Robert Fripp (with Debbie Harry) keeping an eye on the time?
Fripping the light fantastic:
Today is Robert Fripp's 80th birthday.
It is also the 40th anniversary of his marriage to Toyah Wilcox.
King Crimson's 'Discipline' is a complex exercise in polyrhythmic
and polymetric structure, featuring different instruments
playing in different time signatures simultaneously,
often centred around 5/8, 17/16, and 12/16.
The guitars generally play in 5/8 (or 5/4),
while the drums and bass follow a 17/16 pattern.
The piece shifts through various paired time signatures,
including 15/16 and 14/16.
So quite tough to play then huh? :)
regards
Titus
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