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| SOFT MACHINE Hidden Details, new studio album by the legendary progressive jazz-rock pioneers -PRE-ORDER  Hidden Details is a new studio album of Soft Machine, recorded at the late great Jon Hiseman's Temple Studio in Surrey, England, last December 2017, and it will be released in September 2018 on MoonJune Records (North America; on CD and HD Download), on John Etheridge's Dyan Records (UK/Europe on CD, and iTunes), and on Vivid Records (Japan), exactly 50 years since the release of the band's 1968 debut album The Soft Machine. Limited and highly collectible vinyl edition of only 200 coloured vinyl (orange, blue and tour edition orange & blue marbled) will be released on the Dutch label Tonefloat, on September 8, 2018."'Hidden Details' is very much the product of an active, contemporary sounding outfit striking out with its own agenda. Though informed by the past, the music here is neither weighed down nor beholden to it. Animated with the same ineffable and inquisitive spirit that has always made this group throughout its fifty years such a compelling experience, it'' good to have a new Soft Machine with us in 2018. The yearning tenderness of 'Heart Off Guard' and the come-down reveries of 'Broken Hill' and 'Drifting White' showcase the more intimate aspects of Soft Machine's personality while in contrast, 'One Glove' gives the more pugilistic side of John Etheridge's playing an outing. The terse angularities of the title track and 'Life on Bridges' highlight a fearless disposition, as does the buzzsaw interplay heard during 'Ground Lift' and 'Flight of the Jett, ' both featuring Roy Babbington's decisive interventions. The surging lyricism of 'Fourteen Hour Dream' flirts with an almost popish sensibility, underscoring the sense that this is a quartet that is fundamentally at ease with itself. The return of what some older fans of the band have called 'cosmic tinkles''– the appearance of layers of cyclical electric piano motifs – is especially welcome. Their brief manifestation on 'The Man Who Waved at Trains' and Third-era, 'Out-Bloody-Rageous, ' both stone-cold Mike Ratledge-composed classics, adds an extra spacey dimension to the overall sound. Travis' use of looping technology with his flutes creates its own beguiling world and can be heard to powerful effect on the beautiful and enigmatic 'Breathe, ' where his hovering notes are underpinned by Marshall's oblique yet atmospheric percussion." - Sid Smith SOFT MACHINE new album Hidden Details Pre-Order Your Copy JOHN ETHERIDGE guitar THEO TRAVIS flute, sax, Fender Rhodes piano ROY BABBINGTON bass guitar JOHN MARSHALL drums $10 DOWNLOAD PRE-ORDER $!5 +shipping - CD PRE-ORDER (6 Panels Digipack) Pre-orders of Soft Machine's new album are available as of today. CD (6 panels digipack) $15 +shipping and HD Download $10. Direct link: https://softmachine-moonjune.bandcamp.com/album/hidden-details-hd **************** All CD orders come with HD 24bit downloads. Pre-ordered CDs will be shipped in the end of August 2018. Pre-ordered Downloads will be released the first week of September. Those who purchased either the CD or HD Download, will receive instant download of one tune before the official release date. Downloads of two more tunes will be released on August 4 2018, and the full album download will be released on September 8 2018. ***************** CDs (as well CDs signed by the band) are also available via Theo Travis' webpage: https://www.theotravis.com/index.php/shop/recordings/soft-machine Limited edition of colored vinyl is available via ToneFloat. https://tonefloat.com/2018/06/28/soft-machine-new-studio-album-with-vinyl-only-bonus-tracks-out-on-tonefloat write your comments about the article :: © 2018 Jazz News :: home page |