Soft Machine
British rock band
Canterbury, United Kingdom • Formed 1966-09-01
Biography
Soft Machine was a pioneering psychedelic, progressive rock and jazz band from Canterbury, United Kingdom, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the Canterbury Scene. The band originally consisted of Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen and Mike Ratledge, most of whom were former members of The Wilde Flowers in 1966. Later members have included Hugh Hopper, Roy Babbington, Elton Dean, John Etheridge, Karl Jenkins, John Marshall, and Allan Holdsworth.
Discography
Third
1970
Fourth
1971
The Soft Machine
1968
Seven
1973
Six
1973
Fifth
1972
Land Of Cockayne
1981
Softs
1976
Bundles
1975
Volume Two
1969
Live At Henie Onstad Art Centre 1971
2009
The Soft Machine
1970
Thirteen
2026
Høvikodden 1971
2024
Live At The Baked Potato
2020
Switzerland 1974
2015
Drop
2009
Noisette
2000
Live 1970
1998
Virtually
1998
Spaced
1996
Live In France
1995
The Peel Sessions
1990
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