Legacy Live In Zaandam
ASIN: B0009Y8HZW
Track Listings
| 1. Ash |
| 2. 1212 |
| 3. Baker's Street |
| 4. Kings And Queens |
| 5. Two Down |
| 6. Big Creese |
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Unlike the current wave of historical recordings, too often released with mixed results, "Legacy Live In Zaandam" is a brand new album dedicated to the most legendary band of the Canterbury School: SOFT MACHINE. Captured in the Netherlands on May 1st 2005, this collection of six pieces (In a jazz-rock fusion vein) is performed by a recent reformation, with Elton DEAN (Saxophone & keyboards), John ETHERIDGE (Guitar), Hugh HOPPER (Bass) and John MARSHALL (Drums). It's interesting to note that, if they were all members of SOFT MACHINE during the Seventies, they never played simultaneously in this band. Apart from the covers of "Kings And Queens" ("Fourth") and John ETHERIDGE's "Ash", all the others tracks were especially composed for the occasion. Add to this that it's a limited edition CD, released as a joint-venture by the Musea and Moonjune labels, and you'll easily understand that this event goes well beyond the Canterbury School lovers. Let's say it straight away: here's certainly one of the two or three essential albums you cannot afford to miss this year !
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ASIN: B0009Y8HZW Release Date: 2005-06-16 |
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Unlike the current wave of historical recordings, too often released with mixed results, "Live In Zaandam" is a brand new album dedicated to the most legendary band of the Canterbury School: SOFT MACHINE. Captured in the Netherlands on May 1st 2005, this collection of six pieces (In a jazz-rock fusion vein) is performed by a recent reformation known as SOFT MACHINE LEGACY, with Elton DEAN (Saxophone & keyboards), John ETHERIDGE (Guitar), Hugh HOPPER (Bass) and John MARSHALL (Drums). It's interesting to note that, if they were all members of SOFT MACHINE during the Seventies, they never played simultaneously in this band. Apart from the covers of "Kings And Queens" ("Fourth") and John ETHERIDGE's "Ash", all the others tracks were especially composed for the occasion. Add to this that it's a limited edition CD, released as a joint-venture by the Musea and Moonjune labels, and you'll easily understand that this event goes well beyond the Canterbury School lovers. Let's say it straight away: here's certainly one of the two or three essential albums you cannot afford to miss this year ! The actual last studio album of SOFT MACHINE, one of the greatest rock bands since the Sixties, went back thirty years ago. As time went by yet, many reformings happened and some live performances were played... But nothing prepared us to hear a new album someday ! Under the pseudonym of SOFT MACHINE LEGACY, four veterans, whose particularity is not to have ever played in the same incarnation before, are gathered. Jointly published by the Musea and Moonjune labels in 2006, this eponymous album is also the last discographic appearance of saxophonist Elton DEAN, who passed away little time after the recording sessions. Hugh HOPPER (Bass), John ETHERIDGE (Guitar) and John MARSHALL (Drums) complete the outfit. As always, the music of SOFT MACHINE is undefinable, somewhere between jazz, blues and rock, closer to free-jazz this time, with much improvisation. The album includes classics such asCustomer Reviews:
Divine !.......2005-09-06
Excellent Live Set!.......2005-08-30
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ASIN: B000B9DAVQ Release Date: 2005-08-29 |
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A limited run of the engine, the highlights of unlimited imagination. Getting in and out of sight, the way SOFT MACHINE roll on seems unstoppable, not least because the band's many line-ups allow former members come together in any combination and still sound canonical. Or not so canonical, as the band that visited Zaandam on May 10th, 2005 lean more towards highly charged jazz fusion rather than progressive experimentation - judging by this limited edition concert recording which is only a part of what was played on that night. It starts elegiac, with John Etheridge and Elton Dean popping interplay of guitar and sax on "Ash", gains momentum when Hugh Hopper's bass and John Marshall's drums hit the bottom and clicks into Coltrane-esque groove on a new Hopper's tune, "1212". Yet the groove and the momentum are emotional, while the rhythmic extravaganza is mostly withdrawn from here. Still, exotic ebbing and quirky patterns are retained in classic "Kings And Queens" and let loose on "Big Cheese" where the instrument jolt as if to get back to the time the legacy of which this MACHINE fully live up to. (LET IT ROCK, Isarel by Dmitri Epstein) MoonJune Records exec Leonardo Pavokovic is not one to give up on his dream of the ultimate Soft Machine line-up. His endeavors to date have culminated in the Softworks CD and tours between 2002-2004 but this was met with mixed success despite the creditable line-up that included Allan Holdsworth on guitar. 2005 brought the opportunity to include John Etheridge (replacing Holdsworth) for a newer more vital incarnation with distinct links back to Soft Machine Five. Three tracks in this limited edition CD are live recordings of previous material while three others are new tracks worked up specifically for the European tour. Etheridges song Ash opens the disc with his distinctive tone that now resembles a careful blend of John Scofield and Mike Stern circa their stint with the 80s Mile Davis band. His nimble fingers sprint across the fret board showing adept restraint as Elton Dean doubles the lead line on saxello. Deans own piece, Bakers Street is the only live songs from the Softworks sessions and it succeeds here as a pensive ballad. Bass monster, Hugh Hopper reprises his classic piece from Soft Machine Fourth, Kings & Queens which begins with his familiar phrasing and Deans expressive alto sax melody retaining a timeless tranquil quality. 1212 is a new Hopper song where the ensemble really shows what it can do with this line-up. Hopper introduces a tentative theme that both Dean and Etheridge slowly embrace in unison before the guitarist gets down to adding realtime fills and riffs behind Deans enthused improvising. Finesse drummer John Marshalls gets to doing a bit of off the cuff jamming with the guitarist on Two Down much like their previous energized endeavors together on Softs (1976). Etheridges new piece, Big Creese closes out the disc with the band rocking it up a bit in an unexpected but wholly commendable direction. EXPOSE MAGAZINE, USA by Jeff Melton
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Soft Machine Legacy Manufacturer: Moonjune ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain
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ASIN: B000A5HJA4 Release Date: 2005-09-26 |
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This limited edition album features the resurgent Soft Machine captured in the Netherlands on May 1, 2005 and is comprised of 6 progressive jazz pieces performed by the recently reformed band consisting of Elton Dean (saxophone & keyboards), John Etheridge (guitar), Hugh Hopper (bass) and John Marshall (drums) with tracks including '1212', 'Kings And Queens', 'Ash', 'Big Cheese' and more. Moonjune. 2005.Album Details
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