THRaKaTTaK

by King Crimson

THRaKaTTaK cover art

Constructed from sprawling, chaotic improvisations performed during their 1995 tour, this challenging album splices multiple live takes into a single, cohesive hour of abstract noise. It entirely avoids the double-trio lineup's structured songs, focusing instead on their ability to generate complex, dark ambient textures and aggressive avant-garde soundscapes on the fly. It is arguably the most fiercely experimental official release in the band's catalog.

Genres

  • Free Improvisation

Tracklist

  1. THRAK
  2. Fearless And Highly THRaKked
  3. Mother Hold The Candle Steady While I Shave The Chicken's Lip
  4. THRaKaTTak (Part I)
  5. The Slaughter Of The Innocents
  6. This Night Wounds Time
  7. THRaKaTTaK (Part II)
  8. THRAK (Reprise)