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Soft Machine founding member and keyboard player Mike Ratledge died on Wednesday, February 5, after a brief illness, according to his former bandmate and guitarist John Etheridge. “Mike was the ...

Pat Metheny and former Police members Andy Summers and Sting are just a few of the celebrated musicians to sing the praises of English guitar master John Etheridge, who performs in San Diego Thursday ...

Soft Machine's Other Doors is a compelling exploration into the progressive jazz-rock fusion realm, highlighting the band's evolution and continued dedication to innovative musical expression and ...

Mike Ratledge, keyboardist and founding member of Soft Machine, has died. He was 81 years old. The news was confirmed by Ratledge's former bandmate and current Soft Machine guitarist John Etheridge in ...

Soft Machine’s Theo Travis on tempting fate, revisiting a tradition, and adding a posthumous appearance by co-founder Daevid ...

Australian maverick Daevid Allen was a key conspirator in the first incarnation of the legendary Soft Machine, who came together in Kent in 1966. But before they could record their debut album, Allen ...

Saying any one track is the best song of the 21st century is quite a statement. For Robert Wyatt of the jazz-rock outfit The Soft Machine, picking the best song was actually quite easy. And you ...

Mike Ratledge, founding keyboardist for influential English group Soft Machine, died on Wednesday following a brief illness. He was 81. The news came via current Soft Machine guitarist John Etheridge, ...