Editing Frippertronics (section)

==Frippertronics and its types==
Frippertronics was later expanded to different situations. In what he called "Pure Frippertronics", Fripp created loops in real time without additional editing. Sometimes he rewound the recorded tape, to be played back while improvising a [[guitar solo]] on top of it.  Fripp used this type of Frippertronics to perform live solo concerts in small, informal venues. It allowed him to be what he referred to as a "small, mobile, intelligent unit", as opposed to being part of a massive [[rock concert]] touring company. One such show was in a room at Faunce House at [[Brown University]], [[Providence, Rhode Island]], in a venue built to be a tiered classroom.  

Only one and a half albums of Pure Frippertronics were officially produced: Side A of ''[[God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners]]'' in 1980; ''God Save The Queen'' was the pure Frippertronics side, containing three compositions; ''Red Two Scorer'', ''God Save The Queen'', and ''1983''.  He then produced ''[[Let the Power Fall: An Album of Frippertronics]]'' in 1981, which takes up where ''God Save The Queen'' left off, with works entitled ''1984'', ''1985'', ''1986'', ''1987'', ''1988'' and ''1989''. ''Marriagemusic'' was the B side of a League Of Gentlemen single; it clocks in at over 11 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicmirror.de/stories%204e.htm|title=King Crimson Facts}}</ref>

There is also a 2-LP bootleg of live Frippertronics entitled ''Pleasures In Pieces'' recorded at The Kitchen in New York City on 5 February 1978, containing five tracks (in order of appearance; ''The Second'', ''The First'', ''The Third'', ''The Fourth'', ''The Fifth'', ranging from almost 7 minutes to over 24 minutes. The titles of the pieces are most certainly not given by Fripp.  This bootleg has also been issued by persons unknown as a single CD.  It is most likely a CD-R recording of the vinyl 2-LP set.  Of course ''Pleasures In Pieces'' was not and is not authorized by Fripp. However, the Sound Warehouse recording was issued by Fripp as an MP3 file through his DGM web page, though he makes clear that the recording is an audience bootleg and was not originally authorized by him.

Fripp also used Frippertronics in more conventional rock recordings, replacing what could be viewed as musical parts normally served by orchestral backing. He referred to this as "Applied Frippertronics". Several of Fripp's albums, as well as albums by [[Peter Gabriel]], [[David Bowie]], [[Daryl Hall]], and [[The Roches]], featured this usage. Side B of ''God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners'' included what Fripp termed "Discotronics", mixing Frippertronics and a [[disco]]-style rhythm section.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reed |first=Ryan |date=11 April 2022 |title=Robert Fripp's 20 greatest guitar moments |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/robert-fripp-greatest-guitar-moments |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=guitarworld |language=en}}</ref>

According to Eric Tamm, the first album to feature "proper" Frippertronics was [[Daryl Hall]]'s ''[[Sacred Songs]]'' (recorded 1977; released 1980).<ref>Tamm, Eric (1991). [http://www.progressiveears.com/frippbook/index.asp?bhcp=1 ''Robert Fripp''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818064957/http://www.progressiveears.com/frippbook/index.asp?bhcp=1 |date=18 August 2007 }}. {{ISBN|0-571-16289-4}}.</ref>