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Technical College Hull, England |
 Jamie Muir, the madman behind the found objects drumkit May 16, 2010
Written by Slipstream
This show comes from a bootleg, however this information is the only thing you will complain about this recording, not that it is a problem at all...
Jamie Muir was a beast! From his beautiful and atmospheric sounds on "Book Of Saturday" to the pure thrashing and industrial kitchen noises of "Larks’ Tongues In Aspic - Part II", he adds the right ambiences all the time, always with great timing...
Also, David Cross has glorious moments during "Exiles" and the first improv, John Wetton rocks like his life was depending of it, Bill Bruford brings his jazzy sensibilities to the fore, and Robert Fripp was changing his sound and style from a more classical approach to a proto-metal feel.
The most impressive parts of this gig are the coda-less "Larks’ Tongues In Aspic - Part I", the second improv, "Easy Money", the talking drum of "The Talking Drum", the extended mellotron ending of "Larks’ Tongues In Aspic - Part II", and the classic "21st Century Schizoid Man" (with a bonus Wetton interview in the end).
The bootleg source does not detract the performance in any way, in fact, I’d go as far as to say that it somehow improves certain aspects: you feel like you’re in the hall watching King Crimson play and there is no bias in the mix. The recording is not that murky at all, it sounds a little better (and clearer) than KCCC20 in my opinion. The recording has ambience, which would certainly be lacking in a soundboard...
...So, why feel fear? This is the Larks’ quintet at it’s best!
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Difficult download but... Wed., Nov 7, 2012
Posted by: oguedezc
... It worths it. Well, I do wonder if I am not that good with software, but I truly think the music by Mr Fripp could also be sold through merchants like Amazon, iTunes or 7digital which do know how Read more
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Menacing Muir Thu., Sep 1, 2011
Posted by: harmonicscarf
this is quite a violent gig. there are explosive intensities in the percussives. This changed my life in a good way, i thought I wasn’t going to have any more mindblowing crim experiences but this did it Read more
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Hull Heaven Thu., Sep 1, 2011
Posted by: petersenior
A complete and excellent show from the Muir era band. Despite the source this has good sound apart from the odd bit of distortion and top end crackle, far superior listening to the Zoom Club 2cd Read more
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I agree with the others: best DGMLive release Tue., Nov 20, 2007
Posted by: kalnins
Also better than the three good-to-great KCCC releases that feature Mr. Muir. Bremen is perhaps the closest for me, but this does beat all of them. This concert contains the only 30-minute KC improv (or any other improv for that Read more
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Holy Grail Thu., Nov 15, 2007
Posted by: pilotkameleon
In my opinion: one of best release in history DGMLIVE. People who loves this lineup must have this concert.
I wait for more shows with Jamie Muir. How long i must wait for another show of this Read more
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Fire and Brimstone Deluxe! Wed., Oct 24, 2007
Posted by: freshlet
I have always wanted to hear more of this remarkable lineup. The Zoom Club CDs, the Guildford Hall CD, and the Beat Club CD only hint at what this version of Crimson was on Read more
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Fascinating Muir days ! Mon., Oct 22, 2007
Posted by: Radiolux
Don’t be afraid by the bootleg cassette recording. This is a fascinating journey into the Jamie Muir days. All the tracks are played in a continuous performance, with only a small announcement by Mr Read more
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Good Grief Sat., Oct 20, 2007
Posted by: paulwelsh
The sound quality certainly isn’t that bad. Im only 15 minutes into the Vista improv and I have to say that this is worth buying on the strength of this Read more
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Myths and Legends Fri., Oct 19, 2007
Posted by: JorgeSouto
So... the Holy Grail did exist, and it happened to be a recording of KC from the Jamie Muir era. I don’t like giving ratings, but just for being such a rare item, I guess it deserves the 5 Read more
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