Matching Mole-Matching Mole (1972)

Matching Mole are another iconic band of the Canterbury sound. Led by drummer and singer Robert Wyatt, they enjoyed a short but fruitful career, releasing two extraordinary albums. Formed shortly after Wyatt left his original band, Soft Machine, in late 1971, the drummer recruited a core of expert musicians, including Caravan keyboardist David Sinclair, Quiet Sun bassist Bill MacCormick, and National Health guitarist Phil Miller. The combined experience of these musicians led them to create one of the legendary albums of the genre. Free jazz, improvisation, complex instrumentation, and the typical Canterbury humor, all under Wyatt's fragile vocals, come together in a repertoire brimming with brilliant songs. Jazzy rhythms like "Instant Pussy", British jazz rock like "Part of the Dance" and "Instant Kitten", atmospheric sounds driven by the mellotron like "Immediate Curtain" or beautiful love songs like "O Caroline", make this album one of the masterpieces of the Canterbury sound.