"Adrian Belew"@gl . "\u00A8It just works\u00A8"@en . . . "King Crimson are a musical group founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969. Their style has typically been categorized as progressive rock, although it also has diverse influences from jazz, classical, experimental, psychedelic, New Wave, heavy metal, gamelan and folk music. Although King Crimson has garnered little radio or music video airplay, they have a devoted following. Their debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King, is widely regarded as a landmark in the history of the progressive rock genre; their later excursions into even more unconventional territory have been influential on many contemporary musical artists."@en . . . "King Crimson - The Sheltering Sky.ogg"@en . "group_or_band"@en . "Based on a format of eccentric pop songs and complex instrumentals, the band recorded several unsuccessful singles and one album, The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles and Fripp. The band hovered on the edge of success, with several radio sessions and a television appearance, but never scored the hit that would have been crucial for a commercial breakthrough. The album was no more of a success than the singles, and was even disparaged by Keith Moon of The Who in a magazine review. Attempting to expand their sound, Giles, Giles and Fripp then recruited the multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald on keyboards, reeds and woodwinds. McDonald brought along his then-girlfriend, the former Fairport Convention singer Judy Dyble, whose tenure with the group was brief and ended at the same time as her romantic split with McDonald (she would later resurface in Trader Horne). More significantly, McDonald brought in lyricist, roadie and art strategist Peter Sinfield, with whom he had been writing songs \u2013 a partnership initiated when McDonald had said to Sinfield, regarding his 1968 band Creation, \"Peter, I have to tell you that your band is hopeless, but you write some great words. Would you like to get together on a couple of songs?\" One of the first songs McDonald and Sinfield wrote together was \"The Court of the Crimson King\".[citation needed] Fripp, meanwhile, had seen the band 1-2-3 (later known as Clouds) at the Marquee. This band would later inspire some of Crimson's penchant for classical melodies and jazz-like improvisation. Feeling that he no longer wished to pursue Peter Giles' more whimsical pop style, Fripp recommended his friend Greg Lake, a singer and guitarist, for recruitment into the band, with the suggestion that Lake should replace either him or Peter Giles. Although Peter Giles would later sardonically describe this as one of Fripp's \"cute political moves\", he himself had become disillusioned with Giles, Giles and Fripp's failure to break through, and stepped down to be replaced by Lake as the band's bass player, singer and frontman. At this point, the band morphed into what would become King Crimson."@en . . . "right"@en . "\"The Sheltering Sky\""@en . . . . . "King Crimson are a progressive rock band. Formed in London in 1968 (but featuring a transatlantic line-up since 1981), the band are widely recognised as a foundational progressive rock group (although the group members resist the label). The band have incorporated diverse influences and approaches during their five-decade history (including jazz and folk music, classical and experimental music, psychedelic rock, hard rock and heavy metal, new wave, gamelan, electronica and drum and bass) as well as balancing highly structured compositions against abstract improvisational sections and an interest in pop songs. The band has a large following, despite garnering little radio or music video airplay. With guitarist Robert Fripp (considered to be the band's leader and motive force) as the only consistent member, King Crimson's line-up has persistently altered throughout its existence. Eighteen musicians and three lyricists have passed through the ranks, although the tenure of certain members has sometimes extended for decades. King Crimson's sound has varied according to its instrumentation - earlier line-ups featured prominent saxophone and keyboards, while subsequent line-ups replaced this with (variously) violin, innovative acoustic or electronic percussion, interlocking guitars or touch-style instruments. The band are notable for continuous engagement with contemporary music technology - in addition to Fripp's extensive work in loop music both in and out of the band, King Crimson pioneered the use of Mellotrons in the 1960s; Roland guitar synthesizers, Simmons electronic drums and the Chapman Stick in the 1980s; dense MIDI processing and the Warr Guitar in the 1990s, and Roland V-Drums in the 21st century. King Crimson's existence has been characterised by regular periods of hiatus (each of which have been initiated and concluded by Fripp). From 1997 until the present day, various subdivisions of King Crimson have continued to pursue aspects of the band's work and approaches via a series of related bands collectively referred to as \"ProjeKCts\". \"Everything you've heard about King Crimson is true; it's an absolutely terrifying place.\" \u2013 Bill Bruford The debut line-up of King Crimson was influential but short-lived: lasting for just under one year, it established several of the ground rules of British progressive rock (a high standard of instrumental expertise, active technological engagement, complex multi-part compositions and the fusion of then-current psychedelic rock forms with classical, jazz and folk idioms). During 1970 and 1971 a second and unstable line-up struggled to unite disjunctions between increasingly formalised studio work and rougher live incarnations, going through numerous personnel changes while further exploring elements of jazz, funk and chamber music. Establishing a third, stable line-up in 1972, King Crimson developed a European-influenced improvisational sound with elements of hard rock, jazz fusion and a distinctly harsher classical component (mainly inspired by B\u00E9la Bart\u00F3k) before breaking up in 1974. A fourth line-up of King Crimson was active between 1981 and 1984 - an Anglo/American quartet with new wave pop and gamelan influences. A fifth line-up (the '80s quartet expanded to a six-piece) appeared in 1994, blending aspects of the band's 1980s and 1970s sound with fresh influences from genres such as industrial rock, grunge and loop music. Further line-ups of King Crimson have continued to work up until the present day, with the band continuing to incorporate new elements (such as drum and bass) into their music. The current line-up is a seven-piece band (Fripp, Jakko Jakszyk, Tony Levin, Mel Collins, Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison and Bill Rieflin) with three drummers, a saxophonist/flautist, paired guitars, bass and assorted electronic devices. Due to the number of musicians involved in King Crimson over the years (plus the band's emphasis on creativity and on recruiting high-level players) the band is at the hub of a network of other bands and projects, and has been influential to many contemporary musical artists."@en . . . . "center"@en . "200"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "1981"^^ . . "?"@en . ", hard rock,"@en . "1969"^^ . . . . . . "The music in King Crimson is often very complex, rejecting modern standard for rock music or even popular music. The group was also known for improvisation, which they made much use of and have had musical success with it. Though originating in England, the group has survived with a mixture of American and British musicians since 1981. Through moderate persistancy, the group has changed line-ups frequently, seeing most of its members leave. The only constant in the group is guitarist Robert Fripp, but Adrian Belew has been with the group since 1981 and Bill Bruford from 1972 to 1998."@en . "King Crimson are a progressive rock band. Founded in London in 1968 by a group of musicians from western England (but featuring a transatlantic lineup from 1981 onwards), the band is widely recognised as a foundational progressive rock group despite the band's own resistance to the label. The band has incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during its history (including jazz and folk music, classical and experimental music, psychedelic rock, hard rock and heavy metal, New Wave, gamelan, electronica and drum and bass)."@en . . . . . "250"^^ . "Although not as commercially successful as the multiplatinum Giles, Giles and Fripp, or the stadium-packing The Brain, King Crimson Underpants (known as \"Crimso Underpantso\" to their fan) has nonetheless altered the course of popular English by peppering our everyday speech with widely-imitated catchphrases as \"cat food cat food cat food again\", \"Uncle Rufus grew his nose\", \"these are words that begin with a 'D' this time\", and \"speck of lint on the penis of an alien\". Due to the accessible, upbeat style of King Crimson Underpants, their music is often featured in aerobics exercise videos, and \"health food\" magazines, and the band is currently collaborating with fitness expert Richard Simmons to record an album aimed at specifically at the fat fag hag exercise video market. They are such a"@en . . . . . "?"@en . . . . . . "true"@en . . "\u00A8It just works\u00A8"@en . "21st Century Schizoid Man/Guitar Hero 5"@en . "\u00A8It just works\u00A8"@en . . . . . . . . . "London, United Kingdom"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "See: [[#Personnel"@en . . "35.0"^^ . . . . "King Crimson are a musical group founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969. King Crimson's style has typically been categorised as progressive rock, although it incorporates diverse influences ranging from jazz, classical and experimental music to psychedelic, New Wave, heavy metal, gamelan and folk music. King Crimson has garnered little radio or music video airplay, but there is a cult following. Their debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King, is widely regarded as a landmark in progressive rock. Their later excursions into even more unconventional territory have been influential on many contemporary musical artists. In the late-1960s, the band was influential in popularising a previously unexplored mellotron rock style. Throughout the early-1970s, King Crimson's membership fluctuated as the band explored elements of jazz and funk. The band developed an improvisational sound influenced by heavy metal and became a more stable unit in the mid-1970s, before their breakup in 1974. The band re-formed in 1981 for three years, influenced by new wave and gamelan music, before breaking up again for around a decade. Following their 1994 reunion, King Crimson blended aspects of their 1980s and 1970s sound, which has continued into the 21st century. King Crimson's membership has fluctuated considerably throughout its existence, with 17 musicians passing through its ranks as full band members. Fripp, the only constant member of King Crimson, has arranged several disparate line-ups of the band, and he has stated that he does not necessarily consider himself the band's leader. Fripp describes King Crimson as \"a way of doing things\", and notes that he never originally intended to be seen as the head of the group."@en . . "

King Crimson is the Stand of Diavolo. He can erase time. God knows how that works"@en . . . . . . "center"@en . . . . . . . . . "Emperor Crimson"@en . "80.0"^^ . "King Crimson"@gl . . . "\"The Court of the Crimson King\""@en . "250"^^ . "King Crimson are a progressive rock band. Founded in London in 1968 by a group of musicians from western England (but featuring a transatlantic lineup from 1981 onwards), the band is widely recognised as a foundational progressive rock group despite the band's own resistance to the label. The band has incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during its history (including jazz and folk music, classical and experimental music, psychedelic rock, hard rock and heavy metal, New Wave, gamelan, electronica and drum and bass). The band's line-up has persistently altered throughout their existence, with eighteen musicians and two lyricists passing through the ranks. The only musician to appear in every line-up of the band has been founding guitarist Robert Fripp, although guitarist Adrian Belew was a member from 1981 to 2009 and drummer Bill Bruford from 1972 to 1997. Due to the number of musicians involved in King Crimson over the years (and the band's emphasis on creativity and on recruiting high-level players) the band is at the hub of a network of other bands and projects, and has been influential to many contemporary musical artists. The band has a large following, despite garnering little radio or music video airplay. \"Everything you've heard about King Crimson is true; it's an absolutely terrifying place.\" \u2013 Bill Bruford The debut line-up of the band was influential but short-lived, lasting for just over one year. During 1970 and 1971, King Crimson were an unstable band, with many personnel changes and disjunctions between studio and live sound as they explored elements of jazz, funk and classical chamber music. By 1972 the band had a more stable line-up and developed an improvisational sound mingling hard rock, contemporary classical music, free jazz and jazz fusion before breaking up in 1974. They re-formed with a new line-up in 1981 for three years (this time influenced by new wave and gamelan music) before breaking up again for around a decade. Since reforming for the second time (in 1994), King Crimson have blended aspects of their 1980s and 1970s sound with influences from more recent musical genres such as industrial rock, grunge and loop music. The band's efforts to blend additional elements into their music have continued into the 21st century, with more recent developments including drum and bass-styled rhythm loops and extensive use of MIDI and guitar synthesis. King Crimson's existence has been characterised by regular periods of hiatus (each of which have been initiated and concluded by Robert Fripp, considered to be the band's leader and motive force). Since 2009, the band has been inactive. Although no formal breakup has been announced, Fripp's own formal retirement from the music industry in August 2012, brought on by long-running legal and royalty disputes with Universal Music, suggested that King Crimson (as with Fripp's other musical projects) had finished, but a statement on his online diary dated September 6, 2013, announced the return of the band as a seven-piece unit. Since 1997 until the present day, various subdivisions of King Crimson have continued to pursue aspects of the band's work and approaches via a series of related bands collectively referred to as \"ProjeKCts\"."@en . . . . . . "King Crimson"@en . "-1970.0"^^ . . "London, England, United Kingdom"@en . . "Though originating in England, King Crimson have had a mixture of English and American personnel since 1981. The band's line-up has persistently altered throughout their existence, with eighteen musicians and two lyricists passing through the ranks. The only musician to appear in every line-up of the band has been founding guitarist Robert Fripp, although drummer Bill Bruford was a member from 1972 to 1998 and guitarist Adrian Belew has been a consistent member since 1981."@en . . . . . "left"@en . . "King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King.ogg"@en . "A"@en . . "

King Crimson is the Stand of Diavolo. He can erase time. God knows how that works"@en . "lightsteelblue"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "KingCrimson2014.jpg"@en . . . . . "1.104516E9"^^ . . . "3397.0"^^ . "King Crimson \u00E9 unha banda fundada polo guitarrista Robert Fripp e o baterista Michael Giles en 1969. Soen ser catalogados como unha banda de Rock progresivo, a pesares de ter incorporado \u00E1 s\u00FAa m\u00FAsica influenzas moi variadas, dende jazz, m\u00FAsica clasica e experimental ata sicodelia, New Wave, hard rock e folk."@gl . "King Crimson"@de . . "We're so different from each other that one night someone in the band will play something that the rest of us have never heard before and you just have to listen for a second. Then you react to his statement, usually in a different way than they would expect. It's the improvisation that makes the group amazing for me. You know, taking chances. There is no format really in which we fall into. We discover things while improvising and if they're really basically good ideas we try and work them in as new numbers, all the while keeping the improvisation thing alive and continually expanding."@en . . . . . "King Crimson(\u30AD\u30F3\u30B0\u30FB\u30AF\u30EA\u30E0\u30BE\u30F3Kingu Kurimuzon), sometimes shortened to K Crimson(\uFEFF\uFF2B\u30FB\u30AF\u30EA\u30E0\u30BE\u30F3), is the Stand of Diavolo, featured in Vento Aureo. It has a sub-Stand, Epitaph(\u30A8\u30D4\u30BF\u30D5Epitafu), which is primarily utilized by Doppio, Diavolo's split personality."@en . . . . "\u00A8It just works\u00A8"@en . . "Based on a format of eccentric pop songs and complex instrumentals, the band recorded several unsuccessful singles and one album, The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles and Fripp. The band hovered on the edge of success, with several radio sessions and a television appearance, but never scored the hit that would have been crucial for a commercial breakthrough. The album was no more of a success than the singles, and was even disparaged by Keith Moon of The Who in a magazine review. Attempting to expand their sound, Giles, Giles and Fripp then recruited the multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald on keyboards, reeds and woodwinds. McDonald brought along his then-girlfriend, the former Fairport Convention singer Judy Dyble, whose tenure with the group was brief and ended at the same time as her ro"@en . "Island Records, Atlantic Records, E.G. Records, Virgin Records, Warner Bros. Records, Discipline Global Mobile, Caroline Records"@gl . . . . "21st Century Schizoid Man/Guitar Hero 5"@en . . "\u00A8It just works\u00A8"@en . "2592000.0"^^ . "Although not as commercially successful as the multiplatinum Giles, Giles and Fripp, or the stadium-packing The Brain, King Crimson Underpants (known as \"Crimso Underpantso\" to their fan) has nonetheless altered the course of popular English by peppering our everyday speech with widely-imitated catchphrases as \"cat food cat food cat food again\", \"Uncle Rufus grew his nose\", \"these are words that begin with a 'D' this time\", and \"speck of lint on the penis of an alien\". Due to the accessible, upbeat style of King Crimson Underpants, their music is often featured in aerobics exercise videos, and \"health food\" magazines, and the band is currently collaborating with fitness expert Richard Simmons to record an album aimed at specifically at the fat fag hag exercise video market. They are such a syrupy band that, after drying up their Lake, they still got their Wett-on. Unbeknownst to many, leader Robert (the 'Undisciplined Slobert' to his intimate friends), who has repeatedly taken a strong anti-drug stance, recently admitted to being a long-time addict of kitten huffing. His shtick is producing a seemingly endless amount of coconuts out of his underpants while simultaneously playing a stick, a mellotron and a gerbils. Due to his insistence on doing this while wearing thigh hugging leather pants, he would often fall over during the routine - hence his stage name 'Hip-Fripp-Trip'. His continuous focus on producing nothing other than music that would be loved by babies and toddlers alike has resulted in endless catchy phrases about animals like \"Cat's Foot, Iron Claw\", \"Cat Food-Cat Food\", \"Birdie Tongue in Aspic\", \"Elephant Talk\" and, of course, \"Health Food Faggot\"."@en . . . . . . "Yes"@en . . . "Erasing time??????"@en . "\u30FB\u30AF\u30EA\u30E0\u30BE\u30F3"@en . "Despite never achieving a great deal of radio play, King Crimson has a dedicated cult following."@en . "\u30AD\u30F3\u30B0\u30FB\u30AF\u30EA\u30E0\u30BE\u30F3"@en . . . . . . . . . "King Crimson(\u30AD\u30F3\u30B0\u30FB\u30AF\u30EA\u30E0\u30BE\u30F3Kingu Kurimuzon), sometimes shortened to K Crimson(\uFEFF\uFF2B\u30FB\u30AF\u30EA\u30E0\u30BE\u30F3), is the Stand of Diavolo, featured in Vento Aureo. It has a sub-Stand, Epitaph(\u30A8\u30D4\u30BF\u30D5Epitafu), which is primarily utilized by Doppio, Diavolo's split personality."@en . . ""@en . . . . . . "Eulogy"@en . "-1970.0"^^ . . "King Crimson are a musical group founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969. King Crimson's style has typically been categorised as progressive rock, although it incorporates diverse influences ranging from jazz, classical and experimental music to psychedelic, New Wave, heavy metal, gamelan and folk music. King Crimson has garnered little radio or music video airplay, but there is a cult following. Their debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King, is widely regarded as a landmark in progressive rock. Their later excursions into even more unconventional territory have been influential on many contemporary musical artists."@en . . . . . . . . . . "Tony Levin"@gl . . . "A"@en . . . . "Psychedelic rock band best known for their hits The Court of the Crimson King and 21st Century Schizoid Man."@en . . . "1994"^^ . . . . . "250"^^ . . . . "King Crimson (it. Re Cremino) sono un collettivo di jazz rock postavanguardista retrocompatibile che vive in una base supersegreta nei sotterranei di Soho a Londra. Il collettivo \u00E8 guidato dal polichitarrista comandante Roberto Frippa detto \"Il Biondino\". Il Re Cremino \u00E8 noto per aver pi\u00F9 volte rivoluzionato il jazz rock postavanguardista retrocompatibile, per esempio introducendo a sorpresa l'uso del flipper come alternativa alla London Phylarmonic Orchestra. Per confondere ulteriormente l'avversario, il Re Cremino ha cambiato completamente genere musicale ogni due album, facendo cos\u00EC fare la figura dei fessi a quelli che nel frattempo avevano cominciato a copiarlo. Inoltre ha fatto un uso spregiudicato di doppiogiochisti infiltrati nelle societ\u00E0 supersegrete rivali con lo scopo precipuo, e non, di boicottarle. Alcuni agenti doppogiochisti supersegreti al servizio di Roberto Frippa sono per esempio Brufolo Bill, Gregorio Lago, Pietro Prato del Peccato. Il Re Cremino \u00E8 anche noto per aver rivoluzionato la storia della musica scegliendo di chiamarsi con un nome al singolare. (In realt\u00E0 questo era gi\u00E0 stato fatto anche da altri, per esempio Bandalupo Amedeo Pestalozzi, ma in modo molto meno filosoficamente fondato). Tutti i membri del Re Cremino, una volta passati i severissimi test di ingresso e ammessi nella base supersegreta sotterranea, sono stati sottoposti a una speciale procedura di riprogrammazione cerebrale che li porta a parlare di s\u00E9 stessi alla terza persona singolare (p.es. \"il Re Cremino ha appena finito di incidere una nuova polisinfonia invertibile quantistica\"; \"Gregorio Lago ha caldo\", ecc.)."@it . "\"Everything you've heard about King Crimson is true; it's an absolutely terrifying place.\" \u2013 Bill Bruford"@en . . "King Crimson (it. Re Cremino) sono un collettivo di jazz rock postavanguardista retrocompatibile che vive in una base supersegreta nei sotterranei di Soho a Londra. Il collettivo \u00E8 guidato dal polichitarrista comandante Roberto Frippa detto \"Il Biondino\". Il Re Cremino \u00E8 noto per aver pi\u00F9 volte rivoluzionato il jazz rock postavanguardista retrocompatibile, per esempio introducendo a sorpresa l'uso del flipper come alternativa alla London Phylarmonic Orchestra. Per confondere ulteriormente l'avversario, il Re Cremino ha cambiato completamente genere musicale ogni due album, facendo cos\u00EC fare la figura dei fessi a quelli che nel frattempo avevano cominciato a copiarlo. Inoltre ha fatto un uso spregiudicato di doppiogiochisti infiltrati nelle societ\u00E0 supersegrete rivali con lo scopo precipuo,"@it . "\u00A8It just works\u00A8"@en . "Robert Fripp's press release for the Thrak album"@en . "E"@en . . "30.0"^^ . "See: [[#Membership"@en . . "1981"^^ . . "\"Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One\""@en . . "250"^^ . . "E"@en . "King Crimson"@it . . . "1968"^^ . . . . . . "King Crimson"@en . . . "King Crimson are a progressive rock band. Formed in London in 1968 (but featuring a transatlantic line-up since 1981), the band are widely recognised as a foundational progressive rock group (although the group members resist the label). The band have incorporated diverse influences and approaches during their five-decade history (including jazz and folk music, classical and experimental music, psychedelic rock, hard rock and heavy metal, new wave, gamelan, electronica and drum and bass) as well as balancing highly structured compositions against abstract improvisational sections and an interest in pop songs. The band has a large following, despite garnering little radio or music video airplay."@en . "King Crimson \u00E9 unha banda fundada polo guitarrista Robert Fripp e o baterista Michael Giles en 1969. Soen ser catalogados como unha banda de Rock progresivo, a pesares de ter incorporado \u00E1 s\u00FAa m\u00FAsica influenzas moi variadas, dende jazz, m\u00FAsica clasica e experimental ata sicodelia, New Wave, hard rock e folk."@gl . "1980.0"^^ . "\u00A8It just works\u00A8"@en . . . . "King Crimson"@en . . . "King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 1.ogg"@en . ""@en . . . . "The music in King Crimson is often very complex, rejecting modern standard for rock music or even popular music. The group was also known for improvisation, which they made much use of and have had musical success with it. Though originating in England, the group has survived with a mixture of American and British musicians since 1981. Through moderate persistancy, the group has changed line-ups frequently, seeing most of its members leave. The only constant in the group is guitarist Robert Fripp, but Adrian Belew has been with the group since 1981 and Bill Bruford from 1972 to 1998."@en . . "Robert broke up the group, again, for the umpteenth time, dwelling at length, I suppose on our lack of imagination, ability, direction and a thousand other things we were doubtless missing. I suppose this only because I remember not listening to this litany of failures. Might as well quit while you're ahead, I thought."@en . . "Bill Bruford on joining King Crimson in 1972"@en . "37.0"^^ . . "Robert Fripp on signing up with Michael and Peter Giles"@en . "\u00A8It just works\u00A8"@en . "#EEEEEE"@en . . . "Despite never achieving a great deal of radio play, King Crimson has a dedicated cult following."@en . "Bill Bruford on the second King Crimson break-up in 1984"@en . . "Though originating in England, King Crimson have had a mixture of English and American personnel since 1981. The band's line-up has persistently altered throughout their existence, with eighteen musicians and two lyricists passing through the ranks. The only musician to appear in every line-up of the band has been founding guitarist Robert Fripp, although drummer Bill Bruford was a member from 1972 to 1998 and guitarist Adrian Belew has been a consistent member since 1981."@en . . . "The Boss' Last Orders"@en . . . . . . . . "\u00A8It just works\u00A8"@en . . . . "Chapter 516"@en . "Pat Mastelotto"@gl . . "King Crimson are a musical group founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969. Their style has typically been categorized as progressive rock, although it also has diverse influences from jazz, classical, experimental, psychedelic, New Wave, heavy metal, gamelan and folk music. Although King Crimson has garnered little radio or music video airplay, they have a devoted following. Their debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King, is widely regarded as a landmark in the history of the progressive rock genre; their later excursions into even more unconventional territory have been influential on many contemporary musical artists. In the late 1960s the band were very influential in popularising a previously unknown mellotron rock style; throughout the early 1970s their membership fluctuated with forays into jazz and funk at times before becoming a more stable unit in the mid 1970s, developing an improvisational sound influenced by heavy metal before breaking up. The band reformed in the early 1980s for three years, with a New Wave and gamelan-influenced sound, before breaking up again for around a decade. The 1990s saw King Crimson meld aspects of their 1980s and 1970s sound, which has continued into the 2000s, during which time several splinter groups of King Crimson known as \"ProjeKcts\" appeared. Though its membership has fluctuated considerably throughout its existence, the band continues to perform and record music. The only constant member of King Crimson has been Fripp, who has arranged several disparate lineups of King Crimson, often working in different genres. However, he has stated that he does not necessarily consider himself the band's leader, describing King Crimson as \"a way of doing things\", and noting that he never originally intended to be seen as the head of the group."@en . . . "1994"^^ . "Psychedelic rock band best known for their hits The Court of the Crimson King and 21st Century Schizoid Man."@en . . . . . "King Crimson, 2003, L\u2013R Trey Gunn, Adrian Belew, and Robert Fripp"@en . .