Soft Machine was an English jazz-rock band that was active between the late 1960s and early 1980s. They were among the first rock acts to make use of asymmetric and compound meters. Due to numerous lineup changes, the first and final Soft Machine albums feature none of the same members. Nonetheless, the nameplate was passed […]
Centipede was an English avant-garde jazz big-band led by pianist Keith Tippett for the 1971 RCA/Neon double-album Septober Energy, comprised of a title-sake improvisation split across four sides. It was produced by Robert Fripp shortly after Tippet’s involvement with the 1970 King Crimson albums In the Wake of Poseidon and Lizard. The 50+ ensemble featured […]
Pieces of Me is the singular solo album by ex-Affinity vocalist Linda Hoyle, released in 1971 on Vertigo. Tracklist: A1. “Backlash Blues” (5:48) A2. “Paper Tulips” (3:29) A3. “Black Crow” (3:12) A4. “For My Darling” (3:53) A5. “Pieces of Me” (4:03) B1. “Lonely Women” (4:02) B2. “Hymn to Valery Solanas” (3:58) B3. “The Ballad of […]
We’ll Talk About It Later is the second album by English trumpeter Ian Carr’s jazz-rock ensemble Nucleus, released in 1971 on Vertigo. Tracklist: A1. “Song for the Bearded Lady” (7:25) A2. “Sun Child” (5:19) A3. “Lullaby for a Lonely Child” (4:21) A4. “We’ll Talk About It Later” (6:19) B1. “Oasis” (9:49) B2. “Ballad of Joe […]
Inside: Missing Link is an album by German jazz-rock guitarist Volker Kriegel, released in 1972 on MPS. Tracklist: A1. “Slums on Wheels” (13:24) A2. “The “E” Again” (6:36) B1. “Zanzibar” (10:22) B2. “Missing Link” (12:03) C1. “Fur Hector” (5:45) C2. “Remis” (4:26) C3. “Tarang” (10:00) D1. “Lastic Plemon” (5:21) D2. “Janellas Abertas” (4:09) D3. “Plonk […]
Lift! is the fourth album by German jazz-rock guitarist Volker Kriegel, released in 1973 on MPS. Tracklist: A1. “Lift!” (6:54) A2. “Three or Two for One” (6:07) A3. “Forty Colours” (3:26) A4. “A Piece With a Chord From a Yorkshire Terrier” (6:05) B1. “Electric Blue” (8:55) B2. “The Lame Donkey” (2:40) B3. “Between the Seasons” […]
