The Crimson ProjeKCt - Thela Hun Ginjeet

Live at Bearsville Theater, Woodstock, NY on August 15 2014
Filmed and edited by Jack Casadone (Infinite Capture)
Audio mix by Kol Marshall, mastered by Markus Reuter
Live sound by Robert Frazza
The Crimson ProjeKCt
In August 2011, Levin, Mastelotto and Belew organised the "3 of a Perfect Pair Camp", a music seminar that included daily group performances of King Crimson repertoire by the trio, partway through being joined by Markus Reuter (touch guitar) from Stick Men, plus Julie Slick (bass) and Tobias Ralph (drums) from the Adrian Belew Power Trio.
This performance was a preview of the "Two of a Perfect Trio" tour of the US and Canada in September-October 2011 which comprised sets by Stick Men (Tony Levin on Chapman Stick and vocals; Pat Mastelotto on drums, percussion, vocals; and Markus Reuter on touch-style guitars), The Adrian Belew Power Trio (Belew on guitar, vocal and pre-recorded samples, Slick on bass and either Tobias Ralph or Danny Carey on drums) and then a final set by all six musicians (Levin, Mastelotto, Belew, Slick, Reuter and Ralph) or various subsets thereof playing King Crimson material from the 1994-1996 tours' setlists (using the original "double trio" configuration which this particular 6-musicians-ensemble mirrors, with Slick playing Trey Gunn's parts, Ralph playing Bill Bruford's parts, and Reuter playing Robert Fripp's parts).
In the summer of 2012, this sextet supported Dream Theater on a US tour under the name "The Crimson ProjeKCt" and have retained this moniker ever since.
As Robert Fripp stated in his Saturday 14 April 2012 diary: "Tony and myself discussed the not-easily-doable name of "Stick Men & The Adrian Belew Power Trio That Do A Set Of King Crimson Music". Tony's suggestion was "ProjeKct Krimson". Mine was "The Crimson ProjeKCt"."
The Crimson ProjeKCt has toured the United States twice and performed in both Russia and Japan. There are official live recordings available from these tours, including the Dream Theater shows. This is the only ProjeKct to date not to include Robert Fripp.
During 2014, the band toured in Australia, New Zealand and, for the first time, Europe.

[@Chuckles..]

Tony Levin is 70 years old here. Dude took care of himself. I love this song.

[@tjenadonn6158]

Once you go bass no more lines on your face.

[@donovanredd7378]

He definitely looks 50

[@scottbrenneman6323]

Actually, he's 68 here, not 70, but your point still stands!

[@DrRussPhd]

I saw him before a show a while ago, he was smoking so I don't know if he still is a cigarette smoker but he does look fit.

[@emilygibbs8812]

Fully.Sure as hell did. 💚

[@rkrokberg]

They look like they're having so much fun. Adrian is just a big ball of joy.

[@koenstrobbe8101]

Love this album. and Belew is not a guitar player, he is a soundshaper!

[@harixo8983]

Adrians voice is timeless A dangerous place

[@RMGCBG]

Tony Levin half-man, half-bass all legend

[@phillipnations5482]

Belew's work with the Talking Heads of fabulous and that he continues to make such excellent music? FAWK! Doesn't hurt that he has Levin on the stage. Levin's work with Peter Gabriel is outstanding.

[@timpeacock834]

I've seen Belew perform live with both Bowie and Talking Heads. Amazing stage presence

[@jeffreywinding6763]

Me too. Lucky basterds we are

[@lashedbutnotleashed1984]

I saw him with Laurie Anderson. He was very unusual, playing his guitar with a fork among other things.

[@cybore213]

@@lashedbutnotleashed1984 The most unusual item I've seen him use is an electric drill. I think it had a plastic bit instead of the usual metal bit.

[@octofish]

Crimson, Bowie, Bears, solo. Saw him a couple of Octobers ago in St. Charles IL.

[@rooannaroo446]

God, this has got to be the best kept secret on KZbin...

[@pamela8329]

Love secrets! No secret tomorrow night Mr. Belew will light up Cincy!

[@ericligotke3542]

Saw Jeffrey Harrison and Adrian belew in March this year. Mostly talking heads music, but the performed Thela. Also saw the Adrian belew fripp king crimson twice over the years. Spectacular

[@josephvoorhees9353]

For those who don't know, these are called 'true musicians'! Masters of The Craft, and they don't really care who likes them.

[@christinapeter1001]

Only great❤❤❤❤

[@hermancharlesserrano1489]

This is an even more dangerous place…this is an even more dangerous place! Frantic, wonderful ❤️

[@minygoat]

I just want to see Adrian play with KC and Fripp one more time, is it too much to ask?

[@yandipu]

fuKCing great..

[@MerkinMuffly]

Where's that guy in the corner, on the stool?

[@markrago7217]

He's practicing being erudite for the next King Crimson reunion.

[@finylvinyl66]

"That guy" is Robert Fripp, who pretty much personifies King Crimson.

[@kristianorellana5664]

@@finylvinyl66 woosh

[@azngoku666]

@@kristianorellana5664 why are you making that sound

[@biggusdickus1689]

@@andrewgrant7012 I like this one

[@RMGCBG]

The brilliant chaos of the Mighty Crim

[@Peter-vn6gl]

Truly an original sound. Seen Crimson with Belew, Gunn, Mastelatto and the Frippster in 2004. This reminds me of that night, seeing my son attend his first Crimson experience! Thanks for posting this!

[@douglasarthur2673]

@4:45 AB even gets the Doppler Effect going when he mimics the police car siren ! That’s f’n incredible !

[@davidfung7902]

A band so talented that Steve Vai is playing drums... :-)

[@BillBondsHasAPosse]

David Fung crazy right

[@Cymbaline713]

I thought that was Steven Wilson.

[@flashnewsalert6102]

And the guy at left - Markus Reuter? I thinks he's actually Eraserhead!

[@s.goldberger4887]

Haha

[@paskualu]

... And Robert Redford plays the stick... )))

[@davel7791]

Real music! Wow! If there is a video of this full show, please release it on DVD! I will buy it day one. I hope someday Robert Fripp will let Tony and Pat free to again work with The Crimson ProjeKCt.

[@oliversutton7592]

7 fucking minutes and not a single camera shot of the genius Robert Fri- oh.

[@talastra]

You mean the genius Julie Slick

[@bobbyvalejr.1276]

He probably wanted it that way.

[@guyquinton2413]

Fripp was not on this tour

[@bobbyvalejr.1276]

@@guyquinton2413 No wonder. I thought something was different.

[@DrRussPhd]

Got to see Adrian Belew Power Trio and The Stickmen a while ago in a place called the Iron Wolf down in MA. The show was great but the encore was superlative, both bands doing this stuff. Could've stayed all night for that.

[@genebellegarde5377]

I saw this tour at the Belly-Up Tavern in Solana beach CA. Awesome show, collected all the sigs in the big social gathering after the show.

[@greenetolstoy]

Boy, I love this song!

[@billholder1330]

That Sound! (of Tony's Funk Fingers)

[@danenberghelm]

When you add the music they have played, the people they play have played with( and still do!) along with bands, and the recordings and toss in a nice collection of videos it’s effin’ mind boggling! There have and are studio musicians who might have similar discographies but I doubt that these days there are many in the last 20 yrs. ( OK, certainly, yes the current roster of “Jazz Musicians” ? Maybe? Anyway, they are really wonderful here! ( quite a while ago, I was lucky enough to watch a Talking Heads rehearsal during the “Stop making Sense” days, when Adrian Belew was going on tour with them, and at Long Island City rehearsal space and Adrian was so happy and into it, he basically never stopped moving and smiling and happy as well, I’m not sure if a fair comparison honestly… but with Bowie, with Crimson, Gabriel with the Talking Heads Adrian Belew always seemd in love with the music, the groove, the.. well I believe Fripp said that the best music, always needs to being able to get the music to be locked into “Head, Heart & Hips… (I probably have if sort of scrambled but those 3 words are always in these guys musical hearts!

[@robertfripp62]

La alegría del disfrute en la ejecución de Adrián es única. Lo gozo yo desde el 1981. Da placer verlo. Y Tony Levin también. Dos genios en plena ejecución de la música que amo. Gracias, gracias, gracias!!!!

[@robertfripp62]

De quien es la voz en off que hay durante unos minutos al final????

[@rechyfernandez9124]

De Adrian

[@StratsRUs]

Love that voice too.

[@BillBondsHasAPosse]

Tony levin is amazing

[@auri8810]

He really is. On top of the stuff he's done with KC he's done stuff with Liquid Tension Experiment and other great stuff

[@GentleGiant1969]

Right on Rockers!!🙏❤️🙏❤️

[@mtbalpinecounty]

Wow, wished so bad to be there..

[@61hink]

I saw Adrian at Darryl's House in Pawling, NY and Stick Men at Infinity Hall in Norfolk, CT and thought man, it would be so great if these guys got together. I didn't know this existed! I've got some videos to check out.

[@legendnyc]

Crimson ProjeKct Rules!

[@ShtelmakhHenri]

sono meravigliosi

[@MakinaMotze]

Pure bliss!

[@Stckmand]

Wunderbar....!!!!!

[@janewells5970]

This is an awesome video! I have been fortunate enough to see this live several times. Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece.

[@luciodifrancesco4998]

Fantasticiiiiii

[@Boston84]

Incredible!

[@badkin5120]

OMG amazing

[@maxinemckenzie5765]

Wow! Innovative reinvention keeps the Songs developing. Wonder what Robert makes of a Frippless Crim?

[@javierorozco410]

thank you señor !!! wonderful !!! love this reunion !!!

[@davel7791]

@Markus Reuter- Thank you! Can you put together a whole show video? I’d buy it on DVD or any format. Heck, I’d buy it twice.

[@ernestopayamurgui4732]

Han sido y son los mejores, pase quien pase por ésa organización. Para mí es más que un grupo una banda ó como lo queráis llamar. Los sigo y amo más de 40 años😍

[@jameshanson3145]

Loved this song since I saw King Crimson in LA in 1981!

[@Playboigorti8574]

Man, I'm jealous!

[@Boston84]

@@Playboigorti8574 “ooh what I lucky man he was”

[@bobbyvalejr.1276]

Saw that in NYC !

[@ExxylcrothEagle]

these guys seems more stoned than Crim is usually allowed to get, which is cool in a certain way that I dig.

[@Supertimegamingify]

Is he playing bass with hot dogs?

[@TONDJO-STATION]

great song, but awesome this night !

[@thompsonterry4804]

It’s amazing talent to take two separate bands and arrange them into one cohesive band. I only got to see TCP once - minus Tobias. It was a thrill of a show.

[@markusreuter]

Have you seen this version of THRAK?

[@progdaypromotions9573]

Nice Job, Markus. As for the substance, been hooked forever. Looking forward to seeing you play with these folk live someday. Helaine

[@jorgepina6496]

La voz de Adrian Belew,principal en King Crimson, aunque toquen sin él, hace falta.le da el toque del grupo Crimson.

[@kevin104z]

I was there!!

[@Cortez77fr]

Nice for a wakeup !

[@Royale_with_Cheeze]

I recall reading a quote from Tony Levin a long time ago (possibly the 80s) where he said that he plays a three-stringed bass because he can get all the sound he needs to out of only three strings. Here he plays five-stringed bass. What happened?

[@ministrychicago1]

FUCKING AMAZING.

[@pacalvotan777]

Großartig ❣️

[@GraveyarDisciple]

KU Hz right here sir!! Great youtube channel!!

[@barabbabill548]

forza💪💪💪🇮🇹

[@pmamiaro]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@user-uf9yg4mh8v]

Оххуительно👍💣

[@user-rv4qw3xi3c]

ブラッドフォードだけ抜けている 演奏技術が高い

[@integral]

Saw KC performing this in a concert back in the eighties and am still wondering what they hell Thela Hun Ginjeet means.

[@kire929]

it's an anagram of "heat in the jungle"

[@emilygibbs8812]

He is, but I like Tony Levin more 💚📧👍

[@guneykt1421]

this is a dangerous place

[@hippisteve8505]

Fuckin Excellent Recording .......... thanx for the post

[@GentleGiant1969]

Adrian doing abstract chord chomps!!! Improvising!!! Awesome

[@user-zo4sf7ts5n]

Good

[@GentleGiant1969]

Class Dismissed!😂🙏❤️

[@uwagaspiewam]

Do you have fullshow video? :)

[@nickciraulo8340]

This is better, louder and more frenetic than Helter Skelter.

[@BeatlesBowieKrimson]

That's a bold statement.

[@seventeenarts809]

Erinomaisen etevää!

[@markusreuter]

Translation, please! 😎😊

[@bingobango5289]

Does anyone know what chord adrian is playing? I can't figure it out.

[@kathyjmstarkey]

Fantastic! Could use a squeaky pig though.

[@sashakingcrimson5462]

💻💻💻💻

[@user-uf9yg4mh8v]

Эндрю красафсек

[@taradead]

I need more feedback.

[@danenberghelm]

Not sure if Fripp really wants to tour again…but he has “retired” a couple of times but like Pacino’s Michael Corleone everytime he thinks he is done, he get’s pulled back in! (Quote a bit off, sorry😎)

[@jeffreyconner2937]

Still being in his seventies. He needs to retire sometime.

[@laltromondoyoutubechannel6537]

Bruford is irreplaceable.

[@LudwigHollywood66]

Bruford is top 5 in my opinion for rock. So unique and plays exactly what the music needs. So dynamic.

[@oliveroneill1388]

Never heard of them.

[@maxinemckenzie5765]

Maybe it's easier, in some ways, for them to be unleashed ~and have more fun than ever with the material without Robert being there to chaperone?

[@jasonjoyner1834]

.....three basses??????? 😂

[@Moss-qe9uf]

Why not

[@lmolmud]

Two basses. Levin and Slick. Markus is playing touch guitar

[@herzjossa9502]

@@lmolmud tWO BASSES, ONE CHAPMAN STICK, ONE GUITAR, TWO DRUM SETS

[@user-rv4qw3xi3c]

トニー・レヴィンが普通のベースギターを弾いている

[@earwing2306]

Pewnie masz rację. Pozdrawiam, Piotrek.

[@jhay3966]

why does Tony look exactly the same and the others don't?

[@markusreuter]

Because I don't have a moustache.

[@user-vf5jy6bp6x]

カッコいいサウンド メンバーはオヤジ化しているけど

[@jackg9581]

Hot dog finger Tony. WTF?

[@LudwigHollywood66]

Not the same without Bruford. Cool stuff though

[@tommytwogloves16]

Ginger Baker could have played both drum accompaniments in perfect time. He was an expert in jungle beat. Not bad though!

[@ReneAlexisPenalozaMunoz]

Everything spot on except the drums.

[@Boston84]

The drums are perfect

[@ChrisLawton66]

I'm not sure what it is, but there's something off sonically in this version. Almost like someone is slightly out of tune.

[@maximilianozapata6632]

Bastante soso el tema. No sé por qué debiera ser tan aclamado. Es evidente la decadencia de King Crimson. Tuvo un pasado de verdadera música gloriosa.

[@MegaCirse]

There is an unnecessary percussionist and bassist here !!

[@MSA]

What you mean? With the crimson is never enough! They have 3 drummers now a days

[@davel7791]

Philippe Cirse Don’t say mean things about Tony Levin, please.

[@Boston84]

The 2 drummers are needed. Also, Levin and Slick sound amazing playing bass together!