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| :: Posted by Sid Smith on Thu., Jul 2, 2009 |
The very excellent KTU - featuring the wild talents of Kimmo Pohjonen, Pat Mastelotto and Trey Gunn - are going out live this month. On July 9th they'll be returning to Russia to play in St.Petersburg at the Sergey Kuryokhin International Festival. Then the boys are off to the Czech Republic at the Colours of Ostrava festival in Ostrava on July 11th.
The new album by KTU - Quiver is released this month in Spain and Portugal by Resistencia. If you've not heard the new album then check out the band's myspace site. It's drawn praise from All About Jazz, Salt Lake City Examiner, and over on the blog. You can also hear the track Kataklasm over on my podcast as well. Top stuff it is too.
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On This Day...
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Jul 1, 2009
Historically the first of july has been something of a busy day for the Crims...
The last gig ever played by David Cross, Bill Bruford, John Wetton and Robert Fripp. You can still get this from the DGM Mail Order shop.
If you prefer the later Crim then July 1st serves you up a double dose of the Double Trio here in KCCC31
and one year later here on DGMLive...
Finally we get all FraKctal and head across to Northampton MA a couple of years later with ProjeKct Two.
All of which adds to a hell of a nip and punch for the first of the month!
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Like Lizard
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Jul 1, 2009
My thanks to Hakansson for sending me this.
Hakansson explains "I'm a big fan of King Crimson. I also have two daughters, who have introduced me to a Japanese "prog metal group" called Dir en grey. Listen to "Vinushka" from their latest album "Uroboros" (the album sleeve is inspired by the Lizard sleeve). If you like it, listen to the rest of the the record and an album called "six ugly" as a starter. Long live progressive music."
You can check out the band on their myspace site.
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The Mincer Returns
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., Jun 30, 2009
Available for pre-order over at the DGM Mail Order shop.
For the 1972- 1974 version of King Crimson, developing and writing new material was, as Bill Bruford memorably noted in his autobiography, "excruciating, teeth-pullingly difficult music-making."
When The Mincer appeared on Starless And Bible Black it represented a new way of approaching the process for Crimson; taking live improvisations and then editing and over-dubbing new parts to create an interesting hybrid.
In an exclusive interview, Crimson violinist David Cross talks about this approach in the liner notes to this concert.
Although parts of this show recorded at Zurich’s Volkhaus on the 15th November 1973 have been previously released on disc 4 of The Great Deceiver box set, this is the first time the entire performance that night has seen the light of day.
Using bootleg sources to restore that section of the gig originally excised to create The Mincer, David Singleton and Alex Mundy have recreated an evening of music which underscores Crimson’s reputation as one of the classic must-see live acts of the 70s.
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More Stick Men
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., Jun 30, 2009
Kandy Harris has updated her entertaining blog about a bunch of Stick Men on tour.
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Churchscapes 2006
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Jun 29, 2009
Mister Stormy has selected the second of Robert's Churchscapes concert as this week's download.
Get it here.
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All The Fun Of Mel's Circus
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Jun 29, 2009
Before he was a member of King Crimson Mel Collins was part of an outfit called Circus. Their one and only 1969 release, Circus, has just been reissued by Esoteric Recordings and contains an interview conducted in May 2009 with Mel about his time with the band.
You can get the album direct from Esoteric’s website.
Well known for extensive improvisations around rock-based cover material that borrowed heavily from jazz phrasing and vocabulary, it was not uncommon for Circus’ version of The Beatles’ Norwegian Wood to last 20 minutes or more.
This mix of jazz and pop attracted plaudits from some heavyweight makers and shakers in the arts world, notably The Sunday Times respected critic, Derek Jewell.
In a review of the band in concert which was subsequently lifted to become the original sleeve notes, Jewell opined "Circus were revealed as musicians of poise and imagination, especially their flautist, Mel Collins, whose range - from cool neo-classicism to a wild Herbie Mann sound -bore the imprint of his years of professional study."
The band folded when Mel quit to become a member of King Crimson in 1970.
You can read an extract of some of the unused interview material with Mel Collins where he talks about the early part of his pre-Crim career over on the blog.
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Live Overseas
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sun., Jun 28, 2009
The Adrian Belew Power Trio have a new live album out available on iTunes and Amazon. Entitled Live Overseas it’s been exciting AB fans as it stomps up the iTunes charts. As ever with all things Belew, check out Robin Slick’s blog and also take a peek at a review of the album over on Light Construction’s blog.
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'Allo 'Allo, What's All This Then?
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sat., Jun 27, 2009
Robert has updated his diary.
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Belew At BB's
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sat., Jun 27, 2009
My thanks to kevinz for letting me know that tickets for the Adrian Belew Power Trio's appearance at BB King's Club in New York on 28th August are now on sale. You can get the rest of the tour dates for the trio July over on Adrian's site.
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"a renaissance in artistic creativity for the digital age"
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Jun 26, 2009
My thanks to squeakybonk for pointing me in the direction of this article written by Jeff Taylor, CEO of the British Phonographic Industry.
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