Progressive rock
Devoted to instrumental and heavily improvised music, the ProjeKcts were most active from 1997 to 1999, but have performed intermittently since. Guitarist Robert Fripp has described their purpose as being "research and development" for King Crimson.
While Fripp stated he was happy for a ProjeKct to be formed without him, he and Trey Gunn were in all four original ProjeKcts.
ProjeKct One (1997)
Robert Fripp - Guitar
Trey Gunn - Warr Guitar
Tony Levin - Bass
Bill Bruford - Drums
ProjeKct One began as a suggestion by Bruford to Robert Fripp that they do some improvisational shows together. Fripp suggested adding Gunn, while Bruford suggested adding Tony Levin — four of the six members of King Crimson were now involved.
Fripp then developed the idea of "fraKctals": multiple different subsets of the band working separately as a way of developing new material for King Crimson, the band having been at something of a compositional impasse.
ProjeKct One performed four consecutive shows at the Jazz Cafe from December 1 through December 4, 1997. All four concerts have been made available for download through DGMLive.
ALBUMS:
1998 - Live at the Jazz Cafe
"4 i 1" – 6:11
"4 ii 1" – 3:29
"1 ii 2" – 4:27
"4 ii 4" – 7:28
"2 ii 3" – 4:27
"3 i 2" – 8:14
"3 ii 2" – 6:32
"2 ii 4" – 4:27
