The End of King Crimson?
Could it be? Has King Crimson called it quits after 53 years? It would appear so!
Robert Fripp posted to Facebook that the last note of Starless at the last concert in Japan on the Completion Tour was a move "from sound to silence." What does this mean?
Thankfully, Sid Smith (King Crimson biographer and website/social media guy) clarified that it was KC's final note.
Tony Levin on Robert Fripp’s Photo Policy
King Crimson's photo policy is notorious. Before every concert, they post signs on the stage that say not to take photos during the show.
Yet, Tony Levin (King Crimson's bassist) has taken photos from the stage for 40 years. How — and why — has the photo policy changed over the years?
Tony Levin Photography Interview
Bass legend Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, John Lennon) is releasing a collection of 8 fine art prints cataloging his touring experiences with King Crimson. He's been photographing shows for decades and now you can own extremely high quality productions of his photos.
Fracture All Over The World
37 players, 15 nations, 7 months, 1 impossible song.
This is a very special international collaboration of players attempting to tackle Robert Fripp’s “impossible” composition.
Adrian Belew - Confronting Creativity with Andre Cholmondeley
Adrian Belew is a legendary guitarist and multi-instrumentalist well-known for his diverse travels around the musical map. He first appeared on the guitar-world radar on tour with Frank Zappa, who later said, “Adrian reinvented electric guitar”.
Failure to Fracture Book Preorders Now Open
After several months of intense work, I am excited to announce that it is officially available for preorder. All you need to do is go to FailureToFracture.com and take a look at the exclusive preorder bundles and savings. But before you head over there, let me tell you about it because it’s really incredible.
A Romantic’s Guide to King Crimson
Romantic arrangements of various King Crimson songs performed by Deborah and Pat Mastelotto and various contributors from the Three of a Perfect Pair camp.
Pat Mastelotto & Trey Gunn
Join us for a live interview with King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto and former member Trey Gunn hosted by Andre Cholmondeley. We'll be discussing creativity, getting through writer's block, and more.
King Crimson Transcription Team Interview
Join us for a live interview with former King Crimson member Trey Gun, and transcription wizard Gabriel Riccio. We're going to talk about the upcoming King Crimson transcriptions book for the classic 80s albums: Discipline, Three of a Perfect Pair, and Beat. Trey and Gabriel will be joined by Matt Tate and Dean Pascarella, proofreaders for the book.
King Crimson Discipline Era Transcriptions Book
The historic King Crimson albums Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair have been transcribed. Every instrument and note are thoroughly documented for your eyes, ears, and hands to enjoy. And I was one of the proofreaders!
Pat Mastelotto Interview by Andre Cholmondeley
A Conversation with drummer/composer Pat Mastelotto. Well known as the longest-running drummer of KING CRIMSON.
Pat also played on some of the biggest hits of the 80s, from Martin Briley's 1983 Top-40 hit "The Salt in my Tears", to the three top-10 hits from Mr. Mister, including TWO that hit #1 in the US Pop charts, "Kyrie" & "Broken Wings".
FraKctured Performance
In this piece, I detail the difficulties of learning FraKctured as opposed to learning and performing it’s older sibling, Fracture. I close with a performance at the end of the video. It’s adequate!
Practicing Fracture, FraKctured, and Other Fripp Pieces
Here’s a bunch of videos of me practicing Fracture, FraKctured, and other Fripp stuff over the years.
Failure to Fracture, Ep. 6: Fracture is Impossible to Play
Welcome to the 6th episode of Failure to Fracture, a series that highlights my now-20-year struggle to play the hardest song I've ever encountered: "Fracture" by King Crimson. Robert Fripp, the composer and guitarist on the track, writes: "Fracture is impossible to play." What on earth does this mean?
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