Name: Grides
Brand: Soft Machine

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

rune230

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CD & DVD

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2006-06-26

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Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Shellshock

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Soft Machine

Genre GB

Psychedelic

Label GB

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.

cd and dvd set soft machine were one of england's original psychedelic bands, rising out of the same 'ufo club' london scene at the same time as pink floyd. they toured the usa with the jimi hendrix experience two different times in 1968, playing over 60 shows as their opening act. the band broke up at the end of those hendrix tours, but then reformed in early 1969 with the trio lineup of mike ratledge (organ), hugh hopper (bass) and robert wyatt (drums/vocal) in a more jazzified direction, while keeping their rock energy. adding elton dean (saxes) in the fall of 1969, this is the lineup considered their classic formation. they were one of the very first english jazz/rock bands. this set is a previously unreleased live concert on as well as the first-ever dvd release by soft machine, both featuring the classic lineup. 'grides' features a previously unreleased live concert, recorded in amsterdam on october 25, 1970 and a dvd from soft machine's final european tour with robert wyatt in 1971 and is a 20-minute set, professionally recorded by a multi-camera crew.

Grides

Music GB