WHAT'S RATTLIN' ON THE MOON ?

That is what Beppe Crovella is doing here. Mike Ratledge wrote some intense, complicated pieces of music for Soft Machine. A band I am a fan of. Hence my interest in this album. But as a Soft Machine fan, I recognize it is close to impossible to strip down the most complicated, intense and noisy Soft Machine songs and then replicate them on a minimalistic use of tangents only. It is like making chamber choir arrangements of (the death metal band) Cannibal Corpse songs. On more accessible songs like Chloe and the Pirates, it works and Beppe is adding something new to the song (and makes me love it even more). On a song like Out-Bloody-Rageous, this minimalistic approach does not work at all. Unfortunate; this approach does not work that well on most of the songs here.

I conceed that this album is a good album and I enjoy most of it like I have for the last six months before I felt brave enough to write this review. I do believe this minimalistic approach to these Soft Machine songs does not work as a whole. But this album has though given me even more admiration for Mike Ratledge. A man who is now one of England's best classical music composers. This album has also given me a lot more respect and love for Soft Machine. I also hugely admire Beppe Crovella for attempting this album at all. But it is a mission impossible, I am afraid. Anyway, please give this album a try and make up your own mind.

3 stars (5 stars for the bravery)

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