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URL:https://www.lewesconclub.com/events/soft-machine/
SUMMARY:Soft Machine
DESCRIPTION:Dictionary Pudding Promotions are delighted to present Soft Mac
 hine\n\nBar from 5:00pm\, doors 7:30\, Soft Machine will play two 45 min s
 ets starting at approx. 8pm with a 20 min interval / Ticket link = www.see
 tickets.com\n\nSoft Machine is one of the greatest UK avant/jazz-rock band
 s of all time. Their work\, from their earliest performances as a psychede
 lic band\, who were contemporaries of\, and shared stages with Syd Barrett
 ’s Pink Floyd and the Jimi Hendrix Experience\, all the way to being one
  of Europe’s best known ‘fusion’ bands has influenced several genera
 tions of bands\, and continues to be name-checked by today’s hip experim
 entalists.\n\nThis is three quarters of the celebrated 70’s version of t
 he legendary group which recorded the acclaimed ‘Softs’ album in 1975\
 , completed by outstanding sax star Theo Travis (Robert Fripp/David Gilmou
 r/Gong). The band plays material from the era (compositions by Hugh Hopper
 \, Mike Ratledge\, Karl Jenkins) as well as many contemporary works\, as f
 eatured on their brand new album ‘Hidden Details’\, released in 2018\,
  exactly 50 years since the release of the band’s 1968 debut album ‘Th
 e Soft Machine’.\n\nWhilst the line-up of Soft Machine may have changed 
 many times since the heady days of the late 1960’s\, the band’s spirit
  of musical adventure\, and the ease with which it freely avoids being pig
 eon holed and can move from powerful progressive jazz fusion to atmospheri
 c psychedelia to free improvised jazz-rock to ambient loop music continues
  to make it both unique and totally contemporary.\n\nLineup:\n\nJohn Ether
 idge – guitar\nTheo Travis – tenor sax\, flute\, keyboards\nFred Baker
  – bass\nJohn Marshall – drums\n\n“Soft Machine were the grooviest\,
  coolest psychedelic band of the era…” – Phil Manzanera\n\n“Soft M
 achine…certainly rank among the most influencial ‘out’ rock bands.
 ” – Dusted\n\n“Burden of Proof is\, to put it mildly\, absolutely ex
 quisite. These are four musicians who are masters of their craft\, and tru
 ly at the top of their game\, not only as soloists but as contributors in 
 an actual band. They’ve put together here a collection of songs that bas
 ically has something for everyone\; challenging jazz-fusion\, adventurous 
 prog-rock\, bits of chaotic free-jazz\, atmospheric instrumental pop-jazz\
 , and even a little hard rock. Extraordinary!” – ***** Pete Pardo\, Se
 a Of Tranquility.org\n\nhttps://dictionarypudding.co.uk/\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n&nb
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