01	O Caroline						05:05
	02	Instant Pussy						02:59
	03	Signed curtain						03:06
	04	Part of the dance						09:16
	05	Instant kitten						04:58
	06	Dedicated To Hugh, But You Weren't Listening						04:39
	07	Beer as in braindeer						04:02
	08	Immediate curtain						05:57

Matching Mole [UK]
Updated 2/9/01
Discography
Matching Mole (72)
Matching Mole's Little Red Record (73)
Radio One Live In Concert (94, Recorded in 1972)

Reviews
This group was founded by Phil Miller, and featured some of the stalwarts of the Canterbury scene, including Robert Wyatt and Dave Sinclair. Of their two releases, their first was the more, er, pastoral sounding, with much of that deriving from the presence of Wyatt. His haunting vocals are present on a few tracks, with the instrumentation very reminiscent of the group Egg. Little Red Record is the 1972 release by the Robert Wyatt/Phil Miller/Bill McCormick/Dave McRae line-up and is undoubtedly the quirkier of the two eclectic works by this band. Robert Fripp was the producer, and Brian Eno guested on synth on one of the tracks. The music is probably best described as Hatfield and The North meets Soft Machine meets Gong, with much of the latter's influence presumably stemming from Robert Wyatt's association with Daevid Allen.

Cool Canterbury band, albeit a bit strange, led by drummer/vocalist Robert Wyatt (ex-Soft Machine) that featured Bill MacCormack on bass, Phil Miller on guitar and Dave Sinclair on keys. The sound is dominated by Wyatt's offbeat tunes and lyrical humor.

Matching Mole consisted of Canterbury luminaries Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine), Dave Sinclair (Caravan), Phil Miller (Hatfield and the North, National Health), and Bill McCormick. Their self-titled first is an excellent album featuring spacey improvisation and extended jamming, except for the first couple of tracks. These are dominated by Robert Wyatt's vocals and are somewhat melancholy and jazzy in nature. In a few places, some trademark Sinclair keyboards shine through, or a Phil Miller guitar lick will be evident, but overall this album represents a unique blend of ideas. Probably not the best place to start exploring the Canterbury scene, but their first album is a must-hear for the Canterbury fan. I haven't heard Little Red Record but I do know it features Dave McRae on keyboards instead of Dave Sinclair.

Imagine Hatfield and the North meets Robert Wyatt head on. Two great albums of Wyatt-driven Canterbury material ... very atmospheric and cool. Little Red Record is bizarre and has a strange version of "Oh Len's Nature" with lyrics which you'll find on the re-released CD of Hatfield's debut. In the liner notes, Robert Wyatt says that people thought they must have been mad or stoned when they did that but he recounts that the frightening thing was that they weren't :-)

Quite an impressive pedigree: Robert Wyatt from Soft Machine, Bill MacCormick from Quiet Sun and Dave Sinclair from Caravan, plus newcomer Phil Miller. The first album, however, is a pretty scattershot collection of songs and improvisations. The songs sound like leavings from a Wyatt solo album, not bad, but I thought this was supposed to be a GROUP. The improvisations are really far-out and may not exactly appeal to you in certain states of mind. Heavy use of mellotron makes them resemble Tangerine Dream circa Alpha Centauri, honestly! Little Red Record is much more of a group effort. With ex-Nucleus keyboardist Dave Macrae replacing Sinclair (who had returned to Caravan), the band made a superb album of offbeat Canterbury fusion that provided the stamp for Hatfield and The North, National Health and others. Best tracks: "Marchides" which houses an incredible Miller guitar solo, along with some of some of Wyatt's best drumming, and "Gloria Gloom" which includes Brian Eno in a guest role, providing some ethereal synth textures. Can't be beat. -- Mike Ohman