Third
by Soft Machine
- Type: Album
- Released: June 1970
- Label: CBS, Columbia
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 1:15:16
- Community rating: 4.56/5 from 14 ratings
Artists on this release: Elton Dean, Hugh Hopper, Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A pivotal double album, 'Third' presents four side-long compositions that collectively mark Soft Machine's transition from psychedelic rock into avant-garde jazz fusion and electronic-inspired textures. The record juxtaposes the intricate, Terry Riley-influenced keyboard work of Mike Ratledge and the live tape-collage experiments of "Facelift" against Robert Wyatt's "Moon in June," the band's final song to feature vocals and a nostalgic look at their progressive origins.
Genres
Descriptors: experimental, avant-garde, fusion, progressive, complex, long-form, improvisation
Tracklist
- Facelift - Live (18:45)
- Slightly All The Time (18:11)
- Moon In June (19:07)
- Out-Bloody-Rageous (19:13)
Credits
- Elton Dean - alto saxophone, saxello
- Mike Ratledge - hohner pianet, lowrey organ, piano, hammond organ
- Hugh Hopper - bass guitar
- Robert Wyatt - drums, vocals, hammond organ, mellotron, hohner pianet, piano, bass
- Lyn Dobson - flute, soprano saxophone
- Jimmy Hastings - flute, bass clarinet
- Nick Evans - trombone
- Rab Spall - violin