Plucked from the Thrak sessions, the 1990s King Crimson reveals itself to be fans of the cult kids’ BBC TV series, The Clangers. Modern technology has been harnessed to reproduced the winning swoop of the swanny whistle in this particular work out. But who is saying what exactly in Conversation? Fresh from the vaults and still covered from head to toe in ferrous oxide, a perplexed Mr. Stormy asked a certain guitarist that very question. “Well, it's clearly TLev,” came the familiar Dorset burr “but at the time we couldn't tell who else was playing what, so don't expect me to know now!” which is, I think you’ll agree, as authoritative it gets. To these ears it feels like those Baby Clanger sounds appear to be Adrian Belew although of course Ade would be oblivious to the little knitted creatures from outer space. Which makes it all the more spooky!
This track is available for download as part of a bumper collection of Mr Stormy's Monday Selections - his first year of random romps through the murky, cavernous DGM archives, torch in hand, fedora upon his head.
This track is now available for download as part of a bumper collection of Mr Stormy's Monday Selections - his first year of random romps through the murky, cavernous DGM archives, torch in hand, fedora upon his head.
Plucked from the Thrak sessions, the 1990s King Crimson reveals itself to be fans of the cult kids’ BBC TV series, The Clangers....