Mastelottos -Romantic's Guide To King Crimson

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1.1 Two Hands

1.2 Matte Kudasai

1.3 Heartbeat

1.4 Moonchild

1.5 Inner Garden

1.6 One Time (Eyes Wide Open)

1.7 Peace

1.8 Book of Saturday

1.9 Exiles

1.10 Elephant Talk

1.11 People

1.12 Sleepless

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Pat Mastelotto (of King Crimson, Mr. Mister, XTC, others) and his wife Deborah have made the ultimate Crimson for Lovers package. Distilled from Deborah's experiences traveling with the band that "never has a line to the women restrooms", and inspired by singing at the TOAPP music camp with Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and 100 campers (many appear on the album) the Covid quarantine provided down time for the couple to record 12 King Crimson classics. Unexpectedly lush with orchestral, bluesy arrangements and a Pop Prog twist, that lay somewhere between sexy and slutty. Heat up the hot tub and get down with this puppy.

From Inner Knot album listing: ?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.?? ?The album has amazing contributions from all the musicians involved, especially the TOAPP (Three of a Perfect Pair Music Masters Camp) artists,? said Pat. ?We experimented together and since they were already lifelong Crim Heads, they were totally into reconfiguring the classic performances or developing totally new parts. So, get ready. You?ll hear some fantastic detail in their playing.? The recording features material they chose and arranged together with lead vocals by Deborah, a creative Tour de Force in her own right, and with Pat drumming and producing. ?We compiled King Crimson songs and searched for the romanticism in them, then rearranged them,? said Deborah. ?The addition of a girl singer automatically changes the feel of those songs and places them in a different genre. Our idea is to create a way for people, especially women, to appreciate the beauty of King Crimson?s music without the fear and sometimes resistance attached to the word ?prog? getting in the way. We slow the songs way down and strip them back to their essential lyrics and melodies.? ?In the Crimson tradition, we approached every song as if it was brand new,? said Pat. ?At first, it involved tinkering with 20-plus songs in hotel rooms using iPhone apps to choose what worked best for us. We first focused on the lyrics. The words had to resonate and the arrangements had to develop a prog-meets-pop twist to meet my hopes. We had no desire to duplicate the original arrangements. In fact, just the opposite. I was trying to discover where else they could go to expose sweetness, sort of like

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195269054670

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