SOFT MACHINE
2023
Soft Machine World Tour 2023/2024. New studio album coming out in June 2023.
Confirmed dates (and many more to come):
February, 03 – London, UK (New Cross Inn)
February, 08 – Wimborne, UK (Tivoli Theatre)
February, 09 – Falmouth, UK (The Poly)
February, 15 – Manchester, UK (Band On The Wall)
February, 16 – Kinross, UK (Green Hotel)
February 17 – Ambleside, UK (Zefferellis)
April 28 – Rome, Italy (Sala Petrassi Auditorium Parco della Musica)
May, 26 – Leeds, UK (City Varieties)
June, 22 – York, UK (The Crescent)
October 06 – New York, NY, USA (The Iridium)
October 07 – New York, NY, USA (The Iridium)
October 14 – Quebec City, QC, Canada (Salle d’Youville)
October 15 – Quebec City, QC, Canada (Salle d’Youville)
October 26 – Indianapolis, IN (Irving Theater)
November 07 – Farsley, UK (Old Woollen)
November 10 – Tunbridge, UK (Wells Forum)
November 11 – Lewes, UK (Conservative Club)
November 12 – Harborough, UK (Market Harbrough Jazz Club)
November 14 – Milton Keynes, UK (The Stables)
November 19 – Exeter, UK (Phoenix Arts)
November 20 – London, UK (Ronnie Scotts)
The new studio album features on all tracks the legendary John Marshall, and on two tracks, another legend, Roy Babbington. Both of them have retired from performing life after their glorious 6 decades artistic career.
Soft Machine is the band that will never die. It regenerates all the time, with new faces contain using the amazing legacy. Roy Babbington has retired a few years ago, John Marshall’s retirement will be officially announced, and the amazing
Fred Thelonious Baker on bass guitar and fabulous
Asaf Sirkis on drums will be accompanying two post 2004 veterans of the band, the legendary guitar mega maestro
John Etheridge and the wonderful
Theo Travis on flute, sax and
Fender Rhodes. The new album will be released later this year and will feature John Marshall as well Roxy Babbington guesting as the companion bass player on two tunes, the synergy between Uncle Rioy and Fred is truly great. There are some gigs this February and May in the UK and working on some European dates as well, and USA/Canada tour will be in October (multiple dates in New York are secured, in addition to Quebec City, Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit, Philadelphia, and much more to come), and will see how to fit Japan and South America in the band’s schedule between this and early next year.
Uk shows:
Feb 17 – AMBLESIDE (Zeferelliss)
2018
SOFT MACHINE HIDDEN DETAILS WORLD TOUR 2018-2019 (scroll down for dates)
JOHN ETHERIDGE guitar
ROY BABBINGTON bass
JOHN MARSHALL drums
THEO TRAVIS sax, flute, Rhodes
More news about the new studio album soon, stay tuned!
2018 SHOWS
July 7 – Montreal Jazz Festival – Monument National – Ludger Duvernay – Montreal, Quebec, Canada
July 8 – Salle Jean-Paul Tardif – Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
July 28 – Billboard Live Tokyo (2 shows) – Tokyo, Japan [special guest Gary Husband]
July 29 – Billboard Live Tokyo (2 shows) – Tokyo, Japan [special guest Gary Husband]
July 30 – Billboard Live Osaka (2 shows) – Osaka, Japan [special guest Gary Husband]
September 6 – Cosmopolite – Oslo, Norway
September 8 – De Boerderij – Zoetemeer, The Netherlands
September 9 – Musikbunker – Aachen, Germany
September 10 – Venue TBA – Wetzlar, Germany
September 12 – Muhle Hunziken – Rubigen, Switzerland
September 13 – La Casa Di Alex – Milano, Italy
September 14 – Club Il Giardino – Verona, Italy
September 16 – Porgy & Bess – Vienna, Austria
September 17 – Museum – Bratislava, Slovakia
September 18 – Akropolis – Prague, Czech Republic
September 19 – Kulturbanhof – Jena, Germany
October 7 – Theater Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA, USA (with Beledo solo)
October 10 – Darryl’s House – Pawling, NY, USA (with Beledo Trio)
October 12 – The Iridium (2 shows) – NYC, NY, USA
October 13 – The Iridium (2 shows) – NYC, NY, USA
October 14 – The Iridium – NYC, NY, USA (with Beledo Trio)
October 16 – Mod Club – Toronto, Ontario, Canada (with Beledo solo)
October 17 – The Tralf – Buffalo, NY, USA (with Beledo solo)
October 18 – Beachland Music Hall – Cleveland, OH, USA (with Beledo solo)
October 19 – The Irving Theater – Indianapolis, IN, USA (with Beledo solo)
October 21 – Progtober Festival – Reggies – Chicago, IL, USA
October 22 – Shank Hall – Milwaukee, WI, USA (with Beledo solo)
October 23 – The Turf – St. Paul, MN, USA (with Beledo solo)
November 3 – Marlow Theater – Canterbury, UK
November 6 – Sage – Gateshead, UK
November 8 – Green Hotel – Kinross, Scotland
November 9 – The Trade’s Club – Hebden Bridge, UK
November 10 – The Howden Shire Hall – Howden, UK
November 16 – The Borderline – London, UK
November 17 – West End Center – Aldershot, UK
November 18 – Lewes Con Club – Lewes, UK
November 20 – Epic Studios – Norwich, UK
November 22 – Talking Heads – Southampton, UK
(more dates to be announced soon)
2019 SHOWS
January 24 – Freight & Salvage – Berkeley, CA, USA (with Levin Brothers)
January 25 – Flynn’s – Santa Cruz, CA, USA (with Levin Brothers)
January 27 – Alberta Rose Theater – Portland, OR, USA (with Moraine)
January 28 – Triple Door – Seattle, WA, USA (with Moraine)
January 29 – Triple Door – Seattle, WA, USA (with Moraine)
January 31 – The Baked Potato (2 shows) – Los Angeles, CA, USA
February 1 – The Baked Potato (2 shows) – Los Angeles, CA, USA
February 2 – Scottsdale Performing Arts Center – Scottsdale, AZ, USA (with Levin Brothers)
February 4/5/6/7/8 – The Cruise To The Edge – Key West, FL, USA + Cozumel Mexico
(more dates to be announced soon)
Hello everybody, this is just a reminder that the promotional copy of the MoonJune’s production
SOFT MACHINE LEGACY “Burden Of Proof” is to be requested with the great people at Cherry Red records and their subsidiary Esoteric Antenna label:
While preparing my other promos to be sent to all 16 corners of the world, I have noticed that many of You still do not have this great cd.
“Burden of proof” was released in North America by MoonJune Records and licensed to the rest of the world to Esoteric Antenna.
ALL MUSICIANS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW UPON REQUEST.
All the best, Yours in Music
LEONARDO PAVKOVIC
MoonJune Records
Soft Machine Legacy’s manager/re-inventor
And of course I very much appreciate Your correspondence and to let me know about reviess and airplayes of anything MoonJune.
SOFT MACHINE LEGACY
JOHN ETHERIDGE guitar;
THEO TRAVIS tenor sax, flute, Fender Rhodes electric piano:
ROY BABBINGTON bass
JOHN MARSHALL drums.
Recorded by Beppe Crovella, at Electromantic Synergy Studio, San Sabastiano da Pó, Italy; August, 2012.
Mixed and mastered by Andrew Tulloch, at The Blue Room, London; December, 2012 through January, 2013.
Soft Machine Legacy makes their most powerful statement to date, delivering an album of epic proportions and their first studio output since 2007’s Steam. Infectious grooves, undeniably hip vibes and sizzling performances dominate the outing, as the veteran progressive music masters continue to break new ground and offer listeners yet more previously-unseen facets of their dynamic musical persona. Featuring some intriguingly-inviting new writing, the album is a breath of fresh air for progressive music and a bold furtherance of the true adventurous essence that is the legacy of the great Soft Machine. It doesn’t just offer the suggestion of venturing through ground previously untread – by any of the Soft Machine incarnations – it levels everything in its path on the way! Broad in its scope and ambition, but sensitive, probing and playful in its delivery, Burden of Proof provides more than ample evidence that the legends remain at the top of their game, both individually and collectively. The group’s two lead voices – guitarist John Etheridge and saxophonist Theo Travis – are in exceptionally fine form, whether gracefully enunciating a melody line in the pocket or dancing madly on the fringe. Also evident is the rock-solid anchoring of drummer John Marshall and bassist Roy Babbington, who keep proceedings tight and flowing throughout. Whether tip-toeing or stampeding, Soft Machine Legacy are as unified, focused and finely-honed as they’ve ever been – delivering their crispest, most sparkling new material to date, in an undeniably inspired, unrelenting session. This is a fabulous, vital effort: a potent, impacting album encompassing the great spirit and aggressive pioneering approach championed by their namesake predecessors. For all fans of progressive music, the Canterbury scene, and the Softs, this superlative studio session is immediately ‘essential’ – and easily the Legacy’s finest, most high-reaching outing.
1. Burden Of Proof (5:51)
2. Voyage Beyond Seven (4:54)
3. Kitto (1:51)
4. Pie Chart (5:07)
5. JSP (1:03)
6. Kings & Queens (6:46)
7. Fallout (7:00)
8. Going Somewhere Canorous? (1:14)
9. Black And Crimson (5:05)
10. The Brief (2:28)
11. Pump Room (5:19)
12. Green Cubes (5:33)
13. They Landed On A Hill (3:03)
Produced by Soft Machine Legacy.
Executive production by Leonardo Pavkovic.
