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| :: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Sep 22, 2006 |
Details are now coming in surrounding the untimely death of ex-King Crimson singer and bassist, Boz Burrell who passed away yesterday.
I spoke to guitarist Neil Warden who told me that Boz had died at his Spanish home in Puerto Banus, Marbella, and not Edinburgh as had previously been reported. Singer Tam White with friend Billy had been visiting Boz, and all three were ready to go out to a small party to play a few tunes with some friends.
Neil went on to say “Tam was sitting in Boz’s apartment singing when Boz picked up a guitar and sat back in his seat, and slumped over and passed away. Efforts were made to revive him before the emergency services arrived but no luck.” Neil went on to pay tribute to his fellow musician and friend. "Very sad, I’m very upset to say the least. Boz was one of the good guys, I’ll never forget that impish smile and crazy humor, a sad loss indeed. I used to stand next to him on stage in ’The Groove Connection’ and have a great laugh.
He was a great musician and a cool guy to say the least. He was like a long lost older brother to me; we were both into the same music and hit it off from first meeting. A sad loss indeed. I can’t stop thinking of him at present; my heart goes out to Kath his wife.” Neil understands that the funeral will be held in Edinburgh although clearly no date has been set. We’ve set up a tribute page on the site where people can offer their thoughts and memories of Boz, and where you can download a free remix of the studio version of Ladies of the Road that was done at the time of the FxF box set but unused.
 Boz on stage with Mel and Ian - their final gig with Crimson on April 1st, 1972 at the Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama
(photo by Chuck Bryant)
I’ve added my own thoughts on Boz and his passing over on the blog.
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Wilson's Court In The Act
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Oct 24, 2012
My thanks to tboyd for the heads-up that Steven Wilson was at DGM HQ yesterday recording Mellotron parts for his forthcoming follow-up to last year’s Grace For Drowning album.
Writing on his Facebook page Steven observed "“ Today I was at Robert [Fripp]‘s place recording the mellotron parts for my new album on his original sixties MK2 mellotron, famously the one used on the debut King Crimson album. Playing a real mellotron is quite an exhausting physical experience, but it sounds amazing….” And this snap from Steven’s Twitter feed You can check out more about the making of the album by visiting Steven’s brand new website.
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Noisey & Bible Black
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., Oct 23, 2012
Artist Jonathan Spencer's video Noise contains a hat-tip of sorts to Tom Phillips via the inner sleeve of King Crimson's Starless And Bible Black. Jonathan says "It's a very short video (2 minutes 15 seconds) about
the nature of noise (both as a real phenomenon and as a metaphor for our
media saturated wired world), it relies heavily on chance and
serendipity. The project uses a number of compression algorithms for
aesthetic effect and skips from stereo to mono." You can take a look at the video (and several others by Spencer) here.
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Mister Stormy's Monday Selection
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Oct 22, 2012
Mister Stormy peels back the layers of Thela Hun Ginjeet to reveal how clean and keen the rhythmic engine is in this particular song.
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All About Larks' Tongues Big Box
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Oct 22, 2012
All About Jazz's John Kelman has been delving deep into the 15-disc Larks' Tongues In Aspic box set.
You can read his extensive analysis here and you can also take a peek into the contents of the box set over on the blog
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LTIA - Makes Tales from Topographic Oceans sound like Gilbert O’Sullivan.
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Oct 19, 2012
My thanks to Rich Mlinar for sending me this review of the reissued LTIA.
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Meet The New Boss...Same As The Old Boss
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Oct 17, 2012
Somebody is making a lot of money out of streaming services but it's not the musicians. Pandora want to make their business profitable at the expense of the very musicians that give their service its content, and thus value. Elsewhere, Chicago-based musician Benn Jordan is discovering how difficult it is when dealing with streaming services, in this case, Spotify.
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Wetton's Afterglow
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., Oct 16, 2012
John Wetton contributes vocals to Steve Hackett’s new album Genesis Revisited II. He’s singing Afterglow and is one of several guests featured on the new double album which you can preview in its entirety here. In something of a Crim-related bonus, Jakko Jakszyk also sings Entangled and Steven Wilson can also be heard singing Can-Utility & The Coastliners.
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Frippertronics Tour Bundle Goes Live
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Oct 15, 2012
The Frippertronics tour undertaken around the release of Exposure is now available to download either as single concerts or as a complete bundle. $60 for FLAC or $45 for mp3 for 17 shows - from May 17th through to May 29th.
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LTIA Box Set Reviewed
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sun., Oct 14, 2012
Record Collector magazine has given the about-to-be-released LTIA box set a 4-star review.
Aspic’n’mix
 Generally considered to be one of King Crimson’s undeniable peaks – if just for Exiles, The Talking Drum and both parts of the title track alone – Larks’ Tongues In Aspic was the result of one hell of a chemical reaction between David Cross (violin/viola/ mellotron), Bill Bruford (drums), Jamie Muir (percussion), John Wetton (bass/vocals) and Robert Fripp (guitar/mellotron/devices). Panegyric are marking its 40th anniversary with the release of four different reissues, from basic CD, 2-CD and CD+DVD packages featuring new mixes by Steve Wilson and Robert Fripp, to a luxurious box set limited. Those with a royal treasury at their disposal will certainly plump for the latter booty: an embarrassment of riches that includes alternate mixes, session reels, first takes of all the tracks, restored bootlegs and soundboard recordings. The audio goods are matched by the visuals, which include unseen studio footage, a lavish booklet and even sleeve art print. It is, essentially, everything that this particular line-up ever recorded. At 80 minutes, the CD of session reels is manna from heaven for Crimson fans, putting you in the studio with them as they recorded the album; so evocative, it’s as if you’re there at the very moments of creation. Studio chatter sees engineer Nick Ryan essentially become an old friend as the recordings progress, such is the amount of time he’s spending with the group. Elsewhere, during the recording of the album’s gamelan intro, we hear Jamie Muir getting into the zone, insisting, “I’ll do it without the cans. Can you leave me alone? Nothing personal or anything.” There’s nothing more thrilling than hearing the call for “Larks’ Tongue, Take One”, before the band bite into the meat of the composition – and then re-record its various sections. Such lifting of the veil allows you to hear both the old and new mixes of the album under a new light. It also offers insight to the live recordings, which reveal a band familiar not only with with the material but also with each other, launching into to some interstellar versions of the likes of Exiles and Easy Money. With King Crimson’s reputation soaring and their and influence even more apparent these days, Crimson fans shouldn’t lark about: the box set is strictly limited to a 7,000-only run. Ian Shirley
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