Stereogum — The Guardian reports that the psych-rock originator Daevid Allen, the co-founder of Soft Machine and the founder of Gong, has died after a battle with lung cancer. One of Allen’s sons made the announcement on Facebook; Allen was reportedly at home ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Our ongoing collaboration with Zach Cowie, aka Turquoise Wisdom, returns in 2015 with a myriad of sounds ranging from Soft Machine’s Robert Wyatt to the divinity that is Alice Coltrane’s Rama Rama. Tune in and turn on Friday as Cowie guests on ou... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis San Francisco songwriter Dylan Shearer makes the sort of somber pop that sounds like rain. There's a distinct Englishness to it, too, that has drawn comparisons to Soft Machine's Kevin Ayers and Robert Wyatt and that is... more info