Prog writer Sid Smith pays tribute to the former Soft Machine founder and keyboard player Mike Ratledge, who sadly died after ...

Mike Ratledge, the founding keyboardist of influential prog rock band Soft Machine has died at the age of 81, guitarist John Etheridge confirmed.

Soft Machine’s Mike Ratledge, Gie Knaeps/. Soft Machine founding member and keyboard player Mike Ratledge died on Wednesday, February 5 after a brief illnes ...

Mike was the backbone of Soft Machine in the early years and a man with an absolutely incisive mind,” wrote Soft Machine's ...

Proceeds from the album track "Take Me Back To LA" will be donated to LA Regional Food Bank, who are providing emergency food assistance to those directly impacted by the LA wildfires. Originally ...

The faulty machines have sparked endless memes, become a topic in a United States Presidential campaign, and even inspired an entire website dedicated to helping customers find stores with soft serve ...

Originally released in 1976, Softs was something of a make-or-break album in Soft Machine ’s career. It came after the band had suffered a serious setback in the abrupt departure of guitarist Allan ...

The Weeknd’s new album features guest appearances from Florence + the Machine and Lana Del Rey. The 'Blinding Lights' hitmaker has released the final album in his acclaimed cinematic 'After Hours' ...

He took off just as Bundles, their first album for EMI’s Harvest label ... The former Darryl Way’s Wolf and Global Village Trucking Company member’s rockier thrust gives Soft Machine a harder, defined ...

German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk have announced they will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their iconic Autobahn album with reissues on three different formats through Parlophone Records on ...