Soft Machine Vol II – 1969

Segundo disco da banda da cena de Canterbury.

Track listing

Side 1

1. “Rivmic Melodies” – 17:07
   1. “Pataphysical Introduction – Pt. 1” (Robert Wyatt) – 1:00
   2. “A Concise British Alphabet – Pt. 1” (Hugh Hopper, arr. Wyatt) – 0:10
   3. “Hibou, Anemone and Bear” (Mike Ratledge, Wyatt) – 5:58
   4. “A Concise British Alphabet – Pt. 2” (Hopper, arr. Wyatt) – 0:12
   5. “Hulloder” (Hopper, Wyatt) – 0:52
   6. “Dada Was Here” (Hopper, Wyatt) – 3:25
   7. “Thank You Pierrot Lunaire” (Hopper, Wyatt) – 0:47
   8. “Have You Ever Bean Green?” (Hopper, Wyatt) – 1:23
   9. “Pataphysical Introduction – Pt. 2” (Wyatt) – 0:50
   10. “Out of Tunes” (Ratledge, Hopper, Wyatt) – 2:30

Side 2

1. “As Long as He Lies Perfectly Still” (Ratledge, Wyatt) – 2:30
2. “Dedicated to You But You Weren’t Listening” (Hopper) – 2:30
3. “Esther’s Nose Job” – 11:13
   1. “Fire Engine Passing with Bells Clanging” (Ratledge) – 1:50
   2. “Pig” (Ratledge) – 2:08
   3. “Orange Skin Food” (Ratledge) – 1:52
   4. “A Door Opens and Closes” (Ratledge) – 1:09
   5. “10.30 Returns to the Bedroom” (Ratledge, Hopper, Wyatt) – 4:14

Note: The first two tracks on side two are NOT part of the suite; this is certified by the concerts of Soft Machine in which they played the suite, which never included the first two tracks, that, as an addition, were performed with their own title in other concerts. This even if the original LP reported the second side as “Esther’s Nose Job”, which of course is a lyrical licence.

Personnel

• Robert Wyatt – drums, lead and backing vocals
• Mike Ratledge – piano, Lowrey Holiday De Luxe organ, Hammond organ (on 3) harpsichord (on 12), flute (on 3 and 10)[4]
• Hugh Hopper – bass guitar, acoustic guitar (on 12), alto saxophone (on 3 and 14-16)

Additional personnel

• Brian Hopper – soprano and tenor saxophone

 

Disco excelente, um belo representante da cena Canterbury,numa mistura de jazz, rock progressivo e psicodélico com dadaísmo e improvisos.

 MUSICA&SOM