Land Of Cockayne (album)

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"Land Of Cockayne" is a 1981 album credited to Soft Machine. But for all intents and purposes, this is a Karl Jenkins solo album, as he wrote all the material. The music is a blend of fusion and progressive, with some orchestral flavorings. “Panoramia” and “Hot Biscuit Slim” features guitar and sax doubling the melody. “(Black) Velvet Mountain” features a melancholic melody guitar line. “Sly Monkey” features some nice multitracked guitar on the intro, and Allan playing lead and his only solo.

Track listing

Soft Machine: Land Of Cockayne (D) (YT)
Track title Composer Length Comments.
1 "Over 'N' Above" 7:24
2 "Lotus Groves" 4:57
3 "Isle Of The Blessed" 1:57
4 "Panoramania" 7:08 Guitar melody
5 "Behind The Crystal Curtain" 0:55
6 "Palace Of Glass" 3:22
7 "Hot-Biscuit Slim" 7:27 Guitar melody
8 "(Black) Velvet Mountain" 5:10 Guitar melody
9 "Sly Monkey" 5:00 Multitrack intro, solo
10 "A Lot Of What You Fancy..." 0:36

Links

Album playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lsOLo4NVN1EY3vh13ubu__vbXq5Ezs2_M

Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/2127839-Soft-Machine-Land-Of-Cockayne

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Cockayne_(album)