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5 days ago · Exploratory and engaging, with wild tonal and metrical shifts throughout, this is a tremendously experimental 1969 prog album that’s indicative of the leaps and bounds ahead of the field the Canterbury Scene was in terms of prog rock music – with Soft Machine at its head.
10 hours ago · An interview with Fabio Golfetti – May 2024 – the backstory…. Fabio Golfetti 2007 (photograph: Angelo Pastorello) Over the next couple of weeks I will be publishing, as part of the Canterbury 2.0 series (an exploration of largely international musicians who have been influenced by Canterbury scene music), a multi part series on Fabio Golfetti.
5 days ago · Soft Machine, pioneers of the Canterbury scene and formed in 1966, have long been celebrated for their groundbreaking fusion of jazz, psychedelia, and progressive rock. Their intricate compositions and innovative use of instrumentation, including saxophones and organ, have set them apart as a unique and influential force within the genre.
Jun 8, 2017 · Soft Machine are an English rock and jazz band from Canterbury formed in mid-1966, named after the novel The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene.
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5 days ago · Gaining significant traction by the 'Summer of Love,' the best psychedelic rock bands were able to fuse elements of other sounds - in particular those of the non-Western variety - to replicate the trippy, groovy feeling popularized during that era.
1 day ago · Duane Eddy was a rock‘n’roll pioneer whose early instrumental hit Rebel Rouser helped shape the sound of music for decades to come. Eddy was born in New York, and grew up in Phoenix, where he began playing guitar at age 5 and dreamt of singing on the Grand Ole Opry. However, his skill as a guitarist won out — ‘‘One of my biggest ...
3 days ago · Result of the Canterbury constituency vote. The Labour Party candidate Rosie Duffield has been elected as the MP for Canterbury. At the count, which took place at the Westgate Hall in...
