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:  Man In A Deaf Corner (Anthology 1963-1970) (2015)
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock, Jazz Rock
Label:  Floating World
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Belsize Parked  (9:20)
 2.  Dear Olde Benny Green I A-Turning In His Grave (9:53)
 3.  Frenetica  (4:25)
 4.  Orientasian  (4:02)
 5.  Da-Da-Dee/Bolivar Blues  (11:51)
 6.  Man In A Deaf Corner  (5:04)
 7.  We Know What You Mean  (2:56)
 8.  Hope For Happiness  (13:41)

Disc 2:

Live At The Paradiso 1969:

 1.  Hulloder  (0:25)
 2.  Dada Was Here  (8:21)
 3.  Thank You Pierrot Lunaire  (0:45)
 4.  Have You Ever Been Green  (0:58)
 5.  Pataphysical Introduction Part II  (1:02)
 6.  Hibou, Anemone And Bear  (4:20)
 7.  Pig  (4:22)
 8.  Orange Skin Food  (0:16)
 9.  A Door Opens And Closes  (1:16)
10. 10:30 Returns To The Bedroom  (10:52)

Live In Europe 1970:

11. Facelift  (5:04)
12. Moon In June  (5:59)

Live At The Fairfield Halls Croydon on 26 April 1970:

13. Mousetrap  (6:54)
14. Noisette  (0:19)
15. Backwards  (3:23)
16. Mousetrap (Reprise)  (0:16)
17. As Long As Lies Perfectly Still  (4:59)

Personnel:

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


Along With:

Hugh Hopper:  Bass
Brian Hopper:  Saxophone

Man In A Deaf Corner is the collection album in 2 CD by Soft Machine, was released on November 2015 by Floating World.  Originally released in 2001, but it has been out of print for many years, with a line-up founder members includes Kevin Ayers, Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt, along with Daevid Allen, Hugh Hopper, and Brian Hopper on Saxophone.