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ProjeKcts
The ProjeKcts are a succession of spin-off projects associated with the band King Crimson. The ProjeKcts were most active from 1997 to 1999, but have performed intermittently since. These earlier ProjeKcts, up to ProjeKct Six in 2006, were devoted to instrumental and heavily improvised music. All of them included King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp, who described their purpose as being "research and development" for King Crimson. Two later spin-off projects were of a different nature, but both involving former King Crimson members. History FraKctalisation (1997–1999) ProjeKct One (1997) (Robert Fripp - Guitar, Trey Gunn - Warr Guitar, Tony Levin - Bass, Bill Bruford - Drums) ProjeKct One began as a suggestion by Bruford to Robert Fripp that they do some improvisational shows together. Fripp suggested adding Gunn, while Bruford suggested adding Tony Levin — four of the six members of King Crimson were now involved. Fripp then developed the idea of " fraKctals": multiple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Crimson
King Crimson are a progressive rock band formed in 1968 in London, England. The band draws inspiration from a wide variety of music, incorporating elements of classical, jazz, folk, heavy metal, gamelan, industrial, electronic, experimental music and new wave. They exerted a strong influence on the early 1970s progressive rock movement, including on contemporaries such as Yes and Genesis, and continue to inspire subsequent generations of artists across multiple genres. The band has earned a large cult following. Founded by Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald and lyricist Peter Sinfield, the band initially focused on a dramatic sound layered with Mellotron, McDonald's saxophone and flute, and Lake's powerful lead vocals. Their debut album, '' In the Court of the Crimson King'' (1969), remains their most commercially successful and influential release, with a potent mixture of jazz, classical and experimental music. Following the sudden simultaneous de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trey Gunn
Trey Gunn (born December 13, 1960) is an American musician, known for his membership in the progressive rock band King Crimson from 1994 to 2003, playing Warr Guitar and Chapman Stick. Biography A native Texan who now resides in Seattle, Washington, Gunn began his musical life at the age of seven playing classical piano. His interest in music grew through various instruments: electric bass, electric and acoustic guitar, keyboards, and the touch guitar. He moved to Eugene, Oregon, and played in punk bands while he completed a degree in classical music composition at the University of Oregon. He then moved to New York City, where his professional career began. He spent some time as a student of Guitar Craft with founder Robert Fripp and appeared on several Robert Fripp and the League of Crafty Guitarists recordings. From 1988 to 1991, he toured playing Chapman Stick in the UK and Europe, with Toyah Willcox, Robert Fripp and Paul Beavis, at first under the band project name "Fripp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Scarcity Of Miracles
''A Scarcity of Miracles'' is the lone album by Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins, released in 2011. It united singer and guitarist Jakko Jakszyk with three musicians best known from King Crimson, guitarist Robert Fripp, saxophonist Mel Collins and bassist/Chapman Stick player Tony Levin. Porcupine Tree member Gavin Harrison was featured on drums. Jakszyk and Harrison would go on to participate together in the next incarnation of King Crimson. Presented as "a King Crimson ProjeKct" (or spin-off), the album started as a series of improvisations between Jakszyk and Fripp, with Collins adding his parts later. Levin and Harrison joined in near the end of the process, once Jakszyk had shaped the material into songs with fully formed melodies and lyrics. Background Originally the frontman for eccentric English progressive pop band 64 Spoons, Jakko Jakszyk had an intermittent solo career (as well as putting in a stint as guitarist for Level 42), leading the one-off Dizrhythmia project (with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At The Jazz Café
''Live at the Jazz Café'' is a live album released in 1998 by ProjeKct One, a sub-group of King Crimson. ''Live at the Jazz Café'' was included as part of the 1999 box set '' The ProjeKcts''. Overview The original material for the album was recorded live from 1 to 4 December 1997, during a four-night tour of improvisations at the famous Jazz Café in Camden Town, London, England. The same sessions provided material for the later '' Jazz Café Suite'' album. Track listing The tracks' titles naming scheme is "night, set, improv for instance, "3 i 2" was recorded on the 3rd concert night (which is also 3 December), on the first set, and was its 2nd improvisation. #"4 i 1" – 6:11 #"4 ii 1" – 3:29 #"1 ii 2" – 4:27 #"4 ii 4" – 7:28 #"2 ii 3" – 4:27 #"3 i 2" – 8:14 #"3 ii 2" – 6:32 #"2 ii 4" – 4:27 #"4 i 3" – 4:32 All titles written by Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, Tony Levin, Trey Gunn. Personnel * Tony Levin – bass, Stick, synth * Trey Gunn – W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven And Earth (2000 Album)
ProjeKct X was a side project of the music band King Crimson during 1999–2000. In 2000, while the band King Crimson recorded their album '' the construKction of light'', the four members of this line-up also recorded the album '' Heaven and Earth'' as ProjeKct X. The line-up consisted of Robert Fripp on Guitar, Adrian Belew on Guitar and V-Drums, Trey Gunn on Warr Guitar, and Pat Mastelotto on traps and "buttons" (electronic percussion and loops). This continued the tradition of ProjeKcts One, Two, Three, and Four (sub-groups into which King Crimson 'fraKctalised' from 1997 to 1999). Heaven and Earth is an album by ProjeKct X released in 2000 on the DGM label in the US and Germany and Pony Canyon in Japan The title track later appeared as the last track on ''the construKction of light''. Track listing # "The Business of Pleasure" – 2:45 # "Hat in the Middle" – 3:44 # "Side Window" – 3:09 # "Maximizer" – 6:31 # "Strange Ears (aging rapidly)" – 9:39 # "Overhead Floor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ProjeKct X
ProjeKct X was a side project of the music band King Crimson during 1999–2000. In 2000, while the band King Crimson recorded their album '' the construKction of light'', the four members of this line-up also recorded the album '' Heaven and Earth'' as ProjeKct X. The line-up consisted of Robert Fripp on Guitar, Adrian Belew on Guitar and V-Drums, Trey Gunn on Warr Guitar, and Pat Mastelotto on traps and "buttons" (electronic percussion and loops). This continued the tradition of ProjeKcts One, Two, Three, and Four (sub-groups into which King Crimson 'fraKctalised' from 1997 to 1999). Heaven and Earth is an album by ProjeKct X released in 2000 on the DGM label in the US and Germany and Pony Canyon in Japan The title track later appeared as the last track on ''the construKction of light''. Track listing # "The Business of Pleasure" – 2:45 # "Hat in the Middle" – 3:44 # "Side Window" – 3:09 # "Maximizer" – 6:31 # "Strange Ears (aging rapidly)" – 9:39 # "Overhead Floor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Mastelotto
Lee Patrick Mastelotto (born September 10, 1955) is an American rock drummer and record producer. He has been a member of King Crimson, Stick Men, Mr. Mister and O.R.k., as well as working as a session drummer with XTC, The Pointer Sisters and The Rembrandts, among others. In addition, he has led or co-led other projects including Mastica, Tuner, TU and The Mastelottos. For King Crimson, he initially formed part of the "Double Trio" lineup from 1994 to 1997, working with Bill Bruford as part of a double-drumkit arrangement. Following Bruford's departure in 1997, Mastelotto remained with King Crimson, becoming their longest-serving drummer and working both solo and in various configurations with subsequent drummers Gavin Harrison, Bill Rieflin and Jeremy Stacey. Mastelotto is a pioneer and continuing developer of a mixed acoustic-and-electronic drumming approach which he refers to as "traps and buttons", and which incorporates techniques and methods from rock, pop and electr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Groove
''Space Groove'' is the first and only studio album recorded by ProjeKct Two, a King Crimson fraKctal group. The album was recorded at Studio Belewbeloible during November 19 to November 21, 1997. Track listing Personnel * Adrian Belew – drums * Robert Fripp – guitar * Trey Gunn Trey Gunn (born December 13, 1960) is an American musician, known for his membership in the progressive rock band King Crimson from 1994 to 2003, playing Warr Guitar and Chapman Stick. Biography A native Texan who now resides in Seattle, Washi ... – touch guitar, synth * Ronan Chris Murphy – mixing References {{Authority control ProjeKcts 1998 live albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz Café Suite
''Jazz Café Suite'' is a live album by ProjeKct One, one of the four sub-groups known as ProjeKcts into which the band King Crimson 'fraKctalised' from 1997 to 1999. The album was released by Discipline Global Mobile records in 2003. The album was recorded at The Jazz Café in Camden Town, London between December 1 and December 4, 1997. All of the tracks featured on this disc consist of group improvisations, spliced together from different performances. Liner notes were written by Tony Levin, merchandiser Sid Smith, sound engineer David Singleton, and roadie Alex R. Mundy. Track listing #"Suite One" (Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, Tony Levin, Trey Gunn) – 29:02 #"Suite Two" (Fripp, Bruford, Levin, Gunn) – 15:13 #"Suite Three" (Fripp, Bruford, Levin, Gunn) – 6:25 Personnel *Robert Fripp – guitar *Trey Gunn – Warr guitar *Tony Levin – bass guitar, Chapman stick, synthesizer *Bill Bruford William Scott Bruford (born 17 May 1949) is an English former drummer and per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946) is a British musician, songwriter, record producer, and author, best known as the guitarist, founder and longest-lasting member of the progressive rock band King Crimson. He has worked extensively as a session musician and collaborator, notably with David Bowie, Blondie, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall, Midge Ure, Talking Heads, and David Sylvian. He also composed the startup sound of Windows Vista operating system, in collaboration with Tucker Martine and Steve Ball. His discography includes contributions to over 700 official releases. His compositions often feature unusual asymmetric rhythms, influenced by classical and folk traditions. His innovations include a tape delay system known as Frippertronics and new standard tuning. Early life Robert Fripp was born in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, the second child of a working-class family. His mother Edith (''née'' Greene; 1914–1993) was from a Welsh mining family. Her earnings f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London, Jazz Café, England – December 4, 1997
'' London, Jazz Café, England – December 4, 1997'' is a live album by ProjeKct One, one of the four sub-groups known as ProjeKcts into which the band King Crimson 'fraKctalised' from 1997 to 1999. The album was released as a download on DGM Live in 2005 and is organized into two sets designed to fit on two CDs. In 2006, seven minutes of additional audio was discovered by DGM and the complete set replaced the former version. This version was made available free of charge to purchasers of the previous edition. The cover art is available for download in the form of a PDF file and the music is available in the MP3 and FLAC formats. The album was recorded at The Jazz Café in Camden Town, London, United Kingdom on December 4, 1997. All of the tracks featured on this album consist of group improvisations. This performance marked the final appearance of Bill Bruford playing live with members of King Crimson. Track listing Disc Number 1 #4 i 1 (Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Levin
Anthony Frederick Levin (born June 6, 1946) is an American musician and composer, specializing in electric bass, Chapman Stick and upright bass. He also sings and plays synthesizer. Levin is best known for his work with King Crimson (since 1981) and Peter Gabriel (since 1977). He is also a member of Liquid Tension Experiment (1997–1999, 2008–2009, 2020–present), Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (1998–2000) and HoBoLeMa (2008–2010). He has led his own band, Stick Men, since 2010. A prolific session musician since the 1970s, Levin has played on over 500 albums. Some notable sessions include work with John Lennon, Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole, Stevie Nicks, Pink Floyd, Paul Simon, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Joan Armatrading, Tom Waits, Buddy Rich, The Roches, Todd Rundgren, Seal, Warren Zevon, Bryan Ferry, Laurie Anderson, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Gibonni, and Jean-Pierre Ferland. Tony has also toured with artists including Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon (with whom he appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
