King Crimson -- Heavy ConstruKction, Discipline Global Mobile, 2000. [Last Sigh Magazine]

Track Listing

CD One
1. Into The Frying Pan
2. The ConstruKction Of Light
3. ProzaKc Blues
4. Improv: Munchen
5. One Time
6. Dinosaur
7. VROOOM
8. FraKctured
9. The World's My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum
10. Improv: Bonn

CD Two
1. Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream
2. Improv: Offenbach
3. Cage
4. Larks' Tongues In Aspic: Part Four
5. Three Of A Perfect Pair
6. The Deception Of The Thrush
7. Heroes
Plus enhanced CD live concert video.

CD Three
1. Sirap
2. Blastic Rhino
3. Lights Please (part 1)
4. ccccSeizurecc
5. Off And Back
6. More (And Less)
7. Beautiful Rainbow
8. 7 Teas
9. Tomorrow Never Knew Thela (including Tomorrow Never Knows)
10. Uböö
11. The Deception Of The Thrush
12. Arena Of Terror
13. Light Please (part 2)

Adrian Belew: Guitar & Vocals
Robert Fripp: Guitar
Trey Gunn: Touch Guitar, Ashbory Bass, Talker
Pat Mastelotto: Electronic Drumming
CD1&2 recorded by mixed by George Glossup,
Produced by David Singleton & Alex R. Mundy at Discipline Global Mobile.

CD3 recorded in Europe and assembled in America,
Recorded by Ken Latchney
Produced & mixed by Pat Mastelotto & Bill Munyon at Bill's Apt.
and Blue World Music.

Mastered by David Singleton.
Artwork from a painting by P.J. Crook.
Photography and Video Images: BootlegTV Crew, Trey Gunn.
Photograph of KC: Michael Wilson
Design: Hugh O'Donnell

   King Crimson have been around, of and on, for nearly thirty-two years - a feat of which very few bands can boast. This latest incarnation of the band, still centered around the astounding guitar work of Robert Fripp, is an extension of their eighties line-up in that the core of the band is Fripp and vocalist/guitarist Adrian Belew, with the rest of the band being rounded out by bassist Trey Gunn and percussionist Pat Mastelotto. “Heavy ConstruKction” are recordings taken from the European concert tour of 2000, in support of their earlier 2000 studio release, “The ConstruKction of Light”.
    As one would expect from King Crimson, the music is aggressive and in your face, splintered and splattered across the stage and your listening room, challenging the listener to not just listen to, but to simply deal with the quartet’s musical and sonic abstractions. King Crimson is not easy listening, but they are very rewarding to those whose tastes in sound have a very wide range. Most of the CD is drawn from their earlier studio effort, but, as has always been the case, the band truly shines when they improvise - essentially create a song on the spot. The manner in which the four musicians seem to be able to read each others’ minds, knowing exactly which way to go, never fails to fascinate.
    If you’re looking for standard songs, pass King Crimson by. If you want to be challenged to try something new, Crimson’s harsh (then soft) intracacies may provide you with the direction you’ve been looking for. This is a very reasonably priced 3-CD set, with the third disc being primarily improvisations that have been spliced together from various concerts, essentially creating new songs from parts of three or four others.

--Michael C. Mahan