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Soft Machine

SOFT MACHINE

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Also known asKarl Jenkins' Soft MachineSoft Machine & Heavy Friends

Soft Machine Family

Softmachine

The Original Soft Machine

The Original Soft-Machine

The Soft Machine

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Members

Robert Wyatt Daevid Allen Kevin Ayers Andy Summers Jack Bruce Hugh Hopper Elton Dean Theo TravisNick EvansMike RatledgeLyn DobsonKarl JenkinsJohn MarshallRoy BabbingtonAllan Holdsworth Ric Sanders Ray WarleighMark CharigAlan WakemanPhil HowardFred T. BakerSteve Cook (2)Asaf SirkisJohn Etheridge

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Kevin Ayers

Nucleus

Releases

Albums

Thirteen

Thirteen

13th March 2026

Høvikodden 1971

2024

The Dutch Lesson

2023

Live at the Baked Potato

Live at the Baked Potato

2020

Switzerland 1974

2015

Recorded For John Peel's Top Gear Show

2012

NDR Jazz Workshop

2010

Drop

2009

Other

Live At Henie Onstad Art Centre 1971

2009

Six

Six

Fourth

Fourth

Tracks by Soft Machine

20+ tracks in our catalogue

(Black) Velvet MountainLand of Cockayne

10:30 Returns to the BedroomVolume Two

10:30 Returns To The BedroomLive 1970

10:30 Returns To The BedroomLive At The Paradiso 1969

10:30 Returns To The Bedroom (Reprise)Live 1970

12/8 ThemeBreda Reactor

12/8 ThemeNoisette

1983NDR Jazz Workshop

37 1/2The Dutch Lesson

37½NDR Jazz Workshop

37½NDR Jazz Workshop

A Certain KindMiddle Earth Masters

A Certain KindSoft Machine Turns On Volume 1

A Certain KindThe Soft Machine

A Certain KindRecorded For John Peel's Top Gear Show

A Certain KindSoft Machine Turns On Volume 2

A Concise British Alphabet (Part 2)

A Concise British Alphabet, Pt. 1Volume Two

A Concise English Alphabet, Pt. 2Volume Two

A Door Opens and ClosesVolume Two

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(Black) Velvet MountainLand of Cockayne
10:30 Returns to the BedroomVolume Two
37 1/2The Dutch Lesson
7:17
A Certain KindThe Soft Machine
A Concise British Alphabet (Part 2)
A Concise British Alphabet, Pt. 1Volume Two
A Concise English Alphabet, Pt. 2Volume Two
A Door Opens and ClosesVolume Two
10:30 Returns To The BedroomLive 1970
1:04
10:30 Returns To The BedroomLive At The Paradiso 1969
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Lyrics

Soft Machine Lyrics

Moon in June

Moon in June

Lyrics

Why Are We Sleeping?

Why Are We Sleeping?

Lyrics

A Certain Kind

A Certain Kind

Lyrics

Hope for Happiness

Hope for Happiness

Lyrics

As Long as He Lies Perfectly Still

As Long as He Lies Perfectly Still

Lyrics

Why Am I So Short?

Why Am I So Short?

Lyrics

Dedicated to You But You Weren't Listening

Lyrics

Dada Was Here

Dada Was Here

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Music videos by Soft Machine

Music videos

Soft Machine — A Door Opens And Closes

A Door Opens And Closes

Soft Machine — Soft Machine - "Virtually" (Official Audio) from 'Høvikodden 1971' (Cuneiform Records)

Soft Machine - "Virtually" (Official Audio) from 'Høvikodden 1971' (Cuneiform Records)

Soft Machine — Out Of Tunes

Out Of Tunes

Soft Machine — We Did It Again

We Did It Again

Tickets On Sale

On Sale Now

Soft Machine Tour Dates

NOV

18

Wed

The Jam Jar

Bristol

DEC

4

Fri

Hertford Corn Exchange

Hertford

DEC

5

Sat

Southampton 1865

Southampton

FEB

13

Sat

Platform

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