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Soft Machine's collective skill is hyper-complex and refined, as they are extremely literate in all fields of musical study. Fourth is the band's free purging of all of that knowledge, woven into noisy, smoky structures of sound.
11y
Criminally underrated, visibly overshadowed by it's predecessor, but it's really on par. Actual perfection
Having listened to Soft Machine’s first four albums, it’s been very interesting to see their evolution from their psychedelic roots to where they land on this album. Through their second and third albums, they leaned more into jazz, and became jazzier the further they went, and now they’ve fully embraced jazz fusion with this album. It has a distinct experimental edge, with moments that remind me of John Zorn’s avant garde style. Overall, it’s a really solid album, ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Teeth 9:12 | |
| 2 | Kings and Queens 5:00 | |
| 3 | Fletcher's Blemish 4:34 | |
| 4 | Virtually Part 1 5:17 | |
| 5 | Virtually Part 2 7:06 | |
| 6 | Virtually Part 3 4:31 | |
| 7 | Virtually Part 4 3:20 |
Total Length: 39 minutes
