Bundles is the eighth studio album by the jazz-rock band Soft Machine, released in 1975.
Contents
Overview
By the time of Bundles, most of Soft Machine's members had previously been part of the jazz-rock band Nucleus, the exception being keyboardist Mike Ratledge, who at this point was the only remaining original member of Soft Machine. Guitarist Allan Holdsworth's prominent contributions set the album apart from previous Soft Machine recordings, which rarely featured guitar.
Bundles is the band's last full studio album recorded with Ratledge. Only two compositions by him are included, one of which is less than two minutes long. He left the band during the early sessions for the next album Softs, leaving the band with no original members.
Track listing
All compositions by Karl Jenkins except where indicated.
Personnel
Soft Machine
Karl Jenkins – oboe, soprano saxophone, acoustic & electric piano
Allan Holdsworth – electric, acoustic and 12-string guitars
Mike Ratledge – Fender Rhodes electric piano, Lowrey Holiday Deluxe organ, EMS Synthi AKS synthesizer
Roy Babbington – bass guitar
John Marshall – drums, percussion
Additional musician
Ray Warleigh – alto flute and bass flute on "The Floating World"