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Soft Machine was formed in 1966 by Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge, Kevin Ayers and Daevid Allen. Wyatt had already worked with Allen in the Daevid Allen Trio (which Ratledge occasionally jammed with) in 1963, and with Ayers in the Wilde Flowers in 1964. Although the band had its roots in Canterbury, it soon became a London- based band. In January 1967, the band's one and only single ever was recorded : it had two songs on it, "Loves Make Sweet Music" and "Feelin', Reelin', Squeelin'". Three months later, a collections of demos was recorded at DeLane Lea Studios with producer Giorgio Gomelsky, but not officially released until 1971 (on two compilations on the French Byg label)
Thirteen
By Soft Machine
Label: MoonJune Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Lemon Poem Song; Open Road; Seven Hours; Waltz For Robert; The Longest Night; Disappear; Green Books; Beledo Balado; Pens To The Foal Mode; Time Station; Which Bridge Did You Cross; Turmoil; Daevid's Special Cuppa.
Torino Jazz Festival 2026 - Parte 1
by Alberto Bazzurro
Torino Jazz Festival 2026 Varie Sedi 30 aprile--2 maggio 2026 Concentrato negli ultimi tre giorni di programmazione, il nostro ritorno al Torino Jazz Festival dopo una lunga assenza, ci ha comunque consentito di ascoltare sei concerti, per lo più di ottimo livello, come vedremo, sempre facendo i conti con una ...
Soft Machine: Thirteen
by Gary Gomes
Soft Machine has seen many incarnations over the years. The initial iteration of the group, from roughly 1966-1980, and 13 albums, saw no two albums with the same personnel. The band was also arguably one of the first fusion bands. Soft Machine's overall approach was more experimental, incorporating elements of free jazz and minimalism in a ...
New music from Quube, Rhythm Shaw, Xavi Reija, and Musaiko
by Len Davis
New music highlights include Quube with Chad Wackerman, Jimmy Haslip, Alex Machacek, and{ {Steve Hunt}}. Also featured are Mumbai guitarist Rhythm Shaw, bassist Francisco Fattoruso, and Spanish drummer Xavi Reija. We spotlight Mike Gotthard with Sensual Brutality, Soft Machine with their latest, and Argentinian group Musaiko. From 2024 we explore works by Steve Hunt and Tim ...
Meredith Bates, Vesna Duo, Soft Machine, Oná Ensemble
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, selections from new releases by saxophonist Ben Wendel; string experimentalist Meredith Bates; Vesna Duo (pianist Liana Pailodze Harron and percussionist Ksenija Komljenović); Soft Machine; pianist Yelena Eckemoff; the Oná Ensemble; and the Mark Wade Trio.Playlist Shirley Scott “What Makes Harold Sing?/" from One for ...
New music from Shob, Mike Gotthard and Soft Machine, old favourites with Teymur Phell, Mike Prigoditch and Alberto Rigoni
by Len Davis
We begin our new releases with France's Shob. blending fusion grooves with punchy horns. Hungarian guitarist Mike Gotthard follows, joined by Scott Kinsey, Gergo Borlai and bassist Anton Davidyants. From Buenos Aires, Musaiko brings fresh sounds, while Rich Ruttenberg and Jimmy Haslip adds driving electric rhythms. Mumbai guitarist Rhythm Shaw teams with Mohini Dey, before the ...
Michal Urbaniak, Mingus, Rova, Randy Weston, Satoko Fujii and more!
by Jon Greenbaum
Host Rick Petrie selects a wonderfully diverse assortment of jazz compositions and free improv drawn from the last few decades. Playlist Charles Mingus “Pithecanthropus Erectus" from Pithecanthropus Erectus (Atlantic Records) 00:00 Michal Urbaniak Group “Sound Pieces" from The Beginning (Catalyst Records) 12:39 David Sanford Big Band “Full Immersion" from A Prayer For Lester Bowie ...
50 Years Later: 10 Jazz Albums from 1975 That Deserve Another Spin
by Kyle Simpler
1975 was a landmark year for music, marked by several outstanding album releases. Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks (Columbia), Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti (Swan Song), Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here (Harvest), Frank Zappa's One Size Fits All (DiscReet) and Jeff Beck's Blow by Blow (Epic) were just a few of the titles that have ...
Soft Machine: Floating World Live
by Glenn Astarita
Keyboardist Mike Ratledge's “The Man Who Waved at Trains" emerges as a highlight from Soft Machine's 2025 remastered album Floating World Live, representing a crucial period in the Canterbury legends' evolution during their pivotal era with guitar great Allan Holdsworth . Moreover, Drop (MoonJune, 2025), drawn from a 1971 concert, also receives the remastered treatment for ...
