Soft Machine live in concert.
ON TOUR

Soft Machine

5
critic concert reviews
rock

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

77
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5
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Critics Consensus

Based on 5 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Soft Machine is rated as an entertaining live performer, with worthwhile shows overall.

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On tour

Babel, Malmo, Sweden (May 13); Kulturhuset Najaden, Halmstad, Sweden (May 14)

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Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom (1966 - 1984)
Bio
Soft Machine was a pioneering psychedelic, progressive rock and jazz band from Canterbury, United Kingdom, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs.
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Critic Concert Reviews

Jazzwise (UK)

July 14, 2017
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“He's not just a roaring, swinging jazz saxophonist, he's actually got the prog credentials as well!” shouts John Etheridge introducing bandmate and reeds player Theo Travis, who has played with Gong and King Crimson, to an audience eager to experience, or re-live, the legend.

Louder Sound

February 7, 2017
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But this… is a pop group!”You’d be hard-pressed to find the pop in Soft Machine’s complex noodlings, but you could pass them off as jazz.

Louder Than War (UK)

December 5, 2022
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The story of Soft Machine is complex, involving multiple incarnations. Formed in 1966 by Kevin Ayers, Robert Wyatt, Daevid Allen and Mike Ratledge, the band was a centripetal force on the Canterbury scene.

GIGsoup (UK)

May 4, 2019
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Back in the late 1960s, Soft Machine would regularly share the stage with Pink Floyd. While the latter never looked back from the superstardom that soon found them, Soft Machine trundled on deep in the underground, releasing a string of jazz fusion masterpieces.

Musikknyheter.no (Norway)

September 7, 2018
80
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Soft Machine Live In Concert In Norway

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Image Credit

Tore Saetre [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Høvidkodden 1971 (Vol. 1) [feat. Robert Wyatt, Hugh Hopper, Elton Dean & Mike Ratledge] (31 May 2024)