Steam (Soft Machine Legacy album) explained

Steam
Type:	Album
Artist:	Soft Machine Legacy
Released:	February 2007
Recorded:	December 28–30, 2006
Studio:	Temple Music Studio, Surrey, South East England
Genre:	Jazz rock
Length:	64:04
Label:	MoonJune Records MJR016
Producer:	Soft Machine Legacy
Prev Title:	Live at the New Morning
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Live Adventures
Next Year:	2010

Steam is the fourth album by the Canterbury associated band Soft Machine Legacy and their second studio album, released on CD in 2007. This is the final Soft Machine project to feature bassist Hugh Hopper prior to his death in June 2009. He was replaced by Roy Babbington, Soft Machine member from 1973 to 1976. Babbington has previously replaced Hopper in Soft Machine-proper. Steam also marks the first appearance of Theo Travis in the group replacing Elton Dean who died in February 2006 at age 60.

Track listing

1. "Footloose" (8:46) (Hugh Hopper)
2. "The Steamer" (4:38) (Theo Travis)
3. "The Big Man" (5:08) (Hugh Hopper / John Etheridge / John Marshall / Theo Travis)
4. "Chloe & The Pirates" (7:27) (Mike Ratledge)
5. "In The Back Room" (7:10) (John Etheridge)
6. "The Last Day" (5:20) (Theo Travis)
7. "Firefly" (6:41) (Hugh Hopper / John Marshall)
8. "So English" (8:29) (Hugh Hopper / John Etheridge / John Marshall / Theo Travis)
9. "Dave Acto" (6:25) (Hugh Hopper / John Etheridge / John Marshall / Theo Travis)
10. "Anything to Anywhere" (5:20) (Theo Travis)

Personnel

• Theo Travis – tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, loops
• John Etheridge – electric guitar
• Hugh Hopper – bass guitar, loops
• John Marshall – drums, percussion

Credits

• Recorded by Jon Hiseman, at Temple Studios, Surrey, England; December 28–30, 2006.
• Mixed and mastered by Jon Hiseman & Soft Machine Legacy, Temple Studios, Surrey, England; January 2007.
• Produced by Soft Machine Legacy.
• Executive Producer: Leonardo Pavkovic.