension des Avantgarde Klassikers "Eskimo" von den "Residents".)

This is truly a gem and every aspect a big thank you to the work gone into make this available The concert at last shows outside the studio the dynamic of the exciting creativity of this two individuals that together to fuse into very profound and very special I am a painter and this music has never left my turntable since both albums came out. So a treat now to hear live this pieces and so much more from this particular period that did not make a possible third album The third cd of loops is my big Thankyou and worth it just for this treat of wonderful new and old and fussed material. Please do not hesitate to purchase a really wonderful purchase of a lot of beautiful thoughtful music Thank you gentlemen

Other reviews mention a “booklet” but the version I received does not have a booklet. Totally fine of course, I’m just letting others know not to expect one. Additionally, the track list on Amazon Canada shows 20 tracks but there are actually 21 tracks. Disc 3 has 8 tracks, the final track is called “later on (single b-side)”.