New Soft Mqchine Legacy & Elton Dean albums
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Topic: New Soft Mqchine Legacy & Elton Dean albums
Posted By: Dick Heath
Subject: New Soft Mqchine Legacy & Elton Dean albums
Date Posted: April 20 2007 at 05:01
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From MoonJune Records: ELTON DEAN & THE WRONG OBJECT - "THE UNBELIVABLE TRUTH" Dear friends of MoonJune MOONJUNE RECORDS announces new release ELTON DEAN & THE WRONG OBJECT "The Unbelievable Truth" For sound clips: http://www.moonjune.com/ - http://www.moonjune .com For video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA0Vcc2YnK0 - http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=sA0Vcc2YnK0 SAXOPHONE LEGEND ELTON DEAN SHINES ON ONE OF HIS FINAL RECORDINGS WITH POWERHOUSE BELGIAN IMPROV GROUP THE WRONG OBJECT. Recorded live less than four months before his untimely passing, The Unbelievable Truth demonstrates the remarkable breadth of the late British saxophonist' s reach. With Dean originals ranging from the 7/4 jam "Seven for Lee" to the tender ballad "Baker's Treat," The Unbelievable Truth also highlights The Wrong Object's equally diverse writing and freewheeling improvisational ability. From quirky Zappa-esque complexity to ominous material reminiscent of Dean's 1970s tenure with Soft Machine and even a hint of swing, The Unbelievable Truth proves that Dean remained a vital musical force to the very end. Aymeric Leroy's liner notes: This wasn't supposed to be a one-off; neither was it meant to be just another unrehearsed blowing session for the veteran British saxophone legend - that it turned out to be both was accidental and unfortunate. Actually, "unrehearsed" isn't quite the word - Elton had been sent scores of Michel's pieces and practiced them beforehand, and the Wrong Object had independently rehearsed some of Elton's compositions; but they'd never actually played together before this concert. The reason being that the band's van broke down on the motorway on their way from Belgium, and by the time they arrived at the venue there was only time for a very basic soundcheck. Maybe this is why something special and unique happened that night. The band had "warmed up" with an opening set of their original repertoire interspersed with their usual helping of Frank Zappa covers, and as soon as he joined them on stage, Elton was his usual incandescent self. Little did anyone know this would turn out to be one of his very last gigs. Of course, more was going to be heard from this combination, but fate decided otherwise - Elton's already shaky health took a fatal turn for the worse and he passed away in February 2006. Thankfully we now have a souvenir of that one gig - with fine playing by all and versions of some of Elton's best-loved tunes, from his old signature piece "Seven For Lee" to "Basho" from what many consider his finest album, 1980's Boundaries, to the more recent "Baker's Treat", a gorgeous ballad and a staple of the recent Soft Machine "reunions". There is no doubt in my mind that, although their musical paths only crossed briefly, Elton's spirit will continue to feed the Wrong Object's inspiration for many years to come. Trust someone who was there, that night. Message from The Wrong Object: Elton's untimely death in February 2006 was a sad loss for many. It also put an abrupt end to an exciting collaboration and a burgeoning friendship with The Wrong Object. This record is a tribute to Elton's continuing inspiration and his willingness to collaborate with like-minded musicians around the globe after 40-odd years as one of the world's best-loved sax players. Bon voyage, Elton. And thanks again for the music and the good spirits. - Michel Delville & the rest of the «Belgian Geezers» More info on THE WRONG OBJECT: http://www.wrongobject.com/ - http://www.wrongobj ect.com http://www.myspace.com/wrongobject - http://www.myspace. com/wrongobject More info on MOONJUNE RECORDS: http://www.myspace.com/moonjunerecords - http://www.myspace. com/moonjunereco rds New SOFT MACHINE LEGACY album to be available in June 2007 http://www.myspace.com/softmachinelegacy - http://www.myspace. com/softmachinel egacy ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
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Posted By: febus
Date Posted: April 20 2007 at 09:59
That's nice all these SOFT MACHINE LEGACY, SOFT WORKS, SOFT MOUNTAIN, but hopefully one day we're going to have a SOFT MACHINE reunion including Mike Ratledge, even if Elton Dean passed away. There have been so many incarnations of this band, that the possibilities are endless.  and evrybody else is still alive from Kevin Ayers TO John Etheridge.
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: April 20 2007 at 15:51
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Ah, I must get this. TWO are a great band! Nice one, Dick. Also check out TWO's other albums. -------------   
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