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Kevin Ayers - Falling Up
“There was too much isolation, loneliness and access to cheap booze and drugs”: Kevin Ayers’ Falling Up reissue

By Prog Published

Despite its background, Soft Machine man’s 1988 comeback makes a refreshing return

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“I’ve been very lucky throughout my life as a player." Soft Machine drummer John Marshall remembered

By Sid Smith Published

Prog writer Sid Smith pays tribute to former Soft Machine drummer John Marshall, who died over the weekend, aged 82

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"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

By Sid Smith Published

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

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Soft Machine Other Doors album
Soft Machine: less a band and more an organism which is constantly evolving

By Jeremy Allen Published

Soft Machine's Other Doors review: The fêted fusionists come knocking again with 12th studio album.

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Canterbury Playlist
The ultimate Canterbury Scene playlist

By Sid Smith Published

Enter a world of Caravan, Soft Machine, Egg, Gilgamesh, Matching Mole and more

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Prog 142
Pink Floyd grace the cover of the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now!

By Jerry Ewing Published

Plus BJH, Soft Machine, Voyager, The Fierce & The Dead, Arjen Lucassen, Enslaved, Mystery, Godsticks and more...

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Karl Jenkins
The guy who everyone thought was 'Meghan in disguise' at the Coronation was a former member of Soft Machine

By Jerry Ewing Published

"I look this way all the time," says former Soft Machine musician Karl Jenkins after strange Coronation mix-up

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Soft Machine in 1970
The Canterbury scene albums you should definitely own

By Paul Henderson Published

Buying guide From the sublime to the ridiculous, from jaunty tunes to head-spinning jazz rock, the Canterbury scene is a prog-head’s Utopia

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Soft Machine announce new studio album

By Jerry Ewing Published

Canterbury legends Soft Machine will release new album Other Doors in June

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John Etheridge
Soft Machine to introduce new drummer on UK live dates

By Jerry Ewing Published

Israeli drummer Asaf Sirkis replaces John Marshall who has now retired

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