After touring Northern America and Japan between February - April roadshow KC went to Europe. Five days in the team turned up in Helsinki’s Finlandia Hall which had sold out several weeks before.

The careful listener will notice that there’s an extraneous sound or two in the very beginning of the soundscape - a result of Fripp initially ‘scaping alongside what one eye-witness described as “the Elvis music” being played over the PA prior to Fripp taking to the stage.

Following an especially assertive rendition of Level Five and a flawless TCOL, FaKcts Of Life takes us into some serious kick-ass territory, as the saying almost goes. As with most Crimson shows, however much is going on in the crash-bang-wallop department, there’s lots of small-scale detail to like and admire.

The intricate clockwork-toy percussives of TPTB II are especially spellbinding here, with Ade’s abrasive flourishes gliding over the top, and there’s also a couple of interesting moments where Fripp departs from script in terms of voice-settings and notes toward the last section of EleKtriK. The double-whammy of Dangerous Curves and LTIA IV provide the thrills and spills highlights from Mastelotto, and Belew respectively.

This download follows a request by Toni Suominen who was keen to hear KC’s only appearance in Finland once again. Sadly, the board recording we have is incomplete with Thrush, Oyster Soup, ET and Red evading posterity despite our very best efforts. That said, Alex Mundy’s description of the show as ‘nearly 80 minutes of stomp’ is a fairly reliable summation of what goes on.
TRACK
TIME
01
Introductory Soundscape
06:49
02
The Power To Believe I
00:40
03
Level Five
07:28
04
The ConstruKction Of Light
08:43
05
Facts Of Life
05:41
06
ProzaKc Blues
05:26
07
The Power To Believe II
07:54
08
Dinosaur
07:09
09
ELEKTRIK
07:56
10
Happy With What You Have To Be Happy With
03:55
11
Dangerous Curves
05:49
12
Larks Tongues In Aspic Pt IV
10:12

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Written by Toni Suominen
Thank you!
Thank you so much! I’ve been waiting years for this!I would exchange all these songs to hear Red from this gig though :) Very unfortunate that it is not available.BR,Toni Suominen
Written by Gianluca Turnu
Amazing!
Short but beautiful concert of this wonderful quartet that brings out all its sonic potential in this evening to be framed as one of the best performances of the tour. Songs are played masterfully with a focus on the rhythm section. All this would be enough to compensate for the lack of the missing parts. Do not be fooled, there is more here than you can imagine. Highly recommended!
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