S.O.S (Surman, Osborne Skidmore) - Looking for the Next One

[A Lark Ascending]

The Ogun SOS album was a hugely influential record for my ears. Bought it in late '76 at the point when I was tiring of rock and was starting to investigate jazz (and other things).

Great to notice this advertised in the latest Jazzwise:

Looking For The Next One, a compilation of rare and unissued studio sessions and live recordings. The live disc reveals S.O.S.’s penchant for connecting multiple compositions with open improvisations not heard on their studio output. This album will not only rekindle discussions about S.O.S.’s innovative music among connoisseurs, but introduce their exciting, virtuosic music to a new generation of listeners.

Another thank you to Cuneiform (though the pretentious twaddle about connoisseurs could have been debolloxed)!

http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/sos.html

A double CD already on Amazon for download (now happening!).

Edited May 23, 2013 by A Lark Ascending

[mjazzg]

How is it Bev?

I'll admit to never having heard the Ogun and I feel i should rectify that. I'm just listening to the extended sample on the Cuneiform site and it's intriguing. I do wonder whether two CDs worth of sax trio might be too much of a good thing

[A Lark Ascending]

Not listened yet - whizzing around and my car sound thingy has packed up. Hope to listen over the holiday weekend.

Try the Ogun - it got a reissue a while back. It's varied with overdubbing and some nice steam powered early synth providing bubbly backdrops on some tracks. I'm intrigued to hear how they worked outside the studio.

[mjazzg]

Not listened yet - whizzing around and my car sound thingy has packed up. Hope to listen over the holiday weekend.

Try the Ogun - it got a reissue a while back. It's varied with overdubbing and some nice steam powered early synth providing bubbly backdrops on some tracks. I'm intrigued to hear how they worked outside the studio.

Yes, I shall. One for my next Ogun order with the Hawkins/Moholo

Enjoy the Cuneiform (as the Bank Holiday rain beats a rhythm on the window)

[A Lark Ascending]

Listened to disc 1 this evening in an Oxford bathed in sunshine.

Compulsory purchase order, I'd say, for anyone who liked the original LP, the Dean era Soft Machine or any of the edgier end of UK jazz/jazz-rock in the 70's. Only one tune from the original that I could make out. Extremely varied - chordal bits, lengthy Coltranesque blowing, burbling early synth, piano and e-p + drums in places. And a couple of instances of Surman's folky side.

Edited May 25, 2013 by A Lark Ascending