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The Soft Machine

Canterbury Scene

3.40 | 12 ratings

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toroddfuglesteg

This is a nice two for the price of one 2 cd set. As far as I gather, there is no extra tracks here.

Soft Machine went more or less straight jazz on this album. Karl Jenkins took over the band and ran it his way. There is nothing straight about Soft Machine though. Their jazz has their own sound and signatures. Most often, it has some avant-garde slant to it. The first half of Six is also a live album. Most of Six feels like one long improvisation with organs, saxophones and flutes. The stuff here is good. Seven follows the same path as Six. Improvised jazz with some space rock and avant-garde influences. Seven is also a good album.

These two albums are pretty similar and it was a good idea to release them as a 2 CD budget release. If you do not own any of these two albums, this 2 CD package is therefore recommended.

3 stars

toroddfuglesteg | 3/5 | 2009-11-13

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