A look back at King Crimson's 1982 album Beat, as well as the current retrospective tour by the band of the same name, with a special emphasis on the band's identity.
The last batch of tunes for Tier 6, including:
Floating Points - Cascade (2024) Mo Dotti - Opaque (2024) Debashish Bhattacharya - The Sound of the Soul (2024) Azmari - Maelstrom (2024) Leprous - Melodies of Atonement (2024) Kalandra - Frame of Mind (2024)
This is the third in a six-part series on the early releases of Spock's Beard. In this installment, we'll take a closer look at the band's 1998 debut album, The Kindness of Strangers.
More great and interesting music to check out, including music from:
Wesley Fuller - All Fuller, No Filler (2024) Jack White - No Name (2024) Chrystabell & David Lynch - Cellophane Memories (2024) Alcest - Les Chants de l'Aurore (2024) The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble - Open Me: Open Me: A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit (2024) Allan Holdsworth - Metal Fatigue (1985)
Chrystabell & David Lynch - Cellophane Memories VS. Bill Rieflin - Birth of a Giant
Bill Rieflin - Birth of a Giant
Cellophane Memories is must-have for any David Lynch enthusiast. It sheds light on a different corner of his universe and, as is usually the case, unearths new perspectives as much as it conceals others. It is, however, niche listening for the patient Lynch fan. One could argue that Birth of a Giant holds a similar place in the King Crimson timeline, but the performances are more overtly charismatic (especially those of Robert Fripp). Additionally, as a Tier 1 survivor, time has been kind to the album as repeated listenings have revealed deeper musical structures.
Allan Holdsworth - Metal Fatigue VS. Peter Gabriel - i/o (Bright Side Mix)
Peter Gabriel - i/o (Bright Side Mix)
Both of these albums are flawed masterpieces from top-notch artists, but i’o’s high points outshine those found on Metal Fatigue. It looks like very soon, we will need to decide which mix of i/o, the bright or dark side, will represent Peter Gabriel in the finals.
Jack White - No Name VS. Polyphia - Remember That You Will Die
Jack White - No Name
Although I have had reticence with Remember That You Will Die this year, the album has grown on me significantly. Jack White’s surprise release, however, recaptures the energy that defined him in an arresting way.
Wesley Fuller - All Fuller, No Filler VS. The Lemon Twigs - A Dream Is All We Know
Wesley Fuller - All Fuller, No Filler
Big upset here,, especially as The Lemon Twigs were darlings due to the incredible artistic success of Everything Harmony last year. That album may have hurt A Dream Is All We Know to a degree, because the likelihood that they would recapture the magic of that album was low and objectively comparing two albums released that close to one another is just plain difficult. There is a sense, however, that A Dream Is All We Know was an attempt to nostalgically recapture an aesthetic rather than reinventing a well-trod style. Fuller is a retro-rocker as well, but his playful nature and wry sense of melody is nearly irresistible.
Viewer’s Choice Results
Chrystabell & David Lynch - Cellophane Memories VS. Bill Rieflin - Birth of a Giant
Bill Rieflin - Birth of a Giant
Allan Holdsworth - Metal Fatigue VS. Peter Gabriel - i/o (Bright Side Mix)
Peter Gabriel - i/o (Bright Side Mix)
Jack White - No Name VS. Van Halen - A Different Kind of Truth
Jack White - No Name
Wesley Fuller - All Fuller, No Filler VS. The Lemon Twigs - A Dream Is All We Know
