Welcome to the official site of Level 42. This is where you'll find the latest official information on what the group is up to, new releases, and tour information.
LATEST RELEASES: Level 42 – Living It Up (30th Anniversary 4 CD Box Set), Live in Holland 2009 (DVD & 2 CD set), Guaranteed (2 CD set) and Forever Now (2 CD set) are now available. Click here to visit our online shop.
There you can find a pretty good Gallery (with Holdsworth and Level 42 never before published shots from the archives etc – plus a demo soundtrack from a good few years ago).
He’s also working hard on a new jazz/rock album, “Dirty & Beautiful” – a big new international project – (to be released in the form of two volumes on the Abstractlogix label) featuring a plethora of guest musicians including John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth, Jimmy Johnson, Steve Topping, Steve Price, Mark King, Jerry Goodman, Lawrence Cottle, Jan Hammer, Steve Hackett, Robin Trower, Livingstone Brown and others (with more to be announced!).
Volume 1 of the album is due for release mid November this year.
A custom recording made by Mark King for the official Level 42 website (www.level42.com).
It is dedicated to Morgan Roussel who has ran the official site since the internet began.
The music comes from a track called ‘Hello John’ which was the title of an unused instrumental dating back to 1983.
Mark ressurected the track and sings the following lyrics; “Welcome to the website that Morgan has built for you you can find all about the band level 42 hello, hello, hello, hello hello, hello, hello, hello.”
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Mark King. Singer, bassist, writer and co-founder of the band is widely regarded as one of the most prominent slap/funk bassists on the planet. He lends his time, between promotion and touring, to give an interview with Ultimate-Guitar.
Tell us about Pete Ray Biggin and how he got the gig on the new tour…
Well, Gary leaves big shoes to fill, but Pete Ray Biggin has been in training since 1992 when he joined us on-stage at a soundcheck in Leeds for the Guaranteed Tour. His parents brought him along at the age of 11 (him, not his parent’s!) and he got on Gary’s drums and let fly, so I kept his number and gave him a call as soon as he was needed, a mere eighteen years later… He is another cool dude!
Level 42 fans, the much anticipated 4-CD Collection Including Every Single Plus Rarities, Previously Unreleased Recordings And New Album Of Acoustic Versions Of The U.K. band’s Best-Loved Songs will be available in the US on August 3rd. Order your copy at Amazon.com and iTunes.
