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"Behind those dark glasses and unsmiling visage, he presented an inscrutable presence." Soft Machine's Mike Ratledge remembered...
In the 49 years since he left Soft Machine, somebody, somewhere would be commenting that they would love to see Ratledge play live with the Softs ‘one more time’ or perennially asking what he ...
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Mike Ratledge, Keyboardist in Soft Machine, Dies at 81
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 ...
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Soft Machine – Fourth, 5, 6, 7
SOFT MACHINE Third R1970 COLUMBIA HHHH Fourth R1971 ... on Third (Wyatt and Hugh Hopper each have a “side”-long track, while Mike Ratledge gets two) there's a great demonstration of what ...