Soft Machine

The story

English rock & jazz band from Canterbury formed in mid-1966, named after the novel The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs.

Years active:

1966–1968

From Discogs, written by its community.

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Records

• Other Doors - Tour 23/24 · 2024
• Høvikodden 1971 · 2024
• The Dutch Lesson · 2023
• Other Doors · 2023
• Facelift (France & Holland) · 2022
• Out-Bloody-Rageous, Pt. 1 (Live at the Baked Potato) · 2020 · Single · compilation
• The Harvest Albums 1975-1978 · 2019 · compilation
• Hidden Details · 2018
• We Did It Again Plus · 2018 · compilation
• MoonJune Years 2002-2018 (Sampler) · 2017
• Switzerland 1974 · 2015
• Live In The 70s · 2015 · compilation
• Live In 1970 · 2014
• Over 'N' Above · 2012 · Single
• Tales of Taliesin: An Anthology 1975-1981 · 2011 · compilation
• Tales Of Taliesin (The EMI Years Anthology 1975-1981) · 2010
• NDR Jazz Workshop · 2010
• Original Album Classics · 2010
• Live At Henie Onstad Art Centre 1971 · 2009
• Drop · 2008
• British Tour '75 · 2005
• Out-Bloody-Rageous An Anthology 1967-1973 · 2005
• Orange Skin Food · 2005 · compilation
• Somewhere In Soho · 2004
• Six + Seven · 2004
• BBC Radio 1971 - 1974 · 2003
• BBC Radio | 1967 - 1971 · 2003
• Live at Radio Bremen - March 23, 1971 (EP) · 2001 · Single · compilation
• Man In A Deaf Corner (Anthology 1963 - 1970) · 2001
• Soft Machine Turns On Volume 2 · 2001
• Soft Machine Turns On Volume 1 · 2001
• Live 1970 · 1998
• Live At The Paradiso 1969 · 1995
• Live In France · 1995
• The Best Of Soft Machine - The Harvest Years · 1995
• Rubber Riff · 1994
• Softs / Alive And Well (Recorded In Paris) / Bundles · 1992
• As If... · 1991
• The Untouchable · 1990
• Live At The Proms 1970 · 1988
• Soft Machine · 1983 · compilation
• Land Of Cockayne · 1981
• Soft Space · 1978
• Triple Echo · 1977
• Extracts from Bundles · 1975 · Single
• Faces And Places Vol. 7 · 1972
• Stereo Pop Special-9 · 1972
• Stereo Pop Special-23 · 1972
• Teeth · 1971

Records from Discogs, completed with the release lists of Deezer and Apple. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Members

• Robert Wyatt
• Daevid Allen
• Kevin Ayers
• Andy Summers
• Jack Bruce
• Hugh Hopper
• Elton Dean
• Theo Travis
• Nick Evans
• Mike Ratledge
• Lyn Dobson
• Karl Jenkins
• John Marshall
• Roy Babbington
• Allan Holdsworth
• Ric Sanders
• Ray Warleigh
• Mark Charig
• Alan Wakeman
• Phil Howard
• Fred T. Baker
• Steve Cook
• Asaf Sirkis
• John Etheridge

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Soft Machine in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Soft Machine in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

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• Robert Wyatt61% match

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