Members:
Robert Wyatt (drums, vocals, piano, bass)
Mike Ratledge (organ, piano, flute, harpsichord)
Kevin Ayers (bass, guitar, vocals)
Daevid Allen (guitar)
Andy Summers (guitar)
Hugh Hopper (bass, acoustic guitar, alto saxophone)
Elton Dean (alto saxophone, saxello, piano)
Lyn Dobson (flute, soprano saxophone)
Marc Charig (cornet)
Nick Evans (trombone)
Karl Jenkins (keyboards, oboe, soprano saxophone)
Phil Howard (drums)
John Marshall (drums)
Allan Holdsworth (guitar)
Roy Babbington (bass guitar, double bass)
John Etheridge (guitar)
Alan Wakeman (saxophone)
Ray Warleigh (flute, sax)
Ric Sanders (violin)
Steve Cook (bass)
Dave MacRae (keyboards)
Paul Carmichael (bass)

Associated Acts:
Syd Barrett
Matching Mole
Nucleus
Gong
Soft Works
Isotope
Gary Boyle
Adiemus
Soft Machine Legacy
Soft Heap
Soft Head
Soft Bounds
Karl Jenkins & Mike Ratledge
Jack Bruce

Also Called:
Soft Machine

Genres:
Psychedelic Rock
Progressive Rock
Jazz Fusion

Formed: In 1966 in Canterbury, Kent, England

Debut Album: The Soft Machine (1968)

Did You Know:
The group disbanded in 1984