That year, Soft Machine opened for the Jimi Hendrix Experience for the legendary group’s North America tour. The band also opened for Pink Floyd. Outside of Soft Machine, Ratledge also ...

Soft Machine made a name for themselves on the London underground circuit playing a jazzy take on psychedelic prog-rock that ...

Those attitudes come to the fore in striking fashion on “Welcome to the Machine.” Pink Floyd achieved a monumental triumph with Dark Side of the Moon in 1973, an album that propelled them from ...

Named after a 1961 novel by Williams Burroughs, Soft Machine often shared London stages with Hendrix and the early Pink Floyd. While Pink Floyd’s lineup remained constant for its first two ...

Using the actual words of the band and critics, WELCOME TO THE MACHINE is the definitive review of the music of Pink Floyd from the Syd Barrett era to Pulse. This superb critical guide uses films ...