Sean Michaels “King Crimson to re-form, says Robert Fripp” http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/26/king-crimson-reform-robert-fripp
ロバート・フリップ尊師がキング･クリムゾン*1の再結成を宣言した。宣言したという表現は正しくなく、寧ろひっそりと呟いたというべきであろう。９月６日付けの尊師のblogエントリー*2の中で日常雑記の中に紛れ込むように言及され、ファンやメディアの注目するところ*3となるまでに２週間以上もかかった。新しいクリムゾンにはドラマーが３人いること、またサックス奏者のメル・コリンズが参加していること。
"So, King Crimson is in motion," Fripp wrote in his original post. "This is a very different re-formation to what has gone before: seven players, four English and three American, with three drummers." Discipline Global Mobile eventually laid out the specifics: "[The idea was for] a conventional [King Crimson] Back Line – Gavin Harrison, Bill Rieflin, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto – reconfigured as the Front Line, with Mel Collins, Jakko Jakszyk and myself as Back Line."While all the musicians have played with Fripp before, not everyone was an official King Crimson member. Rieflin, a drummer, is best known for his work with REM; Jakszyk played Crimson classics as a member of the 21st Century Schizoid Band*4. But the big surprise is the return of Collins: although King Crimson made music, off and on, from 1968 to 2009, Collins hasn't played with the group since 1974.
"All the Crims have expressed great excitement at the return to Go! Mode," Fripp said via his label. "Given the considerable commitments of all members, it will take a year before Crimson is able to perform." The band plan to begin rehearsing soon, in partial formations, before returning to the stage in September 2014.
*1:See also http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20060929/1159497317 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20060930/1159584533 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20061113/1163428139 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20070108/1168229799 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20070224/1172293773 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20071024/1193237687 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20071208/1197141510 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20080407/1207508410 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20080614/1213418260 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20080620/1213951541 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20081012/1223836577 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20081106/1225944380 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20081216/1229357559 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20090602/1243916599 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20090716/1247758711 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20091015/1255630063 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20091028/1256705010 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20091124/1259077779 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20091129/1259460953 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20091208/1260209715 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20100728/1280293011 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20100805/1281010406 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20100824/1282628526 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20100912/1284231582 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20101004/1286215386 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20120309/1331259250 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20120611/1339419466
*2:“Friday, 6th September 2013” http://www.dgmlive.com/diaries.htm?entry=24091 まさに「日記」そのもの！
*3:See eg. Laurie Tuffrey “King Crimson Set To Return” http://thequietus.com/articles/13434-king-crimson-reform?utm_source=dlvr.it
*4:See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_Century_Schizoid_Band
