Soft Machine

Artist:  Soft Machine
Origin:  Canterbury, England
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock, Jazz Rock

Original line-up:

Daevid Allen:  Guitar, Vocals, Bass
Robert Wyatt:  Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Bass
Kevin Ayers:  Bass, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Mike Ratledge:  Keyboards

Soft Machine were an English Progressive Rock fro Canterbury, formed in 1966.  They achieved little commercial success and they are considered to be one of the more influential bands of their era, and one of the most influential underground ones.

Title:  Tales Of Taliesin:  The EMI Years Anthology 1975-1981 (Original Recording Remastered)  (2011)
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock, Jazz Rock
Label:  Esoteric Recordings
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Hazard Profile Part One  (9:21)
 2.  Gone Sailing  (0:59)
 3.  Bundles  (3:15)
 4.  Land Of The Bag Snake  (3:38)
 5.  The Floating World  (7:10)
 6.  The Tale Of Taliesin  (7:21)
 7.  Out Of Season  (5:31)
 8.  Second Bundle  (2:38)
 9.  Nexus  (0:50
10.  One Over The Eight  (5:26)
11.  Number Three  (2:26)
12. The Nodder  (7:14)

Disc 2:

 1.  White Kite  (3:00)
 2.  Eos  (1:20)
 3.  Odds Bullets And Blades Part One  (2:19)
 4.  Odds Bullets And Blades Part Two  (2:35)
 5.  Puffin'  (1:17)
 6.  Huffin'  (4:41)
 7.  K's Riff  (4:41)
 8.  Song Of Aeolus  (3:43)
 9.  Soft Space  (8:20)
10. Over N' Above  (8:20)
11. (Black) Velvet Mountain  (5:09)
12. Sly Monkey  (4:58)
13. Panaramania  (7:07)

Personnel:

Disc 1:  

Tracks 1-5:

John Marshall:  Drums, Percussion
Mike Ratledge:  Organ, Electric Piano, Synthesiser
Ray Babbington:  Bass
Allan holdsworth:  Electric, Acoustic, 12-String Guitars
Karl Jenkins: Oboe, Piano, Electric Piano, Soprano Saxophone

Tracks  6-10:

John Marshall:  Drums, Percussion
Ray Babbington:  Bass
John Etheridge:  Electric, Acoustic Guitars
Karl Jenkins:  Piano, Electric Piano, Pianette String, Min Moog Sunthesisers
Alan Wakeman:  Soprano, Tenor Saxophone

Tracks  11, 12:

John Marshall:  Drums, Percussion
John Etheridge:  Electric, Acoustic Guitars
Karl Jenkins:  Piano, Electric Keyboards, Synthesiser
Rick Sanders:  Violin
Steve Cook:  Bass

Disc 2:

Tracks  1-9:

John Marshall:  Drums, Percussion
John Etheridge:  Electric, Acoustic Guitars
Karl Jenkins:  Piano, Electric Keyboards, Synthesiser
Rick Sanders:  Violin
Steve Cook:  Bass

Tracks:  10-13:

John Marshall:  Drums, Percussion
Karl Jenkins:  Piano, Mini Moog,  Synclavier Synthesiser, Yamaha CS 80
Jack Bruce:  Bass
Ray Warleigh:  alto Saxophone, Bass Flute
Dick Morrissey:  Tenor Saxophone
Allan Holdsworth:  Lead Guitar
Alan Parker:  Rhythm Guitar
Tony Rivers:  Backing Vocals
Stu Calver:  Backing Vocals
John Perry:  Backing Vocals

Tales Of Taliesin:  The EMI Years Anthology 1975-1981 is the Anthology of Soft Machine, was released on July 25, 2011 by Esoteric Recordings, new remastered 2 CD Deluxe Anthology featuring The Best of the recordings made by Soft Machine between 1975 & 1981.