They say you should always leave the audience wanting more. Mike Ratledge, who died yesterday aged 81, did exactly that. In the 49 years since he left Soft Machine, somebody, somewhere would be ...

Soft Machine founding member and keyboard player Mike Ratledge died on Wednesday, February 5, after a brief illness, according to his former bandmate and guitarist John Etheridge. “Mike was the ...

Pat Metheny and former Police members Andy Summers and Sting are just a few of the celebrated musicians to sing the praises of English guitar master John Etheridge, who performs in San Diego Thursday ...

Arlo Parks appears on the cover of the Winter 2023 Issue — head to the AP Shop to grab a copy. Arlo Parks has always sung from the heart. Lauded for her vivid imagery, the young singer-songwriter ...

Along with the announcement of the LP, Parks unveiled the 12-song tracklist. See it below. The only feature on this album is quite a memorable one: Phoebe Bridgers on the track “Pegasus,” which is out ...

European progressive jazz-rock ensemble Soft Machine seems to have run through more lives than even the luckiest tomcat. They've been first-rate musicians at every incarnation, and it's heartening to ...

Between Cuneiform Records and the Voiceprint/Blueprint label, Soft Machine fans have been exposed to a diversity of archival live material. Some of it may be of a decidedly lo-fi quality, but the ...

A liquid metal droplet that splits and merges to pump fluid offers a simple, low-voltage engine for powering soft robots, wearables, and microfluidic systems. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Soft machines are ...