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Musicians:
Nick Mason: drums, percussion
Robert Wyatt: vocals
Karen Kraft: vocals
Chris Spedding: guitars
Carla Bley: keyboards
Gary Windo: tenor, bass clarinet, flute
Gary Valente: trombones
Mike Mantler: trumpets
Howard Johnson: tuba
Steve Swallow: bass
Terry Adams: piano, harmonica
Gary Windo, Carlos Ward, D. Sharpe, Gary Valente, Vincent Chancey & Earl McIntyre: additional voices

This is a rather bizarre album! There are omnipresent brass arrangements that sound slightly jazzy, funky, fanfare music and even RIO/avant garde, like on "I'm a mineralist". Nick Mason's drums patterns can be quite elaborated & fast here, especially on "Boo to you too" and "Can't get my motor to start", if you compare them to his work with Pink Floyd post-Barrett. Some keyboards are REALLY low profile, mostly producing odd and strange sound effects. There are omnipresent good piano parts. There are some twisted & dissonant sax sounds like on "I was wrong". The rhytmic electric guitar sound is a bit too monolithic. The songs have too many repetitive patterns that do not really retain the attention, so that the overall music is more progressive related than progressive itself. Robert Wyatt is the lead singer, and we really feel his influence here. Mason's drums are quite good, but there are some unconvincing pieces, like "Siam" and "Hot river". I prefer the dynamic and fast songs like "Boo to you too". The sound is good and the instruments are well played. Mostly the album is neither catchy nor accessible at all. Plus, the songs are pretty unemotional. This original and unique album is certainly not bad if you accept its clinical dimension.
greenback, progarchives.com


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Детали релиза : Nick Mason - Nick Mason's Fictitious Sports (1981) [APE (image + .cue)]