Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:26:55 +0200 https://hearthis.at/circushoffman/ en-EN circushoffman@yahoo.co.uk circushoffman@yahoo.co.uk https://hearthis.at/circushoffman/ https://img.hearthis.at/s/4/1/_/uploads/30510/image_user/w1400_h1400_q70_ptrue_v2_----cropped_eea3709ddc7ac56437f33a8373c4568e71136220737989687402314s.jpg no no https://hearthis.at/circushoffman/orbert-ffwd-demo-160393/ FFWD stands for Thomas Fehlmann (Sun Electric), Robert Fripp, Kris Weston, and Dr. Alex Paterson (the latter two of the Orb), and as that lineup suggests, was probably ambient's first supergroup. Although a one-off project with no certain plans of reconvening, the album resulting from the few days in the studio spent recording it is a landmark of experimental ambient and surprisingly unlike the various projects its contributors are known for. Closest in feel perhaps to some of the Orb's more recent releases (Pomme Fritz and Orbus Terrarum), FFWD deviates strongly in its sparseness and subtlety. Fripp's guitar is heavily atmospheric and subjected to the sort of heaping effects processing Fehlmann and Weston are known for; Paterson reportedly recorded hours of the virtuoso just noodling around on his six-string and assembled the bits into usable passages only after the fact. Thanks to inspired arrangements and an emphasis on texture, FFWD is also one of only a few albums to successfully figure the guitar in a central position without sounding off-balance or obligatory.]]> FFWD stands for Thomas Fehlmann (Sun Electric), Robert Fripp, Kris Weston, and Dr. Alex Paterson (the latter two of the Orb), and as that lineup suggests, was probably ambient's first supergroup. Although a one-off project with no certain plans of reconvening, the album resulting from the few days in the studio spent recording it is a landmark of experimental ambient and surprisingly unlike the various projects its contributors are known for. Closest in feel perhaps to some of the Orb's more recent releases (Pomme Fritz and Orbus Terrarum), FFWD deviates strongly in its sparseness and subtlety. Fripp's guitar is heavily atmospheric and subjected to the sort of heaping effects processing Fehlmann and Weston are known for; Paterson reportedly recorded hours of the virtuoso just noodling around on his six-string and assembled the bits into usable passages only after the fact. Thanks to inspired arrangements and an emphasis on texture, FFWD is also one of only a few albums to successfully figure the guitar in a central position without sounding off-balance or obligatory.]]> 851738 no no Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:10:28 +0200 2016-04-26T13:10:28+02:00 51:15 https://hearthis.at/circushoffman/01-house-of-the-orb-live-mix-on-dublab-092313/ 433505 no no Sat, 26 Sep 2015 14:29:23 +0200 2015-09-26T14:29:23+02:00 1:54:54 https://hearthis.at/circushoffman/cosmicdiscomixliveberia/ 421149 no no Sun, 20 Sep 2015 09:02:16 +0200 2015-09-20T09:02:16+02:00 47:53 https://hearthis.at/circushoffman/transit-kings-podcast-2/ 512146 no no Sun, 10 May 2015 13:32:27 +0200 2015-05-10T13:32:27+02:00 1:01:51