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This album is made up of two parts. A live recording and one studio recording. But in essence; it is still a seventy minutes long jam. A bit strange for anyone but Soft Machine fans. For us; a Soft Machine album recorded naked in the Gobi Desert would be pretty normal fare from them. Let me hasten to add; this album was recorded fully clothed somewhere in England. I just wanted to point out that this band and their music is pretty eccentric. Or rather; very eccentric.

I find the music here less avant-garde and less introverted than the previous three albums (3,4 & 5). The band has opened up a bit and the music is more flowing, with the ecception off the drum and bass solo here. The change of members may have something to do with this. But in their Glasnost-like process; the band has lost something magic they had on Third. The quality of the material is also not as good as on the previous three albums. But there is still good stuff here for Soft Machine fans like myself.

I really like this album. But as a converted Soft Machine fan who preaches the joy of Soft Machine on every street corner in Great Britain, you may say that I like this album by default. Those who like the other jazz albums from Soft Machine will still like this album. But some of the magic has gone from this band on this album. This is their weakest mid-period jazz album, I am afraid.

3.25 stars

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