Vrooom
| VROOOM | ||||
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| EP (mini-album) by | ||||
| Released | 31 October 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 2-7 May 1994 | |||
| Studio | Applehead, Woodstock, New York; Real World, Box, Wiltshire (mix) | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 30:40 | |||
| Label | Discipline Global Mobile | |||
| Producer | King Crimson and David Bottrill | |||
| King Crimson chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Trouser Press | favourable[2] |
Vrooom (stylised as VROOOM) is an EP by the band King Crimson, classified as a mini-album due to its length. It was released in 1994, as a prequel to the subsequent full length album THRAK (1995). It is the first King Crimson release to feature the “double trio” of guitarists Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew, bassists Trey Gunn and Tony Levin, and drummers Bill Bruford and Pat Mastelotto.[1]
Most of the tracks on VROOOM (with the exception of "Cage" and "When I Say Stop, Continue") were re-recorded for the THRAK album the following year.[1]
A collection of instrumental improvisations and works-in-progress from these sessions was released in 1999 by the King Crimson Collectors Club as The Vrooom Sessions.
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin, Bill Bruford and Pat Mastelotto.
- "VROOOM" – 7:34 (includes Coda: Marine 475, and a 0:17 unlisted 'Intro' piece on original releases)
- "Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream" – 4:42
- "Cage" – 1:36
- "THRAK" – 7:19
- "When I Say Stop, Continue" – 5:20
- "One Time" – 4:25
Personnel
[edit]King Crimson
- Adrian Belew – guitar, lead vocals
- Robert Fripp – guitar, soundscapes
- Trey Gunn – Chapman Stick
- Tony Levin – bass guitar, electric upright bass, Chapman Stick, backing vocals, didgeridoo[3]
- Bill Bruford – acoustic & electric drums, percussion
- Pat Mastelotto – acoustic drums, percussion
Production personnel
- David Bottrill – recording and mixing engineer
- Noah Evens – assistant recording engineer
- Meabh Flynn – assistant mixing engineer
- David Singleton – digital editing engineer
- John Sinks – equipment and strategic liaison
- The Douglas Brothers – photography
- Bill Smith Studio – design
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Prato, Greg (2011). "VROOOM - King Crimson | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ Grant, Steven; Fleischmann, Mark; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: King Crimson". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ Fripp, Robert (17 August 2022). "Robert Fripp on didgeridoos & rabbits... · Robert Fripp & David Singleton's Talking Tour 2022". YouTube. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
