Soft Machine / Moonjune Years
Album: Moonjune Years   Collection:General
Artist:Soft Machine   Added:Nov 2017
Label:Moonjune  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-12-03 Pull Date: 2018-02-04
Week Ending: Feb 4 Jan 7 Dec 24 Dec 17 Dec 10
Airplays: 3 2 1 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Feb 03, 2018: Music Casserole
Arianna Blue
4. Jan 06, 2018: Old Fart at Play
The Steamer
2. Jan 29, 2018: In Your Ear Radio - Still Waking Up but Here, in Radioland!
Elsewhere
5. Dec 31, 2017: Everything A to Z week 116 New Years Eve - reaired 11-23-20
Kite Runner, Arianna Blue
3. Jan 29, 2018: Everything A to Z Week 119
Arianna Blue
6. Dec 18, 2017: Everything A to Z week 114
Black & Crimson

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-12-01
Reviewed 2017-12-01
Genre: General
FCCs: none
Review: these guys have been playing progressive jazz rock since the late 60s, since before the term was coined. They were part of the same movement that also saw the birth of Pink Floyd. I saw them open for Hendrix. This disc shows they aren't slowing down.
If You Like: Return To Forever (with Al Di Meola), King Crimson
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Black & Crimson (5:05) - electric piano starts> midtempo jam> guitar solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
2/ The Nodder (7:04) - guitar starts> slow tempo jam with repetitive rifts> sax solo> slow jam> slow fade
*3/ Elsewhere (8:01) - synth starts with waves of sound> slow tempo jam> guitar solo> midtempo jam> fade
*4/ The Steamer (4:39) - drums start> uptempo jam> sizzling sax solo> rocking guitar solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*5/ Arianna Blue (4:24) - electric piano/guitar starts> slow & quiet jam> slow build in intensity> electric piano/guitar duet> slow jam> quick fade
*6/ Kite Runner (6:57) - rock guitar starts & stutters> midtempo jam> rocking guitar solo> electtifying sax solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
7/ Kings & Queens (9:14) - electric piano starts> slow tempo jam with repetitive riff & sax over the top> plaintive guitar solo> slow fade

Track Listing
1. Black & Crimson   4. The Steamer
2. The Noddler   5. Arianna Blue
3. Elsewhere   6. Kite Runner
  7. Kings & Queens