KING CRIMSON

King Crimson has been releasing concerts.
On CD.
At an incredible speed.

The most recent ones focus on the 2015 Tokyo shows.
Two times 6 CDs.

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BEAT - LIVE

• BEAT: live
      (2025, 3cd + blu-ray + artbook), --, inside out)

The digipack version has 2 CDs ("Neon Heat Disease - Live In Los Angeles") and a blu-ray.

The deluxe edition has 3 CDs ("Neon Heat Disease - Live In Los Angeles" + "Strange Spaghetti - Live In North America), and comes in an large picture / art book.

And there's also a 3 LP version.

Great sound, with a very nice separation of the instruments!

I haven't watched the blu-ray yet, but this is a must-hear if you're in to the music of King Crimson, or if you want to hear Adrian Belew, Danny Carey, Tony Levin, or Steve Vai in action.

Superb !!

21ST CENTURY SCHIZOID BAND REISSUE

The 21st Century Schizoid Band released "Official Bootleg Volume One" on CD in 2002. It was a self-produced release by the band.
The album got a proper release by the Arcàngelo record label in Japan in 2003.
Finally, after 20 years, the album will now get a world-wide release on the Cleopatra label.
Retitled "The London Sessions".

Jakko M Jakszyk (guitar and vocals), Ian McDonald (sax, flute, keyboard), Mel Collins (sax, flute, keyboard), Peter Giles (bass) and Michael Giles (drums).

Also worth mentioning: Jakko M Jakszyk's memoir : "Who's The Boy With The Lovely Hair?"
Haven't read it, but I heard good things about it.

NUGS DOT NET TO RELEASE MORE KING CRIMSON CONCERTS

Nug.net has announced a second series of King Crimson concerts to be released:

KING CRIMSON

Europe 1996

Our second archival drop from the prog-rock pioneers is in, featuring 26 SHOWS from their 1996 European tour! Dating back to the Double Trio era, the 'Thrakattak Tour' brought “21st Century Schizoid Man” back into the set for the first time in 22 years, with the rarity "The Sheltering Sky" also manifesting itself again. Exclusive to nugs, stream every show now with a free 7-day trial. CDs and downloads are also available.

https://www.nugs.net/king-crimson-concerts-live-downloads-in-mp3-flac-or-online-music-streaming-1/ 

21ST CENTURY SCHIZOID BAND - LIVE IN BARCELONA

• 21st Century Schizoid Band: Live In Barcelona
      (2024, 2cd, USA, cleopatra records)

The 21st Century Schizoid Band, dedicated to the music of King Crimson.
Recorded in concert in Barcelona in 2003 !

The current spotlight on the music of King Crimson is the perfect excuse to give "Live In Barcelona" a try. Especially if you're into a more jazzy approach.

Nice !

BEAT - BELEW, VAI, LEVIN AND CAREY

BEAT: Belew, Vai, Levin and Carey play 80's King Crimson

BEAT - BELEW, VAI, LEVIN, CAREY PLAY 80s KING CRIMSON

"BEAT - Belew/Vai/Levin/Carey play 80s King Crimson!

Former King Crimson members ADRIAN BELEW and TONY LEVIN band together with guitar virtuoso STEVE VAI and explosive Tool drummer DANNY CAREY for the first time to create BEAT, a creative reinterpretation of the three iconic 80s KING CRIMSON albums - Discipline, Beat, and Three Of A Perfect Pair."

Tue • Sep 17 • 7:30 PM Humphreys 
Concerts By the Bay, San Diego, CA

IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING - KING CRIMSON AT 50

I watched the "In The Court Of The Crimson King" documentary this morning.
It's from 2022 but I hadn't seen it before.

It's not a real music documentary as such, but it lets you peak inside the head of Robert Fripp (and some of the other musicians).
Captivating.

 

IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING - KING CRIMSON AT 50

November 11 saw the release of "In The Court Of The Crimson King - King Crimson At 50", a documentary by Toby Amies.

https://www.itcotck.com/

 

A ROMANTIC GUIDE TO KING CRIMSON

from GlassOnyonPR

“A Romantic's Guide To King Crimson” by The Mastelottos Featuring Drum Legend Pat Mastelotto!

Valentine’s Day 2021 delivers an unexpected and welcome surprise with the release of “A Romantic’s Guide to King Crimson,” the new 12-track album of reinvented King Crimson material by the husband-and-wife duo Deborah and Pat Mastelotto. The collection, which spans the band’s entire history, revisits classics including “Matte Kudasai,” “Heartbeat,” “Moonchild,” “Elephant Talk,” “Peace,” “Exiles,” and “Sleepless.”

Pat Mastelotto is an American rock drummer and record producer who has worked with King Crimson, Mr. Mister, XTC, The Rembrandts and many others. Pat has served as one of King Crimson’s drummers from 1995 to the present day. This album resulted from Pat’s observations and Deborah’s insights made after she intermittently joined Pat on tour as part of the King Crimson entourage from 2008 onwards.

“It’s always been a joke in the King Crimson camp that there’s never a line for the women’s restrooms during intermissions,” said Deborah. “King Crimson plays loud and it’s often intense and raucous. But it can also be haunting and melodic, with some of the most beautiful lyrics ever. We wanted to help uncover that sweetness and introduce the songs to a different type of audience with ‘A Romantic’s Guide to King Crimson.’”

Digital download on Bandcamp but also released on a limited edition CD.

KING CRIMSON PHOTO BOOK

From the WareHouse of Tony Levin's Papa Bear Records.

A book of fine quality black and white photographs, and more, from concerts, touring, recording, and rehearsing with King Crimson

CRIMSON Chronicles vol. 1 the 1980's features all the years of the band's incarnation with Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, Adrian Belew, and Tony Levin. Shot from a vantage point nobody else has - that of the bass player onstage with the band.

208 pages - perfect-bound - 200 line screen offset printed on heavyweight premium paper. 274 photographs. Extensive captions and commentary by the author.

https://tonylevin-papabear.bandcamp.com/merch/tony-levin-crimson-chronicles-volume-1-the-80s-book

KING CRIMSON TRIBUTE ALBUM BY FERNANDO PERDOMO

from GlassOnyon PR

King Crimson Tribute Album “The Crimson Guitar” Released by American Guitarist Fernando Perdomo – OUT NOW!

“The Crimson Guitar” is the eagerly anticipated fifth full-length album by Fernando Perdomo, guitarist and bassist of The Dave Kerzner Band and Jakob Dylan’s Echo In The Canyon Band.

This NEW STUDIO ALBUM is a tribute to KING CRIMSON and has been a labour of love for Perdomo.

Fernando Perdomo said of the release: “'The Crimson Guitar' is my passionate love letter to the amazing King Crimson music that fascinated me when I was first learning classical guitar in my early teens... I created these arrangements with the upmost respect to the music and legacy of the band. My hope is to bring light to the delicate beauty of the songs”

The album has been released by Forward Motion Records, via Cherry Red.

TRACK LISTING
1. PEACE (A THEME)
2. ISLANDS
3. I TALK TO THE WIND
4. FORMENTERA LADY
5. STARLESS
6. PRINCE RUPERT AWAKES
7. ERUDITE EYES
8. MOONCHILD
9. BOOK OF SATURDAY
10. THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

KING CRIMSON 2019 TOUR DATES

King Crimson Announces 2019 Tour Dates In Celebration of 50 Years

In celebration of 50 years, King Crimson announces 50 Concerts for 2019. The current eight musician line-up will perform 50 concerts across three continents as part of their 2019 Celebration tour.

Dates confirmed so far, are as follows:

King Crimson 2019 Tour Dates

JUN 10, 2019 - HAUS AUENSEE, Leipzig
JUN 12, 2019 - JAHRHUNDERTHALLE, Frankfurt
JUN 13, 2019 - JAHRHUNDERTHALLE, Frankfurt
JUN 15, 2019 - LIEDERHALLE, Stuttgart
JUN 16, 2019 - LIEDERHALLE, Stuttgart
JUN 18, 2019 - ROYAL ALBERT HALL, London
JUN 19, 2019 - ROYAL ALBERT HALL, London
JUN 20, 2019 - ROYAL ALBERT HALL, London
JUN 22, 2019 - DE VEREENIGING, Nijmegen
JUN 23, 2019 - DE VEREENIGING, Nijmegen
JUN 26, 2019 - TEATR ROMA, Warsaw
JUN 27, 2019 - TEATR ROMA, Warsaw
JUN 29, 2019 - ZITADELLE, Berlin
JUL 04, 2019 - ROMISCHES THEATER AUGUSTA RAURICA, Basel
JUL 08, 2019 - ARENA DI VERONA, Verona
JUL 10, 2019 - STUPINIGI SONIC PARK, Torino
JUL 12, 2019 - DOCTOR MUSIC FESTIVAL, Escalarre
JUL 13, 2019 - DOCTOR MUSIC FESTIVAL, Escalarre
JUL 14, 2019 - DOCTOR MUSIC FESTIVAL, Escalarre
JUL 18, 2019 - ARENA SANTA GIULIANA, Perugia
AUG 23, 2019 - TEATRO METROPOLITAN, Mexico City
AUG 24, 2019 - TEATRO METROPOLITAN, Mexico City
AUG 27, 2019 - TEATRO DIANA, Guadalajara
AUG 29, 2019 - TEATRO METROPOLITAN, Mexico City
SEP 03, 2019 - GREEK THEATRE, Los Angeles
SEP 05, 2019 - FOX THEATER, Oakland
SEP 06, 2019 - FOX THEATER, Oakland
SEP 08, 2019 - PARAMOUNT THEATER, Denver
SEP 10, 2019 - AUDITORIUM THEATRE OF ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY, Chicago
SEP 12, 2019 - WARNER THEATRE, Washington D.C.
SEP 14, 2019 - BUDWEISER STAGE, Toronto
SEP 17, 2019 - ST DENIS THEATRE, Montreal
SEP 19, 2019 - BOCH CENTER WANG THEATER, Boston
SEP 21, 2019 - RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, New York City
SEP 23, 2019 - THE MET, Philidelphia
SEP 25, 2019 - HARD ROCK ROCKSINO, Cleveland
SEP 27, 2019 - THE RYMAN AUDITORIUM, Nashville
SEP 29, 2019 - THE COBB CENTER, Atlanta
OCT 06, 2019 - SUNSET STAGE ROCK IN RIO - Rio de Janeiro

KING CRIMSON 2019 TOUR

Glass Onyon PR :

King Crimson 2019 Tour – Celebrating 50 Years

As part of a series of events and releases for their 50th anniversary, King Crimson's 2019 tour will include special concerts across three continents, including both festivals and headline shows.

The band's packed three-hour shows regularly include material from twelve of their thirteen studio albums, including many of the songs from their seminal 1969 album “In The Court of the Crimson King”, described by Pete Townshend, as an “uncanny masterpiece”. The new 8-piece line-up plays many historic pieces which Crimson have never played live, as well as new arrangements of Crimson classics – “the music is new whenever it was written”. There are also new instrumentals and songs, as well as the compositions by the three drummers, Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison and Jeremy Stacey, which are a regular highlight. A unique show, where eight of the best musicians in the world play music without distraction or adornment.

King Crimson will be playing three shows at the Albert Hall in London in June 2019!
June 18, 19 and 20.


ROBERT FRIPP, though best known for his work in King Crimson, has contributed to numerous albums by players as diverse as Brian Eno, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Blondie, Talking Heads, Daryl Hall, The Roches, Peter Hammill, Keith Tippett, David Sylvian, The Orb, and The Grid. His 1979 solo album, “Exposure” was described as “the Sergeant Pepper of avant punk.” He has appeared twice in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarist Of All Time poll, although Fripp claims these are likely to have been mistakes by the typesetter.

TONY LEVIN has been a member of King Crimson since 1981. Internationally renowned and constantly in-demand for his distinctive bass work, he also tours with Peter Gabriel with whom he has worked since 1977. He has appeared on albums by Paul Simon, John Lennon, David Bowie and countless others and recently formed his own band, Stick Men alongside Crimson drummer, Pat Mastelotto.

JAKKO JAKSZYK was a member of Level 42, before working with Mel Collins as part of ex-KC alumni group, 21st Century Schizoid Band between 2002 - 2004. His solo album, “The Bruised Romantic Glee Club” (2006) was his first recorded collaboration with Fripp, followed by “A Scarcity of Miracles” in 2011. An acclaimed producer in his own right, Jakszyk has recently mixed Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson's UK Top 20 album, “Homo Erraticus.” .

MEL COLLINS was previously a member of King Crimson 1970 - 1972 appearing on “In The Wake Of Poseidon” (1970), “Lizard” (1970), “Islands” (1971), “Earthbound” (1972) as well as a guest appearance on “Red” (1974), the final King Crimson album of the 1970s. He subsequently worked with The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, Dire Straits, Eric Clapton and many others, before returning to King Crimson in 2014.

GAVIN HARRISON joined King Crimson in 2007, playing a series of dates in the USA the following year. A respected author and tutor, he has also recorded three albums with The Pineapple Thief, though Harrison is probably best-known for his work with Porcupine Tree. Modern Drummer magazine placed him in their Top 50 Drummers Of All Time.

PAT MASTELOTTO joined King Crimson in 1994 after working with Robert Fripp and David Sylvian. A member of the hugely successful American 1980s group and MTV favourites, Mr. Mister, he is at home in both experimental music working with KTU as well as pop and rock appearing on albums by The Rembrandts, Hall And Oates and XTC.

JEREMY STACEY is a British drummer. His early work included the 1990s band, The Lemon Trees (with twin brother Paul Stacey on guitars, Guy Chambers and others) and Denzil. He has also played with Sheryl Crow, the Finn Brothers, Nick Harper, Noel Gallagher, and many more. On March 7, 2016, it was announced that he would be taking the place of Bill Rieflin as the centre drummer on the 2016 King Crimson European tour, a position he retained even after Rieflin's return to the band.

BILL RIEFLIN is a multi-instrumentalist but is primarily known for his drumming with Ministry and industrial rock outfit KMFDM. From 2003 until their dissolution in 2011 he played drums with REM. He recorded with Robert Fripp on “Birth Of A Giant” and “The Repercussions Of Angelic Behaviour” (both 1999) and most recently in the ambient super-group, Slow Music in 2006 and 2014.

KING CRIMSON

from Glass Onyon PR :

King Crimson To Release Meltdown In Mexico – Live In Mexico City 2017

Three CDs feat. over three and a half hours of material performed during the band's five nights residency at Teatro Metropolitan, Mexico City in July 2017 & audio extras!

This 3CD/1Blu-Ray set features over three and a half hours of material performed during King Crimson's five night residency at Teatro Metropolitan, Mexico City in July 2017 plus audio extras. The Blu-Ray contains over two hours of multi-camera HD recorded footage, audio soundtrack in 24/48 LPCM, hi-res stereo and 5.1 DTS HD-MA (with 'picture off' mode allowing the music to be heard independently in lossless audio).

Meltdown in Mexico includes, for the first time with this line-up, audio recordings of “Breathless,” “Discipline,” “Moonchild” and Tony and Jeremy's nightly Cadenza improvs. Mixed by King Crimson member Bill Rieflin from full multi track recordings

King Crimson is a band that continues to defy conventional expectations. As listeners to last year's rush-released official bootleg from June 2017 recorded in Chicago discovered, this band gets better by the year. Given the amount of rehearsals, practicing, constantly expanding repertoire base (nearly six hours' worth of material ready to select from on any given night), wealth of experience among musicians, technicians/sound crew, more comfortable traveling arrangements, better PA systems/mixing desks & the fact that the band is playing, for the most part, in purpose built theatres rather than the more imaginatively named but sonically challenged venues that hosted rock gigs in previous decades, this should come as no surprise. But it does. Perhaps it’s still part of the Rock 'n' Roll myth – the “hope I die before I get old” thought process that seems forever associated with rock music that's proved so difficult to alter. Whatever the reason, the concept of a band maturing, re-inventing itself and being able to present music from a lengthy history in recognizable but ever-changing ways, still with same sense of wonder as if it were newly-written, remains, if not unique, certainly notable.

A few weeks after the Chicago concert, the first part of 2017's tour reached its final destination – five nights of concerts in Mexico City. All of the concerts were recorded and filmed with a view to issuing a definitive document of Crimson live in 2017 and Meltdown is the result of that process. With over two hours of HD filmed performance and three hours of audio, Meltdown offers a comprehensive overview of a band at the very peak of its performing ability.

King Crimson's Meltdown in Mexico will be released on September 28th and will be distributed by Amped Distribution.

NEW DIALETO ALBUM

Dialeto
"Live With David Cross"



Brazilian band DIALETO is releasing its fifth CD, a live album with the guest participation of violinist David CROSS, ex-King Crimson. The album, entitled simply “Live with David Cross”, was recorded in 2017 at São Paulo, Brazil, on the second of a pair of concerts held to promote the band’s then new album, “Bartók in Rock”.

As such, the material of this album includes some live versions for the Béla Bartók pieces that were adapted by DIALETO, as well as renditions of a few Crimson classics and one track by the David Cross Band.

KING CRIMSON TO TOUR YURRIP IN 2018

With three drummers, Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison and Jeremy Stacey, as well as the return of multi-instrumentalist Bill Rieflin on keyboards, guitarist and original founding member, Robert Fripp states that this “double quartet formation” is likely to make more noise than ever before. Rounding out the eight piece line-up are guitarist and vocalist Jakko Jakszyk, long-time bassist Tony Levin, and saxophonist and flautist Mel Collins, who was a mainstay of Crim from 1970-1972. The band’s packed three-hour shows draw on material from all periods of their history, including six historic tracks that Crimson have never played live before, as well as new arrangements of Crimson classics – “the music is new whenever it was written” – and, of course, a healthy dose of new material, including the compositions for three drummers, which are a regular highlight.

King Crimson 2018 European tour dates:

13th June Poznan, Poland Earth Hall
14th June Poznan, Poland Earth Hall
16th June Krakow, Poland ICE Congress Hall
17th June Krakow, Poland ICE Congress Hall
18th June Krakow, Poland ICE Congress Hall
20th June Essen, Germany Lichtburg
23rd June Vienna, Austria Stadthalle
24th June Vienna, Austria Stadthalle
26th June Prague, Czech Republic Forum Karlin
27th June Prague, Czech Republic Forum Karlin
1st July Berlin, Germany Admiralspalast
5th July Stockholm, Sweden Cirkus
6th July Stockholm, Sweden Cirkus
8th July Oslo, Norway Sentrum Scene
9th July Oslo, Norway Sentrum Scene
10th July Oslo, Norway Sentrum Scene
13th July Amsterdam, The Netherlands Concertgebouw
16th July Munich, Germany Philharmonie
19th July Pompeii, Italy Teatro Grande
20th July Pompeii, Italy Teatro Grande
22nd July Rome, Italy Auditorium Cavea
23rd July Rome, Italy Auditorium Cavea
25th July Lucca, Italy Piazza Napoleone
27th July Venice, Italy Teatro La Fenice
28th July Venice, Italy Teatro La Fenice
29th Oct Bournemouth, UK Pavilion Theatre
31st Oct Cardiff, UK St Davids
2nd Nov London, UK Palladium
6th Nov Birmingham, UK Symphony Hall
9th Nov Manchester, UK Bridgewater Hall
12th Nov Glasgow, UK Royal Concert Hall
15th Nov Paris, France L’Olympia
16th Nov Paris, France L’Olympia

KING CRIMSON UPDATE

King Crimson is about to release another album in their 40th anniversary edition series, combining the original album with extra material, released on a CD and an audio DVD.

Boz Burrell: vocals, bass
Robert Fripp: guitar, mellotron
Mel Collins: saxes, flute
Ian Wallace: drums

• king crimson: earthbound
      (2017, cd + dvd-audio, uk, discipline global mobile kcsp)

13th release in the King Crimson anniversary series.

TONY LEVIN BOOK ABOUT KING CRIMSON

TONY LEVIN - Crimson Chronicles volume 1 - the '80s

https://tonylevin-moonjune.bandcamp.com/merch/tony-levin-crimson-chronicles-volume-1-the-80s-book

From the WareHouse of Tony Levin's Papa Bear Records, exclusively distributed via MoonJune's mail-order.

A book of fine quality black & white photographs, and more, from concerts, touring, recording, and rehearsing with King Crimson

CRIMSON Chronicles vol. 1 the 1980's features all the years of the band's incarnation with Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, Adrian Belew, and Tony Levin. Shot from a vantage point nobody else has - that of the bass player onstage with the band.

208 pages - perfect-bound - 200 line screen offset printed on heavyweight premium paper. 274 photographs. Extensive captions and commentary by the author.

TONY LEVIN - STICK MAN

Tony Levin (King Crimson, Terry Bozzio,...) released "Stick Man" in 2007.
A small number of copies of the CD are still available :

https://stickmen-moonjune.bandcamp.com/merch/tony-levin-stick-man-cd

Tony Levin's discography (solo albums, album titles only) has been added to the United Mutations Archives.