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The Soft Machine

Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock

The Soft Machine is a Psychedelic rock act. Their sound grew out of Syd Barrett. Those roots explain a lot about how The Soft Machine arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Hatfield and the North, Gong, National Health, Matching Mole and Robert Wyatt, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around The Soft Machine, reaching back through Syd Barrett. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The Soft MachineSyd BarrettHatfield and the NorthGongNational HealthMatching MoleRobert WyattHenry CowMahavishnu OrchestraAmon Düül II

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The Soft Machine connections

The Soft Machine grew out of Syd Barrett, shares an orbit with Hatfield and the North, Gong, National Health and Matching Mole. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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