Name: Six
Brand: Soft Machine

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Bertus Musikvertrieb

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Release date

2017-06-23

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TECD359

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5028479035922

2017-01-26

MOCCD13198

8718627224359

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Soft Machine

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Talking Elephant

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Classic

Soft Machine is an English rock and jazz band from Canterbury, formed in mid-1966. The band was named after the novel "The Soft Machine" by William S. Burroughs. Led by Australian artist Daevid Allen, the group was influenced by the emerging Beat Generation and the music philosophies of Sun Ra. They started as a free-jazz outfit called the Daevid Allen Trio before evolving into Soft Machine with members Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge, and Kevin Ayers. Their eponymous album released in 1968 is considered a classic of the late 1960s psychedelic era.

The band gained popularity on London's psychedelic scene and performed at various iconic venues such as The Marquee and UFO club. They also took part in notable events like the '14 Hour Technicolor Dream' alongside Pink Floyd and Velvet Underground. Despite several lineup changes over the years, Soft Machine continued to push boundaries with their experimental sound.

Today, Soft Machine remains active with current members John Etheridge on guitar, Theo Travis on saxophone/flute/piano, Fred T. Baker on bass (since 2022), and Asaf Sirkis on drums (since 2023). Their music continues to captivate audiences with its unique blend of rock and jazz influences.

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Remastered with new liner notes and pictures. 'Six' from 1973 was originally a double-album's worth of material towards the close of the Soft Machine's early fusion period. The first half is live, the second half is studio. The opening 'Fanfare,' though it lasts less than a minute, is a good splash of electrified Coltrania. Then, the band immediately shifts gears into 'All White,' and they're off! the softs glide through, among other things, a shimmering duet of heavenly rhodes ('between'), funk ('gesolreut'), and a meanriff alternating in (seriously) 6/4, 9/8, 3/4, 9/8. the studio half, with each band member allotted one piece, also features some sadly overlooked material, like the ambient-fusion of karl jenkins' 'soft weed factor.' Soft Machine are an English rock and jazz band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. Six is the sixth studio (instrumental) album (half including live material) by the Canterbury associated band Soft Machine, originally released in 1973 as a double LP.

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