// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did FFWD say to the tape? You're always fast forwarding to conclusions.

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

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Music Week
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10

FFWD is an eponymous album by FFWD – Robert Fripp, Thomas Fehlmann, Kris Weston, and Dr Alex Paterson.

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.

Production

Fripp was recorded for hours improvising on his guitar; Weston constructed these improvisations into working parts for the album. 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."

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

External links

• FFWD at Discogs