Soft Machine – Live at Het Turfschip (1970) – double vinyl
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Live at Het Turfschip is a live concert by Soft Machine, recorded on 31 January 1970 at Het Turfschip, in Breda, Netherlands. It features a rather rare line‑up: Mike Ratledge (keyboards), Robert Wyatt (drums; vocals), Hugh Hopper (bass), Elton Dean (sax, etc.), and Lyn Dobson (sax, flute, harmonica, vocals). Dobson’s involvement is what makes this version especially interesting, as his tenure with the group in this configuration was brief. This recording is set at a moment when Soft Machine is transitioning further from their psychedelic origins into more exploratory jazz rock / Canterbury fusion. The inclusion of Lyn Dobson adds extra texture via winds/flute/harmonicas. The performance shows them stretching out: improvisation, extended instrumentals, interplay between the wind instruments and rhythm section. For fans of the period, this lack of polish is part of the attraction: it reveals the raw evolution of their sound.
Live at Het Turfschip is a live concert by Soft Machine, recorded on 31 January 1970 at Het Turfschip, in Breda, Netherlands. It features a rather rare line‑up: Mike Ratledge (keyboards), Robert Wyatt (drums; vocals), Hugh Hopper (bass), Elton Dean (sax, etc.), and Lyn Dobson (sax, flute, harmonica, vocals). Dobson’s involvement is what makes this version especially interesting, as his tenure with the group in this configuration was brief. This recording is set at a moment when Soft Machine is transitioning further from their psychedelic origins into more exploratory jazz rock / Canterbury fusion. The inclusion of Lyn Dobson adds extra texture via winds/flute/harmonicas. The performance shows them stretching out: improvisation, extended instrumentals, interplay between the wind instruments and rhythm section. For fans of the period, this lack of polish is part of the attraction: it reveals the raw evolution of their sound.
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