ELEKTRIK

EleKtriK is the documentation of King Crimson Live in Japan (2003). This iteration of KC is Adrian Belew (vocals and get.), Robert Fripp (gtr.), Trey Gunn (Warr gtr., restless Warren gtr.), and Pat Mastelotto (traps and buttons). The recording venue is Tokyo's Kouseinenkin Kaiken (April 16, 2003). This is part of Fripp's on-going determination to not only capturing live performances, but to issue many of them as live recordings. These concert recordings may contain new material without studio reference releases. This practice documents new music and protects it without the need to "hone" a work in the studio, nor publish a reference recording for copyright protection. In this process, old music, such as Lark's Tongue in Aspic (IV) becomes new, while new music becomes standards, and arrangements become fluid and flexible. Is this prog-rock jazz? Who needs EleKtriK? The Krimhead must possess it to survive. The serious fan of prog-rock. The fanboy of Crimson, Fripp, or Belew Technically clean recordings a decades long performed by unit at a he heights of their powers who hold little scared and expect the unknown to be given me he same respect and awe as the "classics". There is little else like King Crimson at any point in the recent past, the present, and the near-term future. Want your musical performers to challenge you as they perform challenging music? Want to share the creative process with artists who respect their audiences? Want music that can come from any culture or influence all at the same time? Like to dance with cosmic abandon while the music of the spheres plays on? If you answer yes to any of these questions and many others, then you should seriously consider why you do not already possess this recorded performance. The cost is reasonable. The ability to continue engaging with these musicians, from this moment, over a time-span of decades should sound appealing. Join the fun.

My God this is incredible. I am an old-school Crimson fan. I saw the ‘74 band live. I really had ignored this “American” Crimson. I saw the beast in Chicago in September and, having heard some of this music played by the new lineup, decided to investigate. WOWZERS! This is one helluva live album!!! I have been listening to Elekrik for a week almost non-stop. It is barbaric, brutal, sharp as a scimitar and searingly beautiful. Perhaps the finest of all of the live Crimson releases. I sure wish I had gone to see this lineup when I had the opportunity and passed What puzzles me is why, in the diary notes, Robert seems so unhappy with this band, it was incredible! Just ordered HEAVY CONSTRUCTION and THE POWER TO BELIEVE

The "Double Duo" incarnation doesn't seem to get a lot of love and attention from either fans or DGM, but it always seems to take decades for each version to get its due. I have seen Crimso in 1982, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2015, and the ProjeKct Two tour, and I have dozens of live KC discs, but to my surprise, the 2003 version stands out as my favorite show, and indeed one of the best concerts I've ever attended. This disc doesn't quite capture that -- I'm told the New Haven CD might -- but this is still a great performance. The quality of the band's digital effects is finally worthy of the music, the band is really tight, and this is an excellent recording. I am sad that they excluded the outstanding "PTB III/Deception of the Thrush" that's on the DVD (even if I have like seven versions of it already), and I personally don't need to ever hear "Prozakc Blues" or "Happy With What You Have" ever again, but Level Five and Electric smoke, and the Power Circle/Dangerous Curves/LTiA4 sequence is pure bliss. "One Time" has some clams -- strange clicks in the intro (pedalboard footswitches?),

King Crimson Elektrik Live In Japan was recorded on April 16th 2003 in Tokyo, Japan and is a tour de force. It's a must have for any KC fan. At a little over an hour and 15 minutes it's well worth the asking price of $10.59

Really good- I enjoyed the "Halloween" like soundscapes and make sure to play them at that time of year, this is so well recorded you think it's a studio cut till the audience roars with approval. Yes, I am a long time time fan- some folks wont get this music but those that do will love this recording,, very well done!

This is an outstanding live album. If you are a true King Crimson fan you must have this album. The CD is an excellent quality recording and I have listened to it several times already.

Not a bad offering from Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew and Co. - I played the whole album on air for my 2arm.net.au radio show (Sunday AEST 7-10pm) and it went down a treat - will buy the Dvd one day - great performance!

I am a huge fan of all versions of KC and since this is most likely one of the last live recordings we will be able to listen to, I'm glad it was a good one. The instrumentals are fun and flawless and Adrian's vocals are great on the vocal tracks. Highly recommended.

Alles einwandfrei. Hier kaufe ich gerne wieder.

Ottimo concerto in cui la band capitanata ovviamente dal genio Robert Fripp si esprime al meglio delle sue possibilità. Scaletta più che altro dedicata al repertorio dei dischi che vanno da Thrak in poi, eseguita in maniera impeccabile. Ricordo di aver visto diversi anni fa anche il video di questo concerto.. impossibile non apprezzarne il livello di “prog” espresso, altissimo

El problema con los discos de King Crimson es que robert Fripp, en los últimos años, ha saturado tanto el mercado con grabaciones en directo que resulta complicado analizar el posible interés individualizado de cada uno de ellos y, menos aún establecer si es mejor o peor que muchos de los discos publicados con conciertos de la misma época. En este caso, además, el disco se trata de la versión audio de parte del concierto recogido en un doble dvd, donde, además de este concierto de Japón, se incluye uno de la gira anterior, de 2000. Desconozco el motivo por el que ha sido incluido dentro de la serie del Club de Coleccionistas, aunque como "edición especial". Lo cierto es que los criterios son bastante complicados de entende. Esta serie especial tiene, hasta el momento, tres números: éste, Ladies on the road, con una selección de temas de la formación de 1971-72 y un combo cd-DVD con un par de conciertos de 1996 y la formación del doble trio que, además, aparece numerado como número 47 de la serie KCCC. Sea como fuere, el sonido de este disco es espectacular y, desde luego, lejos del de muchos de los discos incluidos en el KCCC. En cuanto al repertorio es el típico de la gira que realizaron de presentación de The Power to Believe, con una mayoría de temas de este disco, algunos del anterior (Construktion of light) y el sempiterno Red. Particularmente, esta formación del "doble duo" formado por Fripp-Belew-Mastelotto-Gunn me gusta bastante más que el doble trio anterior, en el que también estaban Tony Levin y Bill Bruford, pero, desde luego, lejos del sonido del grupo en los 70. Se trata esta de la versión más "metálica" del grupo. Una última etapa en la que el papel de Belew, a mi parecer, sobraba totalmente. A la vista de acontecimientos posteriores (Fripp no ha contado con él para la nueva reedición de KC) parece que la inclusión de Belew en esta formación fuese más una "obligación" que un verdadero deseo de Fripp, demostrado como estaba que el papel de aquel en los PRojekts había sido meramente anecdótico y que los discos posteriores, en los que el deseo de Fripp era desarrollar ese sonido metálico-jazzistico, no era el más apropiado para Belew. Este intentó adaptarse componiendo algunos de los peores temas de toda la carrera del grupo, como PRozakc Blues o Happy with what you have to be happy with que, junto con Dinosar constituyen, en mi opinión, la trilogía de peores temas del grupo.

This is a good Live recording in 2003 and mostly Power To Beleive tracks. I myself love the tracks especially Level 5 and Dangerous Curves. This is a good live album buy it now as it really is enjoyable listen great stuff. A pity a DVD not with it but if that was so it would be expensive, though this is a must for any Crimson fan, just buy it now and enjoy it.

Testimonio aural en vivo de lo que era esta alineación de la banda en abril de 2003, desplegando una brutalidad y fineza difícil de igualar, durante la promoción en Japón de lo que hasta la fecha es el último álbum en estudio de la banda, The Power to Believe, que había salido al mercado apenas dos meses antes. En aquella ocasión, el siempre ente cambiante de King Crimson estaba conformado por el sempiterno Robert Fripp en la guitarra, Adrian Belew en la guitarra y voz, Trey Gun en Warr guitar y Pat Mastelotto en batería y percusiones. Muestra indiscutible del poderío sonoro que alcanza King Crimson, siempre haciendo ruido y elevando la música a unos extremos de pesadez insospechados cuando se lo proponen. Temas a destacar: el siempre portentoso y al mismo tiempo aterrador Level Five, Elektrik y Happy with What you Have to Be Happy With. Muy recomendable si te gusta y conoces la trayectoria de King Crimson.