ProjeKct X was a

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of the music band

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during 1999–2000. In 2000, while the band

recorded their

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'' 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

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and

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, and

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 an ...

on traps and "buttons" (electronic percussion and loops). This continued the tradition of

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One,

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, and

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(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 Mats Under Toe" – 5:47 # "Six O'Clock" – 4:10 # "Superbottomfeeder" – 8:08 # "One E And" – 3:08 # "Two Awkward Moments" – 1:11 # "Demolition" – 7:08 # "Conversation Pit" – 2:11 # "Çin Alayı" – 1:58 # "Heaven and Earth" – 8:19 # "Belew Jay Way" – 5:02 *All titles written by: Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto

Personnel

— Guitar and additional 'V Drumming' on Side Window *

— Guitar and Soundscapes *

— Bass Touch Guitar and Baritone Guitar *

— Traps and Buttons ;Technical *Recorded by: Ken Latchney and Bill Munyon *Digital engineering and arranging by Bill Munyon *Produced and mixed by: Pat Mastelotto and Bill Munyon *Mixed at: Blue World, Ade's Garage, and Pat's Garage *Mastered by: Alex R Mundy and Robert Fripp at DGM HQ *Art direction by: Ioannis fo
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LLC, Design by: Alan Chappell for Vivid Images Worldwide *Digital art by Ioannis *Video Images & Photographs by Trey Gunn *Conversations, InstruKctions and wordgames by ProjeKct X *Recorded during the rehearsals and recording of ''the ConstruKction of Light'' by

at StudioBelew''. '' :Additional recording at: Ade's Garage, Pat's Garage, and The Apartment.

References

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