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Isotope: Golden Section
by Andrey Henkin
It is with great sadness that the recent passing of electric bassist Hugh Hopper (1945-2009), one of the most original stylists on his instrument, is mourned. Hopper is best known for his tenure in Soft Machine (part of the Canterbury scene, lumped in with progressive rockers like King Crimson and Frank Zappa, and ...
National Health: National Health / Of Queues and Cures
by John Kelman
Keyboardist Dave Stewart first emerged with Uriel and Egg--two early Canterbury groups that initially expanded on the psychedelia of earlier progenitor Soft Machine but ultimately created their own space where rock, classical and even hints of jazz music met. But Stewart truly hit his stride with Hatfield and the North, whose two Virgin albums--the impressive Hatfield ...
Gilgamesh: Another Fine Tune You've Got Me Into
by Nic Jones
British bass guitarist Hugh Hopper's recent death in the summer of 2009 throws this reissue into some sad relief. Recorded and originally released some 31 years ago, the fare is fusion of an order made rare by the fact that it's played with a measure of diffidence and an absence of empty technical fireworks. In short ...
Hugh Hopper: Memories
Hugh Hopper departed this world on June 7, 2009, victim of leukemia, as, curiously, his previous collaborator, keyboardist Alan Gowen had, almost three decades ago. Hopper was, on his own, a revolutionary bassist and composer who found early exposure in the 1960s but never gained the exposure he really deserved during his lifetime. He still, however, ...
Funeral Details for Bassist Hugh Hopper
Here are the details of bassist Hugh Hopper's funeral, to take place in Teynham, Kent, in the UK. Thanks to Hugh's wife Christine, and to drummer and close friend John Marshall for passing this information along: Hugh's funeral will be on Thursday 25th June at 10am at Deerton Natural Burial Ground, which is situated close to ...
MoonJune Records
by Martin Longley
Leonardo Pavkovic is a looming presence on the ever-expanding scene of polynational, polymusical globe-gobbling. Some might deem his MoonJune Records operation a special home for European prog rock, but this is only one aspect of its makeup. “MoonJune is a label for progressive music," he announces, holding court, at an Egyptian kebab cafe in Astoria. “Whatever ...
Soft Machine: Drop
by Gary Gomes
Despite significant ambivalence about Soft Machine around the time of this recording, it was the furthest out that the group ever ventured, and its closest approach to free jazz. It also possessed the freest drummer to ever grace a rock group. Australian Phil Howard was, in fact, free by most jazz standards, but by jettisoning the ...
Dune
By Hugh Hopper
Label: MoonJune Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Long Dune; Shiranui; Seki no Gohonmatsu; Circular Dune; Scattered Forest; Hopeful Impressions of Happiness; Awayuki I; Awayuki II; Distant Dune; Futa.
Humi (Hugh Hopper / Yumi Hara Cawkwell): Dune
by AAJ Italy Staff
Questo album molto sperimentale di Hugh Hopper e Yumi Hara Cawkwell proietta il bassista dei Soft Machine verso il futuro e allo stesso tempo rispolvera la sua passione per i loops e per l’elettronica che aveva caratterizzato i suoi anni formativi e le sue prime escursioni solistiche. Senza dimenticare alcuni episodi un po’ oscuri della storia ...
Humi: Dune
by Nic Jones
In Hugh Hopper's case, age seems to be bringing with it a certain restlessness of spirit. This duo with Yumi Hara Cawkwell mines a seam of disturbed minimalism the surface of which is ruffled and undermined by Hopper's deft way with lower end sonics and Cawkwell's declamatory yet understated vocals. It all comes together on “Hopeful ...
