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Soft Machine

Rock

The next Soft Machine concert is scheduled for Friday, August 15, 2025 at Mount Ephraim Country House & Gardens in Faversham, United Kingdom. See all 4 upcoming concerts
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Top Songs By Soft Machine

Listen to Joy of a Toy by Soft Machine, see lyrics, music video & more!
Joy of a ToySoft Machine
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Save YourselfSoft Machine
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Listen to Hazard Profile, Pt.1 by Soft Machine, see lyrics, music video & more!
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Listen to Kings and Queens by Soft Machine, see lyrics, music video & more!
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Listen to We Did It Again by Soft Machine, see lyrics, music video & more!
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Listen to Teeth by Soft Machine, see lyrics, music video & more!
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Listen to A Certain Kind by Soft Machine, see lyrics, music video & more!
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Upcoming Concerts for Soft Machine

  • Aug
    15
    Aug 15, 2025
    Mount Ephraim Country House & Gardens
    Faversham
  • Nov
    20
    Nov 20, 2025
    Wrecking Ball Promotions Ltd
    Hull
  • Nov
    27
    Nov 27, 2025
    Cadogan Hall
    London
  • Nov
    30
    Nov 30, 2025
    The 1865
    Southampton

Latest Release

Listen to Drop (feat. Mike Ratledge, Elton Dean, Hugh Hopper & Phil Howard) [2025 Remastered version] by Soft Machine
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More albums from Soft Machine

Listen to Floating World Live (2025 Remastered version) by Soft Machine
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Listen to Turns On - Volume 2 by Soft Machine
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Listen to Turns On Volume 1 by Soft Machine
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Listen to Alive and Well - Recorded in Paris by Soft Machine
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Listen to The Soft Machine, Vol. 2 by Soft Machine
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Listen to Fifth (Remastered) by Soft Machine
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Listen to Breda Reactor by Soft Machine
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Listen to Jet-Propelled Photographs by Soft Machine
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Listen to The Soft Machine by Soft Machine
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Listen to Alive & Well (Recorded In Paris) by Soft Machine
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Listen to Softs by Soft Machine
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Listen to Bundles (Remastered And Expanded Edition) by Soft Machine
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Listen to Bundles by Soft Machine
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Listen to Bundles by Soft Machine
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Listen to Seven by Soft Machine
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Listen to Six by Soft Machine
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Listen to Fourth (Remastered) by Soft Machine
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Listen to Third (Deluxe Edition) by Soft Machine
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Listen to Third by Soft Machine
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Listen to The Soft Machine by Soft Machine
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Artist Playlists

Soft Machine Essentials
Soft Machine Essentials
From psychedelic whimsy to instrumental jazz fusion.
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About Soft Machine

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Hometown
Canterbury, England
Formed
September 1966
Genre
Rock
Soft Machine are one of the most innovative bands to come out of England in the ’60s. Besides being the most influential British jazz-rockers ever, they started an entire subgenre, the Canterbury sound. As Canterbury teens, various members played with future Gong mastermind Daevid Allen before forming rockers The Wilde Flowers. The first Soft Machine lineup in 1966 included Allen on guitar, singer/drummer Robert Wyatt, keyboardist Mike Ratledge, and singer/bassist Kevin Ayers, and bore a contemporary British rock sound. By their self-titled 1968 debut album, Allen was gone and the trio had developed a wildly original, highly experimental sound incorporating jazz, psychedelia, and proto-prog. Over the course of Volume Two and the classic Third they moved increasingly towards jazz-rock fusion. Throughout their career, Soft Machine had countless personnel changes, the biggest being Wyatt’s departure following 1971’s Fourth. Many musical giants passed through the band, including guitarists Andy Summers and Allan Holdsworth and bassist Hugh Hopper. By the last album of their initial run in 1981, no original members remained. Multiple offshoots followed; Soft Machine officially resumed activity in 2015, featuring mid-’70s members rather than the ’60s lineup.

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Members of Soft Machine include, or have included, Allan Holdsworth, Karl Jenkins, Mike Ratledge, Andy Summers, Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, John Etheridge, Hugh Hopper, Daevid Allen, John Marshall, Theo Travis, Brian Hopper, Ric Sanders, Ray Warleigh, Elton Dean, Alan Skidmore, Phil Howard, Alan Wakeman, and Lyn Dobson.