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1. O Caroline (Sinclair/Wyatt)  2. Instant Pussy (Wyatt) 3. Signed Curtain (Wyatt) 4. Part Of The Dance (Miller) 5. Instant Kitten (Wyatt) 6. Dedicated To Hugh, But You Weren't Listening (Wyatt) 7. Beer As In Braindeer (Wyatt) 8. Immediate Curtain (Wyatt) |
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1. Starting In The Middle Of The Day We Can Drink Our Politics Away (Macrae) 2. Marchides (Macrae) 3. Nan True's Hole (Miller) 4. Righteous Rhumba (Miller) 5. Brandy As In Benge (Macrae) 6. Gloria Gloom (Maccormick) 7. God Song (Miller) 8. Flora Fidgit (Maccormick) 9. Smoke Signal (Macrae) |
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1. Instant Pussy (Wyatt) 2. Lithening And Gracening (Miller) 3. Marchides (Macrae) 4. Part Of The Dance (Miller) 5. Brandy As In Benge (Macrae) |
| Matching Mole was the
band formed by drummer/vocalist Robert Wyatt after he left
Soft Machine in July, 1971. Soft Machine were hugely popular in
France, and Robert got
the name of his new band as a play on the French translation
of Soft Machine: Machine Molle. What eventually became the
first Matching Mole album
was begun as a solo album. Midway through recording,
he was joined by guitarist Phil Miller (Delivery, Hatfield & The
North, National Health),
organist Dave Sinclair (Caravan), bassist Bill MacCormick
(Phil Manzanera's 801) and guest electric pianist Dave MacRae.
These recordings became their self titled first album, released in early 1972. Sinclair left soon after and MacRae joined full time. This quartet performed often throughout Europe, and recorded a second album, Little Red Record, which was released in fall,1972. Soon after, Robert decided that he did not want the responsibilities of being a band leader & broke up the band. Smoke Signals compiles all previously unreleased performances from the band's most intense gigging period, the spring of 1972, and has been assembled to replicate their continuous concert set. The band's sound is an unique take on fusion with interesting structures. |
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1. Intro 2. March Ides I (Macrae) 3. Smoke Rings (Macrae) 4. Nan True's Hole (Miller) 5. Brandy As In Benge (Macrae) 6. Electric Piano Solo (Macrae) 7. March Ides II (Macrae) 8. Instant Pussy (Wyatt) 9. Smoke Signal (Macrae) 10. Lything & Gracing (Miller) |