Hidden Details

Hidden Details
Studio album by
Soft Machine
Released7 September 2018
Recorded20–22 December 2017[1]
StudioTemple Music Studio, Surrey, South East England
GenreJazz fusion
Length60:25
LabelMoonJune Records MJR093
ProducerTheo Travis, John Etheridge
Soft Machine chronology
Land of Cockayne
(1981) 		Hidden Details
(2018) 		Live at the Baked Potato
(2020)
Soft Machine Legacy chronology
Burden of Proof
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz [2]

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. "The Man Who Waved at Trains" is a rerecording of a track written by original member Ratledge from their 8th album Bundles. "Out Bloody Rageous" is a rerecording of a track from their album Third.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hidden Details"Theo Travis7:36
2."The Man Who Waved at Trains"Mike Ratledge5:00
3."Ground Lift"Travis, Roy Babbington5:21
4."Heart Off Guard"John Etheridge2:29
5."Broken Hill"Etheridge3:49
6."Flight of the Jett"Etheridge, Travis, John Marshall, Babbington2:12
7."One Glove"Etheridge4:30
8."Out Bloody Intro"Travis, Ratledge2:41
9."Out Bloody Rageous (Part 1)"Ratledge4:56
10."Drifting White"Etheridge1:47
11."Life on Bridges"Travis8:05
12."Fourteen Hour Dream"Travis6:24
13."Breathe"Travis, Marshall5:12
Total length:60:25

2018 Vinyl version (Tonefloat TF185)

Side A

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hidden Details"Theo Travis7:36
2."The Man Who Waved at Trains"Mike Ratledge5:00
3."Ground Lift"Travis, Roy Babbington5:21
4."Night Sky"John Etheridge, Travis, Babbington3:19

Side B

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Heart Off Guard"Etheridge2:29
6."Broken Hill"Etheridge3:49
7."Flight of the Jett"Etheridge, Travis, John Marshall, Babbington2:12
8."One Glove"Etheridge4:30
9."Out Bloody Intro"Travis, Ratledge2:41
10."Out Bloody Rageous (Part 1)"Ratledge4:56

Side C

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Drifting White"Etheridge1:47
12."Life on Bridges"Travis8:05
13."Fourteen Hour Dream"Travis6:24
14."Breathe"Travis, Marshall5:12

Side D (Bonus Tracks)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Only When"Etheridge, Travis, Babbington2:37
16."Green Collared Man"Etheridge3:14
17."Ground Lift (Alternative Take)"Travis, Babbington4:45
18."Just Add Hock"Etheridge, Travis, Marshall, Babbington3:35
19."SDS"Marshall2:20
20."Round the Corner"Etheridge, Travis3:06
Total length:80:02

Personnel

Soft Machine
Guest musicians
  • Nick Utteridge – chimes on "Breathe"

References

  1. ^ "Soft Machine - Hidden Details (2018) user reviews, credits & releases | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. ^ Kellman, John (9 September 2018). "Soft Machine: Hidden Details; All About Jazz". allaboutjazz.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.