Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind

Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind
Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind
Box set by King Crimson
Released	2 September 2016
Recorded	September–December 2015
Venue	UK, Canada, and Japan
Genre	Progressive rock ; art rock ;
Length	161:21
Label	DGM
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Last updated November 19, 2023

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Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind is a box set of live performances by King Crimson, released on 2 September 2016.^[3]^[4] It is the first full-length release by the seven member incarnation of the group that formed in 2013.

The box set was recorded during King Crimson's 2015 tours of Japan, Canada and France, mostly in Takamatsu, Japan. The material performed is mostly from the 1969–1974 period, and most had not been performed live since the 1970s, although the songs were rearranged to suit the current line-up.^[3] Also included are some pieces from 1995 and onward, alongside new material. The title is derived from a song of the same name that the band has been playing in concert.^[5]

The set was released in two editions: a 4-disc standard edition featuring the complete concert in one Blu-ray disc and three CDs (individually themed "virtual studio albums" with no audible audience); and a 6-disc deluxe limited edition, featuring the same as the standard edition plus two DVDs with the complete concert and an expanded booklet. The Blu-ray disc has a "picture off" mode which allows listening to the music without the video.

Track listing

Disc one, Mainly Metal

No.	Title	Writers	Length
1.	"Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part One"	David Cross, Robert Fripp, John Wetton, Bill Bruford, Jamie Muir	10:36
2.	"Radical Action (to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind)"	Fripp	3:40
3.	"Meltdown"	Jakko Jakszyk, Fripp	4:22
4.	"Radical Action II"	Fripp	2:27
5.	"Level Five"	Adrian Belew, Pat Mastelotto, Fripp, Trey Gunn	6:46
6.	"The Light of Day"	Jakszyk, Mel Collins, Fripp	5:49
7.	"The Hell Hounds of Krim"	Gavin Harrison, Mastelotto, Bill Rieflin	3:36
8.	"The ConstruKction of Light" (Part I)	Belew, Mastelotto, Fripp, Gunn	6:24
9.	"The Talking Drum"	Bruford, Cross, Muir, Wetton, Fripp	3:48
10.	"Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part Two"	Fripp	6:39
Total length:			54:07

Disc two, Easy Money Shots

No.	Title	Writers	Length
1.	"Peace"	Peter Sinfield, Fripp	2:07
2.	"Pictures of a City"	Sinfield, Fripp	8:17
3.	"Banshee Legs Bell Hassle"	Harrison, Mastelotto, Rieflin	1:40
4.	"Easy Money"	Wetton, Richard Palmer-James, Fripp	8:26
5.	"VROOOM"	Belew, Bruford, Mastelotto, Fripp, Tony Levin, Gunn	4:56
6.	"Suitable Grounds for the Blues"	Jakszyk, Fripp	4:51
7.	"Interlude"	Fripp	2:23
8.	"The Letters"	Sinfield, Fripp	6:30
9.	"Sailor's Tale"	Fripp	6:41
10.	"A Scarcity of Miracles"	Jakszyk, Collins, Fripp	6:52
Total length:			52:43

Disc three, Crimson Classics

No.	Title	Writers	Length
1.	"Red"	Fripp	6:31
2.	"One More Red Nightmare"	Wetton, Fripp	6:03
3.	"Epitaph"	Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Michael Giles, Sinfield, Fripp	8:44
4.	"Starless"	Bruford, Cross, Wetton, Palmer-James, Fripp	12:17
5.	"Devil Dogs of Tessellation Row"	Harrison, Mastelotto, Rieflin	3:00
6.	"The Court of the Crimson King"	McDonald, Sinfield	7:00
7.	"21st Century Schizoid Man"	Lake, McDonald, Giles, Sinfield, Fripp	10:56
Total length:			54:31

Blu-ray
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Threshold Soundscape"
2.	"Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part One"
3.	"Pictures of a City"
4.	"Peace"
5.	"Radical Action (to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind)"
6.	"Meltdown"
7.	"Radical Action II"
8.	"Level Five"
9.	"Epitaph"
10.	"The Hell Hounds of Krim"
11.	"The ConstruKction of Light" (Part I only)
12.	"A Scarcity of Miracles"
13.	"Red"
14.	"Backstage Adventures of the Crimson Kind"
15.	"VROOOM"
16.	"Banshee Legs Bell Hassle"
17.	"Easy Money"
18.	"Interlude"
19.	"The Letters"
20.	"Sailor's Tale"
21.	"The Light of Day"
22.	"The Talking Drum"
23.	"Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part Two"
24.	"Starless"
25.	"Devil Dogs of Tessellation Row"
26.	"The Court of the Crimson King"
27.	"21st Century Schizoid Man"

Blu-ray extras
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Suitable Grounds for the Blues"
2.	"One More Red Nightmare"

DVD disc one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Threshold Soundscape"
2.	"Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part One"
3.	"Pictures of a City"
4.	"Peace"
5.	"Radical Action (to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind)"
6.	"Meltdown"
7.	"Radical Action II"
8.	"Level Five"
9.	"Epitaph"
10.	"The Hell Hounds of Krim"
11.	"The ConstruKction of Light" (Part I only)
12.	"A Scarcity of Miracles"
13.	"Red"

DVD disc one extras
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Suitable Grounds for the Blues"
15.	"One More Red Nightmare"

DVD disc two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Backstage Adventures of the Crimson Kind"
2.	"VROOOM"
3.	"Banshee Legs Bell Hassle"
4.	"Easy Money"
5.	"Interlude"
6.	"The Letters"
7.	"Sailor's Tale"
8.	"The Light of Day"
9.	"The Talking Drum"
10.	"Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part Two"
11.	"Starless"
12.	"Devil Dogs of Tessellation Row"
13.	"The Court of the Crimson King"
14.	"21st Century Schizoid Man"

Personnel

King Crimson

Pat Mastelotto – drums, electronic drums, percussion
Bill Rieflin – drums, electronic drum, percussion, sampled Mellotron, synthesizer
Gavin Harrison – drums, electronic drums, percussion, audio pre-production
Mel Collins – saxophones, flutes
Tony Levin – bass, extended-range bass, funk fingers, electric upright bass, Chapman Stick, backing vocals
Jakko Jakszyk – guitar, voice, flute, audio pre-production
Robert Fripp – guitar, guitar synth, keyboards, Soundscapes, production, mixing, additional footage

additional staff

DGM – management
David Singleton – mixing, production, video compiling, liner notes
Chris Porter – engineering, mixing
Alex R. Mundy – digital assembly
Trevor Wilkins – filming, editing, booklet photography
Sid Smith – additional footage
Patrick Cleasby – video transfer
Opus Productions
- Neil Wilkes – Blu-ray disc & DVD authoring & assembly
- Claire Bidwell – Blu-ray disc & DVD layout & design
Bob Romano, Tim McDonnel, Alberto Fas, John Kimber, "Philly" Bob Squires, Jon Urban, Adam Blue Buckely – disc testing
Francesca Sundsten – "Cyclops" cover painting
Ben Singleton – additional artwork, Cyclops re-imagining
Steve Ball – DGM logo
Claudia Hahn – booklet photography
Scarlet Page – photography (gatefold inner sleeve photos)
Hugh O'Donnell – design and layout

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[6]	100
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[7]	38
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	71

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