Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Stormy Mundy Selection (Occasional Series - Acts of Random Archive Rummaging)
This video is an edited extract from the latest Stormy Mundy Selection, full version featured on dgmlive.com/tour-dates/2834?artist=2&liveshow=on&year=1980
King Crimson’s appearance at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw on 23 November 1973 is rightly regarded as one of the band’s best performances, especially when it came to that evening’s improvisations. Of the three improvs that night, Starless And Bible Black and Trio were deemed so good that they made it onto the band's 6th studio album, released in March 1974.
Trio, well-known for Bill Bruford’s decision to sit in silence with his drumsticks crossed over his chest for the duration of the piece, earned him the now-legendary credit, “admirable restraint.” However, what if Bill had decided to play nothing on the improvisation that preceded Trio? It's a piece that features all kinds of percussion, along with some of Bruford's trademark grooves and dynamic punctuation, which really help shape it. How might it all have sounded if Bill had sat this one out?
Well, wonder no more, because for this Monday Selection, Alex Mundy has gone to the original tapes and, by muting Bill’s dynamic drum and percussion parts, he has reimagined a very different kind of trio that places Fripp, Wetton, and Cross in splendid isolation. This musical counterfactual showcases the vivid intricacies and melodic flow as the three players respond to each other on the fly, and of course, provides the listener with a renewed appreciation of Bruford's role in such moments.
30 March 2026
#KingCrimson
#RobertFripp
Stormy Mundy Selection (Occasional Series - Acts of Random Archive Rummaging)
This video is an edited extract from the latest Stormy Mundy Selection, full version featured on dgmlive.com/tour-dates/2834?artist=2&liveshow=on&year=1980
King Crimson’s appearance at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw on 23 November 1973 is rightly regarded as one of the band’s best performances, especially when it came to that evening’s improvisations. Of the three improvs that night, Starless And Bible Black and Trio were deemed so good that they made it onto the band's 6th studio album, released in March 1974.
Trio, well-known for Bill Bruford’s decision to sit in silence with his drumsticks crossed over his chest for the duration of the piece, earned him the now-legendary credit, “admirable restraint.” However, what if Bill had decided to play nothing on the improvisation that preceded Trio? It's a piece that features all kinds of percussion, along with some of Bruford's trademark grooves and dynamic punctuation, which really help shape it. How might it all have sounded if Bill had sat this one out?
Well, wonder no more, because for this Monday Selection, Alex Mundy has gone to the original tapes and, by muting Bill’s dynamic drum and percussion parts, he has reimagined a very different kind of trio that places Fripp, Wetton, and Cross in splendid isolation. This musical counterfactual showcases the vivid intricacies and melodic flow as the three players respond to each other on the fly, and of course, provides the listener with a renewed appreciation of Bruford's role in such moments.
30 March 2026
#KingCrimson
#RobertFripp
