Time - Name - Composer(s) 00:00 Hidden Details - Theo Travis 07:35 The Man Who Waved At Trains - Mike Ratledge 12:31 Ground Lift - Roy Babbington, Theo Travis 17:51 Heart Off Guard - John Etheridge 20:22 Broken Hill - John Etheridge 24:11 Flight Of The Jett - John Etheridge, John Marshall, Roy Babbington, Theo Travis 26:20 One Glove - John Etheridge 30:50 Out Bloody Intro - Mike Ratledge, Theo Travis 33:35 Out Bloody Rageous (Part 1) - Mike Ratledge 38:24 Drifting White - John Etheridge 40:11 Life On Bridges - Theo Travis 48:16 Fourteen Hour Dream - Theo Travis 54:40 Breathe - John Marshall, Theo Travis
Soft Machine - Hidden Details - -From Wikipedia - -Hidden Details is the eleventh studio album by the jazz rock band Soft Machine, released in September 2018. Overview Hidden Details is the first album released under the Soft Machine moniker since Land of Cockayne in 1981, with a six-night residency at Ronnie Scott's club in 1984 being the last time Soft Machine were active until 2015. Several members from Soft Machine's history operated under the name "Soft Machine Legacy" from 2004 until dropping the "Legacy" from their name in 2015, thus re-activating Soft Machine after 31 years. This album was recorded by the same line-up that released the Soft Machine Legacy album Burden of Proof in 2013. From the 1984 line-up were drummer John Marshall, who joined Soft Machine in 1972, and guitarist John Etheridge, who joined in 1975 and left in 1978 before re-joining for the 1984 shows. Bassist Roy Babbington, who was with Soft Machine during 1973 to 1976, was also included, while Theo Travis completed the line-up on keyboards and saxophone. Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Hidden Details" Theo Travis 7:36 2. "The Man Who Waved at Trains" Mike Ratledge 5:00 3. "Ground Lift" Travis, Roy Babbington 5:21 4. "Heart Off Guard" John Etheridge 2:29 5. "Broken Hill" Etheridge 3:49 6. "Flight of the Jett" Etheridge, Travis, John Marshall, Babbington 2:12 7. "One Glove" Etheridge 4:30 8. "Out Bloody Intro" Travis, Ratledge 2:41 9. "Out Bloody Rageous (Part 1)" Ratledge 4:56 10. "Drifting White" Etheridge 1:47 11. "Life on Bridges" Travis 8:05 12. "Fourteen Hour Dream" Travis 6:24 13. "Breathe" Travis, Marshall 5:12 Total length: 60:25 2018 Vinyl version (Tonefloat TF185) Side A No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Hidden Details" Theo Travis 7:36 2. "The Man Who Waved at Trains" Mike Ratledge 5:00 3. "Ground Lift" Travis, Roy Babbington 5:21 4. "Night Sky" John Etheridge, Travis, Babbington 3:19 Side B No. Title Writer(s) Length 5. "Heart Off Guard" Etheridge 2:29 6. "Broken Hill" Etheridge 3:49 7. "Flight of the Jett" Etheridge, Travis, John Marshall, Babbington 2:12 8. "One Glove" Etheridge 4:30 9. "Out Bloody Intro" Travis, Ratledge 2:41 10. "Out Bloody Rageous (Part 1)" Ratledge 4:56 Side C No. Title Writer(s) Length 11. "Drifting White" Etheridge 1:47 12. "Life on Bridges" Travis 8:05 13. "Fourteen Hour Dream" Travis 6:24 14. "Breathe" Travis, Marshall 5:12 Side D (Bonus Tracks) No. Title Writer(s) Length 15. "Only When" Etheridge, Travis, Babbington 2:37 16. "Green Collared Man" Etheridge 3:14 17. "Ground Lift (Alternative Take)" Travis, Babbington 4:45 18. "Just Add Hock" Etheridge, Travis, Marshall, Babbington 3:35 19. "SDS" Marshall 2:20 20. "Round the Corner" Etheridge, Travis 3:06 Total length: 80:02 Personnel Soft Machine Theo Travis (joined ‘Soft Machine Legacy’ in 2006) - tenor and soprano saxophones, flutes, Fender Rhodes piano John Etheridge (joined in 1975) - electric and acoustic guitars Roy Babbington (joined in 1973) - bass John Marshall (joined in 1972) - drums, percussion Guest musicians Nick Utteridge - chimes on "Breathe" -
Soft Machine has always had a shifting line up, so this album is as valid as any of the others, especially considering that Marshall, Babbington, and Etheridge are here. Theo Travis is a great addition.
@@billlloyd4029Could Travis via Gong be the Fourth Degree of KB for Soft Machine? Well, Theo also has prog credentials from working with closely with Robert Fripp on their "Discretion" album, backing Jade Warrior and joining Soft Machine Legacy. I wonder if all the musicians with origins in and interactions with the progressive Canterbury scene could fill the city's 1,000 year-old cathedral. Does a seating capacity of 1,100 make that query a possibility or a fantasy? Curiosity is curious thing sometimes.
Wow, this band keeps going, i mean, is like they don't age musically, they are still pounding w creativity. Is like an Entity taking over space time and souls. Soft Machine started around the same time as Pink Floyd. Think about that for a moment.
@@ickedummy2581 I never said they were comparable, one went Jazz one went Rock, yet Soft Machine still around making very creative Music, while Floyd cared more about Legal Names than their fans and Music.
Wow...still exciting,still masters of canterbury rock...very good album...love it (as a fan of the older Soft Machine) a lot thanks for posting,nice jewel :)
For real,if I was to rank this with their others,I would easily put it in top 5,it's that good,of course "3" and "Bundles"my top 2.Why Bundles?Allan Holdsworth why.
@@rickweigle5559 Exactly, it's the most beautiful guitar works with Holdsworth , a great musician, i love them too, still amazing music though...alive & well is the best live album musically, in my opinion...they had luck to find Jenkins and Holdsworth!!! 🤩🌟🌠🌟😋👍
@@powerplantplanetuniverse5945 And if you hadn't already check out Jean luc pontys "The struggle of the turtle to the sea",Alan Holdsworth cutin loose on part 3 of that.
I had to become 30 years to understand this music...strange enough...some songs i liked before more young,but their whole importancy for music,well...that came later...but its never too late ;)
seen SM legacy in portland OR. was an amazing show. all the acid and cannabis made it feel like my face was melting off lol. it was an awesome experience
Si vous commencez mal une histoire, comme si vous fuyiez le sujet que vous allez raconter, si vous quittez la route principale et vous dirigez vers les forêts sombres et que vous le niez, vous serez dans une course constante et sans fin. Croire à un mensonge est la vérité. «Soft Machine» m'oblige à affronter mes propres mensonges chaque fois que je l'écoute 🥸 Cet album flamboyant est sorti en sept. 2018 🤓
I heard this album before - it's a masterpiece : Soft Machine is a band who much knew in Europe ; Weather Report was the same notorious in every where (i very like hear Jaco Pastorius with John Marshall ; what gréât rythmic section !)
I really like the sinister arpeggio of the opening track, reminds me a bit of Mahavishnu Orchestra on their first to third albums. Great super low, rumbly, distorted bass.
First piece is reminiscent of Mahavishnu Orchestra's 'Dance of Maya" on intro and outro. Nice long middle section. Anybody know the date of this recording?
@@theloniousratledge8835 Anche io,a dire il vero Per me i "veri" SM sono quelli di Volume two,Third,Fourth e Fifth.Anche se devo ammettere che Bundle's è un bel disco
@@theloniousratledge8835 Ti diro':SIX èdiscreto ma non troppo,Seven così così,Bundles bello,Softs orrendo,Rubber Riff ha qualche buon momento,Alve & well assurdo,Land of Cockayne inudibile.Mi sa che siamo d'accordo sul fatto che Jenkins ha rovinato un gruppo musicale mostruoso
@@Logan-Wolverine Purtroppo Ratledge si è dimostrato pigro e stanco di comporre. Essere musicista professionista non era la sua strada, sennò non si sarebbe ritirato a 32 anni. Aymeric Leroy, grande luminare del ramo, mio contatto FB, mi ha scritto che Ratledge non tocca un pianoforte da 23 anni, e che non vuole parlare del periodo SM.
No, it's John Etheridge, an American who lives and works in London, not quite Alan Holdsworth. I saw his trio at a pub many years ago. He can be very good and can emulate Holdsworth's style of playing. Check out Alive and Well in Paris from the seventies! He also does some sessions but I'm not sure for who. He is at his very best on "Softs" which is a very melodic jazz rock masterpiece. Listen to it... it never gets boring.
@@robertafox3793 Thanks for that Roberta. My understanding was that Alan Holdsworth was from Yorkshire and John Etheridge was a proud possessor of a US passport. Not sure where he was born, but when I saw him at the Elgin in Ladbroke Grove I would swear that he had a transatlantic accent, like someone from New England or Canada would have. I know he has played there a few times. Are you quite sure that both his parents were British? Thanks for setting the record straight though. Much appreciated.
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Time - Name - Composer(s)
00:00 Hidden Details
- Theo Travis
07:35 The Man Who Waved At Trains - Mike Ratledge
12:31 Ground Lift - Roy Babbington, Theo Travis
17:51 Heart Off Guard - John Etheridge
20:22 Broken Hill - John Etheridge
24:11 Flight Of The Jett - John Etheridge, John Marshall, Roy Babbington, Theo Travis
26:20 One Glove - John Etheridge
30:50 Out Bloody Intro
- Mike Ratledge, Theo Travis
33:35 Out Bloody Rageous (Part 1) - Mike Ratledge
38:24 Drifting White - John Etheridge
40:11 Life On Bridges - Theo Travis
48:16 Fourteen Hour Dream - Theo Travis
54:40 Breathe - John Marshall, Theo Travis
Soft Machine - Hidden Details - -From Wikipedia - -Hidden Details is the eleventh studio album by the jazz rock band Soft Machine, released in September 2018.
Overview
Hidden Details is the first album released under the Soft Machine moniker since Land of Cockayne in 1981, with a six-night residency at Ronnie Scott's club in 1984 being the last time Soft Machine were active until 2015. Several members from Soft Machine's history operated under the name "Soft Machine Legacy" from 2004 until dropping the "Legacy" from their name in 2015, thus re-activating Soft Machine after 31 years. This album was recorded by the same line-up that released the Soft Machine Legacy album Burden of Proof in 2013. From the 1984 line-up were drummer John Marshall, who joined Soft Machine in 1972, and guitarist John Etheridge, who joined in 1975 and left in 1978 before re-joining for the 1984 shows. Bassist Roy Babbington, who was with Soft Machine during 1973 to 1976, was also included, while Theo Travis completed the line-up on keyboards and saxophone.
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Hidden Details" Theo Travis 7:36
2. "The Man Who Waved at Trains" Mike Ratledge 5:00
3. "Ground Lift" Travis, Roy Babbington 5:21
4. "Heart Off Guard" John Etheridge 2:29
5. "Broken Hill" Etheridge 3:49
6. "Flight of the Jett" Etheridge, Travis, John Marshall, Babbington 2:12
7. "One Glove" Etheridge 4:30
8. "Out Bloody Intro" Travis, Ratledge 2:41
9. "Out Bloody Rageous (Part 1)" Ratledge 4:56
10. "Drifting White" Etheridge 1:47
11. "Life on Bridges" Travis 8:05
12. "Fourteen Hour Dream" Travis 6:24
13. "Breathe" Travis, Marshall 5:12
Total length: 60:25
2018 Vinyl version (Tonefloat TF185)
Side A
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Hidden Details" Theo Travis 7:36
2. "The Man Who Waved at Trains" Mike Ratledge 5:00
3. "Ground Lift" Travis, Roy Babbington 5:21
4. "Night Sky" John Etheridge, Travis, Babbington 3:19
Side B
No. Title Writer(s) Length
5. "Heart Off Guard" Etheridge 2:29
6. "Broken Hill" Etheridge 3:49
7. "Flight of the Jett" Etheridge, Travis, John Marshall, Babbington 2:12
8. "One Glove" Etheridge 4:30
9. "Out Bloody Intro" Travis, Ratledge 2:41
10. "Out Bloody Rageous (Part 1)" Ratledge 4:56
Side C
No. Title Writer(s) Length
11. "Drifting White" Etheridge 1:47
12. "Life on Bridges" Travis 8:05
13. "Fourteen Hour Dream" Travis 6:24
14. "Breathe" Travis, Marshall 5:12
Side D (Bonus Tracks)
No. Title Writer(s) Length
15. "Only When" Etheridge, Travis, Babbington 2:37
16. "Green Collared Man" Etheridge 3:14
17. "Ground Lift (Alternative Take)" Travis, Babbington 4:45
18. "Just Add Hock" Etheridge, Travis, Marshall, Babbington 3:35
19. "SDS" Marshall 2:20
20. "Round the Corner" Etheridge, Travis 3:06
Total length: 80:02
Personnel
Soft Machine
Theo Travis (joined ‘Soft Machine Legacy’ in 2006) - tenor and soprano saxophones, flutes, Fender Rhodes piano
John Etheridge (joined in 1975) - electric and acoustic guitars
Roy Babbington (joined in 1973) - bass
John Marshall (joined in 1972) - drums, percussion
Guest musicians
Nick Utteridge - chimes on "Breathe" -
A legendary Rock Jazz Band...has influenced its history for the better !...
I had no idea they were still an ongoing band. Good stuff! Thanks!
Soft Machine has always had a shifting line up, so this album is as valid as any of the others, especially considering that Marshall, Babbington, and Etheridge are here. Theo Travis is a great addition.
And since Theo was in Gong he's only one slice of Kevin Bacon away...
@@billlloyd4029Could Travis via Gong be the Fourth Degree of KB for Soft Machine? Well, Theo also has prog credentials from working with closely with Robert Fripp on their "Discretion" album, backing Jade Warrior and joining Soft Machine Legacy. I wonder if all the musicians with origins in and interactions with the progressive Canterbury scene could fill the city's 1,000 year-old cathedral. Does a seating capacity of 1,100 make that query a possibility or a fantasy? Curiosity is curious thing sometimes.
Wow, this band keeps going, i mean, is like they don't age musically, they are still pounding w creativity. Is like an Entity taking over space time and souls. Soft Machine started around the same time as Pink Floyd. Think about that for a moment.
Pink Floyd is still going today though ;)
Yes
Really want Soft Machine to be the forever band.
only why they started in the same year they are NOT comparable 🤘 🎶🎸🌈 👂 🔥 🎹 🥁 😎
@@ickedummy2581 I never said they were comparable, one went Jazz one went Rock, yet Soft Machine still around making very creative Music, while Floyd cared more about Legal Names than their fans and Music.
Wow...still exciting,still masters of canterbury rock...very good album...love it (as a fan of the older Soft Machine) a lot thanks for posting,nice jewel :)
For real,if I was to rank this with their others,I would easily put it in top 5,it's that good,of course "3" and "Bundles"my top 2.Why Bundles?Allan Holdsworth why.
@@rickweigle5559 Exactly, it's the most beautiful guitar works with Holdsworth , a great musician, i love them too, still amazing music though...alive & well is the best live album musically, in my opinion...they had luck to find Jenkins and Holdsworth!!! 🤩🌟🌠🌟😋👍
@@powerplantplanetuniverse5945 And if you hadn't already check out Jean luc pontys "The struggle of the turtle to the sea",Alan Holdsworth cutin loose on part 3 of that.
@@rickweigle5559 Maybe because it was. my fist album ; it's the 6 cause John Marshall on Riff & Gesolreut
Another masterpiece.
I had to become 30 years to understand this music...strange enough...some songs i liked before more young,but their whole importancy for music,well...that came later...but its never too late ;)
seen SM legacy in portland OR. was an amazing show. all the acid and cannabis made it feel like my face was melting off lol. it was an awesome experience
What year?
@@rickweigle5559 2019 . the hidden details tour
@@openurchakras870thanks,wasn't sure about that knowing album was released in'18.
soft machine indeed ;-D
Beautiful!
still love it!!
Si vous commencez mal une histoire, comme si vous fuyiez le sujet que vous allez raconter, si vous quittez la route principale et vous dirigez vers les forêts sombres et que vous le niez, vous serez dans une course constante et sans fin. Croire à un mensonge est la vérité. «Soft Machine» m'oblige à affronter mes propres mensonges chaque fois que je l'écoute 🥸 Cet album flamboyant est sorti en sept. 2018 🤓
Uhhh yas! That Bass Player just kicks ass on "Hidden Details".
VERY GOOD.....................................................
I heard this album before - it's a masterpiece : Soft Machine is a band who much knew in Europe ; Weather Report was the same notorious in every where (i very like hear Jaco Pastorius with John Marshall ; what gréât rythmic section !)
I really like the sinister arpeggio of the opening track, reminds me a bit of Mahavishnu Orchestra on their first to third albums. Great super low, rumbly, distorted bass.
The Mahavishnu Orchestra is exactly what it reminded me of too!
nice suprise...never even heard this material before. nice version of 'the man who waved at trains' too
this is simply fantastic!
eyy, thats pretty good
First piece is reminiscent of Mahavishnu Orchestra's 'Dance of Maya" on intro and outro. Nice long middle section. Anybody know the date of this recording?
Recorded on 20/21/22 December 2017.
Mixed on 1/2/6 February 2018.
Mastered on 10 May 2018.
I noted that too...same approach, same genius, same affinity to combine free jazz with beautiful melodies...result:fucking groovy jazz rock😂🤩🌟🌠🌟🌸🍁🌸👏😉
👏👏👏👏👏
You talk taste!
Ah, if that's Theo Travis this must be fairly recent.
Che bravo Theo Travis!!!
È bravo, Travis, ed io adoro il jazz britannico, ma faccio molta fatica a pensare ai SM con una chitarra predominante.
@@theloniousratledge8835 Anche io,a dire il vero Per me i "veri" SM sono quelli di Volume two,Third,Fourth e Fifth.Anche se devo ammettere che Bundle's è un bel disco
@@Logan-Wolverine Io arrivo fino a Six, perché Jenkins non aveva ancora preso le redini del complesso.
@@theloniousratledge8835 Ti diro':SIX èdiscreto ma non troppo,Seven così così,Bundles bello,Softs orrendo,Rubber Riff ha qualche buon momento,Alve & well assurdo,Land of Cockayne inudibile.Mi sa che siamo d'accordo sul fatto che Jenkins ha rovinato un gruppo musicale mostruoso
@@Logan-Wolverine Purtroppo Ratledge si è dimostrato pigro e stanco di comporre. Essere musicista professionista non era la sua strada, sennò non si sarebbe ritirato a 32 anni. Aymeric Leroy, grande luminare del ramo, mio contatto FB, mi ha scritto che Ratledge non tocca un pianoforte da 23 anni, e che non vuole parlare del periodo SM.
Questa sera me li vado a vedere in concerto a 10 minuti a piedi da casa mia a Trieste - Italy
bravo
Underrated jewel
Soft at its best!!
John Marshall...grreatest drumm9
"Broken Hill" is as mellow as it gets
bomb !!!
Cool ❤❤❤❤❤
Killers!
What year is this?
2018
Where from this band please.?
GB
@@miz_d Thankyou.
Canterbury
Is Allan holdsworth in this album
No, it's John Etheridge but he does sound quite like Holdsworth on track 1.
No, it's John Etheridge, an American who lives and works in London, not quite Alan Holdsworth. I saw his trio at a pub many years ago. He can be very good and can emulate Holdsworth's style of playing. Check out Alive and Well in Paris from the seventies! He also does some sessions but I'm not sure for who. He is at his very best on "Softs" which is a very melodic jazz rock masterpiece. Listen to it... it never gets boring.
@@nicholaspoulson5049 Are you crazy ? John is BRITISH !!! Born and brought up in Great Britain...and has always been !!! :)
@@robertafox3793 Thanks for that Roberta. My understanding was that Alan Holdsworth was from Yorkshire and John Etheridge was a proud possessor of a US passport. Not sure where he was born, but when I saw him at the Elgin in Ladbroke Grove I would swear that he had a transatlantic accent, like someone from New England or Canada would have. I know he has played there a few times. Are you quite sure that both his parents were British? Thanks for setting the record straight though. Much appreciated.