King Crimson (8) "Space Groove II" (Edit) From: Space Groove ProjeKct Two 1998

To celebrate their 50th anniversary, King Crimson are releasing 50 rare or unusual tracks from the archives. Starting on 13th January, the date the band was formed in the Fulham Palace Café in 1969, these tracks will be released one a week for the remaining 50 weeks of 2019. Each track will be introduced by a commentary from David Singleton, King Crimson manager and producer.

King Crimson will also be performing 50 concerts in their 2019 Celebration tour – playing in the UK, France, Germany, Poland, Holland, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Mexico, USA, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile. Tickets available from www.dgmlive.com.

Projekct Two "Live in Chicago, II "1998 CLUB33-2006- Collectors' Club

"Good solid show tonight. Park West is a fantastic venue. The sound is always great. Plus, Chicago audiences are always very up-to-date with what we're doing. When we walked on stage tonight we had the feeling that everyone was with us. And in fact, I think a lot of the audience had already heard the CD." Trey Gunn.

ProjeKct Two "Live In Northampton" 1998 - CLUB17 2001-Collectors' Club

The 17th Collectors' Club release (August, 2001). ProjeKct Two, Live in Northampton, MA, July 1st 1998. "It was a standing audience with people pushed right up close to the stage. I get the feeling that a show like this is so intimate that it can't but help to catch people on fire. You could see it in their eyes. I have no doubt that we made a lot of fans for life tonight."Trey Gunn

ProjeKct Two "Live Groove" 1998

While ProjeKct One was the first of the sub-groups planned, ProjeKct Two actually convened and recorded first. It featured Fripp, Gunn and Adrian Belew on drums rather than guitar (his usual instrument with King Crimson). This configuration was unplanned, but when the group gathered at Belew's home studio to record, he had recently taken possession of the V-drums and Fripp was keen to experiment with their use. The group enjoyed the results enough that it was decided to keep this configuration for the whole course of the project.

Antoni Mateu.The ProjecKcts-The Deception of the Thrush: A Beginners' Guide to ProjeKcts (1997-1999) 1999

The ProjecKcts se presenta como un proyecto único y concluido, y supone un aldabonazo a toda la historia de King Crimson: el paso intermedio (la fractalización) (otro momento irrepetible) entre el Doble Trío y lo que se vaticina y bautiza como el Doble Dúo. El contenido es sencillamente brutal, tanto como para agotar cualquier intento de adjetivarlo, ya sea positiva como negativamente (a alguien le ha hecho recordar la enfermedad de Prince: editar sin desmesura cuando en la mesura está lo bueno).

ProjeKct Two "Space Groove" 1998

ProjeKct Two es el primer subgrupo en entrar en acción, el segundo en ser ideado. Tres días encerrados en el estudio de Belew en Nashville; y Fripp (a la guitarra), Gunn (a las  touch guitary guitar synth) y el mismo Belew (¡a los V Drums!) empiezan a tocar y grabar casi compulsivamente: horas y más horas, cintas y más cintas; y eso se nota, para bien y para mal. El resultado es una orgía sonora que mezcla todo tipo de corrientes más que de influencias: se ha hablado al menos de la instrumentalidad post-Avalon de Roxy Music; el jazz de Miles Davis o de Coltrane; el jazz-rock de Weather Report o de la Mahavishnu; la sideralidad de Gong; y el Eno de Nerve Net.