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LP NUCLEUS
Elastic Rock
Country of release: Liechtenstein, 2013
Original released: 1970
Label: Tapestry
Catalogue number: TPT 275
Barcode: -
Klappcover/Gatefold Sleeve: Ja/Yes
(Gimmick Cover)
Condition Record: MINT (Unplayed)
Condition Cover: MINT
Tracks Side 1:
1. 1916 (1:11)
2. Elastic Rock (4:05)
3. Striation (2:15)
4. Taranaki (1:39)
5. Twisted Track (5:17)
6. Crude Blues (Part 1) (0:54)
7. Crude Blues (Part 2) (2:36)
8. 1916 - The Battle Of Boogaloo (3:07)
Tracks Side 2:
1. Torrid Zone (8:41)
2. Stonescape (2:39)
3. Earth Mother (5:15)
4. Speaking For Myself, Personally, In My Own Opinion, I Think... (0:54)
5. Persephones Jive (2:15)
Listen At YouTube:
How
this band escape the
archives for this many
years is beyond me.
This album is IMO a
milestone in British
jazz fusion. I was
highly impressed after
first listening to
this album, after
finding out that some
of the members of
NUCLEUS went off to
form the new lineup(s)
of SOFT MACHINE as the
years went on. Both
Karl Jenkins and Ian
Carr are compositional
masterminds. They also
are excellent players
and deserve much more
attention than they
get. Now on to a
review of the album.
John Marshall's
frantic drumming kicks
off the fanfare to the
album. This piece,
"1916," really sets
off the album nicely.
Next, comes the
excellent title track
with a solid bass line
and drumming with
winds playing the
melody. Chris
Spedding's bluesy
guitar solo is a
standout in this
composition. After
this comes
"Striation," a Clyne
and Spedding
collaboration, and
"Taranaki," that are
both much calmer and
smoother than the
previous tracks.
"Taranaki" also
features great trumpet
and tenor parts.
"Twisted Track" comes
next and is probably
my favorite track on
the whole album; it
packs in so much
emotion. The piece
starts out very
soothingly and
gradually builds with
various solos an duets
by members of the
group. By the end of
it, everyone is
joining in, and the
piece ends just as it
started. "Crude Blues
Part 1" features an
excellent oboe part by
the multi-talented
Jenkins. "Part 2" is
similar to the title
track and has great
wind parts once again.
Also, Jenkins gets
another oboe solo in
this one. He really
shows off his playing
skills.
"1916 (The Battle of
Boogaloo)" features a
steady bass line and
great
saxophone/trumpet
(brass) call and
response parts. It is
probably one of the
most famous tracks on
the album, deservingly
so. "Stonescape"
continues on where
"Boogaloo" left off;
it is a solid piece,
featuring an excellent
solo by Carr.
"Stonescape" has a
smooth muted brass
sound jazz listeners
will most probably
enjoy. The track
"Earth Mother" brings
back earlier recurring
themes from the album,
including another
Jenkin's oboe solo.
Next comes the
ever-familiar drum
solo (just listen to
Soft Machine from
"Fifth" or "Softs" if
you don't know what
I'm talking about) by
John Marshall in
"Speaking for Myself
Personally, in My Own
Opinion I Think." The
album closes off with
"Persephones Jive," a
track that ends the
album frantically,
just as it began.
This album is highly
recommended to fans of
British fusion,
especially latter-day
Soft Machine fans who
are interested in
seeing what some of
the members were doing
before they joined
SOFT MACHINE. This
album would make a
great addition to
anyone's collection.
Also, as Hughes
Chantraine pointed
out, this album does
have excellent cover
art by Roger Dean. It
is a great starting
point for anyone
interested in getting
in to NUCLEUS or the
genre itself. 4.5
stars. (Zac
M/progarchives.com)
Chris Spedding -
Guitar
Ian Carr - Trumpet,
Flugelhorn
John Marshall - Drums,
Percussion
Brian Smith - Tenor
Saxophone, Soprano
Saxophone, Flute
Karl Jenkins -
Baritone Saxophone,
Oboe, Piano, Electric
Piano
Jeff Clyne - Bass,
Electric Bass
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