Vintage ALLAN HOLDSWORTH on fire, live with Soft Machine in 1975
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The astonishing live performance of SOFT MACHINE from Radio Bremen broadcast in January 1975, "FLOATING WORLD LIVE", is back in stock after almost a year, now in digipack format with 16 page booklet, including excerpts from interviews conducted by Aymeric Leroy with 5 members of that SM's line-up: Karl Jenkins, Allan Holdsworth, Mike Ratledge, Roy Babbington and John Marshall.
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(<== click on the cd cover for more info) This album marks the first release of a live performance bySoft Machine's "Bundles" lineup, featuring a young Allan Holdsworth on guitar. The concert was originally recorded in January of 1975, and consists mostly of the Bundles material -- which was already recorded, but still unreleased at the time. Chocked full of magical moments, this CD contains over 78 minutes of incredible music.Floating World Live documents an important transitional time for Soft Machine: in the aftermath of the departure of Robert Wyatt and Elton Dean, and the subsequent addition of Karl Jenkins, John Marshall and then (albeit, briefly) Allan Holdsworth. By virtue of the radical changes, the style and repertoire of the band changed dynamically, as this impeccably-recorded and -produced (and digitally-remastered) album reveals. Reinvigorating both the international press and their huge fanbase with the retooled lineup and repertoire, the concert was very well-received and the band was inspired and in sparkling form.This important release is truly a rare gem -- documenting an important moment in the annals of progressive music -- and an essential that is not to be missed by any fans of Soft Machine and Allan Holdsworth.
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SOFT MACHINE feat. ALLAN HOLDSWORTH at Montreaux Jazz Festival, 1974
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"Floating World Live is a powerful live performance that, despite Holdsworth’s dominating presence, provides plenty of space for all - proof that they were far looser and interactive in concert than Bundles suggests. An exciting 75-minute set, Floating World Live demonstrates just how well-formed Holdsworth was this early in his career, and proves that critics writing this incarnation off as nothing more than riff-heavy fusion couldn‚t be more mistaken."
- John Kelman (AllAboutJazz.com)
"Classic Allan Holdsworth, in one of his best ever performances ever, monster bass and fuzz-bass lines by Roy Babbington, psycho analog synths and an incredible polyrhythmic drumming by John Marshall! Think of a jazz-rock jam band excuting killer riffs, atop attractive Canterbury-style overtones...Soft Machine fans will rejoice!"
- Glenn Astarita (contributor to JazzReview.com & E-Jazz Times)
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SOFT MACHINE & HOLDSWORTH related cds on sale
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SOFT MACHINE "Drop"
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HOLDSWORTH PASQUA HASLIP WACKERMAN "Blues For Tony"
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ALLAN HOLDSWORTH "Hard Hat Area"
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ALLAN HOLDSWORTH "None Too Soon"
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SOFT MACHINE LEGACY related cds on sale
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SOFT MACHINE LEGACY "Live Adventures"
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SOFT MACHINE LEGACY "Steam"
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SOFT MACHINE LEGACY "Soft Machine Legacy"
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SOFT MACHINE LEGACY "Live In Zaandam"
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