Soft Machine - Backwards (1970)
Soft Machine - Backwards (2002)*
Label: Cuneiform Records [Rune 170] | FLAC (tracks+.cue,log,scans) | 01:12:43 | 453 MB | 6 tracks
Genre: Canterbury Scene, Jazz-Rock, Avant-Garde Jazz, Psychedelic Rock
Label: Cuneiform Records [Rune 170] | FLAC (tracks+.cue,log,scans) | 01:12:43 | 453 MB | 6 tracks
Genre: Canterbury Scene, Jazz-Rock, Avant-Garde Jazz, Psychedelic Rock
On Backwards, the legendary British avant-progressive icons and foundational pioneers of the Canterbury Scene, Soft Machine, present a towering, historically volcanic, and masterfully panoramic archival studio and live document. Released by the specialized avant-progressive vanguard imprint Cuneiform Records, this monumental milestone unearths crucial, legendary tracking sessions and broadcast captures spanning 1969 to 1970. Spanning nearly 73 minutes of historic spatial design, this document preserves the band at its absolute creative zenith, highlighting the monumental evolutionary leap from psychedelic whimsey to complex, horn-driven jazz-rock fusion geometry. The landscape operates with an intense, beautifully volatile, and heavily syncopated kinetic energy, firing off massive landmarks like the legendary, raw 1969 studio demo of Robert Wyatt’s masterpiece Moon in June, and blistering, sprawling live-in-the-studio iterations of Facelift and Esther's Nose Job. Driven by Wyatt's iconic vocal poetry and polyrhythmic drum patterns, Mike Ratledge's fiercely distorted Lowrey organ architectures, Hugh Hopper's legendary fuzz-bass foundations, and the stinging brass extensions of Elton Dean and Lyn Dobson, this pristine historical archive remains an indispensable masterpiece for serious Canterbury purists and progressive rock collectors worldwide.
Tracklist:
1. Facelift
2. Moon in June
3. Esther's Nose Job
4. Facelift
5. Hibou Anemone and Bear
6. Moon in June (Demo)
Personnel:
Robert Wyatt - Drums, Lead Vocals
Mike Ratledge - Acoustic Piano, Lowrey Organ
Hugh Hopper - Bass Guitar
Elton Dean - Alto Saxophone, Saxello
Lyn Dobson - Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Vocals
Mark Charig - Trumpet
Nick Evans - Trombone
Featuring the definitive transitional studio and expanded live horn-section configurations, legendary multi-layered custom fuzz-bass and vintage audio filter architectures, and pristine independent historical analog tape restoration masterfully engineered under the Cuneiform Records archival production umbrella.
Soft Machine - Backwards (1970)
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Soft Machine / Backwards (1970) [FLAC]
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