Soft Machine were an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the so-called "Canterbury scene," and helped pioneer the progressive rock genre.
Biography
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Links & Information
Links
- Fanpage at btinternet.com/~stephen.yarwood/softs.htm
- Wikipedia article on Soft Machine
- Last.fm page on Soft Machine
- MusicBrainz entry on Soft Machine
Members
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BBC Reviews 
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BBC Radio 1967-1971 2003
Reviewed by Chris Jones
Beginners may well be scared by the intricacies and oddly emotionless explorations...
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Backwards 2002
Reviewed by Chris Jones
...this is the musical equivalent of architectural brutalism; bold, stark, utopian,...
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Third / Fourth / Fifth / Six / Seven 1999
Reviewed by Sid Smith
A guilty pleasure no longer, we don’t have to wait for the critics to catch up.
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Volume Two 1969
Reviewed by Chris Jones
No one makes records like this anymore.
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Volume One
Reviewed by Chris Jones
Volume One stands as one of the pinnacles of English pre-progressive underground music.
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