Label: Cuneiform Records (US), rune 130
Style: Jazz Rock, Progressive Rock, Canterbury Scene
Country: Canterbury, England
Time: 73:25
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 444 Mb
Recorded
January 4, 1970 at Fairfield Hall, Croydon, England, this was the first
show performed by the short lived 1970 quintet version of the band and
is taken from the same concert as “Facelift” on Third.
Noisette
features the rest of the concert, & showcases a band in transition
from their earlier psychedelic/ progressive sound towards the jazz rock
sound of Third & Fourth. It features the quintet performing versions
of material from their 1st two albums as well as material not available
on their studio albums.
Mastered directly off of the 50 year old
15ips master tapes, this release boasts superb live sound for the time
period, & includes rare, unseen photos and liner notes by Aymeric
Leroy.
(cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/noisette)
Steve
Feigenbaum (founder of Cuneiform Records) continues to expand the
breadth of the Soft Machine legacy by finding gold in long forgotten
tapes. His latest audio treasure spotlights a brief five-piece
incarnation of the band upon completion of a mainland European tour. Lyn
Dobson is the uncomfortable melodic element in this transitional
line-up which is only documented here in these ten songs. The set opens
with a spirited rendition of Mike Ratledge’s “Eamonn Andrews,” which was
previously only found on the BBC archives disc. Drummer Robert Wyatt is
under some restraint in this performance when compared to his drumming
on Cuneiform’s last release, Virtually. His only real chance to break
out vocally is on the segued version of “Moon in June” as the piece
shifts into Hugh Hopper’s piece “12/8” which appears here for the first
time. Then Dobson appears to take the soprano sax lead as Elton Dean
provides the accompanying alto sax part (as they also do on “Hibou,
Anemone and Bear”). The surprise piece in the almost 75 minute set is
the rave up on “We Did It Again” from the band’s first album. The piece
opens with a Wyatt drum solo and quickly builds into a brash jam which
servers as a strong closer for a show. What’s Rattlin’s Aymeric Leroy
timelines the detailed events which led up to this live performance at
Croydon Fairfield Hall in January, 1970. This recording serves as
another living testament to the jazz genius of the ensemble as they
anxiously await discovery by a new set of eager jazz acolytes. Noisette
should hold up easily as the archive release of the New Year.
(expose.org/index.php/articles/display/soft-machine-noisette-4.html) Review by Jeff Melton, 2000-05-01
01. Eamonn Andrews (12:15)
02. Mousetrap (05:24)
03. Noisette (00:37)
04. Backwards (04:47)
05. Mousetrap (reprise) (00:25)
06. Hibou, Anemone and Bear (09:21)
07. Moon In June (06:55)
08. 12/8 Theme (11:24)
09. Esther's Nose Job (14:59)
10. We Did It Again (07:14)
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