On November 14, 2024, Peter John Sinfield died aged 80. He was poet and songwriter, founding member of the band A Bowl of Soup, but was best known as co-founder and lyricist of King Crimson. He wrote lyrics for Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Premiata Forneria Marconi, Angelo Branduardi, Andy Hill, McDonalds and Giles, Robert Sheckley, Brian Eno, Gary Brooker, Nikka Costa, Buck Fizz, Moon Martin, Leo Sayer, Five Star, Flairck, Agnetha Fältskog, Cher, Celine Dion, David Cross, and Ian McDonald. Sinfield released book of lyrics and poems titled “Under the Sky”, and as leader he released one album.
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King Crimson: Thrak

On April 3, 1995, “Virgin” label released “Thrak” the eleventh King Crimson studio album. It was recorded October – December 1994, and was produced by David Bottrill, Belew, Bill Bruford, Fripp, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto.
Personnel:
- Robert Fripp – electric guitar, Mellotron, soundscapes
- Adrian Belew – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
- Tony Levin – bass guitar, Chapman Stick, electric upright bass, backing vocals
- Trey Gunn – Chapman Stick, Warr guitar, backing vocals
- Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
- Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion
- David Bottrill – recording
Track listing:
All lyrics by Adrian Belew, except where noted, all music by Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Fripp, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto.
- Vroom
- Cod: Marine 475 – lyrics by Robert Fripp
- Dinosaur
- Walking on Air
- B’Boom
- Thrak
- Inner Garden I
- People
- Radio I
- One Time
- Radio II
- Inner Garden II
- Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream
- Vrooom Vrooom
- Vrooom Vrooom: Coda
King Crimson: The Power to Believe

On March 4, 2003, “Sanctuary Records” label released “The Power to Believe”, the thirteenth King Crimson studio album. It was recorded in 2002, at “The Tracking Room” and “Studio Belew” in Nashville, “Pat’s Garage” in Austin, “St. Peter’s Church” in Newlyn, and was produced by Machine, David Singleton, Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Pat Mastelotto and Trey Gunn.
Personnel:
- Robert Fripp – guitar
- Adrian Belew – vocals, guitar
- Pat Mastelotto – acoustic and electric drums, percussion
- Trey Gunn – Warr touch bass
- Tim Faulkner – voice source
- Ken Latchney – haiku voice recording
- Machine – programming, engineer, mixing
- Jeff Juliano – additional engineering
- David Singleton – mastering
- Simon Heyworth – mastering
- P. J. Crook – artwork
- Hugh O’Donnell – design
Track listing:
All lyrics by Adrian Belew, all music by by Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto except where noted.
- The Power to Believe I: A Cappella
- Level Five
- Eyes Wide Open
- Elektrik
- Facts of Life: Intro
- Facts of Life
- The Power to Believe II: Power Circle
- Dangerous Curves
- Happy with What You have to Be Happy With
- The Power to Believe III: Deception of the Trush
- The Power to Believe IV: Coda
King Crimson: Vroom

On October 31, 1994, “Discipline Global Mobile” label released “Vroom”, a mini album and EP by King Crimson. It was recorded in May 1994, at “Applehead” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by David Bottrill, Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto.
Personnel:
- Robert Fripp – guitar
- Adrian Belew – vocals, guitar
- Tony Levin – bass guitar, Chapman Stick
- Trey Gunn – Chapman Stick
- Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
- Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion
- David Bottrill – engineer
- Bill Smith Studio – design, graphics
- The Douglas Brothers – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto.
- Vrooom – (includes Coda: Marine 475, and a 0:17 unlisted ‘Intro’ piece)
- Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream
- Cage
- Thrak
- When I Say Stop, Continue
- One Time
William Rieflin
On March 24, 2020, William Frederick Rieflin died aged 59. He was musician (drums), worked with many notable bands including Ministry, Lard, the Revolting Cocks, KMFDM, Pigface, Swans, Chris Connelly, Nine Inch Nails, R.E.M. and King Crimson.
Craig Armstrong: As If to Nothing
On February 19, 2002, “EMI” label released “As If to Nothing”, the second Craig Armstrong album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Craig Armstrong.
Personnel:
- Craig Armstrong – guitar, keyboards, piano, programming, orchestral arrangements, arranger
- Bono – vocal
- Catherine Bott – soprano vocal
- Evan Dando – vocal
- Antye Greie-Fuchs – vocal
- David McAlmont – vocal
- Swati Natekar – vocal
- Wendy Stubbs – vocal
- Mogwai – featured artist
- Ali MacLeod – guitar
- John Parricelli – acoustic and electric guitar
- Simon Chamberlain – piano
- Photek – keyboards, programming, mixing
- Jake Davies – keyboards, programming
- Stephen Hilton – keyboards, arranger, programming
- Richard Norris – keyboards, programming, engineer
- Simon Benson – bass
- Paul Morgan – bass
- Mary Scully – bass
- Chris Laurence – bass
- Paddy Lannigan – bass
- Leon Bosch – bass
- Mike Brittain – bass
- Hanif Khan – tabla
- John Anderson Concert Orchestra – oboe
- Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader
- Rachel Allen – violin
- Mark Berrow – violin
- Dermot Crehan – violin
- Sonia Slany – violin
- Benedict Cruft – violin
- Michael McMenemy – violin
- Alison Kelly – violin
- Eddie Roberts – violin
- Rita Manning – violin
- Rebecca Hirsch – violin
- Simon Fischer – violin
- Antonia Fuchs – violin
- Peter G. Hanson – violin
- Jonathan Evans-Jones – violin
- Iain King – violin
- Patrick Kiernan – violin
- Katherine Shave – violin
- Julian Leaper – violin
- David Woodcock – violin
- Douglas Mackie – violin
- Jackie Shave – violin
- Pauline Lowbury – violin
- Perry Mason – violin
- Warren Zielinski – violin
- Cathy Thompson – violin
- James McLeod – violin
- Maciej Rakowski – violin
- Boguslav Kostecki – violin
- Bill Benham – viola
- Laurence Power – viola
- Kate Musker – viola
- Bruce White – viola
- Robert Smissen – viola
- Timothy Grant – viola
- Katie Wilkinson Khoroshunin – viola
- Peter Lale – viola
- Donald McVay – viola
- Gustav Clarkson – viola
- Ben Chappell – cello
- Anthony Pleeth – cello
- David Daniels – cello
- Tony Lewis – cello
- Frank Schaefer – cello
- Paul Kegg – cello
- Naomi Wright – cello
- Martin Loveday – cello
- Sophie Harris – cello
- Fiona Hibbert – harp
- Andy Findon – flute
- Nina Robertson – flute
- Paul Archibald – trumpet
- Andrew Crowley – trumpet
- Lindsay Shilling – trombone
- Richard Bissill – horn
- Paul Gardham – horn
- Jenny O’Grady – choir, choir coordinator
- Cecilia Weston – conductor
- Paul Badley – choir
- Claire Henry – choir
- Androcew Gray – choir
- Michael Pearn – choir
- David Porter Thomas – choir
- Michael Clarke – choir
- John Bowley – choir
- Sarah Leonard – choir
- Tom Pearce – choir
- Helen Parker – choir
- Mary Carewe – choir
- Rosalind Waters – choir
- Simon Preece – choir
- Michael Dorf – choir
- Simon Grant – choir
- Andrew Gray – choir
- Susan Flannery – choir
- Steven Lindsay – background vocals
- David Donaldson – programming, engineer, mixing
- Geoff Allan – engineer
- Andy Bradfield – mixing
- Rick Guest – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Craig Armstrong, except where noted.
- Ruthless Gravity
- Wake Up in New York – Craig Armstrong, Evan Dando
- Miracle
- Amber
- Finding Beauty
- Waltz – Craig Armstrong, Antye Greie – Fuchs
- Inhaler
- Hymn 2
- Snow
- Starless II with a sample from “Starless” (King Crimson- Red) – Craig Armstrong, Bill Bruford, David Cross, Robert Fripp, Richard Palmer-James, John Wetton
- Stay (Faraway, So Close!) – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.
- Niente
- Sea Song
- Let It Be Love
- Choral Ending
Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins: A Scarcity of Miracles
On May 30, 2011, “Discipline Global Mobile” label released “A Scarcity of Miracles”, album by Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Robert Fripp and Jakko Jakszyk. The album cover features a painting by P J Crook.
Personnel:
- Jakko Jakszyk– vocals, guitars, guzheng, keyboards
- Robert Fripp– guitars, soundscapes
- Mel Collins– alto and soprano saxophones, flute
- Tony Levin– bass guitars, Chapman Stick
- Gavin Harrison– drums, percussion
Track listing;
- A Scarcity of Miracles
- The Price We Pay
- Secrets
- This House
- The Other Man
- The Light of Day
John Wetton
On January 31, 2017, John Kenneth Wetton died aged 67. He was singer, musician (bass) and songwriter, best known as founding member and bass player of King Crimson and Asia. He has recorded and performed with Mogul Thrash, Family, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, U.K., Jack-Knife, Wishbone Ash, Phenomena, Gordon Haskell, Renaissance, Qango, Brian Eno, Ayreon,Steve Howe, Bill Bruford, Geoff Downes, Larry Norman, Alan White, Billy Sherwood, Peter Banks, Bryan Ferry, Pete Sinfield, Roger Chapman, Duncan Mackay, Atoll, District 97, Ayreon, Eddie Jobson, David Cross and Steve Hackett. As leader, Wetton released six albums.
Greg Lake
On December 7, 2016, Gregory Stuart “Greg” Lake died aged 69. He was musician (guitar, bass, harmonica), singer, songwriter and producer, best known as member of bands Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) and King Crimson. As leader he released three albums.
King Crimson: Beat
On June 18, 1982, “E.G.” label released “Beat”, the ninth King Crimson studio album. It was recorded in 1982, and was produced by Rhett Davies.
Personnel:
- Robert Fripp – guitar, organ, Frippertronics
- Adrian Belew – lead vocals, guitar, additional drums
- Tony Levin – bass guitar, Chapman stick, backing vocals
- Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
Track listing:
All lyrics by Adrian Belew; music by Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, and Tony Levin, except where noted.
- Neal and Jack and Me
- Heartbeat
- Sartori in Tangier
- Waiting Man
- Neurotica
- Two Hands – lyrics Margaret Belew
- The Howler
- Requiem


