http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Soft_Machine Soft Machine - Revision history 2026-04-21T12:21:55Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.34.2 http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php?title=Soft_Machine&diff=38919&oldid=prev Spider of Destiny: Created page with ''''Soft Machine''' was a British progressive rock group, active during the 1960s and 1970s. They took their name from a novel by William S. Burroughs. Reportedly, Soft Machi…' 2013-10-06T18:20:16Z <p>Created page with &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Soft Machine&#039;&#039;&#039; was a British progressive rock group, active during the 1960s and 1970s. They took their name from a novel by <a href="/wiki/William_S._Burroughs" title="William S. Burroughs">William S. Burroughs</a>. Reportedly, Soft Machi…&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Soft Machine&#039;&#039;&#039; was a British progressive rock group, active during the 1960s and 1970s. They took their name from a novel by [[William S. Burroughs]].<br /> <br /> Reportedly, Soft Machine&#039;s second album &#039;&#039;&quot;Volume Two&quot;&#039;&#039; (1969) was inspired by Zappa&#039;s album &#039;&#039;[[Absolutely Free]] (1967)&#039;&#039;. &lt;ref&gt;http://www.sundazed.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=2208&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Acting on a recommendation from Zappa, the band split the main tracks into smaller pieces to increase the band&#039;s income from the album.&lt;ref name=&quot;Out-Bloody-Rageous&quot;&gt;Bennett, G. &#039;&#039;Soft Machine: Out-Bloody-Rageous&#039;&#039;. London: SAF Publishing Ltd., 1993, p. 163&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Bass player Hugh Hopper said: &#039;&#039;&quot;We were going back to the jazz thing, and I was very influenced by Frank Zappa. Our heroes were more jazz men than rock musicians.&quot;&#039;&#039; &lt;ref&gt;http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/hugh-hopper-innovative-bassist-with-soft-machine-and-stalwart-of-the-canterbury-scene-1703161.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Soft Machine also performed at the [[Actuel Festival]] in Amougies, [[Belgium]]. They were the act before [[Captain Beefheart]] that night. <br /> <br /> In Michael King&#039;s biography about Robert Wyatt, &#039;&#039;&#039;Wrong Movements&#039;&#039;&#039;, in the entry for September 23, 1967, light technician Mark Boyle is quoted as saying: &#039;&#039;&quot;We were supposed to open for The Mothers of Invention at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, but Frank Zappa wouldn&#039;t let us, saying: &#039;Anyone can open for us except Soft Machine&quot;&#039;&#039;. <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Rock Artists]]<br /> [[Category:Celebrity Fans]]</div> Spider of Destiny