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.
You cannot speak to Tony Banks and avoid talking about GENESIS: even if you don’t bring up the subject of the famed keyboardist’s former band, he will. Yet focusing on it means ignoring the veteran’s solo oeuvre Some of Tony’s work outside of the legendary group’s confines is similar to what he used to do within the collective; some of what Banks issued on his own records is significantly different and, thus, as alluring as any cultural artifacts worthy of exploration should be.
It’s almost impossible to overestimate Jackie DeShannon‘s influence on popular music, even though her achievements on this front remain understated, while the singer-songwriter’s connection to Jimmy Page would be enough to make her an important figure in that regard. Back in 1964, she, Jackie had just released her debut album a year earlier, a collection of borrowed tunes, including Dylan’s, recorded a set of self-penned demos, made available to A&R people and other industry insiders. On June 5th, however, this collection of pieces, laid down with only DeShannon’s acoustic guitar accompanying her passionate vocals, should finally enlighten everyone as to how the young lady’s melodies ended up in the repertoires of much more respected musicians.
