Soft Machine – ‘Høvikodden 1971’ (2024)
Soft Machine’s peak roster playing at peak performance is reason enough to plunk down for ‘Høvikodden 1971’ if this boundary-pushing style of jazz-rock is your thing.
Soft Machine’s peak roster playing at peak performance is reason enough to plunk down for ‘Høvikodden 1971’ if this boundary-pushing style of jazz-rock is your thing.
A new horn section, deeper experimentation and the presence of Robert Wyatt make this a significant progression from Mary Halvorson’s poetry debut.
A moment of artistry that’s so complete it became definitive.
Never-before-released tapes find the late saxist Gary Windo collaborating between 1976-78 with a group that includes Nick Mason, but don’t go in expecting the visceral prog-influenced prog that marked Pink Floyd’s output of that era. You May Also Like: Nick Mason wasn’t so sure about Pink Floyd: ‘Plan B forRead More
These rehabilitated acetates point the way for the career-defining music Robert Wyatt would record in the years that followed.
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