#NowPlaying: 'Fourth' by Soft Machine (1971 - 2016 Remaster).

First time listening to this, but as you expect - slick playing from Wyatt, booming bass from Hopper, dancing electric piano from Routledge and electrifying sax from Dean.

„White #Bicycles “

Joe #Boyd #Books #Music #London

#FairportConvention #IncredibleStringBand #NickDrake
#PinkFloyd #SoftMachine

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/die-lange-nacht-ueber-den-schallplattenproduzenten-joe-boyd-100.html

Richard Sinclair talks about The Wilde Flowers #TheWildeFlowers #RichardSinclair #DaevidAllen #RobertWyatt #HughHopper #MikeRatledge #KevinAyers #PyeHastings #SoftMachine https://richardsinclairsongs.bandcamp.com/album/concert-dates-6

New #review today: "#Krokofant is on their sixth album now, though it’s my first encounter with the band from Norway. 6 shows a highly talented and original band with a distinctive take on the combination of #jazz and rock. Their music is relentlessly energetic, with the kind of momentum that #MahavishnuOrchestra had in their early days, but their compositions are more reminiscent of #SoftMachine at times." #ExposeOnline #JazzRock http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/krokofant-6-2.html

Soft Machine Efsanesi Mike Ratledge Hayata Veda Etti

#rock #progrock #prog #softmachine #mikeratledge

https://los-endos.com/soft-machine-efsanesi-mike-ratledge-hayata-veda-etti/

Wayback #review: #SoftMachine - Volume 2 "Like the second Caravan album, this album still has an almost childlike glee to it, a sense of wonder and innocence of the era, but it was also a leap forward from their first and still brilliant debut psych record and perhaps something of a transition." #MikeRatledge #JazzRock #PsychedelicRock http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/the-soft-machine-volume-two-21.html

R.I.P. Michael Roland (Mike) Ratledge (6 May 1943 - 5 Feb 2025), a founding member of #SoftMachine and icon of the Canterbury scene. A musical hero of mine - a fascinating person and true gentleman.

#MikeRatledge of #SoftMachine has died at the age of 81. https://www.loudersound.com/news/he-was-the-backbone-of-soft-machine-founding-member-and-keyboard-player-mike-ratledge-dead-at-81

Soft Machine 'floating world live' and 'Drop' remastered albums new on bandcamp #SoftMachine #MikeRatledge #RoyBabbington #EltonDean #HughHopper #AllanHoldsworth https://softmachine-moonjune.bandcamp.com/

ROUND III - Phase 1 - match 23/30

Which one is the best progressive rock album?

Rush, ‘Moving Pictures’ (1981)
or
The Soft Machine, ‘Third’ (1970)

See pinned post on profile for the tournament rules

Please 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗦𝗧

YOU ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO GIVES EACH ALBUM A FRESH LISTEN BEFORE VOTING

@MathC @gongplanet One of my favorites! Glad to hear you discovered it and are digging it. The first two albums are also excellent imho, but more song based. #SoftMachine

Soft Machine listening party tomorrow, Friday 06/12 10:30 PM GMT - Floating World Live featuring Allan Holdsworth (1975, remastered 2024) #SoftMachine #AllanHoldsworth #KarlJenkins #MikeRatledge #RoyBabbington #JohnMarshall https://softmachine-moonjune.bandcamp.com/merch/soft-machine-feat-allan-holdsworth-floating-world-live-1975-remastered-2024-listening-party

#Anais #Drago plays Allan #Holdsworth's solo on Hazard profile part 1

Oh. My. Goodness.

Beyond anything I ever imagined. I have to think that Allan would be grateful and impressed.

#SoftMachine

#music #violin #extraordinary #virtuoso

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zk-FPiriitM&si=WyccfFkCkI4cCaPR

ROUND II - Phase 1 - match 29/47
Which one is the best progressive rock album?

* Gong, ‘Gazeuse!’ (1976)
or
* The Soft Machine, ‘Third’ (1970)

See pinned post on profile for the tournament rules

Please 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗦𝗧

YOU ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO GIVES EACH ALBUM A FRESH LISTEN BEFORE VOTING

Legendary #JazzRock band #SoftMachine has booked some North American tour dates: https://www.softmachine.org/touring/on-tour

#nowplaying
Soft Machine "Why are we Sleeping?" 1968

#SoftMachine #KevinAyers #psychedelicrock #canterburyscene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5_xAXtQdtM

ROUND I - Phase 1 - match 53/75
Which one is the best progressive rock album?

* Gentle Giant, ‘Octopus’ (1972)
or
* Soft Machine, ‘Third’ (1970)

See the comments for cover images and links
See pinned post on profile for the tournament rules

Please 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗦𝗧

YOU ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO GIVES EACH ALBUM A FRESH LISTEN BEFORE VOTING

New #review today: "Glancing through my records, I have more than a dozen live releases by #SoftMachine covering every phase of their long and varied history. As long as the technical fidelity of the recording is decent, every one of them is a valuable document. To my mind, no other band has ever captured such a perfect balance between the improvisational spirit of #jazz and the electric energy of rock quite as successfully..." #ExposeOnline #JazzRock http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/soft-machine-hovikodden-1971-2.html

#Music
#PouetRadio
#SoftMachine

Soft Machine - Slightly All the Time

https://youtu.be/N0BrETlZ5ys?si=vtsj2kiTbSJAzZ66

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