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Soft Machine

Musical Group
Forfans of progressive rock, canterbury-scene enthusiasts, listeners of experimental jazz-rock and psychedelic music
29 Reviews 19 Definitions 76 Charts

The Profile

British band formed in Canterbury in 1966, central to the Canterbury scene; they blended psychedelia, jazz and experimental approaches and underwent many lineup changes that shifted their sound across the 1970s.

Associated acts and spin-offs mentioned in the reviews and public sources include Matching Mole, Gong and Nucleus. Key members across eras include Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen, Hugh Hopper, Karl Jenkins and Allan Holdsworth.

DeBaser's reviews present Soft Machine as a central Canterbury band mixing psychedelia, jazz and experimentalism. Reviewers celebrate albums like Third and Volume Two while noting lineup-driven stylistic shifts. The overall reception across the reviews is enthusiastic and reverential.

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