The site said he last reunited with the band in 2015. Mike Ratledge, a founding member of Soft Machine, died on Feb. 5. He was 81. Ratledge reportedly died following a short illness.

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(I didn’t know who he was at the time.) At Blacks, Soft Machine legend Mike Ratledge, courteous to a fault, liked to riff on philosophy rather than his own exceptional psychedelic avant garde ...

Soft Machine in 1967, l-r: Kevin Ayers, Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge and Daevid Allen - BIPS/Getty Images ...

Mike Ratledge, a founding member of Soft Machine, has died. He was 81. Ratledge reportedly died following a short illness. “Incredibly sad news that my great friend and Soft Machine legend ...

With Mike Ratledge raised by a school headmaster ... Besides his time with Soft Machine, Ratledge also explored a solo career. Sadly, on February 5th, Ratledge passed away at 81 years old.

Prog writer Sid Smith pays tribute to the former Soft Machine founder and keyboard player Mike Ratledge, who sadly died after a short illness, aged 81 When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Mike Ratledge, British musician and founding member of Soft Machine, died at 81 on Wednesday, February 5, after a brief illness, according to his former bandmate and guitarist John Etheridge. “Mike ...

Band member John Etheridge described him as ‘the backbone of Soft Machine’. Mike Ratledge, one of the founding members and keyboard player of the British psych-rock band Soft Machine, has died aged 81 ...

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 ...

Mike Ratledge, a founding member of the English rock band Soft Machine, has died aged 81 following a brief illness. Along with Robert Wyatt, Daevid Allen and Kevin Ayers, Ratledge founded Soft Machine ...

Soft Machine’s Mike Ratledge, August 1975 (Gie Knaeps/Getty Images) Soft Machine founding member and keyboard player Mike Ratledge died on Wednesday, February 5, after a brief illness, according to ...