LAGGER BLUES MACHINE [AKA: TANIT]

A fascinating slice of proto-Zeuhl combining the influences of Zappa-inspired fusion a la Hot Rats, Canterbury as practised by the Soft Machine (and in particular electric organ as played by Mike Ratledge), and of course early Magma to form a unique blend. The album unfortunately (at least in the version I own) has fairly poor production values and a murky mix, which lessens the impact of the music but does at least emphasise its angular, aggressive aspects. Whilst I can't in good conscious give full marks to an album with such a mediocre sound quality, the Lagger Blues experiment certainly seems to have been a worthwhile and interesting one - it's just a shame the results weren't captured more clearly.