OPEN CITY

This album is a real goodie! It contains previously unreleased material from The MUFFINS; recorded 1977-1980, including outtakes from "Manna/Mirage" and Fred Frith's "Gravity" LP, live performances and demos. Although the album contains live performances and demos, the sound quality is really good. The MUFFINS music is a blend of GONG, HATFIELD AND THE NORTH, HENRY COW, MAGMA and SOFT MACHINE. The main part of the material is complex and all- instrumental. Often the songs are closer to Jazz then Rock. Some sort of avant-garde free form jazz that is really amazing. This album is interesting both as a supplement for the collector and as an introduction for newcomers to the band.