The Soft Machine.

check 'em out.

1970-73... a pink floyd meets john coltrane fusion act...that will blow yr mind... radiohead fed thru albert ayler.

yummy!

They're tops. I would recommend their 1968-71 material, though.

good band

man....my comments are meager today

any band that was on beat club/muzikladen is potentially one of my favs. I will have to check these folks out

Soft Machine backed up Syd Barrett (in as much as they could), on his few albums he made... Then he went back to his mater, insane.

great band. 4 sides-4 songs, i think this was my favorite

I only have their debut, "Third" and the live set "Noisette" at this point, but i LOVE "Third." The album has a vibe like no other. Each song takes up an entire vinyl album side but nothing feels forced, redundant or out of place. It all flows so well.

Fun Fact: the sax player on "Third" was half the inspiration for Reginald Dwight's new "stage name" Elton John--his name was Elton Dean.