the construction of light
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Publication |
2000 |
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| Label (s) | Discipline Global Mobile | |||
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Title (number) |
11 |
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running time |
58:18 |
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King Crimson |
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Studio (s) |
StudioBelew u. a. |
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the construction of light is the twelfth studio album by the English progressive rock band King Crimson . It was released in May 2000 on Robert Fripps' Discipline Global Mobile label and Virgin Records .
Creation and publication
In 1999, Fripp finished the so-called ProjeKcts 1–4, as did Bill Bruford and Tony Levin . Fripp only continued to work with Adrian Belew , Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto . With this line-up, King Crimson played a studio album again after five years. The same formation also released the album Heaven and Earth as ProjeKct X in 2000 , the title track of which is included on the construction of light .
Track list
- ProzaKc Blues - 5:28
- the construction of light (I) - 5:50
- the construction of light (II) - 2:50
- Into the Frying Pan - 6:54
- FraKctured - 9:06
- The World's My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum - 6:24 am
- Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part IV (I) - 3:42
- Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part IV (II) - 2:50
- Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part IV (III) - 2:36
- Coda: I Have a Dream - 4:42
- ProjeKct X: Heaven and Earth - 7:46
style
King Crimson combine features of all creative periods of the band as well as income from the work in the projects on the album. There are also influences from blues , minimal music and Eastern European classical music . the construction of light has a complicated structure, with changing rhythms and many entangled or opposing guitars. In addition to the references to other albums, there are some cross-references and references within the construction of light . The album sounds darker and heavier than previous works by the band.
reception
The reactions to the album were mostly positive. Jason Nickey from Allmusic finds it too backward-looking and Jörg Schumann from the Babyblauen Seiten criticizes it as monotonous, "uninspired and unkindly drifted down". For Udo Gerhards, on the other hand, “this album is not a cashier-nostalgia trip, because the textures are too sharp for that, the polyrhythmics too confusing and uncompromising and the mood too gloomy. There is an incredible amount going on; and that's why this album is still fun, especially when you listen carefully ”. Nik Brükner sums up: “This album contains some of the hardest music to play that I have ever heard. [...] I am rarely effusive, but here is my opinion [...] an absolute masterpiece of the genre before. "The music magazine eclipsed took the construkction of light in its list of the 150 most important prog albums.
Web links
- the construkction of light at Allmusic (English)
- Reviews of the construction of light on the baby blue pages
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Baby Blue Prog Reviews: King Crimson: the construction of light , Baby Blue Pages , accessed on November 29, 2012.
- ↑ Andrew Keeling: King Crimson: The Construction Of Light ( Memento of the original from November 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , andrewkeeling.ukf.net , accessed November 29, 2012.
- ↑ Jason Nickey: the construction of light at Allmusic , accessed on November 29, 2012.
- ↑ eclipsed No. 144, p. 37.
