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Soft Machine are a British rock band from Canterbury formed in mid-1966 by Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen and Larry Nowlin.
From psychedelia, sharing stages with Syd Barrett's Floyd the Hendrix Experience to becoming one of Europe's best known 'fusion' groups, Soft Machine has influenced several generations of jazz-rock bands, and continues to be name-checked by today's hip experimentalists.
Soft Machine (billed as The Soft Machine up to 1969 or 1970) were formed in mid-1966 by Robert Wyatt (drums, vocals), Kevin Ayers (bass, guitar, vocals), Daevid Allen (guitar) and Mike Ratledge (organ).
Soft Machine are an English rock band from Canterbury formed in mid-1966. As a central band of the Canterbury scene, the group became one of the first British psychedelic acts and later moved into progressive rock and jazz fusion.
New album ‘Other Doors’ (Dyad/Moonjune/Tonefloat) – 30 June 2023. The brand new Soft Machine studio album ‘Other Doors’ was released on 30 June 2023.
Dec 26, 2020 · Watch the legendary Soft Machine perform live at the Paradiso in 1969, featuring their experimental jazz-rock fusion and improvisation.
Soft Machine. A pioneering Canterbury psychedelic group that initially featured Robert Wyatt and Kevin Ayers, later developing into an experimental jazz-rock unit. Read Full Biography.
