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trey gunn band – the joy of molybdenum
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by Andreas Stuhlmann
With their latest release, The ConstruKction of Light, prog rock
monster King Crimson beat themselves with their own weapons. After
promising the future and more by taking the listener to unknown
musical dimensions on the (mainly) convincing "ProjeKct" releases,
on their most recent album it sounds like the band is breaking
down under its own power and heaviness. With a much lighter load
of musical and psychological ballast, recent KC and Discipline
Global Mobile family member, Trey Gunn has come out with his third
‘solo’ album. Backed by drummer and percussionist Bob Muller and
fellow guitarist Tony Geballe, the guitar, bass and (Chapman-)
stick master delivers another sample of his "touch guitar" playing
and composing skills. Listening to the song structures and melody
lines, Robert Fripp's influence is undeniable. But with Muller
using a variety of ethnic percussion instruments, and Gunn throwing
in mellotron, theremin and shortwave sounds, the music floats
nicely between aggressive KC-style rock parts, exotic ambient
pieces, and eclectic, percussive instrumentals, that transcribe
the aged KC philosophy into a younger and more accessible pop
language. The density on the nine songs on The Joy of Molybdenum
is amazing, and even those who have just had enough of the capital
"K" games should give this release a try. More about Trey Gunn
at www.treygunn.com.
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