Soft Machine

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Soft Machine “Floating World Live” CD

This CD marks the first release of a live performance by Soft Machine's Bundles line-up featuring Allan Holdsworth on guitar. This concert, recorded for Radio Bremen in January 1975, consists of most of the Bundles material, which hadn't yet come out although in the can since the previous summer, plus a couple of band improvs and solo showcases for Mike Ratledge, Roy Babbington and John Marshall. That era of Soft Machine was unique in that, taking the band's long established tradition of continuous change to an extreme, when Holdsworth joined all the previous repertoire was abandoned, literally at once, in favour of brand new material written by Karl Jenkins and, to a lesser extent, Mike Ratledge. This made the new Soft Machine even more difficult to compare with its predecessors, and gave the band a well-deserved chance for critical reappraisal. At long last, reviewers stopped bemoaning the loss of the band's father figures to judge the new line-up on its own merits. As a consequence, positive reviews again began to pour in, and 1974-75 was to prove Soft Machine's second golden age in many respects.

By the release of Bundles in 1975, Mike Ratledge was Soft Machine’s only original member. With relative newcomer Karl Jenkins‚ with his increasingly dominant compositional role, there was little tying them to the classic line-up that released albums like Third. But it was guitarist Allan Holdsworth, appearing virtually out of nowhere with a revolutionary melodic and harmonic approach--who placed this Softs incarnation on equal footing with earlier line-ups. Recorded for German Radio Bremen months before Bundles was released, Floating World Live is a powerful live performance that, despite Holdsworth’s dominating presence, provides plenty of space for all - proof that they were far looser and interactive in concert than Bundles suggests. An exciting 75-minute set, Floating World Live demonstrates just how well-formed Holdsworth was this early in his career, and proves that critics writing this incarnation off as nothing more than riff-heavy fusion couldn‚t be more mistaken.

Classic Allan Holdsworth, in one of his best ever performances ever, monster bass and fuzz-bass lines by Roy Babbington, psycho analog synths and an incredible polyrhythmic drumming by John Marshall! Think of a jazz-rock jam band excuting killer riffs, atop attractive Canterbury-style overtones...Soft Machine fans will rejoice!

USA street date: March 21, 2006. MoonJune Records, distributed by City Hall Records.

DVD Release Date: June 26, 2006

As a celestial phenomenon neighbouring the musical big bang of the Sixties, The Soft Machine Legacy echoes the melodious growl of an era when rock 'n' roll, blues, jazz, soul and pop challenged the musicians' ability to shape the course of music to come. Soft Machine was formed in 1966 and 40 years on are still producing, recording and releasing. Immune to the pressures of show biz, Hugh Hopper, John Marshall, John Etheridge and Elton Dean - who died shortly after this last reunion at the New Morning - still mesmerize their fans. This is Soft Machine at their best.

Track Listing:
1.Ash
2.Seven For Lee
3.1212
4.Baker's Treat
5.Has Riff
6.Kings & Queens
7.Drum Solo
8.Two Down
9.Kite Runner
10.Strange Comfort

Item ID: Rune 230-231
Artist: Soft Machine
Title: Grides CD + NTSC (all region) DVD

Soft Machine were one of first and one of the greatest jazz/rock bands of all time. Their importance and influence was especially great in Europe, where they influenced several generations of bands, and their influences can still be heard to this day in bands like Jaga Jazzist and beyond. Grides presents the most famous version of the band (Elton Dean, Hugh Hopper, Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt) recorded live at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam on October 25, 1970, in a high-quality, previously unreleased recording, just a few months after the release of Third and at the peak of their popularity. It showcases them in transition between releases, with the band performing 3 of the four works from Third, as well as some of the earliest recordings of material from the upcomming Fourth, including some very different arrangements to what would eventually end up on that release. In addition, it features the earliest recording of Elton's Neo-Caliban Grides, which has a fairly lengthy composed section that was never heard again. Also included in this set is the first-ever DVD release by Soft Machine! It was recorded at the TV studios of Radio Bremen on the same date (March 23, 1971) as the radio session that Cuneiform released as Virtually, but is a completely different performance. This was the band's final European tour with Robert Wyatt and is a 20 minute set, professionally recorded by a multicamera crew. The audio and video quality is excellent for the time period (over 35 years old now!), as we worked from the original videotape master in the archives of Radio Bremen. Bottom line: another excellent and essential archival release from a great band!
[Cuneiform]
http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/softmachine.html

2karp
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Audio CD (December 14, 2006)

1. Joy of a Toy Continued
2. Town Feeling
3. Clarietta Rag
4. Girl on a Swing
5. Song for Insane Times
6. Stop This Train (Again Doing It)
7. Eleanor's Cake (Which Ate Her)
8. Lady Rachel
9. Oleh Oleh Bandu Bandong
10. All This Crazy Gift of Time
11. All This Crazy Gift Ad Times

This 1969 debut solo album from the bassist and principal songwriter of the Soft Machine sees it's first domestic CD release. With Ayers playing an impressive list of instruments and bandmate Robert Wyatt on drums for most of the songs, many of the tracks recall early Soft Machine. Original artwork and new detailed liner notes.

Shooting at the Moon - Kevin Ayers & the Whole World
Audio CD (December 14, 2006)

1. May I/Rheinhardt and Geraldine/Colores Para Dolores
2. Lunatics Lament/Pisser Dans un Violon
3. Oyster and the Flying Fish/Underwater/Clarence in Wonderland/Red Green - Kevin Ayers & The Whole World, Kevin Ayers & The Whole World, Kevin Ayers & The Whole World
4. Shooting at the Moon
5. Rheinhardt and Geraldine
6. Colores Para Dolores
7. Lematics Lament
8. Pisser Dans un Violon
9. Red Green and You Blue
10. Shooting at the Moon

Recorded with his road band the Whole World that featured Mike Oldfield on guitar, keysman David Bedford and Lol Coxhill on sax (who had been added to tour in support of Ayer's first solo LP Joy Of A Toy), this 1970 second solo album is a unique pop record hiding behind a prog rock mask. Produced by Peter Jenner, best known for his work with Roy Harper on Shooting At The Moon, it's quite easily one of Ayers' best albums containing his most appealing songwriting. Original artwork. New detailed liner notes.

whatevershebringswesing
Audio CD (December 14, 2006)
Original Release Date: January 1971

1. There Is Loving Among Us There Is Loving
2. Margaret
3. Oh My
4. Song from the Bottom of a Well
5. Whatevershebringswesing
6. Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes
7. Champagne Cowboy Blues - Kevin Ayers & The Whole World
8. Lullaby

Melancholic with a tendency towards ballads, this 1973 third album from Ayers is nonetheless the most accessible of his early work. Featuring the core musicians of guitarist Mike Oldfield, keyboardist David Bedford and drummer Robert Wyatt, the LP is a solid, consistent, and focused outing, which continues to be at the top of Ayer's solo work. Original artwork. New detailed liner notes.

SOFT MACHINE Third
(2007 7-track digitally remastered [from the original master-tapes] 2-CD album set including a Bonus CD featuring a BBC Live Session from the Royal Albert Hall [originally transmitted in 1970 and only available previously on vinyl and as a limited CD release]).
19-Feb-2007

CD1:
1. Facelift - Live
2. Slightly All The Time
3. Moon in June
4. Out-Bloody-Rageous

CD2 - BBC Live Session from the Royal Albert Hall:
1. Out-Bloody Rageous
2. Facelift
3. Esther's Nose Job:
a) Pig
b) Orange Skin Food
c) A Door Opens A Door Closes
d) Pigling Band
e) 10:30 Returns To The Bedroom

SOFT MACHINE Fourth
(2007 7-track digitally remastered [from the original master-tapes] CD album).

1. Teeth
2. Kings And Queens
3. Fletcher's Blemish
4. Virtually Part 1
5. Virtually Part 2
6. Virtually Part 3
7. Virtually Part 4

SOFT MACHINE Fifth
(2007 8-track digitally remastered [from the original master-tapes] CD album including a BONUS previously unreleased alternate version of 'All White').

1. All White
2. Drop
3. M C
4. As If
5. L B O
6. Pigling Bland
7. Bone
8. All White [Take Two] - Previously Unreleased Alternate Take - Bonus Track

SOFT MACHINE Sixth
(2007 15-track digitally remastered [from the original master-tapes] CD album featuring a live version of 'Riff II').

1. Fanfare
2. All White
3. Between
4. Riff
5. 27 Ѕ
6. Gesolreut
7. E.P.V
8. Lefty
9. Stumble
10. 5 From 13
11. Riff II - Live
12. The Soft Weed Factor
13. Stanley Stamps Gibbon Album
14. Chloe And The Pirates
15. 1983

SOFT MACHINE Seventh
(2007 12-track digitally remastered [from the original master-tapes] CD album).

1. Nettle Bed
2. Carol Ann
3. Day’s Eye
4. Bone Fire
5. Tarabos
6. D.I.S.
7. Snodland
8. Penny Hitch
9. Block
10. Down the Road
11. The German Lesson
12. The French Lesson

KEVIN AYERS The Unfairground
(2007 10-track CD album which sees the former Soft Machine frontman come out of hiding for his 1st album in 15 years with guest contributions from Teenage Fanclub, Euros Childs, Bill Wells, Robert Wyatt, Bridget St. John, Architecture In Helsinki, The Ladybug Transistor, Neutral Milk Hotel, Phil Manzanera, Candie Payne, Robbie McIntosh and Hugh Hopper [Soft Machine]).

1. Only Heaven Knows
2. Walk On Water
3. Cold Shoulder - featuring Robert Wyatt
4. Friends And Strangers
5. Shine A Light
6. Wide Awake
7. Baby Come Home - featuring Bridget St. John
8. Brainstorm - featuring Phil Manzanera
9. The Unfairground - featuring Hugh Hopper
10. Run Run Run

Release date: Monday 3 September 2007

Comicopera - Robert Wyatt
08/10/2007

Stay Tuned
Just As You Are
You You
A.W.O.L.
Anachronist
A Beautiful Peace
Be Serious
On The Town Square
Mob Rule
A Beautiful War
Out Of The Blue
Del Mondo
Cancion De Julieta
Pastafari
Fragment
Hasta Siempre Comandante

Вот, karp'у точно будет интересно знать.
Уайатт выступил впервые за последние 25 лет.

http://www.nme.com/news/31352

Soft Machine Legacy
Staem 2007

John Etheridge g
Hugh Hopper b
John Marshall dr
Theo Travis sax

Soft Machine: Alive In Paris 1970
05/05/2008

Features Footage Of One Of Britain's Best Classic Rock Bands of The Sixties And Seventies At Their Very Best!

Witness the Canterbury Sound legends Soft Machine live in France at the Theatre de la Musique in Paris in March 1970, with the line-up including Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt, Hugh Hopper, Elton Dean and Lyn Dobson. This rare footage has only recently been rediscovered and as such is a rare insight into one of the classic British genre defining bands of the sixties and seventies captured at their creative height.

Tracklist:

1. Facelift
2. Eamonn Andrews
3. Backwards/Mousetrap Reprise
4. Out-Bloody-Rageous
5. Robert Wyatt
6. Esther's Nosejob

На youtube полно видео этой группы - всех периодов и составов, начиная от первого, с Эйерсом (говорят, и с Алленом где-то есть, но я не проверял :)). Отличная возможность посмотреть великолепную работу ритм-секции Хоппер-Вайатт, и вообще игру Вайатта на ударных (к которым он, в силу известных причин, не прикасается уже 35 лет).

Умер Хью Хоппер
http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/component/content/10854?task=view