Aquarium Drunkard — Beyond Soft Machine. Cut in August of 1984 via Rough Trade, “Yolanda” was originally released via the ever-evolving English musician Robert Wyatt’s four track ep, Work In Progress. One of two Spanish language tracks, the ep is also notable for ... more info

New York Times — Mr. Holdsworth, whose talent amazed better-known peers like Frank Zappa and Eddie Van Halen, played in seminal bands including Soft Machine before making a series of solo albums. more info

Discobelle.net — Mid-week extravaganza here in the form of a smashing premiere. TSM AKA This Soft Machine returns to Belgian label Eskimo Recordings with his release “Absence Of Rhythm” (drops December 2nd and features Swedish artist Erik Lindestad AKA The Land B... more info

Core News — “Art rocker Julian Cope takes you on a 60s psychedelic sojourn through his record collection including tracks by Soft Machine, Silver Apples, Kim Fowley and 13th Floor Elevators. Through the Teardrop Explodes and his later solo material, Cope broug... more info

Guardian Music — (Dyad)Young singer Vimala Rowe took the role of Billie Holiday in Alex Webb’s music-theatre show Cafe Society Swing, but though flawless tributes to the great jazz vocalists are a speciality of hers, she is also an award-winning original compo... more info

Discobelle.net — Munich based producer This Soft Machine (AKA Tim Sullivan) is getting ready to release his new single “It’s Operational” via Belgian label Eskimo Recordings on June 3rd and this week he’s in Sweden for his first ever dj dates here. He put tog... more info

Stereogum — After we lost the legendary free jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman to cardiac arrest last week, Soft Machine’s Robert Wyatt published an obituary commemorating the late musician in The Wire. Wyatt’s piece isn’t remorseful so much as celebratory;... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Daevid Allen, the influential poet, musician and iconoclast best known for co-founding avant-rock bands the Soft Machine and Gong, has died, according to an announcement on his Facebook page. Allen, 77, died after complications from cancer. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — And so dada Ali, bert camembert, the dingo Virgin, divided alien and his other 12 selves prepare to pass up the oily way and back to the planet of love. And I rejoice and give thanks," he wrote. "Thanks to... more info