It would appear that Jean Cohen-Solal was conscious of the seriousness of the debut, and tried to lighten the mood with the somewhat silly opening title track on his second album Captain Tarthopom. This is followed by the sublime 'Ludions', meshing his trademark flute work with the sound of Soft Machine's Third, and is the highlight of both albums. Next track 'Ab hoc et ab hac' indicates more of the same with some massive fuzz bass, but then ventures back into more experimental territory, where it never leaves again. While the tracks on Captain Tarthopom are relatively compact compared to the debut, the level of experimentation remains high. I find this album a +1 from the debut, and both come recommended.
Ownership: CD: 2003 Mio (Israel). Purchased new upon release. Also includes Flutes Libres in full. Fine reissue with an 8 panel booklet including one dedicated page to liner notes. The sound is very good (though I hear distant vinyl noise, so I'm guessing the masters were lost), and a relevant 2003 era bonus track, which is an interpretation of the side longer from Flutes Libres. The second and third photos are this copy as we added them to Discogs.
8/20/15 (new entry); 1/2/22
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