Soft Machine - Fourth (Black Vinyl) Ambient Music has carved a distinct niche

has carved a distinct niche for his hypnotic blend of lush synths

this 150 gram 12" ep was re-cut and re-issued with updated art and comes with a free mp3 download

rather than a cacophonous dissolution of ideas

endlessly layered

While the Chicago-based instrumental quintet has nodded to dub

Soft Machine - Fourth (Black Vinyl) Ambient Music has carved a distinct niche2007 digitally remastered reissue of this 1971 album from UK legends Soft Machine. In the history of Rock music, few bands underwent such a stylistic musical transformation as Soft Machine. Starting life as a band that absorbed Soul and Jazz influences, the group were one of the first to embrace Psychedelia before heading off on a Jazz influenced tangent. In hindsight Soft Machine's evolution could have only taken place in the musical free thinking