Soft Machine

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Active:
September 1966 - August 1984, for 17 years.
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English progressive rock band
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A Group with 55 releases. 17 members.

Biography

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Soft Machine were an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene, and helped pioneer the progressive rock genre. Though they achieved little commercial success, they are considered by Allmusic to be "one of the more influential bands of their era, and certainly one of the most influential underground ones."

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Genres

Progressive Rock, Fusion, Psychedelic,
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Discography

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Spaced Spaced 1996
Land of Cockayne Land of Cockayne 1981
Softs Softs 1976
Rubber Riff Rubber Riff 1976
Bundles Bundles 1975
Seven Seven 1973 (Play) Buy mp3
Six Six 1973 (Play) Buy mp3
Fifth Fifth 1972 (Play) Buy mp3
Fourth Fourth 1971 (Play) Buy mp3
Third Third 1970 (Play) Buy mp3
Volume Two Volume Two 1969
The Soft Machine The Soft Machine 1968 (Play) Buy mp3
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Members

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Allan Holdsworth

Allan Holdsworth

  • lead guitar:
    • 1973-1975,
    • 1978,
    • 1980-

John Marshall

  • drums:
    • 1972-1984
Karl Jenkins

Karl Jenkins

  • keyboard, saxophone, oboe:
    • 1972-1984

John Etheridge

  • lead guitar:
    • 1975-1978,
    • 1984

Ray Warleigh

  • flute, saxophone:
    • 1976,
    • 1980,
    • 1984

Paul Carmichael

  • bass guitar:
    • 1984

Ric Sanders

  • violin:
    • 1976-1978

Roy Babbington

  • bass guitar, double bass:
    • 1973-1976

Alan Wakeman

  • saxophone:
    • 1976

Mike Ratledge

founder member
  • organ, keyboard, flute:
    • 1966-1976

Hugh Hopper

  • bass guitar, acoustic guitar, alto saxophone:
    • 1968-1973

Elton Dean

  • alto saxophone, electric piano:
    • 1969-1972
Robert Wyatt

Robert Wyatt

founder member
  • drums, piano, bass guitar, vocals:
    • 1966-1971

Lyn Dobson

  • flute, soprano saxophone:
    • 1969-1970
Kevin Ayers

Kevin Ayers

founder member
  • bass guitar, guitar, vocals:
    • 1966-1968
Andy Summers

Andy Summers

  • guitar:
    • 1968
Daevid Allen

Daevid Allen

founder member
  • lead guitar:
    • 1966-1967

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