To many, MUNGO JERRY is a thing of the past; to Ray Dorset, the band always signified the present. And while his combo’s 2022 album “Somelight” attained some traction, its follow-up “Undefinable” that was released a couple of weeks ago may attract more listeners, because this record seems more varied.
Talking of THE ROLLING STONES, most people see the Glimmer Twins as the ultimate rockers, while in fact it was Bill Wyman who seemed the most solid performer in that regard, what with him being older than the rest of the band. Wyman may have written – or allowed to write – only two pieces for the group, 1967’s “In Another Land” and “Downtown Suzie” from 1969, yet ever since the bassist released his star-studded “Willie And the Poor Boys” album in 1985, his reputation soared anew, and when the veteran corralled such friends as Eric Clapton, Albert Lee and Gary Brooker into a project named RHYTHM KINGS, he couldn’t be stopped.
One may find this difficult to believe, but it’s been three decades that the ever-young Jann Klose released an album titled “Enough Said” and, thus, started a career that would bring forth "Mosaic" and a few more remarkable records. None of those were concept works, however, yet “The Future Trap” – which is out now on CD, vinyl and streams – is. More so, it features several prominent guests.
Little by little, KING CRIMSON‘s ’70s oeuvre nears the end of its reissue programme, with only “Islands” and “Starless And Bible Black” left to see a now-regular CD / Blu-ray treatment that packs Steven Wilson mixes – stereo and surround – and David Singleton’s Elemental ones which allow the listener to concentrate on various details of a familiar album. And now, the first of these two records has been prepared for release and will see the light of day on September 25th, eleven months after "In The Wake Of Poseidon" and "Lizard" were out.
For all the links tying them to KING CRIMSON – Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto having served in the band and Markus Reuter having been part of CRIMSON PROJEkcT – the members of TU-NER were never eager to delve into that legacy in the studio, as opposed to the stage where they played such pieces as “The Construkction Of Light” for a few years now. Still, after defining the trio’s own identity on 2023’s "T-1 Contact Information" and "T-2: For Lovers" from 2024, they decided to present the band’s concert set to the world, on the platter titled “Rendezvous Rodeo” which will be out on July 31st.
