Soft Machine
- MatchSoft Machine
- 75%Gong
- 73%Caravan
- 64%Robert Wyatt
- 62%Henry Cow
- 54%Gentle Giant
- 52%Van der Graaf Generator
- 49%Kevin Ayers
- 46%Magma
- 46%Steve Hillage
- 39%Amon Duul II
Biography
Founded in 1966, the original line-up was Robert Wyatt (Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945, Bristol, England; drums/vocals), Kevin Ayers (b. 16 August 1944, Herne Bay, Kent, England; vocals), Daevid Allen (b. 13 January 1938, Melbourne, Australia), Mike Ratledge and, very briefly, guitarist Larry Nolan. By autumn 1967 the classic line-up of the Soft Machines art-rock period (Ayers, Wyatt and Ratledge) had settled in. They toured with Jimi Hendrix, who, along with his producer,... Read more