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Soft Machine - Third [Remastered/Bonus CD]

Primary Artist
Soft Machine
Album Title
Third [Remastered/Bonus CD]
Release Date
June, 1970 
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Review by Peter Kurtz, Rovi
Soft Machine plunged deeper into {jazz} and contemporary {electronic} music on this pivotal release, which incited The Village Voice to call it a milestone achievement when it was released. The original vinyl release was a double album of stunning music, with each side devoted to one composition -- two by Mike Ratledge, and one each by Hugh Hopper and Robert Wyatt, with substantial help from new bandmember Elton Dean on saxophones and a number of backup musicians, including {Canterbury} mainstay Jimmy HastingsRead More