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The Soft Machine (also titled Volume One as a reissue) is the debut album by the British psychedelic rock band Soft Machine, released in 1968. It is the group's only album to feature Kevin Ayers as a member.
Soft Machine are an English rock band from Canterbury, Kent. The band were formed in 1966 by Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen and Larry Nowlin. Soft Machine were central in the Canterbury scene; they became one of the first British psychedelic acts, and later moved into progressive and jazz rock.
Peak chart position 1996 I'm Seeking Something That Has Already Found Me — 1998 This Last Warm Solitude — 2001 Birthmarks: 8 [1] 2004 The Sailor Not the Sea: 3 [2] 2006 The Soft Machine: 1 [3] 2010 Hvelreki: 1 [4] 2013 Stay Gold: 1 2015 Paramount (with the National Orchestra of Belgium) — 2017 Us: 2
After guesting on the album, Brian Hopper joined Soft Machine as a fourth member for a few months later in 1969. Melody Maker gave the album a strong review upon release, calling it "little short of brilliant for much of its length", noting that "they are capable of handling a 7/4 time signature so well that you don't notice it's 7/4". [ 1 ]
The Soft Machine is the fifth studio album of Ozark Henry, the first of his albums to top the charts. [ 2 ] The track "These Days" was released as a single and reached the top 50 of the Ultratop charts, the first of his track releases to do so.
"Love Makes Sweet Music" was the first single released by the psychedelic rock group Soft Machine. It is one of the first British psychedelic releases, predating Pink Floyd's "Arnold Layne" by a month. [1] The A-side is more pop-oriented, featuring Robert Wyatt on lead vocals was recorded 5 February 1967 and produced by Chas Chandler.
Soft Machine are an English rock band from Canterbury formed in mid-1966. As a central band of the Canterbury scene , the group became one of the first British psychedelic acts and later moved into progressive rock and jazz fusion . [ 1 ]
Third is a live and studio album by the English rock band Soft Machine, released as their third overall in June 1970 by CBS Records.It is a double album with a single composition on each of the four sides, and was the first of two albums recorded with a four-piece line-up of keyboardist Mike Ratledge, drummer and vocalist Robert Wyatt, saxophonist Elton Dean, and bass guitarist Hugh Hopper.