No Pussyfooting

album by Fripp and Eno

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The album No Pussyfooting (1973) is a collaboration between Brian Eno and Robert Fripp. The title itself is a play on words, as "pussyfoot" means to tread warily or refrain from committing oneself. This album utilized tape-echo and tape-delay techniques to create new sounds, reaching the Top 30 in Britain. Eno, a pioneer of ambient music, used these experimental methods to explore sonic landscapes.12

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No Pussyfooting (1973), a collaboration with guitarist Robert Fripp from King Crimson, used tape-echo and tape-delay techniques to create new sounds and reached the Top 30 in Britain. Eno’s next album, Here Come the Warm Jets (1973), was soon followed by the proto-punk single “Seven…
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No Pussyfooting (1973), a collaboration with guitarist Robert Fripp from King Crimson, used tape-echo and tape-delay techniques to create new sounds and reached the Top 30 in Britain. Eno’s next album, Here Come the Warm Jets (1973), was soon followed by the proto-punk single “Seven…
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