Albert Boulanger writes:
quoted 1 line Talking about old stuff -- any Soft Machine lovers out there?>Talking about old stuff -- any Soft Machine lovers out there?
I've been buying some of their old records, mainly because it seemed so
'trendy' to namedrop Soft Machine as an influence last year. Everyone,
from Liam Howlett to Ultramarine to Aphex Twin, mentioned them when I
asked them about current favourites. The music is *so* weird though.
It's too complicated for a simple guy like me. But at least anyone can
trance out to the "Outbloodyrageous" intro.
Speaking of simplicity, trance and machines, I was listening to Kraftwerk's
"Man Machine" the other night, for the first time in ages. The record
just sounds plain silly to me these days, but it struck me how incredibly
trance-inducing the 2nd half of "Neon Lights" is. I hadn't thought of that
before. Amazing.
- chris@minsk.docs.uu.se