Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind explained
| Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind |
| Type: | Box Set |
| Artist: | King Crimson |
| Cover: | King Crimson - Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind cover.png |
| Released: | 2 September 2016 |
| Recorded: | September–December 2015 |
| Venue: | UK, Canada, and Japan |
| Length: | 161:21 |
| Label: | DGM |
| Prev Title: | Live in Toronto |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | Live in Chicago |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind is a box set of live performances by King Crimson, released on 2 September 2016.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
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 three, Crimson Classics
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
Notes and References
- News: King Crimson unveil Radical Action multi-disc box set. Team Rock. 15 July 2016. 24 July 2016.
- Web site: Radical Action To Unseat The Hold Of Monkey Mind Pre-Order. DGM Live. 14 July 2016. 24 July 2016.
- King Crimson Are Working on New Material, Reveal Details of Three New Songs. Ultimate Guitar. 6 April 2015. 24 July 2016.
- Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 37 (dal 2016-09-09 al 2016-09-15). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 17 September 2016.
