{"id":14487,"date":"2021-01-06T20:13:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T20:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=14487"},"modified":"2021-01-06T20:13:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T20:13:08","slug":"a-romantics-guide-to-king-crimson-by-the-mastelottos-featuring-drum-legend-pat-mastelotto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2021\/01\/06\/a-romantics-guide-to-king-crimson-by-the-mastelottos-featuring-drum-legend-pat-mastelotto\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cA Romantic’s Guide To King Crimson\u201d by The Mastelottos Featuring Drum Legend Pat Mastelotto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Valentine\u2019s Day 2021 delivers an unexpected and welcome surprise with the release of \u201cA Romantic\u2019s Guide to King Crimson,\u201d the new 12-track album of reinvented King Crimson material by the husband-and-wife duo Deborah and Pat Mastelotto. The collection, which spans the band\u2019s entire history, revisits classics including \u201cMatte Kudasai,\u201d \u201cHeartbeat,\u201d \u201cMoonchild,\u201d \u201cElephant Talk,\u201d \u201cPeace,\u201d \u201cExiles,\u201d and \u201cSleepless.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pat Mastelotto is an American rock drummer and record producer who has worked with King Crimson, Mr. Mister, XTC, The Rembrandts and many others. Pat has served as one of King Crimson\u2019s drummers from 1995 to the present day. This album resulted from Pat\u2019s observations and Deborah\u2019s insights made after she intermittently joined Pat on tour as part of the King Crimson entourage from 2008 onwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always been a joke in the King Crimson camp that there\u2019s never a line for the women\u2019s restrooms during intermissions,\u201d said Deborah. \u201cKing Crimson plays loud and it\u2019s often intense and raucous. But it can also be haunting and melodic, with some of the most beautiful lyrics ever. We wanted to help uncover that sweetness and introduce the songs to a different type of audience with \u2018A Romantic\u2019s Guide to King Crimson.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe album has amazing contributions from all the musicians involved, especially the TOAPP (Three of a Perfect Pair Music Masters Camp) artists,\u201d said Pat. \u201cWe experimented together and since they were already lifelong Crim Heads, they were totally into reconfiguring the classic performances or developing totally new parts. So, get ready. You\u2019ll hear some fantastic detail in their playing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recording features material they chose and arranged together with lead vocals by Deborah, a creative Tour de Force in her own right, and with Pat drumming and producing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe compiled King Crimson songs and searched for the romanticism in them, then rearranged them,\u201d said Deborah. \u201cThe addition of a girl singer automatically changes the feel of those songs and places them in a different genre. Our idea is to create a way for people, especially women, to appreciate the beauty of King Crimson\u2019s music without the fear and sometimes resistance attached to the word \u2018prog\u2019 getting in the way. We slow the songs way down and strip them back to their essential lyrics and melodies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the Crimson tradition, we approached every song as if it was brand new,\u201d said Pat. \u201cAt first, it involved tinkering with 20-plus songs in hotel rooms using iPhone apps to choose what worked best for us. We first focused on the lyrics. The words had to resonate and the arrangements had to develop a prog-meets-pop twist to meet my hopes. We had no desire to duplicate the original arrangements. In fact, just the opposite. I was trying to discover where else they could go to expose sweetness, sort of like the old days of cassettes and giving a loved one a mixtape. It\u2019s a gift to fans and a family of former Crims.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mastelottos started the recordings in 2019 by inviting the Texas TOAPP alumni, including members of the Houston symphony, to record in Pat\u2019s home studio in the Texas Hill Country. After a quick trip to Nagoya for his one and only live gig of 2020, which yielded the live Stick Men album \u201cOwari,\u201d Pat returned and spent months with Deborah during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown finishing the project. The result is an album full of lush nuance and ornamentation designed to put listeners in a meditative and buoyant mood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe lockdown resulted in a year of cancelled shows, which gave us time to realize the album,\u201d said Pat. \u201cThis grand reboot of humanity made being a couple all the more important, nurturing relationships with people we love, gardening and doing home projects while creating this album together was a beautiful experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c2020 has given us the longest period of consecutive days, weeks and months we\u2019ve ever spent together,\u201d said Deborah. \u201cOur close proximity enabled a continuous dialog and working environment, so we never had to break the creative flow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWorking from home meant we could take the listening experience from the studio to the car to the bedroom\u2026to test drive\u2026so to speak,\u201d added Pat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHeat up the hot tub, fluff your pillows and head to the softer side of the bed for the pinkest Crimson ever\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Track listing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Two Hands
2. Matte Kudasai
3. Heartbeat
4. Moonchild
5. Inner Garden
6. One Time (Eyes Wide Open)
7. Peace
8. Book Of Saturday
9. Exiles
10. Elephant Talk
11. People
12. Sleepless<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOAPP musicians Appearing on the record:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Texas:<\/strong>
Adrian Benevedes
Mark Cook
Chris Cowan
Aralee Dorough
Colin Gatwood
Corin Gatwood
Marty Hobsbracht
Mike McGary
Bill Munyon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From other parts of the world:<\/strong>
Mark Hassett
Marco Machera
Christian Constantini
Kevin Andrews
Jeremy Neese
Victor Sagfors
Dave Martyn
Kara Day Spurlock<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional musicians and engineers:<\/strong>
Fabio Trentini
Andrew Simmons
Laura Scarborough
Elaine Barber
Alex Coke
Grady Cousins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cover Art: Ana Fuentes
Design: Denis Rodier<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Released February 14, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To pre-order:<\/strong> https:\/\/patmastelotto7d.bandcamp.com\/album\/a-romantics-guide-to-king-crimson<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Album<\/strong>
Streaming + Download
Pre-order of A Romantic’s Guide To King Crimson. You get 3 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it\u2019s released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Limited Edition Compact Disc<\/strong>
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
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Comes in a 6-panel gatefold card case designed by Denis Rodier with paintings by international artist Ana Fuentes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For more information:<\/strong>
www.patmastelotto.com<\/u><\/a>
www.7dmedia.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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