Back from KTU warm up gigs in Finland. . .warm? . . WTF!?! it was 20 below. check the KTU myspace page for new photos. . .some taken outside by the sea bbbbrrrrrrr. We also did a few days song writing and added 5 new 'works in progress' to the shows in Finland. Some reviews are also posted at myspace, one of my favorites i had translated called us " the most psychodelic trio since L.S.D.. . .conjured up in a dream by a Siberian Witch on mushrooms ".

KTU, as a trio, will hit North America for a few shows in March. The first 3 shows will be part of a four Finlandish band Musex package that KTU will headline.

www.musex.fi/tour2007

Beware we have decided to go on first to ease the logistics and all bands will only do 30 min sets. . .so don't be late. . or if you want to see a longer show come to Chicago or Mexico . . . Europe. . or invite us back.

Mar 7 Knitting Factory Los Angeles, California

Mar 9 Canadian Music Week Toronto, Ontario

Mar 12 Knitting Factory New York, New York

Mar TBA SXSW Austin, Texas

Mar 20 Drum Pad Presents @ Durty Nellie’s Chicago (Palatine), Illinois

Mar 22 Festival de México en el Centro Histórico Mexico City

Mar 23 Teatro de la Ciudad Mexico City

KTU Live Photos by Photo by Kalle Björklid / Huumakuva.net"

But first- about to start recording for a band called Mecca that will also have Joe Vana, Tommy Denander, Shannon Forrest, Steve Lukather, Steve Porcoro, Bobby Kimball, David Hungate and Tony levin on tracks (was T Lev in Toto too?).



jeeze its December already?

been very busy:

starting work with a wonderful guitarist Phil Brown , more E sessions for Gina Fant-Saez, did another record for Abra Moore a few weeks ago, did a gig with the Trey Gunn / Joe Mendelson Quodia project (no rehearsal but it took me a week to write cues and build a drum kit to play em. . .wish i had a foto), in mid November we had a Percussive Arts Society week here in Austin and saw old pals and got a major drum injection .. . yesterday I was a judge for the Paul Green school of rock battle of the Kid band and tomorrow I am involved in an E session panel discussion,

i started work on the the Metamorphous trio and Tuner sessions we did in Sweden. . . .but still need to get the Tunisia stuff mixed and hope to do that later this week or next . Had a couple good days working in the garden (but then the Deer came and ate most of my labors). made Thanksgiving day chow for a house full of friendly human guests.

Had Trey Gunn here in my studio for a couple days of song writing for KTU.. . looking like KTU will do a few gigs in North America this coming March, but as a trio (because Samuli has other gigs booked with MUM) so i have been preparing to cover his parts, KTU just booked a few Finlandish gigs in January to test the KTU trio water.

lots and lots to do. . . so it seems i'm always walking around a bit sleepy. . . . but in reality I must confess most my time has actualy been spent watching this damm video clip over and over (ahhh the days when men were men, in suits, and drums were drums) www.glumbert.com/media/drums



Home!

Kind of strange to be home for more than a week. The KTU gigs in Spain and Portugal were fantastic and I really enjoyed taking a few extra days to soak in both cultures, met some wonderful students and saw lots of great art and music, even met one of my favorite bands "The Bad Plus" and then spent an hour standing with David King and Tony Alan watching Trilok Gurtu.

Leaving for France next week to do more Cock Robin gigs (festivals) and then to Germany to meet Markus and Fabio Trentini and begin mixing the next Tuner record.

Last week I went to Portland and at the airport ran into The Tubes with ex Cock Robin drummer Lou Molino chasing his lost luggage (small world!).

While home I have been preparing Tuner vocal tracks and got even more vocal contributions from Peter Kingsbery when he dropped into Texas last week. Sadly i also found a hard drive has died. . .big drag since it contains lots of valuable data including the Crimson 04 rehearsals that BPMM had been tweaking (tomorrow I meet a friend who might be able to revive the drive).

Trey Gunn and I play on the new release from Azam Ali, check it out- she is fantastic.

In October i will spend a week in Sweden working with Markus Reuter and Isildurs Bane .

Aug 25 2006

Belgium Festival Hannut, Belgium

Aug 29 2006

Chalon en Champagne Paris, France

Oct 16-21 2006

IB expo -Kulturhuet Halmstad, Sweden

**Last spring after the KTU show in Denmark a genuinely excited David Fricke (legendary Rolling stone writer) came to met the band. I read now that he has posted:

David Fricke's column "Fricke's Picks" in the current issue of Rolling Stone:

KTU (pronounced "K2") are a quartet of devilishly intergrated halves: avant-accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen and digital manipulator Samuli Kosminen from Finland, and drummer Pat Mastelotto and guitarist Trey Gunn from King Crimson. Their debut, Eight Armed Monkey (Thirsty Ear), recorded live in 2004, is a robust tumult of Northern Lights sparkle, white-wolf guitar wail and rolling, knotted thunder. Pohjonen is a wonder unto himself: animating his wind song with pedals and processing; attacking the bellows with the ecstatic fury of Jimi Hendrix. When I saw KTU play in Europe recently, they were as powerful and transgressive as the current killer Crimson (without, of course, Robert Fripp). But I was stunned to discover, after the show, that KTU have yet to get an American gig because, Gunn said, "Promoters are afraid of the word 'accordion.' " People, look at it this way: Pohjonen plays the ultimate in air guitar. Now hit the phone.



Wonderfull weekend.

NAMM show in Austin. Ran into many old pals includeing Joe Montineri, Adam and the M Audio gang, Eddie and the Paistes, Terry Bozzio, Donny Wynn, JJ Johnson . . .and also met several inspiration newies like Pat Foley, Geoff Emerick, and Rupert Neve. Even got some interesting inventions from new friends like Jim and Matt from Factory Metal Percussion, and Rusty and Scott makers of the Beatnik Rhythm analyzers. . . .and. . .got to take Deb, Roggie and Pamela Des Barres home from the movies.

Next up:

KTU

June 24

World Music Festival Aragonese Pirinese , Spain

KTU

June 26

Cool Jazz Festival Cascais, Portugal

Pat

Jul 27/28/29

FMM Festival Sines, Portugal



May 16th Happy to be Happy Birthday to Robert Fripp!

busy busy here carving tracks and preparing patches for summer gigs:

KTU

May 19 2006

FIMAV Festival Victoriaville Quebec, Canada

Cock Robin warm up show

May 27 2006

Coach House San Juan Capistrano, CA

KTU

Jun 2 2006

Nattjazz Festival Bergen, Norway

Jun 3 2006

Spot festival Arhus, Denmark

COCK ROBIN in Europe

Jun 14 2006 8:00P

Femina Bordeaux, France

Jun 16 2006 8:00P

Ninkasi Lyon, France

Jun 17 2006 8:00P

Casino Geneve, France

Jun 20 2006 8:00P

Theatre Sebastopol Lille, France

Jun 21 2006 8:00P

Bota Bruxelles, Belgium

Jun 24 2006 8:00P

Omnibus St Malo, France

Jun 27 2006 8:00P

Cafe de la Danse Paris

Jun 28 2006 8:00P

Cafe de la Danse Paris

Jun 29 2006 8:00P

Salle Edmond Desouches Luce (Chartres), France

July 1st 2006

Mets-Open Air (place du marche`), France

July 5th

Dentist-yep!

NAMM

July 14-16

Austin, Tx

KTU

June 24

Aragonese Pyrenees festival , Spain

Pat drum classes

Jul 27/28/29 2006

FMM Festival Sines, Portugal