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[[File:Landofcockayne.jpeg|right|200px]] "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== | |||
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|+ Soft Machine: Land Of Cockayne ([[Allan Holdsworth Discography|D]]) ([https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lsOLo4NVN1EY3vh13ubu__vbXq5Ezs2_M YT]) | |||
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!style="text-align:left;"|Track title | |||
!style="text-align:left;"|Composer | |||
!style="text-align:left;"|Length | |||
!style="text-align:left;"|Comments. | |||
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| 1 | |||
| "Over 'N' Above" | |||
| 7:24 | |||
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| 2 | |||
| "Lotus Groves" | |||
| 4:57 | |||
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| 3 | |||
| "Isle Of The Blessed" | |||
| 1:57 | |||
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| 4 | |||
| "Panoramania" | |||
| 7:08 | |||
| Guitar melody | |||
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| 5 | |||
| "Behind The Crystal Curtain" | |||
| 0:55 | |||
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| 6 | |||
| "Palace Of Glass" | |||
| 3:22 | |||
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| 7 | |||
| "Hot-Biscuit Slim" | |||
| 7:27 | |||
| Guitar melody | |||
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| 8 | |||
| "(Black) Velvet Mountain" | |||
| 5:10 | |||
| Guitar melody | |||
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| 9 | |||
| "Sly Monkey" | |||
| 5:00 | |||
| Multitrack intro, solo | |||
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| 10 | |||
| "A Lot Of What You Fancy..." | |||
| 0:36 | |||
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==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) | |||
[[Category:Discography]] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:35, 6 November 2023
"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
| 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)
