Tuner (band)

Last updated
Tuner
Genres
Years active2005-present
Labels
Members Pat Mastelotto
Markus Reuter
Trey Gunn
Website tu-ner.com

Tuner (also capitalised as TUNER and TU-NER) is an electronic rock trio formed by drummer/programmer Pat Mastelotto (of King Crimson) and touch guitarists Markus Reuter and Trey Gunn. Tuner has released six albums and also functions as a production team, having produced and arranged records for Toyah, Moonbound and Chrysta Bell and as remixers (having contributed to Steven Wilson's Insurgentes Rmxs). [1] Mastelotto and Reuter also work together in Stick Men and The Crimson ProjeKct. [2]

Contents

History

Since 1994, Pat Mastelotto has drummed with King Crimson and several of its related ProjeKCts, as well as TU (with his former King Crimson bandmate Trey Gunn) and the Austin-based MastiKa. Markus Reuter also had King Crimson connections, having been a former student of Robert Fripp's Guitar Craft and subsequently gone on to work with the Craft-inspired Europa String Choir. By the mid-2000s, however, he was better known as a solo performer and for his work with centrozoon. [3]

Mastelotto, Reuter and Gunn's collaboration first came about after they bumped into each other on a train in Germany in the year 2000. Trey gunn, being a mutual aquaintence, introduced Mastelotto and Reuter to each other who exchanged CDs. However, it was only several years later when Mastelotto would invite Reuter to create music with him and Gunn. [4]

Tuner have gone on to release four albums – the studio recordings Pole and Totem and the live recordings Müüt and ZWAR. [5]

Musical style

Tuner's music is best classified as experimental art-rock with a strong element of textural looping. The two performers create a dense, layered sound. Reuter has described their music as "overlapping and independently shifting rhythmic patterns combined with beautiful melodies" and as featuring ideas which can be "permutated endlessly." He has also described the band's work as "a vehicle for the things (which he and Mastelotto) always wanted to do, but never had a chance to." [6]

Although Tuner's music has sometimes been compared to the improvisational approach which Mastelotto followed with the ProjeKCts, Reuter has described the band's initial musical approach as having been a reaction against free improvisation and jamming, and more focused on composition, [6] although improvisation has been reintroduced into Tuner's music. Tuner live performances feature a heavy degree of live sampling technology to supplement pre-prepared parts and improvised playing.

Personnel

Discography

as producers

as remixers

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pat Mastelotto</span> American rock drummer and record producer (born 1955)

Lee Patrick Mastelotto is an American rock drummer and record producer. He has been a member of King Crimson, Stick Men, Mr. Mister and O.R.k., as well as working as a session drummer with XTC, The Pointer Sisters and The Rembrandts, among others. In addition, he has led or co-led other projects including Mastica, Tuner, TU and The Mastelottos.

<i>The Construkction of Light</i> 2000 studio album by King Crimson

The Construkction of Light is the twelfth studio album by English band King Crimson, released in May 2000 by record label Virgin. It is the first of two studio albums to feature the "double duo" line-up of Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto. It is the group's longest studio album and the only one not to chart in the United States.

<i>Jazz Café Suite</i> 2003 live album by King Crimson as ProjeKct One

Jazz Café Suite is a live album by ProjeKct One, one of the four sub-groups known as ProjeKcts into which the band King Crimson 'fraKctalised' from 1997 to 1999. The album was released by Discipline Global Mobile records in 2003.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trey Gunn</span> American musician (born 1960)

Trey Gunn is an American musician, known for being in the progressive rock band King Crimson from 1994 to 2003. He plays Warr Guitar and Chapman Stick instruments.

<i>Live in Nashville</i> (King Crimson album) 2002 live album by King Crimson

Live in Nashville, TN is a live album by the band King Crimson, released through the King Crimson Collectors' Club in February 2002.

<i>Nashville Rehearsals</i> 2000 compilation album by King Crimson

Nashville Rehearsals is an album of studio sessions and rehearsals by the band King Crimson, released through the King Crimson Collectors' Club in November 2000. The band were working towards a new King Crimson studio album, but decided progress was unsatisfactory and did not develop these ideas further.

<i>A Beginners Guide to the King Crimson Collectors Club</i> 2000 compilation album by King Crimson

A Beginners' Guide to the King Crimson Collectors' Club is a 2000 album by the band King Crimson, compiled from King Crimson Collectors' Club albums - limited release live recordings of concert performances, studio sessions and radio sessions.

<i>Vrooom</i> 1994 EP (mini-album) by King Crimson

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.

<i>Heaven and Earth</i> (ProjeKct X album) 2000 studio album by ProjeKct X

ProjeKct X was a side project of the music band King Crimson during 1999–2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KTU (band)</span> Finnish-American musical supergroup

KTU is a Finnish-American progressive/experimental musical supergroup. In 2004, Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto started collaborating with Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen, forming KTU out of their respective duos TU and Kluster.

<i>Live at the Jazz Café</i> 1998 live album by King Crimson, as ProjeKct One

Live at the Jazz Café is a live album released in 1998 by ProjeKct One, a sub-group of King Crimson. Live at the Jazz Café was included as part of the 1999 box set The ProjeKcts.

<i>Live in San Francisco</i> (ProjeKct Four album) 1999 live album by ProjeKct Four

The Roar of P4 is a live album from ProjeKct Four, a King Crimson offshoot band. It was recorded on November 1, 1998, in San Francisco and released by the King Crimson Collector's Club in August 1999.

<i>Space Groove</i> 1998 studio album by ProjeKct Two

Space Groove is the first and only studio album recorded by ProjeKct Two, a King Crimson fraKctal group. The album was recorded at Studio Belewbeloible during November 19 to November 21, 1997.

<i>Cirkus: The Young Persons Guide to King Crimson Live</i> 1999 live album by King Crimson

Cirkus: The Young Persons' Guide to King Crimson Live is a live album compilation from King Crimson. It was released in 1999 through Virgin Records.

The ProjeKcts are a succession of spin-off projects associated with the band King Crimson.

<i>The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson – Volume Two – 1981–2003</i> 2005 box set by King Crimson

The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson – Volume Two – 1981–2003 is a compilation album by the highly influential English progressive rock band King Crimson, containing the best-known songs from the group's 1981–2003 phase. No material from the album the construKction of light (2000) was included in this box set. It was released in 2005.

<i>The Deception of the Thrush: A Beginners Guide to ProjeKcts</i> 1999 compilation album by King Crimson

The Deception of the Thrush: A Beginners' Guide to ProjeKcts is an album released by the band King Crimson in 1999. It contains tracks from the box set / live album The ProjeKcts.

<i>London, Jazz Café, England – December 4, 1997</i> 2005 live album by ProjeKct One

London, Jazz Café, England – December 4, 1997 is a live album by ProjeKct One, one of the four sub-groups known as ProjeKcts into which the band King Crimson 'fraKctalised' from 1997 to 1999. The album was released as a download on DGM Live in 2005 and is organized into two sets designed to fit on two CDs. In 2006, seven minutes of additional audio was discovered by DGM and the complete set replaced the former version. This version was made available free of charge to purchasers of the previous edition. The cover art is available for download in the form of a PDF file and the music is available in the MP3 and FLAC formats.

Markus Reuter is a German multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer and instrument designer.

References

  1. ↑ Kelman, John (April 1, 2009). "Tuner: MUUT". allaboutjazz.com. All About Jazz & Jazz Near You. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  2. ↑ Huart, Warren (April 1, 2009). "Guitar Innovation & Composition: The Markus Reuter Interview (Stick Men, Crimson ProjeKCt)". YouTube.com. Produce Like A Pro. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  3. ↑ Chiu, David (June 16, 2020). "Drummer Pat Mastelotto On 25 Years With King Crimson, Recording Mr. Mister's Hit Album, And Life In Quarantine". forbes.com. Forbes. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  4. ↑ "TUNER Talk". Pat Mastelotto. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  5. ↑ "Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter". mastelottoreuter.bandcamp.com. Bandcamp Ventures LLC. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  6. 1 2 'Markus Reuter: (R)Evolutionary Touch Guitarist' – article in All About Jazz by Jeffrey L. Melton, October 19, 2010
  7. ↑ James, Billy; Bank, Avraham. "SUITABLE GROUNDS: PAT MASTELOTTO". wordsontape.com. Matthew Hammers. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  8. ↑ Harris, George W. (October 1, 2023). "MARKUS REUTER: A NEW TOUCH". jazzweekly.com. Jazz Weekly. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  9. ↑ "Tuner – Totem". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  10. ↑ "Pole". Amazon.com. Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  11. ↑ Kelter, Christopher J. ""Müüt: Live in Estonia (Unsung/Iapetus; 2008)". roughedge.com. R. Scott Bolton. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  12. 1 2 3 Melton, Jeffrey L. (October 19, 2010). "Markus Reuter: (R)Evolutionary Touch Guitarist". allaboutjazz.com. All About Jazz & Jazz Near You. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  13. ↑ Mastelotto, Pat; Reuter, Markus. "FACE". bandcamp.com. Edition Soundchaser / Future World Publishing. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  14. ↑ Bell, Chrysta (January 3, 2010). "new tour dates". patmastelotto.com. Pat Mastelotto. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  15. ↑ Wilson, Steven. "INSURGENTES". progarchives.com/. Prog Archives. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.