Over the past half century, Tony Levin has been a prolific session player and one of the most active live performers on the planet. He’s contributed his talents to over five hundred albums amongst which include 15 with Peter Gabriel and 18 with King Crimson (counting live, studio and compilations) alongside contributions to the work of John Lennon, Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Herbie Mann, Paul Simon and many others. On tour, he’s traveled the World many times over with the aforementioned King Crimson, Peter Gabriel and several of his own bands including Stick Men.
This Fall, he’ll stage 65 performances in North America as a member of BEAT, celebrating King Crimson’s ‘80s repertoire alongside Adrian Belew, Steve Vai and Danny Carey interpreting “Discipline, Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair.”
Tony Levin has unveiled the official video for the track “Fire Cross the Sky,” watch it through the YouTube player below:
Levin’s seventh solo album, and his first since 2007, is an autobiography of sorts, with the themes drawn from Levin’s musical life. It features a myriad of collaborators from his half-century-plus on the road and in the studio with Peter Gabriel, King Crimson and many, many others.
Features a Murderer’s Row of guest musicians including Robert Fripp, Vinnie Colaiuta, Earl Slick, Mike Portnoy, Steve Gadd, Jerry Marotta, Gary Husband, L. Shankar, Pete Levin, Jeremy Stacey, David Torn, Pat Mastelotto, Larry Fast, Steve Hunter, Manu Katche, Alex Foster, Dominic Miller, Markus Reuter, Collin Gatwood, Chris Pasin, Josh Shpak, Don Mikkelsen.
Pre-Order on Bandcamp: https://tonylevin-flatiron.bandcamp.com/album/bringing-it-down-to-the-bass
Tracklist:
01. Bringing It Down to the Bass
02. Me and My Axe
03. Road Dogs
04. Uncle Funkster
05. Boston Rocks
06. Espressoville
07. Give the Cello Some
08. Turn It Over
09. Beyond the Bass Clef
10. Bungie Bass
11. Fire Cross the Sky
12. Floating in Dark Waters
13. On the Drums
14. Coda
