Ragnarök – S.T.
Part of the band’s “late-period” after Robert Wyatt and Kevin Ayers had left, Bundles is the first of three albums released on Harvest from the legendary Canterbury psych/progressive rock band. While it’s a fair criticism that this album is a bit more straightforward in the jazz-rock zone and not as avant-garde as the group’s earlier work, Bundles does contain it’s fair share of magic. Closing track “The Floating World” is an absolutely gorgeous minimal ambient track featuring a trance-inducing organ line that immediately pulls you in while Ray Warleigh’s alto/bass flute gracefully soars above the clouds.
Recommended – B6 The Floating World, B2 Land Of The Bag Snake, B3 The Man Who Waved At Trains
Tags: Fusion
Tracklist:
Hazard Profile
A1.a Hazard Profile Part One
A1.b Part Two (Toccatina)
A1.c Part Three
A1.d Part Four
A1.e Part Five
A2 Gone Sailing
B1 Bundles
B2 Land Of The Bag Snake
B3 The Man Who Waved At Trains
B4 Peff
B5 Four Gongs Two Drums
B6 The Floating World
Alto Flute, Bass Flute – Ray Warleigh
Credits:
Bass Guitar – Roy Babbington
Design – Norman Batley Associates
Drums, Percussion – John Marshall
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar [12 String Guitar] – Allan Holdsworth
Engineer – Bernie O’Gorman
Executive-Producer – Sean Murphy
Oboe, Piano, Electric Piano, Soprano Saxophone – Karl Jenkins
Organ, Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Mike Ratledge
Painting [Cover] – Reg Cartwright
Photography By – Barrie Wentzell
Producer – Soft Machine
Tape Op – Damian Korner, Doug Bogie
Written-By – Allan Holdsworth (tracks: A2, B2), John Marshall (tracks: B5), Karl Jenkins (tracks: A1, B1, B6), Mike Ratledge (tracks: B3, B4)
