King Crimson Walking On Air Alt Take

Stormy Monday Selection (Occasional Series Acts of Random Archive Rummaging) By the time King Crimson arrived at Real World Studios to record THRAK most of the material had been playedin at a series of concerts in Argentina. Compared to other songs and pieces that appear on THRAK however, Walking On Air had only been performed a couple of times. This alternative take from the sessions reveals a song thats still in the process of finding its final shape and form. Trey Gunns embellishments around Levins undulating bass figure are dropdead gorgeous. In concert, Treys work was often undermixed and, or overlooked. In this strippedback setting, his playing is heard in exquisite close detail before hes joined by Fripps diaphanous cloudscapes. Gently propelled in part by Bruford on the same slit drum he used on The Sheltering Sky, the stillprovisional nature of the song is emphasised when we hear Adrian call out E to usher the song to its conclusion.