ProjeKct Two - Live Groove

This title -- which is also available as part of the four-disc Projekcts (1999) box set -- features the second fraKCtal of the mid-'90s six-person incarnation of King Crimson captured during its six-month lifespan. The larger group included Adrian Belew (guitar, drums), Bill Bruford (percussion, drums), Robert Fripp (guitar), Trey Gunn (Warr guitar), Tony Levin (bass), and Pat Mastelotto (percussion, drums), while Projekct Two centered on the trio of Belew on the digital V-drums, Fripp as always on guitar, and Gunn credited as playing "touch guitar." With the notable exception of the hip-hop-inspired solo extracted from "21st Century Schizoid Man" -- sporting sampled finger-snaps and DJ-esque "scratching" effects no less -- the remaining nine entries are completely improvised instrumentals. Read More