I Advance Masked

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

I Advance Masked is a 1982 album by the English guitarists Andy Summers and Robert Fripp. The two had known each other since the early 1960s in Bournemouth. When their bands, The Police and King Crimson, were briefly dormant, they came together to jam, and that led to this album. They recorded it at Arny's Shack in Parkstone, Dorset.

It consists of thirteen instrumental tracks. Each track began with just two guitars; here and there Summers added some bass, percussion or string synthesizer. There are no drums, but according to him you do not miss them. He described the music as partly very accessible and partly avant-garde. The cover is a painting by the American pop artist James Rizzi. The title song was released as a single, with Hardy Country on the B-side.

Listening

Track list

1. 1I Advance Masked5:14Apple Music ↗
2. 2Under Bridges of Silence1:42Apple Music ↗
3. 3China - Yellow Leader7:09Apple Music ↗
4. 4In the Cloud Forest2:32Apple Music ↗
5. 5New Marimba3:39Apple Music ↗
6. 6Girl on a Swing2:05Apple Music ↗
7. 7Hardy Country3:02Apple Music ↗
8. 8The Truth of Skies2:06Apple Music ↗
9. 9Painting and Dance3:25Apple Music ↗
10. 10Still Point3:09Apple Music ↗
11. 11Lakeland / Aquarelle1:43Apple Music ↗
12. 12Seven on Seven1:38Apple Music ↗
13. 13Stultified1:28Apple Music ↗

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