Rubber Riff
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This is a collection of recordings intended
for Karl Jenkins' library music ( for use in films, tv etc) but
includes moments which would appear later on "Softs".
There are 14 tracks, all of which are relatively short ( no long
solo's!!) and have descriptions of the mood of the music after
the title ( driving, dignified, busy, fast, heavy rock!!?! ).
It includes sleeve notes from John Etheridge detailed below.
Interesting is the addition of Karl Jenkins wife on keyboards so
although not strictly Soft Machine, its a one off line up and a
representation of a band which, at the time, was in a state of
flux.
Track listing
1. Crunch
2. Pavan
3. Jombles
4. A Little Floating Music
5. Hi-Power
6. Little Miss B
7. Splot
8. Rubber Riff
9. Sam's Short Shuffle
10. Melina
11. City Steps
12. Gentle Turn
13. Porky
14. Travelogue
Line Up
Karl Jenkins - keyboards / flute /
saxophone
John Etheridge - acoustic + electric guitars
Roy Babbington - bass guitar
John Marshall - drums
Carol Barratt - keyboards
All music composed by Karl Jenkins /
executive production for cd Rob Healing
Design - Peter Hartl and Nick Bantock
Sleeve notes
These sessions took place at De Wolfe
studios in Soho around April 1976. The project was instigated and
composed by Karl Jenkins for library music use and other members
of Soft Machine at the time, John Marshall, Roy Babbington and
myself played on the session. The line up was augmented by Karls
wife Carol Barrett playing second keyboard ( Mike Ratledge having
left during January ). As far as I can remember all the recording
was completed in one day and the band played live in the studio -
no overdubs being used.
The music misses alot of the characteristics of the Softs at the
time - the extended high intensity solos obviously not present.
Because of the line up and the composer these sessions reveal its
essential features of the band as it was in 1976.
John Etheridge, September '94
Thanks to Voiceprint for kind permission to use these notes and cover scan