Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soft Machine are, after all, less a band and more an organism which is constantly evolving. The line-up never stayed settled for ...

Mike Ratledge, one of the founding members of the legendary British psych-rock band Soft Machine, has died. As Louder points out, Soft Machine guitarist John Etheridge shared the news in a Facebook ...

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 ...

Between Cuneiform Records and the Voiceprint/Blueprint label, Soft Machine fans have been exposed to a diversity of archival live material. Some of it may be of a decidedly lo-fi quality, but the ...

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, ...

Canterbury prog legends Soft Machine have announced they will release their latest studio album, Thirteen, through Dyad Records on March 13. The band have also shared a video trailer for the new album ...

In support of their forthcoming new album, British music legends Soft Machine will embark on their first North American tour since 1974 in October 2018, followed by the second North-American leg of ...

Mike Ratledge, keyboardist and founding member of the English rock band Soft Machine, has died. He was 81. Soft Machine’s guitarist John Etheridge confirmed his former bandmate’s death in a Facebook ...

They say you should always leave the audience wanting more. Mike Ratledge, who died yesterday aged 81, did exactly that. In ...

Mike Ratledge, the keyboardist and a co-founder of English rock band Soft Machine, has died, the band’s guitarist John Etheridge confirmed. He was 81 years old. “Incredibly sad news that my great ...