SOFT MACHINE Third R1970 COLUMBIA HHHH Fourth R1971 4* 5 R1972 2* 6 R1973 3* 7 R1973 1* In some ways, Soft Machine were the ultimate progressive band. Over the course of their career they changed ...

For Robert Wyatt of the jazz-rock outfit The Soft Machine, picking the best song was actually quite easy. And you probably won’t be able to guess what it is, unless you’ve read ahead.

Soft Machine bassist and influential progressive rocker Kevin Ayers has died. The musician and songwriter helped lead the Canterbury Scene in the late '60s before breaking away to enjoy a quieter ...