Soft Machine - Fifth (1972) [Japanese Edition 1991]

Posted By: gribovar

Date: 25 Dec 2018 15:18:32

As the Soft Machine moved further away from rock on Third and Fourth, drummer/vocalist Robert Wyatt's dissatisfaction with the band's direction grew and, by the time sessions started for Fifth in late 1971, he had left permanently to form Matching Mole. While the instrumental Fourth had forayed deep into jazz-rock territory, Fifth found the Soft Machine working almost completely in the jazz idiom. At the time of Wyatt's departure, keyboardist Mike Ratledge commented that the band's co-founder had "never enjoyed or accepted working in complex time signatures." However, Wyatt's replacement - Phil Howard - didn't prove to be the kind of timekeeper Ratledge and bassist Hugh Hopper had in mind and his free jazz orientation led to his dismissal during the recording of the album. Howard's propulsive rhythms nevertheless make a vital contribution to memorable Ratledge compositions like "All White" and "Drop" as they gather momentum and coalesce into driving grooves. "All White" is focused largely on Elton Dean's sax performance while "Drop" ultimately showcases the intense busy fuzz of Ratledge's organ. In places on Fifth, there does seem to be an element of tension between the more structured approach of Ratledge and Hopper and the free-form inclinations of Dean. The looser style of Dean's squalling sax playing is foregrounded particularly on "As If" - another Ratledge piece.

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Tracklist:
01. All White
02. Drop
03. M C
04. As If
05. L B O
06. Pigling Bland
07. Bone

Total time: 36:24

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Soft Machine / Fifth [1991, ESCA 5418]

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See also:
Soft Machine - Third (1970) [Japanese Edition 1992]
Soft Machine - Fourth (1971) [Japanese Edition 1991]
Soft Machine - 11 Live Albums (1988-2006)

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