Thrak

THRAK
Studio album by King Crimson
Released 3 April 1995 (1995-04-03)
Recorded 24 October – 4 December 1994
Studio Real World Studios, Box, Wiltshire, England
Genre Progressive rock
Length 56:30
Label Virgin
Producer
King Crimson chronology
VROOOM
(1994)
THRAK
(1995)
B'Boom: Live in Argentina
(1995)

THRAK is the eleventh studio album by the band King Crimson released in 1995, the successor to the preceding mini-album VROOOM (1994).

Recording

This album was recorded in the "double trio" format of King Crimson.

Release

Released on 3 April 1995, THRAK reached number 58 in the UK Albums Chart, their last album to chart.[1] The album was first released on CD in 1995, followed by a remastered edition in 2002. A new 5.1 surround sound mix by Jakko Jakszyk was released as a CD/DVD-A release.[2] It was reissued in October 2015 remixed by Jakszyk and Robert Fripp for the 40th Anniversary Series standalone and new THRAK BOX.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Maxim
Q
Rolling Stone[4]
Trouser Pressfavourable[5]

Trouser Press described it as "an absolute monster, a cerebral sextet adventure stunning in its precisely controlled rock power."[5]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Adrian Belew, except "Coda: Marine 475" by Robert Fripp; all music composed by Belew, Bill Bruford, Fripp, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto. 

No.TitleLength
1."VROOOM" (instrumental)4:38
2."Coda: Marine 475"  2:41
3."Dinosaur"  6:37
4."Walking on Air"  4:38
5."B'Boom" (instrumental)4:11
6."THRAK" (instrumental)3:59
7."Inner Garden I"  1:47
8."People"  5:53
9."Radio I" (instrumental)0:44
10."One Time"  5:22
11."Radio II" (instrumental)1:03
12."Inner Garden II"  1:16
13."Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream"  4:50
14."VROOOM VROOOM" (instrumental)5:50
15."VROOOM VROOOM: Coda" (instrumental)3:01

Personnel

King Crimson
Technical

References

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