| Hidden Details | ||||
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| Released | 7 September 2018 | |||
| Recorded | December 20–22, 2017 [1] | |||
| Studio | Temple Music Studio, Surrey, South East England | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 60:25 | |||
| Label | MoonJune Records MJR093 | |||
| Producer | Theo Travis, John Etheridge | |||
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| All About Jazz |   [2] |
Hidden Details is the eleventh studio album by the jazz rock band Soft Machine, released in September 2018.
Hidden Details is the first album released under the Soft Machine moniker since Land of Cockayne in 1981, with a six-night residency at Ronnie Scott's club in 1984 being the last time Soft Machine were active until 2015. Several members from Soft Machine's history operated under the name "Soft Machine Legacy" from 2004 until dropping the "Legacy" from their name in 2015, thus re-activating Soft Machine after 31 years. This album was recorded by the same line-up that released the Soft Machine Legacy album Burden of Proof in 2013. From the 1984 line-up were drummer John Marshall, who joined Soft Machine in 1972, and guitarist John Etheridge, who joined in 1975 and left in 1978 before re-joining for the 1984 shows. Bassist Roy Babbington, who was with Soft Machine during 1973 to 1976, was also included, while Theo Travis completed the line-up on keyboards and saxophone. "The Man Who Waved at Trains" is a rerecording of a track written by original member Ratledge from their 8th album "Bundles". "Out Bloody Rageous" is a rerecording of a track from their album "Third"
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hidden Details" | Theo Travis | 7:36 |
| 2. | "The Man Who Waved at Trains" | Mike Ratledge | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Ground Lift" | Travis, Roy Babbington | 5:21 |
| 4. | "Heart Off Guard" | John Etheridge | 2:29 |
| 5. | "Broken Hill" | Etheridge | 3:49 |
| 6. | "Flight of the Jett" | Etheridge, Travis, John Marshall, Babbington | 2:12 |
| 7. | "One Glove" | Etheridge | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Out Bloody Intro" | Travis, Ratledge | 2:41 |
| 9. | "Out Bloody Rageous (Part 1)" | Ratledge | 4:56 |
| 10. | "Drifting White" | Etheridge | 1:47 |
| 11. | "Life on Bridges" | Travis | 8:05 |
| 12. | "Fourteen Hour Dream" | Travis | 6:24 |
| 13. | "Breathe" | Travis, Marshall | 5:12 |
| Total length: | 60:25 | ||
Side A
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hidden Details" | Theo Travis | 7:36 |
| 2. | "The Man Who Waved at Trains" | Mike Ratledge | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Ground Lift" | Travis, Roy Babbington | 5:21 |
| 4. | "Night Sky" | John Etheridge, Travis, Babbington | 3:19 |
Side B
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Heart Off Guard" | Etheridge | 2:29 |
| 6. | "Broken Hill" | Etheridge | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Flight of the Jett" | Etheridge, Travis, John Marshall, Babbington | 2:12 |
| 8. | "One Glove" | Etheridge | 4:30 |
| 9. | "Out Bloody Intro" | Travis, Ratledge | 2:41 |
| 10. | "Out Bloody Rageous (Part 1)" | Ratledge | 4:56 |
Side C
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Drifting White" | Etheridge | 1:47 |
| 12. | "Life on Bridges" | Travis | 8:05 |
| 13. | "Fourteen Hour Dream" | Travis | 6:24 |
| 14. | "Breathe" | Travis, Marshall | 5:12 |
Side D (Bonus Tracks)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Only When" | Etheridge, Travis, Babbington | 2:37 |
| 16. | "Green Collared Man" | Etheridge | 3:14 |
| 17. | "Ground Lift (Alternative Take)" | Travis, Babbington | 4:45 |
| 18. | "Just Add Hock" | Etheridge, Travis, Marshall, Babbington | 3:35 |
| 19. | "SDS" | Marshall | 2:20 |
| 20. | "Round the Corner" | Etheridge, Travis | 3:06 |
| Total length: | 80:02 | ||
Soft Machine are an English rock and jazz band from Canterbury formed in mid-1966 by Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen and Larry Nowlin. As a central band of the Canterbury scene, the group became one of the first British psychedelic acts and later moved into progressive and jazz rock, becoming a purely instrumental band in 1971. The band has undergone many line-up changes, with musicians such as Andy Summers, Hugh Hopper, Elton Dean, John Marshall, Karl Jenkins, Roy Babbington and Allan Holdsworth being members during the band's history. The current line-up consists of John Etheridge, Theo Travis, Fred Thelonious Baker and Asaf Sirkis.
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