by Greg Prato Unlike the two previous volumes of Robert Fripp's soundscapes series, the third release, That Which Passes, is not a completely improvised affair. These tracks have been edited from the original live recordings (recorded at two venues in 1995 -- the Goethe Institute of Buenos Aires and the Washington Square Church). On the preceding Vol. 2, Fripp issued a collection of instrumentals directly influenced by the death of his mother, and while Fripp does admit that the loss of his mother still affected the music's outcome a bit, That Which Passes is influenced by the general theme of "reflections on mortality and dying," and is not a carbon copy of its predecessor. The music still has a relaxing, somber quality, and does a good job of taking the listener on a textured musical journey throughout its duration. Fans of soothing new age and ambient instrumentals will surely enjoy Robert Fripp's That Which Passes.