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Album Review of "Floating World Live" by Soft Machine (8/10)

Moonjune Records

Producer: Leonardo Pavkovic

Originally released in 2006, this time capsule was recorded live in 1975 for Radio Bremen in Germany. Britain’s Soft Machine has always been a band in transition and an evolutionary entity as well. Much of the material performed here was taken from the, as yet, unreleased Bundles album. The ethereal “The Floating World,” the raucous “Endgame,” and the show stopping riff fest “Hazard Profile, Part One” are just some of the gems found here. The meticulous re-mastering by Mark Wingfield spotlights these jazz-rock legends in their prime.