Tag: Soft Machine
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The Sound Makers
Fascinating audio from a 1963 BBC “Sound’ Documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. The fact it’s on vinyl is because the BBC transcribed many of their works onto vinyl for safe-keeping and future re-use – the B-side is actually repeats of the A-side. It’s a fascinating look at the early Workshop, and features Desmond Briscoe,…
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RIP Kevin Ayers
Just heard the sad news about the death Kevin Ayers, formerly of Soft Machine and many genius solo albums…(17 in fact – only listened to a few of them!). Here he is in 1972 performing one of my favourite tracks of his, May I? with The Whole Band on the Old Grey Whistle Test.
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Take a strange seemingly unrelated chance
I wasn’t aiming to post about this again, but a strange hop skip and a jump from a current news item back to music I am currently listening to (and featured on the last but one show) like a musical consequences… OK Exhibit A – this quirky funk/electro single by Bill Laswell and Michael Beinhorn,…
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Radio Clash 124: Country Metal Party
American Goth, artist unknown Yeehaw Motherf***ers! A dub inspired merry melange of metal, country, reggae, Harry Potter and satanic evil clients, proving things are not as different as they seemed… Get off your hearse and devour your milk (97mins, 80Mb): https://www.radioclash.com/show-archive/rc_124.mp3 Notes Celebrity Murder Party – Physical Recovery Village Idiot – Asleep at the Wheel…