Third is a Jazz album by Soft Machine, originally released in 1970. On Gatefold: 78 pressings tracked, owned by 11 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- dense
- hypnotic
- cerebral
About
The Soft Machine plunged deeper into jazz and contemporary electronic music on this pivotal release, which incited the Village Voice to call it a milestone achievement when it was released. It's a double album of stunning music, with each side devoted to one composition — two by Mike Ratledge, and one each by Hopper and Wyatt, with substantial help from a number of backup musicians, including Canterbury mainstays Elton Dean and Jimmy Hastings. The Ratledge songs come closest to fusion jazz, although this is fusion laced with tape loop effects and hypnotic, repetitive keyboard patterns. Hugh Hopper's "Facelift" recalls "21st .
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Tracklist
Side A
- AFacelift
Side B
- B.aSlightly All The Time
- B.bNoisette.
- B.cSlightly All The Time
Side C
- CThe Moon In June
Side D
- DOut-Bloody-Rageous
Credits
Performers
- Elton DeanALTO SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Hugh HopperBASS GUITAR BASS
- Robert WyattDRUMS VOCALS KEYBOARDS
- Jimmy HastingsFLUTE BASS CLARINET CLARINET
- Lyn DobsonFLUTE SOPRANO SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Mike RatledgeORGAN PIANO
- Nick EvansTROMBONE
- Rab SpallVIOLIN
11 collectors on Gatefold own this · 78 pressings tracked on Gatefold