Monster Band

by Hugh Hopper

Monster Band cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Atmosphere
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 44:05
  • Community rating: 3.21/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Showcasing the Soft Machine bassist's immense instrumental prowess, 'Monster Band' leans heavily into complex, fuzz-driven jazz-rock fusion. The album was recorded in France with a massive ensemble, bridging the whimsical intricacies of the Canterbury scene with muscular brass arrangements. It captures Hugh Hopper at a creatively fertile peak during his European collaborative period.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Golden Section (3:44)
  2. Sliding Dogs (4:20)
  3. Churchy (7:56)
  4. Lily Kong (3:15)
  5. 12-8 Theme (3:15)
  6. Sliding Dogs (3:44)
  7. Lily Kong (5:06)
  8. Nozzles Tecalemit (5:32)
  9. Get Together (7:13)

Credits

  • Hugh Hopper - primary artist, bass, instruments [all instruments]
  • Jean-Pierre Weiller - bass
  • Mike Travis - drums
  • Jean-Pierre Carolfi - keyboards
  • Spikey - lacquer cut by
  • Maxwell Anandappa - plated by
  • Elton Dean - saxello

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