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| :: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Nov 19, 2007 |
Ending weeks of speculation in various online communities, Robert Fripp has revealed in his latest online diary that drummer Gavin Harrison (of Porcupine Tree) will be joining King Crimson. The band will be playing a series of live dates in Chicago’s Park West – most recently the venue to RF and the LoCG appearance in the windy city. Fripp notes “Park West is a fave venue, and one I have been working for 27 years. The LCG were here in 1989 & 1990…This is also the venue where, according to our current plans for King Crimson’s return to active-service in 2008, preparatory to the 40th. Anniversary Celebration of 2009, The Beast Of Crim will be playing a 4-night residency in August 2008 with KC’s third double-drumming formation. The first formation: Jamie Muir & Bill Bruford (1972-73);
the second formation: Pat Mastelotto & Bill Bruford (1994-97);
the third formation: Pat Mastelotto & Gavin Harrison. A fourth double-drumming formation, of 1981-84 (Adrian & Billy B), doesn’t quite count as Adrian’s primary focus was in the front line.” Harrison is one of the most respected drummers of his generation, adding a prodigious technique to the work of Porcupine Tree as well collaborating with Jakko Jakszyk on The Bruised Romantic Glee Club, and most recently, Drop – an album with bassist and singer, 05Ric and also featuring contributions from Fripp. Some may recall Drop was featured as a DGMLive giveaway (see my review on the blog), perhaps hinting at Harrison's proposed involvement. Only DGMLive regular, Chocolatefireguard, spotted the listing on King Crimson's myspace site: the top four musicians have been there for a couple of months now.
More details will be announced regarding rehearsal schedules and ticket availability as soon as we get them.
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Gavin Harrison Giveaway
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., May 16, 2012
Gavin Harrison and 05Ric are on tour in the UK next month playing a series of double-header concerts with Stick Men (Levin, Mastelotto, Reuter). You can see both bands at the following venues.
June 3rd Manchester Manchester Academy 3
June 4th Birmingham O2 Academy2 Birmingham
June 5th Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
June 6th Bristol O2 Academy2 Bristol
June 7th London O2 Academy Islington
You can grab tickets here.
Meanwhile, those nice people at Kscope have provided us with a copy of Gavin and 05Ric's latest album, The Man Who Sold Himself. All you have to do to win the CD/DVD-A set (including a 5.1 mix of the album) is tell me the name of the Harrison / 05Ric album that features a contribution from Robert Fripp.
If that's not on the tip of your tongue then you can visit Gavin's website and take a peek at his CDs and discography section for a hint.
Once you've done that send your answer marked GAVIN to competitions@dgmlive.com and please don't forget to include a postal address in your email. The winner will be announced on Sunday 20th May.
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And The Winner Is...
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., May 15, 2012
Congratulations to Jeff Jankowski of Cheektowaga, NY. Jeff was able to tell me that the KC number covered on Frequent Flyer by Lorenzo Feliciati is Thela Hun Ginjeet. Stay tuned for another great DGM giveaway right after the break...
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Mister Stormy's Monday Selection
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., May 14, 2012
There's a great audio documentary-style selection today culled from the Thrak sessions at Real World available for download.
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UMG EMI & The US Senate
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., May 14, 2012
Universal's proposed take-over of EMI is being looked into by the US Senate. Read all about it here.
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All About The Wine Of Silence
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sat., May 12, 2012
John Kelman’s review of The Wine Of Silence is now up over at All About Jazz. The discussion between Bert Lams, David Singleton and Andrew Keeling held at the Orchestral Soundscapes concert in Amsterdam last week is now online. All three discuss the origins and development of the orchestral soundscapes process in some detail. You can also check out my impressions of the concert over on the blog. Finally, The Wine Of Silence has entered the charts of Gramophone magazine at No.11.
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PJ's Art & Soul
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sat., May 12, 2012
There's a familiar looking painting heading up the Art & Soul exhibition in Gloucester featuring the work of PJ Crook and Estonian artist Jüri Arrak.
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Greg On Crim
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sat., May 12, 2012
There's another interesting interview with Greg Lake ahead of his Songs Of A Lifetime tour where he discusses the split with Crimson and the formation of ELP.
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Crim-Related Live Encounters In June
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., May 11, 2012
Next month Gavin Harrison's band will be playing dates in the UK and will be joined on the tour by Stick Men, featuring Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto and Markus Reuter. This is a rare opportunity for UK audiences to experience the work of Crimso members close-up.
Stick Men have been working on new material (Facebook-enabled videos here) and are currently touring in South America. Gavin and his regular musical partner 05Ric have recently released their third album, The Man Who Sold Himself. Joining Gavin and 05Ric on stage will be Justin Dwyer (guitar) and Tiago Coimbra (bass).
The double-header tour plays Manchester. Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol and London. You can find out more about dates and tickets here.
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Club 46 Pre-Order
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., May 11, 2012
One of the most exciting finds in the King Crimson archives is being made available as part of the King Crimson Collectors' Club series.
The album comes about after Alex Mundy's recent discovery of soundboard tapes of the band's run at the Marquee Club in August during the recording of KC's fourth album, Islands. Pristine soundboard quality, a full set and an incredibly rare outing of an early working versions of themes from Larks' Tongues In Aspic Pt1 and Lament make this an irresistible set. You can pre-order your copy of KCCC 46 here. If you can't wait for the album then you can always download the concert here.
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