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Syd Barrett 80th birthday celebrations include tribute concert in Cambridge and tribute album featuring Pink Floyd, David Gilmour and more...

A special tribute concert at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, where Syd Barrett played his last ever live show, will take place in October

“I used Steven Wilson’s Mellotron in exchange for me guesting at his London Palladium show!”: Prog pioneers Soft Machine spared no effort on their new album, then took a risk by calling it Thirteen

“I used Steven Wilson’s Mellotron in exchange for me guesting at his London Palladium show!”: Prog pioneers Soft Machine spared no effort on their new album, then took a risk by calling it Thirteen

Theo Travis on tempting fate, revisiting a tradition, being the best-tempered line-up since the beginning in 1966, and adding a posthumous appearance by co-founder Daevid Allen

“I was as surprised as anybody else. I said, ‘Who’s playing the harmonica?’ Dave said, ‘You are!’” What happened when Be-Bop Deluxe founder Bill Nelson formed an improv trio with Soft Machine and Gong members

“I was as surprised as anybody else. I said, ‘Who’s playing the harmonica?’ Dave said, ‘You are!’” What happened when Be-Bop Deluxe founder Bill Nelson formed an improv trio with Soft Machine and Gong members

The prog polymath felt Orchestra Futura’s performances should be left as one-off experiences. But Theo Travis and Dave Sturt persuaded him to release Live At Nelsonica & Clothworkers Hall

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Bill Nelson's Orchestra Futura share trailer video for new live release

Bill Nelson's Orchestra Futura will release Live At Nelsonica & Clothworkers Hall in February

Soft Machine will release new studio album, Thirteen, in March

The new Soft Machine album, Thirteen, features a posthumous cameo from founding member Daveid Allen, recorded before he died

Theo Travis to release hour-long duduk meditation produced by Steven Wilson

Theo Travis will release Aelous on CD and Blu-ray in September

Soft Machine announce Ronnie Scotts date in April

Soft Machine will pay tribute to late drummer John Marshall at one-off Ronnie Scott's headline show

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“I suppose what’s different is me. I’ve done a lot of exploring, particularly with Robert Fripp… Working with him was very easy, which doesn’t sit well with a lot of the public’s perceptions of him!” Theo Travis looks back

“I suppose what’s different is me. I’ve done a lot of exploring, particularly with Robert Fripp… Working with him was very easy, which doesn’t sit well with a lot of the public’s perceptions of him!” Theo Travis looks back

He’s worked with Soft Machine, Steven Wilson, The Tangent, Gong and more – but the saxophonist and flautist still has one collaborator on his bucket list

Theo Travis announces January live dates with Double Talk

Theo Travis announces January live dates with Double Talk

Theo Travis's prog jazz band Double Talk have a short run of dates in January

King Crimson and Can were among their go-to inspirations – but in the new romantic era, Talk Talk couldn’t admit it

King Crimson and Can were among their go-to inspirations – but in the new romantic era, Talk Talk couldn’t admit it

Steve Hogarth, Tim Bowness, Richard Barbieri and others speak up for the band’s prog credentials

“21st Century Schizoid Man – the first track on the first prog album – is a political protest song! Anyone who says prog and politics don’t belong together never realised what it was about”: The Tangent’s Andy Tillison on why prog should challenge you

“21st Century Schizoid Man – the first track on the first prog album – is a political protest song! Anyone who says prog and politics don’t belong together never realised what it was about”: The Tangent’s Andy Tillison on why prog should challenge you

Self-confessed “raving leftie anarchist” gave the subtitle “A protest, a reflection, a couple of regrets and a rant” to The Tangent’s 10th album for good reason

Soft Machine: less a band and more an organism which is constantly evolving

Soft Machine: less a band and more an organism which is constantly evolving

Soft Machine's Other Doors review: The fêted fusionists come knocking again with 12th studio album.

‘I’m the only one that can say I never quit’: meet the bands with no original members left

‘I’m the only one that can say I never quit’: meet the bands with no original members left

Fans often question their authenticity – but members of Yes, Odyssey, Soft Machine and Molly Hatchet explain why they’re keeping the flame alive despite the gripes

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