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"Bewitched" is the second collaboration between Andy Summers of The Police and Robert Fripp of King Crimson. Their first recording, "I Advanced Mask" was intriguing enough for die hard fans of both the Police and King Crimson to warrant another round of studio sessions from the leaders of 1980's progressive guitar rock.
Both musicians are first and foremost guitarists. There are no vocals on either of these albums. There are some big sounding keyboard washes too. Critics jokingly described the guitar duets as "King Crimson meets the Police," but I feel this does not do both releases justice.
"Bewitched" takes over where "I Advanced Masked" leaves off. There is a punchier drum machine sound present with tight rhythms that sound nothing like the hip hop Roland TR707 beats that came just a few years later. The drum beats sound tight and punchy, almost rigid. For some reason, they compliment the sound that Fripp and Summers were after.
As for atmospherics, "Bewitched" has plenty of that. It's not as subtle as Brian Eno's work with Robert Fripp. The sound here takes no time at all to build. Both guitarist get right to the theme they are trying to present. This not imply that the sonic build up is rash nor abrasive. It's kind of sparse and trance like while some very nice guitar arpeggios are played by Andy Summers.
"Bewitched" is a short, concise musical statement. It's never long winded or repetitive, and as mentioned before, it doesn't take long to get to the main musical theme. It would make great cinematic background music in something by Oliver Stone. I'm surprised it was so seldom used for that purpose.
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