Legendary drummer/percussionist, Jamie Muir, has died. Muir performed on one album, “Lark’s Tongue in Aspic” (1972) with King Crimson and accompanied them on the road before pulling up his stakes and heading for a more spiritual existence. After joining a monastery, he would retire from music but reappear to play and perform again in the 1980’s. It was while supporting Crimson that Muir created his unique image as a prowling, stage stalking percussionist and drummer alongside Bill Bruford. Muir utilized bird whistles, gongs, slabs of metal and bells to accentuate King Crimson’s sound. Muir would climb up amp stacks and [More]
A phenomenal band live is augmented by percussionist Jamie Muir for more aural madness. The band performs “Larks’ Tongues In Aspic Part 1”. Muir flirts between hammered percussion, drum set, referee’s whistle, bird call and bike horn. Wonderful.