Discipline (King Crimson album)

Discipline
Studio album by
King Crimson
Released2 October 1981
RecordedMay and June 1981
StudioIsland (Notting Hill, London)
Genre
Length38:15
Label
Producer
King Crimson chronology
USA
(1975) 		Discipline
(1981) 		Beat
(1982)
King Crimson studio chronology
Red
(1974) 		Discipline
(1981) 		Beat
(1982)
Singles from Discipline
  1. "Matte Kudasai"
    Released: November 1981
  2. "Thela Hun Ginjeet"
    Released: 1981 (Spain)

Discipline is the eighth studio album by English progressive rock band King Crimson, released on 2 October 1981 by E.G. Records in the United Kingdom and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States.[1]

This album was King Crimson's first following a seven-year hiatus. Only band co-founder and guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Bill Bruford remained from the previous incarnation. They were joined by two American musicians: vocalist, guitarist and frontman Adrian Belew, previously a member of Frank Zappa and David Bowie's backing bands and a touring member of Talking Heads, and bassist, Chapman Stick player, and backing vocalist Tony Levin, a session musician Fripp had met while both were working with Peter Gabriel.[2] The album introduced a new sound for the band, influenced by new wave, post-punk, minimalism and Indonesian gamelan music,[2][3] while retaining an experimental character, helping lay the groundwork for what would eventually become known as post-progressive rock.[4]

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 31.
  2. ^ a b "King Crimson, Discipline, 1981". DGM Live. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ^ Tamm, Eric (1990). Robert Fripp: From Crimson King to Crafty Master. Faber and Faber. p. 117. ISBN 978-0571129126.
  4. ^ Bruford, Bill (2009). Bill Bruford: The Autobiography : Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks, and More. Jawbone Press. ISBN 978-1-906002-23-7.