Saturday Music Selection

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From the tank of music past here is another mixed bag -

Soft Machine - Dada Was Here

Dada Was Here
- Thank You Pierrot Lunaire
- Have You Ever Bean Green?
- Pataphysical Introduction - Pt II
- Out If Tunes

Soft Machine were an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene, and helped pioneer the progressive rock genre. Though they achieved little commercial success, they are considered by Allmusic to be "one of the more influential bands of their era, and certainly one of the most influential underground ones."




Kevin Ayers - Lady Rachel

Matching Mole - Instant Kitten

Matching Mole - O Caroline

Soft Machine - Moon in June

Henry Cow - Amygdala

Henry Cow were an English avant-rock group, founded at Cambridge University in 1968 by multi-instrumentalists Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson. Henry Cow's personnel fluctuated over their decade together, but drummer Chris Cutler and bassoonist/oboist Lindsay Cooper were important long-term members alongside Frith and Hodgkinson.

An inherent anti-commercial attitude kept them at arm's length from the mainstream music business, enabling them to experiment at will. Critic Myles Boisen writes, "their sound was so mercurial and daring that they had few imitators, even though they inspired many on both sides of the Atlantic with a blend of spontaneity, intricate structures, philosophy, and humour that has endured and transcended the 'progressive' tag."

While it was generally thought that Henry Cow took their name from 20th-century American composer Henry Cowell, this has been repeatedly denied by band members. According to Hodgkinson, the name "Henry Cow" was "in the air" in 1968, and it seemed like a good name for the band. It had no connection to anything.
Leg End is the debut album of British avant-rock group Henry Cow


Slapp Happy - Just a conversation (1972)

Return To Forever - Sorceress

Soft Machine - Facelift

Enjoy.