King Crimson - A Beginner's Guide To ProjeKcts - The Deception of the Thrush (cd)
A Beginner’s Guide To ProjeKcts (1999), is a key recording in understanding recent Crimson history with its presentation of a selection of material from the sub-groupings that formed of various members of the mid 90s double trio line-up.
The material – mostly derived from improvised start points – performed by the four separate ProjeKcts bands informed much of the musical thinking of subsequent Crimson activities.
The album, itself a collection drawn from the 4CD box set of ProjeKcts recordings, was subtitled Deception of the Thrush and that particular piece became a regular part of the King Crimson set.
Fripp refers to this period as “the fractalisation of King Crimson” with the individual ProjeKcts acting partly as a type of research and development for future King Crimson output. Begun as a unique experiment, the ProjeKcts became a vital component in King Crimson’s ongoing evolution.
