FOURTH / FIFTH

First a healthwarning: If you do not like their most avant-garde improvisation jazz period, do not buy this CD. This CD contains their most musically unaccessible albums and pieces of music. The music is not possible to understand/penetrate without an open mind. Think Third and add some further improvisation jazz. The music is also wholly instrumental with strong emphasis on alto saxophone, hammond, bass and drums. To most people, and that include most of the visitors and users of PA, this music is downright weird. End of the healthwarning.

If this does not scare you away, this CD is almost essential if you do not own the original albums. There is nothing here but those two albums. Which is good enough for me. It is recommended to those who want to both save some money and to dive into the world of The Soft Machine's most weird music.

3.5 stars

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