{"id":104828,"date":"2026-04-10T12:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomajazz.com\/web\/?p=104828"},"modified":"2026-04-09T23:37:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:37:01","slug":"soft-machine-thirteen-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomajazz.com\/web\/soft-machine-thirteen-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft Machine: Thirteen (Dyad Records, 2026) Por Enrique Farelo [Grabaci\u00f3n de jazz]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Other Doors<\/em> supuso la despedida del legendario baterista John Marshall, que form\u00f3 parte de los primeros Soft Machine y de Nucleus.<\/p>\n

En Thirteen<\/em>, otro de los grandes de la bater\u00eda actual, Asaf Sirkis, toma el relevo, habiendo formado parte de Anchor And Burden, y formaciones lideradas por Markus Reuter, Mark Wingfield, Dusan Jevtovic, Dwiki Dharmawan o Beledo.<\/p>\n

\"SoftJohn Etheridge es el miembro actual de mayor antig\u00fcedad, habiendo formado parte \u00a0desde el a\u00f1o 1976 en el \u00e1lbum Softs<\/em>; Fred Baker (In Cahoots) integrante desde Other Doors<\/em> y Theo Travis desde Hidden Details<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Tras ser presentada la actual formaci\u00f3n, pasamos a analizar su \u00faltimo trabajo de estudio, este Thirteen<\/em>, decimotercero o decimocuarto, seg\u00fan si consideramos Rubber Riff<\/em> como disco de la banda o de Karl Jenkins.<\/p>\n

Si lo consideramos como decimotercero, coincide con las trece composiciones que lo forman, todos de corta duraci\u00f3n, excepci\u00f3n hecha de \u201cThe Longest Night\u201d y \u201cOpen Road\u201d.<\/p>\n

Precisamente la primera de ellas, la mejor de la composiciones del \u00e1lbum por extensi\u00f3n, imaginaci\u00f3n y desarrollo, donde destacan el \u00f3rgano de Pete Whittaker, la flauta de Theo Travis y la guitarra de John Etheridge. Sonido cercano a los a\u00f1os en los que la banda transitaba por el rock Canterbury<\/em> de Bundles<\/em>.<\/p>\n

La sencillez hecha balada en la apacible, po\u00e9tica, breve y bella \u201cDisappear\u201d, flauta (Theo Travis) y piano (Asaf Sirkis) cohabitan juntos en ausencia de la bater\u00eda.<\/p>\n

Otras composiciones como, \u201cWaltz for Robert\u201d, es un gui\u00f1o a Robert Wyatt de Asaf Sirkis, donde la flauta de Theo Travis da car\u00e1cter y sentido sonoro arrim\u00e1ndose al jazz con elegante belleza; \u201cBalado Beledo\u201d, John Etheridge brilla fluyendo con soltura con el apoyo de Fred Thelonius Baker rindiendo homenaje al guitarrista de Montevideo, y en \u201cDaevid’s Special Cuppa\u201d, es Theo Travis quien hace lo propio con Daevid Allen, fundador de Soft Machine. El car\u00e1cter \u00e9tnico procede de la flauta armenia Duduk<\/em> de Theo Travis y la psicodelia de la guitarra Glissando<\/em> de Daevid Allen.<\/p>\n

\u201cOpen Road\u201d, muestra las dotes de energ\u00eda que son capaces de desarrollar Theo Travis y John Etheridge; \u201cSeven Hours\u201d se debate entre el misterio y el fogoso saxo tenor de Theo Travis, disonante confusi\u00f3n y frenes\u00ed en la guitarra de John Etheridge; \u201cTurmoil\u201d, delirante y ca\u00f3ticamente controlado, conversaciones e interactuaciones convergentes, desenfreno entre distorsiones y redoble de tambores.<\/p>\n

\u201cPens To The Foal Mode\u201d, es tensi\u00f3n e improvisaci\u00f3n colectiva en di\u00e1logos a cuatro; \u201cLemon Poem Song\u201d, es en\u00e9rgica y sincopada; \u201cGreen Books\u201d rocoso furor evocando a Bundles<\/em>; \u201cTime Station\u201d, din\u00e1mica reverberaci\u00f3n rememora al Soft Machine setentero de la mano del saxo soprano de Theo Travis; \u201cWhich Bridge Did You Cross\u201d, made in<\/em> Theo Travis, la exploraci\u00f3n electr\u00f3nica y el saxo tenor hacen el resto.<\/p>\n

Texto: \u00a9 Enrique Farelo<\/a><\/strong>, 2026<\/p>\n

\n

Soft Machine: Thirteen <\/em><\/h3>\n

M\u00fasicos: Theo Travis (Saxof\u00f3n tenor y Soprano, Flautas, Duduk<\/em>, Fender Rhodes<\/em> Piano, Piano (1), Mellotron<\/em> y Electr\u00f3nica), John Etheridge (Guitarra el\u00e9ctrica), Fred Thelonius Baker (Bajo sin trastes), Asaf Sirkis (Bater\u00eda, Percusi\u00f3n, Piano en 6).
\nInvitados:\u00a0Daevid Allen (Glissando<\/em> Guitarra en \u201cDaevid’s Special Cuppa\u201d, grabado en el a\u00f1o 2000) Pete Whittaker (\u00d3rgano en 2 y 5, Piano Fender Rhodes<\/em> en 2), Nick Utteridge (Gong<\/em> en 5)<\/p>\n

Composiciones: 1. \u201cLemon Poem Song\u201d (A. Sirkis), 2. \u201cOpen Road\u201d (T. Travis), 3. \u201cSeven Hours\u201d (T. Travis), 4. \u201cWaltz for Robert\u201d (A. Sirkis), 5. \u201cThe Longest Night\u201d (T. Travis), 6. \u201cDisappear\u201d (A. Sirkis) 7. \u201cGreen Books\u201d (J.Etheridge), 8. \u201cBalado Beledo\u201d (J. Etheridge), 9. \u201cPens To The Foal Mode\u201d (J. Etheridge, T.Travis, F. Baker, A. Sirkis), 10. \u201cTime Station\u201d (T. Travis), 11. \u201cWhich Bridge Did You Cross\u201d (T. Travis), 12. \u201cTurmoil\u201d (F. Baker) y 13. \u201cDaevid’s Special Cuppa\u201d (T. Travis)<\/p>\n

Grabado por Ru Lemer en Temple Music Studios<\/em>, Surrey, los d\u00edas 8, 16, 17 y 18 de abril de 2025. Mezclado por Andrew Tulloch en Blue Studio<\/em>, Londres, en agosto\/septiembre de 2025. Masterizado por Andrew Tulloch en Blue Studio<\/em>, Londres, en noviembre de 2025.<\/p>\n

\n

M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre Soft Machine y Dyad Records<\/h3>\n

https:\/\/softmachine.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/tomajazz.com\/web\/?s=soft+machine&submit=Search<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.john-etheridge.com\/discography<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/tomajazz.com\/web\/?s=dyad+records&submit=Search<\/a><\/p>\n

Enrique Farelo en Tomajazz<\/h3>\n

https:\/\/tomajazz.com\/web\/?cat=17848<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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