King Crimson were an English-based progressive rock band formed in London in 1968. Led by guitarist Robert Fripp,they drew inspiration from a wide variety of music,incorporating elements of classical,jazz,folk,heavy metal,gamelan,blues,industrial,electronic,experimental music and new wave. They exerted a strong influence on the early 1970s progressive rock movement,including on contemporaries such as Yes and Genesis,and continue to inspire subsequent generations of artists across multiple genres. The band has earned a large cult following,especially in the 21st century.
Robert Fripp is an English musician,songwriter,record producer,and author,best known as the guitarist,founder and longest-lasting member of the progressive rock band King Crimson. He has worked extensively as a session musician and collaborator,notably with David Bowie,Blondie,Brian Eno,Peter Gabriel,Daryl Hall,the Roches,Talking Heads,and David Sylvian. He also composed the startup sound of Windows Vista,in collaboration with Tucker Martine and Steve Ball. His discography includes contributions to more than 700 official releases.
Robert Steven "Adrian" Belew is an American musician,singer,songwriter,and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist primarily known as a guitarist and singer,he is noted for his unusual approach to the instrument,his playing often resembling sound effects or noises made by animals and machines.
Another Green World is the third solo studio album by English musician Brian Eno,released by Island Records on 14 November 1975. The album marked a transition from the rock-based music of Eno's previous releases towards his late 1970s ambient work. Only five of its fourteen tracks feature vocals,a contrast with his previous vocal albums.
Before and After Science is the fifth solo studio album by English musician Brian Eno,originally released by Polydor Records in December 1977 in the United Kingdom and by Island U.S. soon after. Produced by Eno and Rhett Davies,it is the first of Eno's popular music works to be published under his full name.
Andrew James Summers is an English guitarist best known as a member of the rock band the Police. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a band member in 2003. Summers has recorded solo albums,collaborated with other musicians,composed film scores,written fiction,and exhibited his photography in galleries.
Frippertronics is a tape looping technique used by English guitarist Robert Fripp. It marked the first real-time tape looping device,evolving from a system developed in the electronic music studios of the early 1960s by composers Terry Riley and Pauline Oliveros and made popular through its use in ambient music by composer Brian Eno,as on his album Discreet Music (1975). The effect is now routinely found in many commercial loop station guitar digital effects boxes such as the Boss RC-3.
Three of a Perfect Pair is the tenth studio album by English progressive rock band King Crimson,released on 23 March 1984 in the UK by E.G. Records. It is the group's final studio album to feature the quartet of Robert Fripp,Adrian Belew,Tony Levin and Bill Bruford,which broke up later that year,though all four would appear in the sextet lineup featured on THRAK in 1995.
Beat is the ninth studio album by the British progressive rock band King Crimson,released on 18 June 1982 by E.G. Records. It was the second King Crimson album to feature the lineup of Robert Fripp,Adrian Belew,Tony Levin and Bill Bruford,and the first ever King Crimson album to feature the same lineup as its predecessor.
Discipline is the eighth studio album by English progressive rock band King Crimson,released on 2 October 1981 by E.G. Records in the United Kingdom and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States.
Vrooom is an EP by the band King Crimson,classified as a mini-album due to its length. It was released in 1994,as a companion to the subsequent full length album THRAK (1995). It is the first King Crimson release to feature the “double trio”of guitarists Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew,bassists Trey Gunn and Tony Levin,and drummers Bill Bruford and Pat Mastelotto.
"Sleepless" is a song by the band King Crimson,released as a single in 1984. The track is best known for its distinctive opening bass-line which features Tony Levin slapping on the strings to create a pulsating beat,and for the music video in which all four members of the band appeared.
"Heroes" is the twelfth studio album by the English musician David Bowie,released on 14 October 1977 through RCA Records. Recorded in collaboration with the musician Brian Eno and the producer Tony Visconti,it was the second release of his Berlin Trilogy,following Low,released in January the same year,and the only one wholly recorded in Berlin. Sessions took place in mid-1977 after Bowie completed work on Iggy Pop's second solo album Lust for Life. Much of the same personnel from Low returned for "Heroes",augmented by the King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp.
The League of Gentlemen were a band active during March–December 1980 that featured King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp.
Bewitched is an American television sitcom.
Sacred Songs is the first solo album by American singer/songwriter Daryl Hall. It was produced by guitarist Robert Fripp,who also played on the album.
Basic is a collaboration album by American musicians Robert Quine and Fred Maher,released in July 1984 by E.G. Records. Produced by the duo in Quine's living room,the record followed their tenure in Lou Reed's backing band,and provided Quine with a different working environment from the underground music scene of New York City,with which he had become disenchanted.
I Advance Masked is a 1982 album by English guitarists Andy Summers and Robert Fripp. It is the pair's first of two album collaborations and it consists of 13 instrumental tracks.
"Baby's on Fire" is the third track on English musician Brian Eno's 1974 debut solo album Here Come the Warm Jets.
(No Pussyfooting) is the debut studio album by the British duo Fripp &Eno,released in 1973. (No Pussyfooting) was the first of three major collaborations between the musicians,growing out of Brian Eno's early tape delay looping experiments and Robert Fripp's "Frippertronics" electric guitar technique.
