Soft Machine - Thirteen

English rock & jazz band from Canterbury formed in mid-1966, named after the novel The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. [b]Years active:[/b] 1966–1968 1969–1978 1978–1983 (offshot band [b][a=Soft Head][/b]), followed by [a=Soft Heap] 1980–1984 1999–2002 (pre-reformation band [b]Soft Ware[/b]) 2002–2004 (pre-reformation band [b][a=Soft Works][/b]) 2004–2015 (as [b][a=Soft Machine Legacy][/b]) 2015–present Other offshot bands featuring core members Hugh Hopper and Elton Dean were briefly created during the 2000s: [a=Soft Bounds] & [a=Soft Mountain]. [b]Current members:[/b] ● [a=John Etheridge] – guitar (1975–1978, 2015–present) ● [a=Theo Travis] – saxophone, flute, piano (2015–present) ● [a=Fred T. Baker] - bass (2022–present) ● [a=Asaf Sirkis] - drums (2023-present) [b]Guest/Substitute musicians:[/b] ● [a=Nic France] – drums, percussion (at least for one show: on 26 March 2016 in Sheffield Green, East Sussex, UK; substitute for John Marshall) ● [a=Fred T. Baker] - bass (substituted for Roy Babbington for 2022 dates, prior to becoming a full member) [b]Former members:[/b] ● [a=Mike Ratledge] – keyboards, flute (1966–1968, 1969–1976; died 2025) ● [a=Robert Wyatt] – drums, vocals, keyboards, bass (1966–1968, 1969–1971) ● [a=Kevin Ayers] – bass, vocals, guitar, keyboards (1966–1968; died 2013) ● [a=Daevid Allen] – guitar, vocals, bass (1966–1967; died 2015) ● Larry Nowlin – guitar (1966) ● [a=Andy Summers] – guitar (1968) ● [a=Hugh Hopper] – bass, saxophone, guitar (1968–1973; died 2009) ● [a=John Marshall] – drums, percussion (1971–1984, 2015–2022) ● [a=Elton Dean] – saxophone, keyboards (1969–1972; died 2006) ● [a=Lyn Dobson] – flute, saxophone (1969–1970) ● [a=Mark Charig] – cornet (1969) ● [a=Nick Evans] – trombone (1969) ● [a=Phil Howard] – drums (1971) ● [a=Karl Jenkins] – oboe, saxophone, keyboards, synthesisers (1972–1984) ● [a=Allan Holdsworth] – guitar (1973–1975; died 2017) ● [a=Roy Babbington] – bass (1973–1976, 2015–2022) ● [a=Alan Wakeman] – saxophone (1976) ● [a=Ray Warleigh] – saxophone (1976; died 2015) ● [a=Ric Sanders] – violin (1976–1978) ● [a=Percy Jones] – bass (1976–1977) ● [a351916] – bass (1977–1978)

Released: 2026-03-13

Label: Dyad Records

Country: UK

Tracklist

A1	Lemon Poem Song	3:21
A2	Open Road	7:30
A3	Seven Hours	5:12
A4	Waltz For Robert	4:19
B1	The Longest Night	13:08
B2	Disappear	3:55
B3	Green Books	5:33
C1	Beledo Balado	4:32
C2	Pens To The Foal Mode	2:42
C3	Time Station	2:46
C4	Which Bridge Did You Cross	2:58
C5	Turmoil	5:12
C6	Daevid’s Special Cuppa	3:10
D1	Carol Ann	3:52
D2	Curious Dust	5:07
D3	Tarn Hows	2:35
D4	Seven Hours (Alt. Take)	4:43
D5	We Thought It Was Tuesday	4:37