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Fripp on MS Windows

2008-08-01T09:36:59Z

Robert Fripp is providing ambient music/sounds for
the next version of MS Windows!

http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=151853

Harolddd

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Crimson shows this summer

2008-07-02T13:18:46Z

Tony Levin's website just announced some limited Crimson shows for this summer for you lucky dogs up in the northeast:

http://www.tonylevin.com/

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Supersonic Zen 2008 WORLD Music Gatherings

2007-11-05T07:33:49Z

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Adrian in ATL

2007-09-27T01:17:27Z

Hey,

Recently caught Adrian in concert with his new "power trio"... remarkable. Staggering, what can I say. It was a small venue and I got the priviledge of talking to him. Such a nice guy.. my wife joyously got a shirt signed by him and the siblings. They played a bunch of Crimson stuff as well as plenty of older solo Adrian songs in addition to some of the new stuff. Julie and Eric are stunning young musicians. Julie was playing stuff from Tony, and Les Claypool... don't tell me that doesn't take guts. Adrian was all over the place playing lead, switching into the "bass" part so Julie could take lead. All of them were clearly enjoying themselves. Adrian is always such a joy. It reminded me of when I saw him with the Bears... same kind of energy (maybe more, if possible). No Fender Mustangs.. but still neck bending (with a MUCH more expensive guitar). Now I have Adrian, Robert and Tony's signatures. I've seen Bruford but no luck getting his signature yet :)

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Bruford projects

2006-10-05T12:02:51Z

Hi, I've been outta the loop for awhile musically speaking and was wondering if any of you know what Bill Bruford is up to these days?

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bootleg live?

2006-09-25T00:47:47Z

who has some to trade with me?
i have several from various years

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Exposure

2006-08-03T21:48:59Z

While vacationing in Chicago over the weekend, I finally found a copy of the newly remastered 2-cd set of Robert Fripp's "Exposure".....I was really excited about this, because it's been out of print for so long and I haven't been able to hear any songs from it because of that reason alone.......now I am listening to it........all I can say is, wow! So many surprises! And now I finally understand what the link is between "Red" and "Discipline"......it's so audible......I can really hear it.........in songs like "Breathless", "Disengage" and "North Star".........and, really, can anyone think of any other moment on any other album that's as poignant as Peter Gabriel singing "Here Comes The Flood"? That one really hits home, especially after last year's hurricane season...

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crimsonish sound

2006-06-27T19:19:44Z

myspace.com/drakeroo folks often say the first cut "Gallantry" reminds them of Crimson. Qu'en pensez-vous?

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New tribe~ 60's and 70's festival music

2006-06-13T13:34:08Z

Psych / kraut / prog / folk rock discussion...

http://tribes.tribe.net/oldpsychmusic360?_click_path=Application%5Btribe%5D.Tribe%5B36abfe4f-1b4e-4c93-8d05-c34701c259f3%5D

Thanks...
:) 3-Radical

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Crimson Island

2006-05-31T04:19:05Z

Hey KC heads, thought this might be a fun topic....you're stranded on an island & you only get to listen to ONE King Crimson album/CD... which would it be & why?.... NO compilations or box sets

For me, it'd have to be 'Larks Tongues in Aspic'

now i wish i wouldn't have asked why heh heh
I would say because i love the album & i couldn't deal with any water themes on an island or 'In the Court of' or 'Starless' may be a bit schizy after awhile

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Which came first?

2005-12-29T04:00:43Z

Hi, I'm organizing my CD collection and was wondering if some of you KC experts could help me figure something out.

Red and Starless & Bible Black both show copyrights of 1974. Does anyone know which one was released first?

Yes, I organize my CDs by year and order of release...I know its a little OCD, but a boy has to have a hobby.

Any help is appreciated. I think Red came first, but I'm not sure.

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CENSORED

2005-12-09T22:06:11Z

Check out for a totally (un)related subject,as in No Pussyfooting)

TribeIdeas posting <Boing Boing weighs in on Tribe.net's self censoring>

Remember,it starts with letters and goes on into any other areas,let alone music.
Entartete Kunst.

CENSORED.

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Favorite King Crimson side project survey

2005-11-24T01:24:41Z

So what's your favorite Krim side project and why?

For the purposes of this question, I'd say include all the solo albums of the various members. and albums where they were on most of the tracks and were the most famous member of the band. So exclude things like Fripp's work with Bowie or Belew (and Fripp's) work with Talking Heads, and Bruford's with Yes.

I'd have to say mine is Sunday all over the world. I like it because of the interesting interplay between Fripp and Gunn for the most part. Toyah's vocals work for me, though I know that they drive some people nuts. If you recall that band that got a lot of indie radio play a few years ago, Life Without Buildings, it's amazing how much that Sue Tompkins of LWB took from Toyah's vocals on the SOATW disc.

honorable mentions:
Trey Gunn-- third star. the songwriting is a step up from Trey's thousand Years album, and the playing is tight.

League of Gentlemen -- Sara Lee (later of B52s) and Barry Andrews (previously of XTC) help create a bouyant new wave backdrop to Fripp's angular guitar. There are some missteps, but overall, it pays off.

Adrian Belew-- Mr. Music Head -- I haven't heard all of Belew's albums, but of the ones I've hear, this is the most enjoyable. His minor hit of "Oh Daddy" is a pretty well crafted pop song, and there are some other gems on here, but like all of Belew's work, it's uneven.

League of Crafty Guitarists-- Show of hands -- this may actually violate the standards I set above, since fripp is not on most tracks, though his name is on the cover. It does showcase a nice range of songs and approaches to the crafty style, and the eerie acapella singing. it's a great album.

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Covers

2005-11-23T22:19:10Z

Is there anyone that can post the albumcovers in order in this tribe?
Just for those happy ones that haven't experienced the early ones.
Thanks,Corey.

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Present Fripp tour

2005-10-14T22:31:48Z

So, Robert Fripp is playing locally to me next week, and I was wondering whether anyone had a) seen him on this tour, and/or b) had some idea of what to expect to hear him perform. I'll go regardless, I'm just curious

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Adrian Belew in LA

2005-10-08T03:12:22Z

I just found out last night that Adrian will be at the Key Club in Hollywood tonight, with Adrian Galysh. Did/will anyone here go to this show? How was it?

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ffwd

2005-09-23T01:35:15Z

has anyone heard this album? fripp did it with the orb several years ago, and i believe it's out of print now...

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The Colony of Slippermen

2005-07-28T22:09:47Z

A new tribe - if anyone is interested

http://tribes.tribe.net/slippermen

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Porcupine Tree &....

2005-06-10T03:06:42Z

Guys,

I just got the new Porcupine Tree CD, Deadwing. First there is one word after my first listen; awesome.

There is a guest appearance by our good buddy Adrain Belew on a couple of tracks. Adrain does add an interesting dimension to the Porcupine Tree sound. Also appearing is Otepth's Mikael Akerfeldt who also adds to the metal sound.

If Adrain is not enough of a KC connection, Porcupine Tree will have Fripp joining for their show in SF at the Fillmore (I'm so there!).

Wow! I’m just in heaven….

Thrak

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Frippnotize your audience

2005-05-17T01:50:20Z

In San Francisco? Looking to boost your effectiveness as a professional speaker? You might think about securing the consultation of Patricia Fripp, sister of Robert.
http://www.fripp.com/index.html

Learn the Ten Biggest Mistakes To Avoid While Speaking! Turn Dull Into Dynamic!

And while you're at her website, you might have a look at the Robert Fripp Q/A sessions she offers for sale:
http://www.robertfrippunplugged.com/

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Has anyone heard if.....?

2005-04-25T02:22:46Z

has anyone heard if there is any touring in the works for KC soon? Just curious. I'm itchin' to see 'em again.

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Tony Levin....

2005-04-23T17:22:31Z

I saw the earlier posts about Tony's return to KC. I know I'm excited to see this and I agree with some of the posts....wonder what ol' Bill is up to these days? anyway...I saw Tony playing with Peter Murphy, of all people, a few years back and he blew my mind away. Imagine about a thousand gothics with their jaws on the floor when Tony and the drummer whaled away on a beat that was down right tribal. Murphy knew who he had backing him up on bass and knew he had to give up the stage for a few minutes. It was pretty cool.

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Tony Levin re-joins Crimso!

2005-03-20T19:57:56Z

Check it out at:

http://www.tonylevin.com/crimmarch04.htm

Kerry

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New Adrian Belew Album

2005-02-25T04:28:26Z

The first in a series of three solo albums from the Crimson front man is out and it is incredible. Les Claypool is on bass and Danny Carey from Tool on drums for a few songs. The music is as amazing as the line up suggests. Very Crimsonesque and not much of the sappy pop stuff I usually associate with Belew's solo work. The trio will return on the third instalment. It would have been nice to hear a whole album from that line up, but it'll probably help sell more cds that way.

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Discipline

2005-02-12T01:27:58Z

Listening to it right now. So rockin' Wow.

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Live King Crimson

2005-02-09T20:58:57Z

My experience seeing Fripp on stage for the first time was:

The Discipline Concert
Amphitheatre Mesa, Arizona - June '84
(found the tix stub)

with Belew...

Tony Levin (who I knew from his work with Peter Gabriel)

and Bruford (who was with Yes during the Fragile days)

Fripp played the entire concert in shadow...no spots or lights of any kind...and using "Frippertronics"...staged a solo that was built out of a tapestry of guitar lines, using a delay device...which built up, line-by-line into a "full" orchestral arrangement of NOISE...

then he placed his guitar in a stand, got off of his stool and walked off the stage...

While the music continued ALL BY ITSELF!

Words barely allow me to articulate how that affected my appreciation of experimental music...

PEACE.Out
PABlo

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attaining Enlightenment

2005-02-08T05:55:28Z

I seem to remember that a certain sect of Buddhists believe that you cannot attain true Enlightenment until you have aided another human being in doing so. I think that is an excellent philosophy, and holds equally well for attaining a true understanding and appreciation of King Crimson's music.

In that vein, I'd like to share my recent experience of turning a roommate friend of mine on to King Crimson. Late one night, I was playing some random MP3's when he came home. I think it was The Great Curve (Talking Heads) at the moment. I decided to play him some King Crimson after that and chose Three of a Perfect Pair (the song). He sat down on the futon couch and within about 15 seconds, closed his eyes, leaned his head back and just listened quietly. I watched him gently move his head in time to the music. About a minute later, he said simply, "Beautiful." He was hooked. The next day, he told me that he listened to that tune 21 times!!!

Since then, I've taken up listening to their albums after several months of being "on hiatus" (for some really dumb reason, I imagine). I highly recommend sharing KC with someone new who you suspect would like it, so as to inject some freshness into your listening pleasure.

Anyone else have a similar story?

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A couple of epiphanies

2005-02-07T18:10:15Z

Wow! I just acquired a couple of Crimson-related releases, those being: "Side One" by Adrian Belew and "The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles & Fripp."

First off, let me say that Belew's new CD, is excellent. The first three tracks are Ade playing in a power trio, featuring none other than Les Claypool (Primus) on bass, and Danny Carey (Tool) on drums. Some of it is straight forward and funky, some of it is relaxing and some of it is way out there. The playing is superlative, just listen to "Writing On The Wall," "Madness" and "Under The Radar". Just what I like and just what we've come to expect from the Twang Bar King! I really do recommend this to anyone who likes Belew's material. The only shame is that with a guitarist as good as he is, there aren't any lessons in any guitar magazine on the newsstands for anyone who wants to learn his style and there won't be anything more than a sidebar article mentioning this particular release.

Secondly, a month ago I happened to pick up GG&F's "Brondesbury Tapes" CD and I was absolutely astounded. Now that I've just received "Cheerful Insanity" it confirms my suspicions about the group. Or should I say, the musicians? The degree and the calibre of the material--even though it seems off-the-wall and overtly humorous to the point of being whimsical--proves that, especially in the case of Robert Fripp and Michael Giles, these guys can play just about any type of music they want to.

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The name of this band is Talking heads

2004-11-22T03:31:56Z

The legendary first live album from the talking heads is finally out on CD. The nearly doubled the running time with bonus tracks and fleshed it out to a 2 CD set.

the second disc has the whole setlist from the 1980-81 tour which featured Belew on guitar. And he's the star. "born under punches" is worth the $25 cost of this set, the rest is just beautifull icing on the cake.

I apologize if this is slightly off topic, but it's slow in here, and the sound and feel of Belew's work as stunt guitarist on Remain in Light, and on this newly released disc, is a direct precursor to his initial work with King Crimson.

the name of this band is talking heads is a must have, not just for Belew's work, but it's a darn good reason, and as good enough as any other.

buy it.

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Books

2004-11-10T10:26:05Z

Well, I have finally found "In The Court of King Crimson." AKA, Sid Smith's Toxic Tome. I've been looking for this book ever since I heard of it's publication a couple years ago. I have finally found a bookstore in Michigan that carried it.

I've been looking through it and it looks incredibly comprehensive. It's got everything in there from front to back, everything you've ever wanted to know about the Great Crim. Everything from GG&F to Heavy ConstruKction.

Has anyone else read this? I'd like to know other fans' opinions. I think I'm gonna slip in "Neil and Jack and Me."

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Trey on tour!

2004-10-23T07:06:21Z

And, he is going to be in Redwood City (my town)!

Yeah!!!!

http://www.treygunn.com/word/index.html

Thrak

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fripp/vai/satriani

2004-07-15T06:01:47Z

so g3'04 is happening?

please tell me it's not going to be awful.

'cause unlike a lot of my musical heroes, to date, robert hasn't disappointed me...

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SCHIZOID BAND

2004-05-03T05:09:36Z

Last nite I saw 21st CENTURY SCHIZOID BAND!
The line-up consists of the following members of King Crimson's 1969-1974 incarnations: Mel Collins, Ian MacDonald, Ian Wallace, and Peter Giles. A "new" guy, Jakko M. Jaksyk, is handling guitar and lead vocals. The show was at a small, pleasant, comfortable venue with good sound, the smaller of the two stages at Birchmere Theatre in Alexandria, VA. They were playing old Crimson, McDonald & Giles, & Ian McDonald material with some new, original stuff and it was GREAT! Jaksyk often delivered the lead vocal to my ear with more passion and fluidity than Lake & Wetton in the studio at least. He's a fantastic guitar player also, not quite as precise and delicate live as Fripp w/ Crimson in studio, but very passionate, very dynamic, with lightning chops.

It's quite a band. The old material holds up very well, the show didn't feel like a "nostalgia" or "comeback" or "reunion" incident, they have synergy and juice NOW. Let me tell ya, these guys are helping give middle age a good name. This has gotta be one of the best things going in prog at the moment.

As I type this I'm listening for the second time to a CD I picked up at the show. It consists of live material from the band's gigs last year in Italy, plus one studio recording of current material. The CD's good but I don't think the performances are quite as strong and tight as what I just heard at the Birchmere--they've had an additional year to play the material together since the CD was recorded.

relevant URLs:

www.21stcenturyschizoidband.com

www.Ianrwallace.com

www.camino.co.uk/ian

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League of Crafty Guitarists

2004-03-28T20:24:38Z

They have a tour on the US West Coast coming up.

http://thelcg.net/Pages/news.html

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There's

2004-03-13T08:21:45Z

a very insightful RF interview on the main king-crimson.com page. I was pleasantly surprised to hear the speed at which he talks :)

If you read the transcript and scroll up or down quickly, his head floats along after you in an amusing yet disturbing manner!

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Kudos

2004-03-13T08:00:19Z

Thank you Thrak for adding so many cool pictures!!

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Lets get started

2004-03-13T01:26:16Z

Ok, lets get started with the discussions. We'll start with an easy one (hehe), What is your favorite King Crimson song, mine is "Starless".

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The Expanding Crimson Universe

2004-02-13T03:51:57Z

Robert, Trey, Adrain, and Pat have formed and participated in interesting projeckts. Some of these projeckts have been branches that follow apparent (to us lovers of progressive music) paths. Others are obscure and come into sight through curious connections.

I suggest sharing obscure knowledge of “Crimson” connections. Particularly, connections that other King Crimson fans would not normally discover.

So, let me start….

There are clear links to Brian Eno, the godfather of ambient music. However, the links to one of the most prolific ambient artists, Steve Roach, is by no means obvious. Here is a link to one of Steve’s newest releases:
http://www.steveroach.com/Music/discography.php?albumID=224

Check it out. Robert is a contributor to this tribal ambient soundscape. It is a new direction for Robert. Who knows where it will lead.

Thark

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Welcome

2004-01-08T07:29:30Z

Thanks for joining! Love to talk to people who share my interest in King Crimson!!

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