''The VROOOM Sessions'' is an album of instrumental outtakes recorded by

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, experime ...

as studio improvisations during the rehearsals for the recording sessions of their 1994 comeback EP ''

Vrooom ''Vrooom'' (stylised as ''VROOOM'') is an EP by the band King Crimson, classified as a mini-album due to its length. It was released in 1994 as a companion to the subsequent full length album ''THRAK'' (1995). It is the first King Crimson rele ...

''. These were the first studio recordings made by King Crimson after Robert Fripp reformed the band in 1994, in what has been called the "Double Trio" lineup. Along with ''Vrooom'' and the 1995 full-length ''

THRAK ''Thrak'' (stylised in all caps) is the eleventh studio album by the band King Crimson released in 1995 through Virgin Records. It was preceded by the mini-album ''Vrooom'' in 1994. It is their first full-length studio album since ''Three of a ...

'' and the '' Nashville Rehearsals'', these are the only studio recordings of King Crimson's 1994-1997 formation. These outtakes were released through the band's Collectors' Club in December 1999, not long after

Bill Bruford William Scott Bruford (born 17 May 1949) is an English former drummer and percussionist who first gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock band Yes. After leaving Yes in 1972, Bruford spent the rest of the 1970s recording ...

and

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 198 ...

had departed the band, bringing the Double Trio format to an end.

Track listing

#"Bass Groove" (

Adrian Belew Robert Steven "Adrian" Belew (born December 23, 1949) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist primarily known as a guitarist and singer, he is noted for his unusual and impressionistic approach to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

) – 4:34 #*Recorded April 21, 1994 #"Fashionable" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 4:59 #*Recorded April 20, 1994 #"Monster Jam" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 8:38 #*Recorded May 4, 1994 #"Slow Mellow" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 2:57 #*Recorded April 26, 1994 #"Krim 3" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 3:20 #*Recorded April 26, 1994 #"Funky Jam" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 4:57 #*Recorded May 4, 1994 #"Bill and Tony" (Bruford, Levin) – 1:36 #*Recorded April 28, 1994 #"No Questions Asked" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 3:24 #*Recorded April 23, 1994 #"Adrian's Clouds" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 1:39 #*Recorded April 22, 1994 #"Calliope" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 5:58 #*Recorded April 23, 1994 #"One Time" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 5:24 #*Recorded April 28, 1994 #"Booga Looga" (Belew, Bruford, Fripp, Gunn, Levin, Mastelotto) – 3:45 #*Recorded April 23, 1994

Personnel

– guitar, soundscapes (

Frippertronics 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 ...

) *

– guitar *

– bass guitar,

Chapman stick The Chapman Stick is an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s. A member of the guitar family, the Chapman Stick usually has ten or twelve individually tuned strings and is used to play bass lines, melody lines, ...

– Chapman stick *

– drums, percussion *

– drums, percussion {{DEFAULTSORT:Vrooom Sessions, The 1999 compilation albums King Crimson Collector's Club albums