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King Crimson - Thrak (1995/2015) [DVD-Audio & Hi-Res FLAC] (Stereo & Multichannel)

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Date: 7 Nov 2024 23:30:10

King Crimson - Thrak (1995/2015) [DVD-Audio & Hi-Res FLAC] (Stereo & Multichannel)

THRAK is the eleventh studio album by the band King Crimson released in 1995, the successor to the mini-album VROOOM (1994). This album was recorded in the "double trio" format of King Crimson. With the band consisting of two guitarists, two bassists and two drummers the opening track begins with all six musicians in the center of the mix. Then as the track gets going they are split into two trios (guitar, bass and drums) with three going to the left channel and three going to the right. The this new release is part of the group's ongoing 40th Anniversary Series, which began in 2009 with the release of NEW Stereo and Surround sound mixes of the progressive rock progenitor's.

The only progressive rock band from the '60s to be making new, vital, progressive music in the '90s, King Crimson returned from a ten-year exile in 1995 with THRAK, their first album since 1984's 3 of a Perfect Pair. As with the '80s band, guitarist/ringleader Robert Fripp recruited singer/guitarist Adrian Belew, bassist Tony Levin, and drummer Bill Bruford for this incarnation of his classic band. However, he added to this familiar quartet two new members: Chapman Stick player Trey Gunn and ex-Mr. Mister drummer Pat Mastelotto. Effectively, Fripp created a "double trio," and the six musicians combine their instruments in extremely unique ways. The mix is very dense, overpoweringly so at times, but careful listens will reveal that each musician has his own place in each song; the denseness of the sound is by design, not the accidental result of too many cooks in the kitchen. Sometimes, as in "THRAK," the two trios are set against each other, in some sort of musical faux combat. In others, they just combine their respective sounds to massive effect. On "Dinosaur," perhaps the strongest track on the record, Mastelotto and Bruford set up an ominous tom-tom groove that supports an even more ominous guitar figure. The vocal, the musings of a long-dead sauropod, are vintage Belew, just as the freaky, falling-down-the-stairs solo in the middle is vintage Fripp. Other high points include the drum duet "B'Boom" and the two Belew/Fripp "Inner Garden" pieces. Allusions to earlier Crimson abounds, such as the form of "VROOM," for example, which is suspiciously reminiscent of "Red" (from the 1974 album of the same name), or the shout-out to "The Sheltering Sky" (from 1981's Discipline) in "Walking on Air." Thankfully, this never gets annoying, but instead acts as a subtle nudge and a wink to faithful fans. King Crimson came back in a major way with THRAK, and proved that, even in its fourth major incarnation, Fripp and company still had something to say. High-quality prog.

Tracklist:

01 - VROOOM
02 - Coda: Marine 475
03 - Dinosaur
04 - Walking On Air
05 - B'Boom
06 - THRAK
07 - Inner Garden I
08 - People
09 - Radio I
10 - One Time
11 - Radio II
12 - Inner Garden II
13 - Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream
14 - VROOOM VROOOM
15 - VROOOM VROOOM: Coda

DR: The NEW Stereo Mix (24-96)

Analyzed: King Crimson / THRAK (2015 Stereo Mix)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -0.96 dB -11.74 dB 4:35 01-VROOOM
DR10 -0.40 dB -11.55 dB 2:36 02-Coda: Marine 475
DR8 -0.66 dB -12.27 dB 6:38 03-Dinosaur
DR12 -1.46 dB -15.65 dB 4:43 04-Walking On Air
DR10 -0.36 dB -14.10 dB 4:11 05-B'Boom
DR9 -0.68 dB -12.82 dB 3:59 06-THRAK
DR11 -2.47 dB -16.66 dB 1:47 07-Inner Garden I
DR7 -0.76 dB -10.18 dB 5:51 08-People
DR11 -7.96 dB -22.05 dB 0:43 09-Radio I
DR10 -0.96 dB -12.57 dB 5:21 10-One Time
DR10 -3.66 dB -17.92 dB 0:58 11-Radio II
DR10 -1.16 dB -15.08 dB 1:16 12-Inner Garden II
DR9 -0.66 dB -11.93 dB 4:50 13-Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream
DR9 -0.84 dB -12.16 dB 5:42 14-VROOM VROOM
DR8 -0.89 dB -11.93 dB 3:06 15-VROOM VROOM: Coda
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR9

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2539 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR: The NEW Surround Mix (24-96)

Analyzed: King Crimson / THRAK (2015 Surround Mix)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.25 dB -16.54 dB 4:35 01-VROOOM
DR12 -0.36 dB -15.39 dB 2:36 02-Coda: Marine 475
DR12 -0.36 dB -16.75 dB 6:38 03-Dinosaur
DR13 -1.24 dB -18.74 dB 4:43 04-Walking On Air
DR15 -0.12 dB -19.79 dB 4:11 05-B'Boom
DR14 -0.34 dB -17.93 dB 3:59 06-THRAK
DR12 -3.67 dB -21.09 dB 1:47 07-Inner Garden I
DR12 -0.33 dB -15.60 dB 5:51 08-People
DR11 -12.51 dB -29.09 dB 0:43 09-Radio I
DR14 -0.47 dB -19.49 dB 5:21 10-One Time
DR11 -9.27 dB -26.97 dB 0:58 11-Radio II
DR11 -7.24 dB -22.78 dB 1:16 12-Inner Garden II
DR15 -0.44 dB -17.90 dB 4:50 13-Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream
DR14 -0.38 dB -17.66 dB 5:42 14-VROOM VROOM
DR13 -0.34 dB -16.98 dB 3:06 15-VROOM VROOM: Coda
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 6327 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR: 30th Anniversary Remaster 2002 (24-48)

Analyzed: King Crimson / THRAK (2002 Remaster)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -0.33 dB -11.64 dB 4:38 01-VROOOM
DR8 -0.34 dB -9.93 dB 2:43 02-Coda: Marine 475
DR9 -0.32 dB -12.34 dB 6:36 03-Dinosaur
DR10 -1.20 dB -13.04 dB 4:37 04-Walking On Air
DR13 -0.39 dB -17.35 dB 4:13 05-B'Boom
DR8 -0.33 dB -10.27 dB 3:59 06-THRAK
DR11 -4.41 dB -19.24 dB 1:47 07-Inner Garden I
DR8 -0.30 dB -9.66 dB 5:53 08-People
DR12 -9.07 dB -24.25 dB 0:43 09-Radio I
DR11 -1.00 dB -14.16 dB 5:23 10-One Time
DR11 -17.42 dB -33.32 dB 1:03 11-Radio II
DR11 -5.36 dB -18.66 dB 1:16 12-Inner Garden II
DR9 -0.29 dB -10.72 dB 4:50 13-Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream
DR8 -0.32 dB -10.33 dB 5:52 14-VROOOM VROOOM
DR7 -0.34 dB -9.72 dB 3:03 15-VROOOM VROOOM: Coda
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1569 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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