[prog-rock] (2025) King Crimson - Lizard [Elemental Mixes] [FLAC] [DarkAngie]

Review:
Including alternate takes of every piece, this edition sheds new light on a truly unique album. One of the highlights of the King Crimson 50th anniversary CD/Blu-Ray editions to date has been King Crimson producer David Singleton’s series of Elemental Mixes as he utilises the full spectrum of available studio sessions for each album to produce very different takes on the familiar songs and pieces. This is especially true of Lizard where the ambition of the material, the much-expanded line-up of musicians – the background of many of them in the jazz rather than the rock world – and the number of takes recorded, resulted in a large amount of material to be considered for this album. There was enough material for David to be able to mix and produce alternate takes for every piece from the original album. As well as giving great insight into the recordings, the nature of Elemental Mixes allows for different takes from individual musicians to be included – sometimes alongside one another – in a way that would never be considered in the formulation of the original album. David comments that “When I was working on the Elemental mixes, I jokingly described them as ‘Lizard for those who don’t like Lizard’. They were a complete revelation. Lizard is the one album which, in its initial incarnation, never quite convinced me. And yet these Elemental mixes, with their opportunity to look ‘under the hood’ of the album, revealed something fresh, wonderful and astonishing. So, if you are a King Crimson fan, who like me, has never quite taken Lizard to your heart, then these are essential listening. And hopefully equally fascinating to those who already love the album”. Presented as a single 200gram LP and including the complete album in Elemental Mixes form, running in the same sequence as the original album, this release showcases Lizard in a very different manner to how it’s previously been heard. — dgmlive.com



Track List:
01. Cirkus (Elemental Mix)
02. Indoor Games (Elemental Mix)
03. Happy Family (Elemental Mix)
04. Lady Of The Dancing Water (Elemental Mix)
05. Lizard - Prince Rupert Awakes (Elemental Mix)
06. Bolero - The Peacocks Tale (Elemental Mix)
07. Dawn Song (Elemental Mix)
08. Last Skirmish (Elemental Mix)
09. Prince Rupert's Lament (Elemental Mix)
10. Big Top Pass I (Elemental Mix)
11. Big Top Pass II (Elemental Mix)
Media Report:
Genre: prog-rock
Origin: UK
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits
Compression mode: Lossless
Writing library: libFLAC 1.3.0 (UTC 2013-05-26)
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