Rattlers. Anyone have any information about this track Hugh mentions? *HH*: Elton and I chipped in three or four tunes each and we kept things open - none of...
Watching again the short film on the Softs recording Teeth at Olympic Studios I never fail to think what a gift this is. If I could place a call to the 18 year...
I hope to re-release "Abracadabra" in 2012 with bonus track "Alphrazallan". Depends on may factors. Stay all tuned. Cheers Leonardo/MoonJune...
This may be of interest to many rattlers here : a new supergroup (?) is born: The Archimedes Quartet (David Thomas + Peter Blegvad + Chris Cutler + John...
Greets Rattlers. Long time no see... I started uploading stuff from my archive after a long absence. <http://soundcloud.com/markhewins> - Soundcloud 9 tracks...
Hello ! Here is an encapsulation of 47 years of hearing and listening to music. It is easy to reminisce about Record Buying; a highlight of my adolescent...
What! I cannot agree less with Geoff Downes's comments about Caravan's recent performance. I went to the gig at The Stables, Miton Keynes, on Thursday last and...
"Prospettive musicali" (the radio programme I host, alternating with Gigi Longo and Fabio Barbieri) will be 10 on the 14th of October. We'll celebrate its...
A slight diversion - I too sadly have photographic memory of where I bought each Canterbury artefact, but most of my listening pleasures came from another...
When I first moved to San Diego in 1974, I got a job at a record shop, part of a west coast chain. The employees of the chain's local shops would frequently...
Hey Dan, You are not the only one who loves "7". That's the first ever Soft Machine I heard, in 1980, and still one of my top favorites among regular albums...
From a long-time lurker on this list: Dagmar Krause will be appearing at the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester on 25th October. More details here: ...
Hi Guys Did anyone go to the Summers End 'Prog' Festival in Lydney last weekend? The Tangent were excellent on Saturday evening and Caravan closed proceedings...
Strange encounters with punk, funk, new wave and disco, as typified by Daevid Allen's late 70's New York Gong project. Also, Soft Machine experiencing...
Rattlers. Jazzwise magazine only merits the latest Esoteric Soft Machine Anthology 75-81 two cd set as good and finishes the review stating "it saves you...
I've just heard the very sad news that David Bedford died at the weekend. In 2009 I had the pleasure of interviewing him at his home with fellow Rattler, Neil...
Rattlers. Only £30 to see Roy in the flesh. Gigging with Glenn Miller tribute Orchestra on Isle of Man. From "Hazard Profile" to "In The Mood"... the power...
Does anyone know what guitars Phil has played through the years? There is a guitar on his website that appears to be an Ibanez, but Iım sure he has played...
This day in University Of Errors history: And so it was 13 years to the day today that the band began the beginning. 5 people walked into Komotion (a very cool...
Available from <http://www.streamrecords.co.uk/> is the latest CD from Genie Cosmas called "Cry from the city - Music 4 Film,TV and Radio" You may remember her...
German radio station Nordwestradio is going to air a 2-hour radio special featuring John Marshall on this upcoming Sunday. He will be a guest in the studio and...
For those Rattlers who haven't heard this sad news, it will be a shock because it certainly was for me. Graham Collier, jazz composer, leader and educator died...
Hi Rattlers all around the world! Yesterday, late at night, checked the Steve Hillage DVD 'Live at Rockpalast 77' and blew my mind! Amazing performance. Steve...
Getting rather excited about Didier visiting the UK next week, and just looking through his website <http://www.didiermalherbe.com>, came across a quite...
It's that time of the month again... The entire set from an embryonic Hatfield and the North lineup live at the Tower of London in summer '72, a beautiful Hugh...
East Asian connections from Canterbury to Malaysia, Japan, China and Tibet, then back again. A rare instance of Dave Sinclair singing, Robert Wyatt reading...
Daft question time - on the Steve Wilson 'alternative mix' of the studio track 'Nine Feet Underground' at the end of Disc 1 of the latest 3 Disc release of 'In...
