Larks' Tongues in Aspic

King Crimson's 1973 album Larks' Tongues in Aspic showcases a renewed lineup and a move toward a more experimental, heavier sound. It blends composed progressive pieces with free improvisation, prominent violin and bowed textures, angular electric guitar, complex interlocking rhythms, and unconventional percussion, shifting between aggressive electric passages and quieter, atmospheric interludes. The album introduced recurring motifs in the Larks' Tongues pieces and marks a defining moment in the band's avant-prog phase of the early 1970s.