Burden of Proof (Soft Machine Legacy album)

Burden of Proof
Studio album by Soft Machine Legacy
Released	13 January 2013 (Digital album)[1] 18 March 2013 (CD)
Recorded	August 2012
Length	55:08[2]
Label	Moonjune
Soft Machine Legacy chronology
Live Adventures (2010) Burden of Proof (2013)
Soft Machine chronology
Land of Cockayne (1981) Hidden Details (2018)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
dprp.net	[3]

Burden of Proof is the sixth album by the Canterbury associated band Soft Machine Legacy and their third studio album,^[4] released on CD in March 2013.^[5][6] This was the last album to use the "Legacy" suffix before it was dropped in 2015. Soft Machine returned with Hidden Details in 2018 featuring the same line-up that recorded this album.

Track listing

1. "Burden of Proof" (5:51) (John Etheridge)
2. "Voyage Beyond Seven" (4:53) (Theo Travis)
3. "Kitto" (1:50) (John Etheridge)
4. "Pie Chart" (5:07) (John Etheridge)
5. "JSP" (1:03) (John Marshall)
6. "Kings and Queens" (6:46) (Hugh Hopper)
7. "Fallout" (6:59) (Theo Travis)
8. "Going Somewhere Canorous?" (1:13) (Roy Babbington, John Marshall)
9. "Black and Crimson" (5:05) (Theo Travis)
10. "The Brief" (2:27) (John Marshall, Theo Travis)
11. "Pump Room" (5:19) (John Etheridge)
12. "Green Cubes" (5:33) (Roy Babbington, John Etheridge, John Marshall, Theo Travis)
13. "They Landed on a Hill" (3:03) (John Etheridge, Theo Travis)

Personnel

• Theo Travis – tenor sax, flute, Fender Rhodes electric piano
• John Etheridge – guitar
• Roy Babbington – bass guitar
• John Marshall – drums, percussion

Credits

• Recorded by Beppe Crovella, at Electromantic Synergy Studio, San Sabastiano da Po, Italy; August 2012.
• Mixed and mastered by Andrew Tulloch, at The Blue Room, London; December 2012 through January 2013.
• Produced by Soft Machine Legacy.
• Executive Producer: Leonardo Pavkovic.

References

1. "Burden of Proof, by Soft Machine Legacy". Soft Machine. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
2. Lynch, Dave. "Burden of Proof". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
3. "Soft Machine Legacy – Burden Of Proof (review by Roger Trenwith)". dprp.net. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
4. "Soft Machine Legacy | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
5. "Soft Machine – Burden of Proof". progarchives.com. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
6. "Soft Machine – Burden of Proof". John Etheridge. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

External links

• Soft Machine Legacy: Burden of Proof at Discogs (list of releases)