Hatfield And The North – BBC Session – John Peel – March 19, 1974 – BBC Radio 1 Further evidence the 70s produced a wide array of music which is still being discovered 40 years later. Tonight it’s another band from the legendary Canterbury scene of the late 1960s/early 1970s.
Gong – Live At Chateau Neuf, Oslo – December 15, 1974 Gong this morning – a band who helped put Prog on the map in the early 1970s. Founded by Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth. Allen was a founding member of Soft Machine in the mid-1960s and was with the
Caravan – Live at Paris Theatre, London – March 21, 1975 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Prog-Rock legends Caravan to start the week. In a concert recorded at the BBC’s Paris Theatre in London on March 21, 1975. Caravan were one of the most influential bands of the Progressive
– Caravan in Concert – September 8, 1973 – BBC Radio 1 – In Concert Series Caravan to get your Thursday rolling and your August started in an orderly direction. Caravan were, along with Soft Machine and several others, key elements in what became known as the Canterbury Sound and
– Caravan – Radio Bremen/Beat Club – 1969-1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Perennial favorites Caravan tonight. One of those bands who helped define Prog-Rock in the late 60s and early 1970s and one of those bands whose influence was felt much farther and wider than many give credit
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Gong – In Session for John Peel – Nov. 17, 1971 – BBC Radio 1 Hearing the very sad news today regarding Soft Machine founder and Gong leading light Daevid Allen’s emotional farewell, owing to a deteriorating
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Soft Machine – Paris Sessions (TV) – 1967-1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection I’ve posted several items on this band over the past few years. They have never grown old. Soft Machine were the product of adventuresome, pioneering times. They were
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Caravan In session at Batalan – 1973 – French Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Perennial all-time favorites Caravan tonight, from a session recorded by French Radio in 1973 live at La Bataclan. A few seconds over 20 minutes, it’s still
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Soft Machine – live at Paradiso, Amsterdam – 1969 – VPRO-Archives. One of the most, if not the most influential band during that late 1960s period of transition Rock music was going through. Soft Machine bridged the gap between Rock, Jazz
Click on the link here for Audio Player: 1972-01-15 BBC In Concert (Kevin Ayers) Become a Patron! It was with a great deal of shock and sadness that I learned today of the death of Soft Machine Bassist and founder and legend in his own right, Kevin Ayers, who passed
