FFWD

This article is about an album. For the Canadian weekly newspaper, see FFWD (newspaper). For the recording speed, see Fast forward.

FFWD is an eponymous album by FFWD – Robert Fripp, Thomas Fehlmann, Kris Weston, and Dr Alex Paterson.^[4][5][6]

FFWD
Studio album by FFWD
Released	1994 (1994)
Recorded	1993
Genre	Electronic ambient
Label	Inter-Modo
Producer	FFWD

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Music Week	[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10[3]

The title is also a play on the abbreviation often used on the fast forward control of a tape deck or CD player, also referenced in the "double-arrow" graphic used on the cover.

The album peaked at #48 in the UK Albums Chart in August 1994.^[7]

Production

Fripp was recorded for hours improvising on his guitar; Weston constructed these improvisations into working parts for the album.^[4] Paterson and Fehlmann had no production input in this.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "the modular systems-sounds of FFWD are neither danceable nor dreamable."^[8]

Track listing

1. "Hidden" – 7:16
2. "Lucky Saddle – 6:40
3. "Drone" – 1:01
4. "Hempire" – 3:12
5. "Collossus" – 5:38
6. "What Time Is Clock" – 1:15
7. "Can of Bliss" – 3:15
8. "Elevenses" – 0:49
9. "Meteor Storm" – 4:25
10. "Buckwheat & Grits" – 10:51
11. "Klangtest" – 5:01
12. "Suess Wie Eine Nuss" – 8:20