After spending 35 years working with many of the top artists in the pop and prog rock scene, Pat Mastelotto is about to release his very first solo album, Recidivate. Naturally, the King Crimson/XTC/Mr. Mister drummer decided to take a slightly different path to solo stardom by assembling a compilation of outtakes, rarities, and highlights from the past 20 years of his career.

Mastelotto recruited several artists he has worked with over the years to participate in Recidivate including Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Robert Fripp (King Crimson), Stick Men (Mastelotto’s ongoing touring trio with Tony Levin), Terry Bozzio (Missing Persons), Naked Truth (featuring avant-garde jazz musicians Roy Powell, Lorenzo Feliciati and Cuong Vu), Roine Stolt & Jonas Reingold (Flower Kings), Kimmo Pohjonen and of course tracks from TU (also Ktu, Tuner, Tunisia, and MPTU), Mastelotto’s long running partnership with King Crimson band mate Trey Gunn.

The 42-song collection is broken down into two 21-song discs: Traps (a reference to acoustic trap kits) and Buttons (a reference to electronic drumming and programming). Look for its release on March 20 via Gunn’s 7d Media. More info here:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Three-of-a-Perfect-Pair-Camp/199971916704597

Next up

Sept 2    Sant'Anna Arrisi, Sardinia / Al Confini Tra Sardegna e Jazz (JacoTribute Festival)

Followed by the Two of a Perfect Trio Tour with Adrian Belew and Tony Levin.

Sept 19    Atlanta, GA / Variety
Sept 20    Carrboro, NC / Arts Center
Sept 21    Knoxville, TN / Bijou
Sept 22    Annapolis, MD / Rams Head
Sept 23    Phoenixville, PA / Colonial Theater
Sept 24    Vienna, VA / Jammin Java
Sept 27    Boston, MA / Royale
Sept 28    New York, NY / Iridium
Sept 29    New York, NY / Iridium
Sept 30    Fairfield, CT / Stage One
Oct 1    Northhampton, MA / Iron Horse
Oct 2    Montreal, QC / Corona
Oct 4    Toronto, ON / Mod Club
Oct 5    Buffalo, NY / Tralf
Oct 6    Covington, KY / Southgate House
Oct 7    Detroit, MI / Magic Bag
Oct 8    Chicago, IL / Old Town School of Folk
Oct 9    Minneapolis, MN / Cedar Cultural Center
Oct 11    Boulder, CO / Boulder Theater
Oct 12    Salt Lake City, UT / The Depot
Oct 14    Portland, OR / Aladdin
Oct 15    Seattle, WA / Triple Door
Oct 17    Sacramento, CA / Harlows
Oct 18    San Francisco, CA / Regency
Oct 19    Solana Beach, CA / Belly Up
Oct 21    Agoura Hills, CA / Canyon Club
Oct 22    Santa Ana, CA / Galaxy
Oct 23    Phoenix, AZ / The Foundry
Oct 26    St Louis, MO / Old Rockhouse
Oct 27    Indianapolis, IN / Birdys
Oct 28    Nashville, TN / Belcourt
Oct 29    Ashville, NC / MoogFest

http://movement-fest.ru/

Naked Truth (Lornzo Feleciati, Roy Powell, Cung Vu and I )  will play the Genoa Jazz Festival - July 22nd - only Cuong Vu won't make it - he will be replaced by Nils Petter Molvaer. 

the record, "Shizaru" is just out in Italy and getting great reviews, i cant read Italian but i know that many starts is a good thing!

Get a flavour of us at RareNoise: www.rarenoiserecords.com/jukebox

Camp Pictures,  impromptu tu,  and even some Naked Truth on the way.

Thats right T Lev took a trip up to check out  the 3 of a perfect pair campsite and came back with these fotos . Looks like its going to be a lot of fun,. --come join us!

The Naked Truth is a project started last year by Italian bass magnet Lorenzo Feliciati, English keyboardist Roy Powell, American trumpet player Cuong Vu and me.  Record is coming out this summer on rare noise records.

Up next: A trip to canada to record with he who shall  remain nameless on these pages.  . . after a few days on my own Trey will join me for a little impromptu tu  in this recording studio. who knows could be the next tu record  certainly hope to get a better recording than this cacophony .

Two Tu Shows

One World Theatre in Austin Thurs April 28, and Granafa Theater in Dallas Sat April 30.

KING CRIMSON’S PAT MASTELOTTO & 
TREY GUNN ARE TU

Crazy, heavy, electronic raw tunes and improvisations from King Crimson rhythm section.  Yes it’s a formidable combo: Pat Mastelotto – master of electric and acoustic drums, and Trey Gunn – expert on War Guitar, a guitar designed for two-handed tapping techniques, form the progressive/experimental band TU. Both members of the legendary progressive rock groupKing Crimson, Mastelotto and Gunn have enough sound palate to paint the world, and they have. The duo was born during the rehearsals for the King Crimson The Power to Believe sessions and has produced three CDs to date. TU have played around the world, opening for the band TOOL on their 10,000 Days tour. Their live performances, accompanied by video backdrops and guest musicians make the powerful TU + 2 performances unforgettable.

Noted musician, songwriter, entertainer and modelChrysta Bell was lead vocalist for Austin’s beloved euro swing band, 8 ½ Souvenirs, and has been a featured vocalist on 3 albums from downtempo transglobal electronica act Govinda. Bell has collaborated with such legendary talents as Willie Nelson, Brian Setzer, and Donovan, as well as songwriting with cult film director David Lynch – performing Polish Poem’ on his Inland Empire soundtrack.

Event Date :	Thursday, Apr 28, 2011
Event Time :	Doors : 6:30 PM