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The aptly titled Volume Two introduced a retooled Soft Machine lineup, with Wyatt and Ratledge joined by bassist Hugh Hopper, an old Canterbury friend who had guested on the first album. The sophomore disc finds the threesome moving towards a more explicitly jazz-influenced sound, with an increased emphasis on instrumental material. The album is bookended by a pair of extended compositions, “Rivmic Melodies†and “Esther’s Nose Job,†which are broken up into shorter individual tracks bearing whimsically arbitrary titles. That approach was suggested to the band by Frank Zappa, whose Mothers of Invention album Absolutely Free was reportedly an influence on Volume Two.
TRACK LIST: Rivmic Melodies: Pataphysical Introduction - Part I / A Concise British Alphabet - Part I / Hibou, Anemone and Bear / A Concise British Alphabet - Part II / Hulloder / Dada Was Here / Thank You Pierrot Lunaire / Have You Ever Bean Green? / Pataphysical Introduction - Part II / Out of Tunes / Esther’s Nose Job: As Long as He Lies Perfectly Still / Dedicated to You But You Weren’t Listening / Fire Engine Passing with Bells Clanging / Pig / Orange Skin Food / A Door Opens and Closes /
10.30 Returns to the BedroomThese landmark vinyl gems have been out of print for decades, but now they’re back in these meticulously packaged Sundazed editions. Mastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on pristine high-definition vinyl, these lovingly restored LPs sound as powerful and imaginative as ever.
