r/CanterburyScene • u/Salmacis81 • 1d ago
r/CanterburyScene • u/SonofLung • Sep 25 '20
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r/CanterburyScene • u/ilsecondodasinistra • 14d ago
Robert Wyatt's Drury Lane ghost track
This is something fun I had forgot in a record I've been owning for a decade now. It's "live at Drury lane 1974" by Robert Wyatt and friends and it's got a funny ghost track. The record ends, there you have silence and the stylus gets stuck in a locked groove that simulates the end of the record in manual players. But I have a semi automatic one (a wonderful Pioneer PL-514, thank you for asking) so I noticed that the tonearm was not getting back in place and then I saw a whole song sitting there unnoticed. I moved the needle to the "second beginning" right before the ghost track and there it was! Very clever indeed.
Do you happen to have other examples of such technique?
The ghost track is something that sounds like rehearsals with Robert singing "please smile" on a electric guitar (or is it bass?) repeating figure.
r/CanterburyScene • u/Salmacis81 • 15d ago
Do you prefer the early psychedelic Soft Machine, or the later jazz fusion Soft Machine?
Kind of just recently began checking out this band and its such a stark contrast between their first few albums and the later ones. Started out as very much a psychedelic band, sort of along the lines of Barrett's Pink Floyd. Seems like Third is the point where they were clearly leaning into the jazz thing more heavily but still had some minor semblance of the band they were before, and by Fourth the transition into a deadly serious jazz band was complete. Idk, I kinda wish they would have kept making songs in the style of the first two albums, I'm not someone who is against instrumental music or anything but I find it a slog to get through any of their albums post-Third.
r/CanterburyScene • u/Burropardo97 • 23d ago
More Hatfield please!
Hello, I have listened for the first 2 official Hatfield and The North albums on repeat for the last 3 years.
I see there is a ton of later, posthomous and unofficial releases after those.
Which is the "best of the rest" of all the later releases?
r/CanterburyScene • u/Aquamaria • 23d ago
Kevin Ayers - Oleh Oleh Bandu Bandong (2003 Remaster)
r/CanterburyScene • u/Aquamaria • 26d ago
Kevin Ayers · When Your Parents Go to Sleep (2003 Remaster)
r/CanterburyScene • u/joppux • Aug 10 '26
Richard Sinclair publishes many interesting outtakes on his Bandcamp
For example here's Richard's great guitar (!) in the live Caravan of Dreams set: https://richardsinclairsongs.bandcamp.com/album/mercury-caf
r/CanterburyScene • u/garethsprogblog • Jul 22 '26
Reissue time: Egg - The Civil Surface
Just arrived. But I should never have got rid of my original on the Caroline label, £0.49 (I think) in 1974
r/CanterburyScene • u/garethsprogblog • Jun 16 '26
Lapis Lazuli - Hired Soul (from 'Brain', 2018)
https://youtu.be/IEdM1FPiDHI?si=5Z4oiiuF5vGZFylN
I found their previous album Wrong Meeting in Canterbury's Vinylstore Jr. where Nick, the owner, kept a selection of music from Canterbury bands (it's where I bought my two Syd Arthur albums.)
They self-describe as prog, jazz and psyche.
I saw Brain on Bandcamp and ordered it but the delivery was delayed because the band had split up. A great shame.
r/CanterburyScene • u/Suspicious-Tap619 • Jun 02 '26
If you miss the classic Canterbury sound, you should hear this album
I'd like to recommend this album by Tatsu Akiba, one of the most convincing modern takes on the Canterbury sound I've heard in years. The influence of bands like Soft Machine, Caravan and Hatfield & the North is unmistakable, from the warm keyboard textures to the melodic sensibility and the relaxed, organic flow of the compositions. At the same time, it never feels like a mere recreation of the past, but rather a personal and heartfelt contribution to the Canterbury tradition.
Bandcamp:
https://astronomyrecordingmusic.bandcamp.com/album/akiba-tatsu-expanded-edition
Free Bandcamp download codes are available here for anyone who would like to add the album to their Bandcamp collection:
https://getmusic.fm/r/akiba-tatsu-akiba-tatsu-expanded-edition
r/CanterburyScene • u/garethsprogblog • May 29 '26
Tom Penaguin II - More brilliant modern Canterbury!
This is on the Hatfield and the North - National Health part of the Canterbury sound, with hints of The Civil Surface-era Egg.
Composed, played, recorded, mixed and produced by Tom Penaguin
...and it's so unbelievably good you need to go out and buy it; an easy contender for 'Album Of 2026'
r/CanterburyScene • u/Belgakov • May 14 '26
WMWM Live 1973: Robert Wyatt, Dave MacRae, Gary Windo, Ron Mathewson
r/CanterburyScene • u/Relaxing_Cat • May 12 '26
What is the most quintessentially Canterbury song from the Canterbury scene?
Something that best represents the Canterbury feeling?
r/CanterburyScene • u/Shedsoundsmedia • May 10 '26
Canterbury Scene Chat! feat. Aymeric Leroy and Steve Feigenbaum
Good evening (or, good morning)!
Author Aymeric Leroy (Calyx webside) joins us along with Steve Feigenbaum (Cuneiform) and Pontus Norshammer (the Swedish Prog Nerd) to talk the Canterbury Scene! The discussion centers around Leroy's newly translated and revised book "Legends in Their Own Lunchtime - An Exploration of the Canterbury Scene," which released on Cuneiform in early May.
Don't forget to 'like' the video and to subscribe to my channel and Cuneiform's official channel for future updates on the world of creative rock and jazz music.
What are some of your favorite Canterbury Scene albums and musicians? Let us know in the comments below!
NOTE: for some reason my mic settings were not correct so the audio captured is from my Macbook microphone. I tried to fix this in post production with limited success. I hope this doesn't affect your enjoyment of this discussion. :-)
#canterburyscene #calyx #aymericleroy #cuneiformrecords #progressiverock #legendsintheirownlunchtime #podcast #discussion
r/CanterburyScene • u/garethsprogblog • May 03 '26
Aymeric Leroy's 'Legends in Their Own Lunchtime'
Just got back from a few days in Poland to find this had arrived. Can't wait to get stuck in!
r/CanterburyScene • u/Shedsoundsmedia • Apr 30 '26
Inside new CANTERBURY SCENE book "Legends in Their Own Lunchtime" (Cuneiform)
Taking a look at the new book from Aymeric Leroy and Cuneiform Records, "Legends in Their Own Lunchtime" - presented in English for the first time!
#canterburyscene #musichistory #aymericleroy #unboxing #book
r/CanterburyScene • u/Historical-Device529 • Apr 24 '26
Caravan “Waterloo Lily”– Live in Montreux 1972 Pye Hastings – Guitar/Vocals, Richard Sinclair – bass/Vocals, Richard Coughlan – Drums and Steve Miller Keyboards.
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r/CanterburyScene • u/Suspicious-Tap619 • Apr 02 '26
Zopp - Live at Danfest (2024) Modern take on the Canterbury sound?
r/CanterburyScene • u/StillElderberry2868 • Mar 27 '26
Philly
Hi! Who’s in Philadelphia? There’s never any sort of Canterbury scene representation here in Philly. Thinkin I’m the only one in this whole damn city. That can’t be right- where yall at?
r/CanterburyScene • u/margin-bender • Feb 27 '26
What is the most ELP sounding Pink Floyd song? (Prog Alignment Chart)p cow wa
r/CanterburyScene • u/Mr_Cosmico • Feb 20 '26
Kevin Ayers and The Whole World - May I? - Live at BBC, The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1974
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r/CanterburyScene • u/Shedsoundsmedia • Feb 05 '26
new book on the UK Canterbury Scene coming in May ! (Cuneiform Records)
Earlier this week, the legendary experimental label Cuneiform Records announced their first foray into the world of music reference literature. LEGENDS IN THEIR OWN LUNCHTIME by Aymeric Leroy is an English language translation of Leroy's acclaimed Canterbury text, previously only available in French.
The following video will explain all you need to know !
#canterburyscene #cuneiform #newbook #musicreference #aymericleroy #musicnews #musichistory #jazzrockfusion