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“The interesting thing is that she copies Robert Wyatt’s phrasing exactly”: the weird connection between Whitney Houston and the 60s UK prog scene
How an obscure 60s prog-jazz cover gave Whitney Houston her big break
“There was too much isolation, loneliness and access to cheap booze and drugs”: Kevin Ayers’ Falling Up reissue
Despite its background, Soft Machine man’s 1988 comeback makes a refreshing return
“I’ve been very lucky throughout my life as a player." Soft Machine drummer John Marshall remembered
Prog writer Sid Smith pays tribute to former Soft Machine drummer John Marshall, who died over the weekend, aged 82
"There’ll always be questions like, ‘What’s going on with Mike Ratledge?’ Or a question about Robert Wyatt." Soft Machine on life in the new millennium
In 2015 Soft Machine dropped the 'legacy' tag and threw themselves headlong into being the Canterbury legends, Hidden Details was their first album under the new/old monicker
Soft Machine: less a band and more an organism which is constantly evolving
Soft Machine's Other Doors review: The fêted fusionists come knocking again with 12th studio album.
“Pop music didn’t offer enough open space for improvisation… there was no way we were going to play a tune the same way twice”: How Soft Machine pioneered the Canterbury scene
By the time debut album The Soft Machine was released in 1968, they’d already split up - but its impact changed everything
The ultimate Canterbury Scene playlist
Enter a world of Caravan, Soft Machine, Egg, Gilgamesh, Matching Mole and more
Pink Floyd grace the cover of the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now!
Plus BJH, Soft Machine, Voyager, The Fierce & The Dead, Arjen Lucassen, Enslaved, Mystery, Godsticks and more...
