Soft Machine - Jazzfest Berlin Germany 1971

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Originally posted Thursday, January 9, 2014 and July 23, 2015

Soft Machine - Live Jazzfest 

Berlin, Germany

November 7, 1971

FM Source @320

Sound: A-/B+
Source: radio broadcast (host: Achim Hebgen)
Lineage: rb > ? > dime > CDR > EAC (secure, log) > FLAC > mp3


Elton Dean - alto sax, saxello, electric piano
Mike Ratledge - organ, electric piano
Hugh Hopper - bass
Phil Howard - drums

1. FM intro (0:26)
2. Neo-Caliban Grides (6:08) >
3. All White (5:56) >
4. Slightly All The Time (13:23) >
5. Drop (7:43) >
6. M.C. (2:40) >
7. Out-Bloody-Rageous (15:01) >
8. Pigling Bland > FM outro (6:15)

 

Total Time: 57:37

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Miss August 1971 - Cathy Rowland

Matching Mole - Bilzen Belgium Jazz Festival 1972

Matching Mole - Tabaart-Bilzen 
Bilzen Belgium Jazz Festival
August 18, 1972
Unkown generation-Unknown source (maybe FM?) @flac

Setlist:
01. Brandy As In Benji
02. --band introduction--  
03. Smoke Signal ->
04. Gloria Gloom ->  
05. Nan True's Hole ->
06. Lything And Gracing (-> "Brandy As In Benj"?) ->
07. Marchides ->  
08. Instant Pussy ->
09. vocal improvisation ->
10. Part Of The Dance ->
11. Brandy As In Benji (reprise)

Band
Robert Wyatt - drums, vocals
Phil Miller - electric guitar
Bill MacCormick - electric bass
Dave MacRae - electric piano 
  

Matching Mole Bio 

 

For completists only
Robert Wyatt does some of his goat impressions...

 
For more Matching Mole and other great music visit our friend Kostas @Urban Aspirine

 

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Oooppss!

Nucleus - Live in Bremen, Germany 1971

Back From The Dead...
Originally posted September 20, 2014

Nucleus - Live Bremen

Bremen, Germany 1971

Soundboard @256

{Out of Print}

The result of a productive continuing partnership between Cuneiform Records and Radio Bremen, this double CD captures a 1971 concert by the Nucleus sextet, led by Ian Carr on trumpet and flugelhorn. Fans of the Soft Machine will be intrigued by the fact that none other than Karl Jenkins (Hohner electric piano and oboe), Roy Babbington (bass), and John Marshall (drums) are all on this recording. All three later left Nucleus to join Soft Machine and helped drive that band after the third line-up change in its history.

Track List:
cd1
1. Song for the Bearded Lady
2. By the Pool
3. Kookie and the Zoom Club
4. Torrid Zone
5. Zoom Out

cd2
1. Snkehips' Dream
2. Oasis/Money Mad
3. Dortmund Backtrack
4. Bremen Dreams
5. Elastic Rock
6. A Bit for Vic
7. Persephone's Jive

This fabulous 2 disc set is a legit release of a concert taped in 1971 for
German radio. We have to thank Cuneiform a hundred times over for locating
and releasing this excellent sounding live concert from one of the greats
of British jazz-rock. The band consists of Ian Carr-trumpet,flugelhorn,
percussion; Karl Jenkins-oboe, electric piano; Brian Smith-saxes, flutes,
percussion; Roy Babbington-bass; John Marshall-drums,percussion; and the
only appearance with the group of guitarist Ray Russell. Brit-jazz lovers
will recognize the name but for those who haven't had the pleasure of
hearing Russell's outstanding fretwork - wow! Imagine Allan Holdsworth
trying to sound like Jeff Beck & playing with Soft Machine in 1971! Nice
liner notes and some archival photos round out this superb release! 

A British sextet formed by trumpeter/flugelhorn player Ian Carr in 1969,
Nucleus were articulating their own take on the fusing of jazz and rock
before Bitches Brew hit the streets.  The key difference between the
British unit and their Stateside contemporaries was their attack, which
was markedly less alloyed by jazz practice.  Though the front line of
Carr and saxophonist/flautist Brian Smith had considerable jazz experience
Nucleus were noticeably, if not painstakingly seeking a rock credibility
in their continuous, largely groove-driven sets. 
more at:  ~Sea of Tranquility

 

 

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Soft Machine - Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1974

Back From the Dead...
Originally posted September 19, 2014

Soft Machine - Montreux Jazz Festival

Montreux, Switzerland

a.k.a. Hazard Profile*

Liberated Vinyl Bootleg

Soundboard or FM Source @ 192

Track List:

01 Hazard Profile Part 1-2-3-4-5 (14:49)
02 The Man Who Waved At Trains (1:42)
03 Peff - (6:04)
04 Bass Solo - Bundles - Land Of The Bag Snake (8:00)
05 Four Gongs, Two Drums (6:27)
06 Hazard Profile (7:45)

Total time: 44:49

*This a concert is recorded in two places. Although almost entire show
was in UK, among collectors is known as a show at Montruex Jazz Festival.
Tracks 01 - 05 - Howard Stains, UK 1974-3-24
Track 06 -  Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland 1974-7-4

Band:

Allan Holdsworth - Guitar
Karl Jenkins - Keyboards, oboe (track 06)
John Marshall - Drums, percussion
Roy Babbington - Bass
Mike Ratledge - Keyboards 

 

The Complete 1974 Montruex Show 

1 uncut file at 64:12

Hazard Profile
The Floating World
Ealing Comedy
(bass solo)
Bundles
Joint
The Man Who Waved at Trains
L B O

(dr-solo)
Riff II
Encore:
Lefty
Penny Hitch

 

Montreux '74

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Soft Machine LIVE in Amsterdam NL

Soft Machine

Concertgebouw

Amsterdam NL

1970-10-25

Soundboard @320

1st Set

01. Facelift--- 

02. Virtually---

03. Out-Bloody-Rageous---

04. Neo-Caliban Grides

2nd Set

05. Teeth---

06. Slightly All The Time---

07. Eamonn Andrews

08. Esther's Nose Job---Encore Break

09. Slightly All The Time---Noisette

Elton Dean - Alto Saxophone, Saxello, Electric Piano

Hugh Hopper - Bass

Mike Ratledge - Electric Piano, Organ

Robert Wyatt - Drums, Vocals

 How about that?

Soft Machine - Live Syracuse, NY 1974

Soft Machine - Crouse College 
Syracuse, NY
March 13, 1974

Soundboard@ flac

Karl Jenkins

Roy Babbington

John Marshall

Allan Holdsworth

Mike Ratledge

Track List:

01 - Hazard Profile Part 1

02 - Hazard Profile Part 2

03 - Hazard Profile Part 3

04 - Hazard Profile Part 4

05 - Hazard Profile Part 5

06 - The Floating World

07 - The Man Who Waved at Trains

08 - Bundles - Drum Solo

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Soft Machine - Live Breda, Netherlands 1971 {Back from The Dead}

Originally posted Tuesday March 4, 2014

Soft Machine - Live Breda, Netherlands 1971

aka - A Noisette in Breda
Soundboard @320

{Artwork and original notes enclosed}

Disc 1 (30:51)
Track 101. Facelift
Track 102. Virtually
Track 103. Slightly All The Time
Track 104. Fletcher’s Blemish

Disc 2 (63:04)
Track 201. Neo Caliban Grides
Track 202. Out-Bloody-Rageous
Track 203. Vocal improvisation
Track 204. Eamonn Andrews
Track 205. All White
Track 206. Kings And Queens
Track 207. Teeth
Track 208. Pigling Bland
Track 209. Applause
Track 210. Robert Wyatt excuse for no encore
Track 211. (Encore?) Slightly (9/4) > Noisette

Thanks to bigO



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Breda '71

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Soft Machine - Live My Father's Place 1974

Soft Machine - Live My Father's Place
Roslyn, NY.
March 19, 1974

Very Good to Excellent Audience recording @ flac

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Set List:
1) Hazard Profile Pt. 1 (8:11)
 2) Hazard Profile Pt. 2 >
     Hazard Profile Pt. 3 >
     Hazard Profile Pt. 4 >
     Hazard Profile Pt. 5  (9:56)
 3) The Floating World >
     joint (synth / drums duo) (10:31)
 4) joint (part 2) >
     The Man Who Waved At Trains >
     Ealing Comedy (bass solo) >
     Bundles >
     Land Of The Bag Snake >
     drum solo >
     jam >
     drum solo >
     jam (reprise) (36:39)
 Encore:
 5) encore jam (10:40)

Allan Holdsworth (Guitar)
Mike Ratledge (Keyboards)
Roy Babbington (Bass)
John Marshall (Drums)
Karl Jenkins (Saxes, Keyboards)

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Soft Machine - Live Jazzfest, Berlin 1971

Soft Machine - Live Jazzfest 

Berlin, Germany

November 7, 1971

FM Source @320

Sound: A-/B+
Source: radio broadcast (host: Achim Hebgen)
Lineage: rb > ? > dime > CDR > EAC (secure, log) > FLAC > mp3


Elton Dean - alto sax, saxello, electric piano
Mike Ratledge - organ, electric piano
Hugh Hopper - bass
Phil Howard - drums

1. FM intro (0:26)
2. Neo-Caliban Grides (6:08) >
3. All White (5:56) >
4. Slightly All The Time (13:23) >
5. Drop (7:43) >
6. M.C. (2:40) >
7. Out-Bloody-Rageous (15:01) >
8. Pigling Bland > FM outro (6:15)

Total Time: 57:37

Berlin '71

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Soft Machine - 5

All White
Drop
M C
As If
L B O
Pigling Bland
Bone
All White (Take Two)


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Soft Machine - BBC Sessions

Soft Machine - Croydon, UK 1972

Soft Machine - Live at Fairfield Halls
December 3, 1972 Croydon, UK
Vinyl Boot rip (?) @128

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Mike Ratledge – elec. piano, organ.
Hugh Hopper – bass.
Karl Jenkins – elec. piano, baritone & soprano sax, oboe.
John Marshall – drums.

Track List
1. Fanfare
2. All White
3. Between
4. Riff
5. 371/2
6. Improv
7. Gesolreut
8. EPV
9. Piano Break
10. Intro to
11. The Soft Weed Factor
12. Lefty
13. Stumble
14. 5 From 13
15. Riff II

Croydon '72

Hugh Hopper - R.I.P.

~Hugh Hopper~
29 April 1945 - 7 June 2009

Hugh Hopper, best known as bassist for the Canterbury-based prog-rock group Soft Machine, died June 7 of leukemia. He was 64.

Before Soft Machine Hopper worked with Daevid Allen and Robert Wyatt in the Daevid Allen Trio before forming the Wilde Flowers joined by his brother Brian, Wyatt, Kevin Ayers and Richard Sinclair. But it was with Wyatt, Allen, Ayers and also Mike Ratledge that he was to make his mark on the history of progressive rock and forward-looking jazz-influenced psychedelic groups of the period and since with his innovative fuzz-bass sound.

Hopper established his rep with Soft Machine, one of the linchpins of the Canterbury-based prog-rock scene, for whom he created hypnotic, robustly fuzzed-out bass lines. He also could write beautiful, more conventional songs, as exemplified by “I Should Have Known," ”Hullo Der," and “Memories,” the last of which drummer Robert Wyatt sings the hell out of below (both the Mars Volta and Whitney Houston have covered this tune). “Memories” captures better than almost any other song I've heard nostalgia’s exquisite bittersweet nature; it’s unbelievably poignant. You can find it on Soft Machine’s Jet Propelled Photographs.

Besides working with Soft Machine from 1968-1972 , Hopper played with Isotope, Robert Wyatt, Gilgamesh, Stomu Yamash’ta, Carla Bley, and many others. He also recorded several solo records, including the phenomenal '1984', which best revealed his experimental compositional skills, use of tape loops, and inclination for unusual tonalities.


SOFT MACHINE : In Concert '71 (1/2)


SOFT MACHINE : In Concert '71 (2/2)