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Soft Machine

Soft Machine is a group from the UK, active since 1966.

Group GB since 1966 progressive rock jazz rock canterbury scene

TOTAL PLAYS

215

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2007-10-08 06:43 · 6 Music — "Fanfare / All White / Slightly All The Time - Paris Theatre 1972"

LAST PLAYED

1 month ago · 6 Music — "Stanley Stamps Gibbon Album [For B.O]"

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2007 — 2026

30 23 15 8 0

'07 '10 '13 '16 '19 '22 '25

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 205 95%

Radio 1 5 2%

1Xtra 4 2%

Radio 2 1 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 19:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Why Are We Sleeping? 24 2024-06-26

2 We Know What You Mean - BBC Session 05/12/1967 16 2014-06-05

3 Clarence In Wonderland - BBC Session 05/12/1967 12 2014-10-10

4 As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still 9 2025-12-07

5 Hope For Happiness - BBC Session 05/12/1967 9 2013-10-09

6 Feelin' Reelin' Squeelin' 8 2024-10-13

7 A Certain Kind (Radio 1, John Peel Session, 5 Dec 1967) 6 2022-09-22

8 A Certain Kind - BBC Session 05/12/1967 6 2014-06-05

9 A Certain Kind 5 2025-09-28

10 Love Makes Sweet Music 5 2022-02-10

11 We Know What You Mean (Radio 1, John Peel Session, 5 Dec 1967) 5 2019-11-07

12 Fanfare/All White/Slighty All The Tine - Paris Theatre 1972 5 2016-07-10

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-09 19:41 Stanley Stamps Gibbon Album [For B.O] 6 Music

2025-12-22 22:45 Out-Bloody-Rageous 6 Music

2025-12-07 20:52 As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still 6 Music

2025-09-28 19:49 A Certain Kind 6 Music

2025-06-22 02:40 Carol Ann 6 Music

2025-05-18 20:31 A Certain Kind 6 Music

2025-02-05 22:26 Clarence In Wonderland (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 5 Dec 1967) 6 Music

2024-12-26 12:13 Carol Ann 6 Music

2024-10-13 19:33 Feelin' Reelin' Squeelin' 6 Music

2024-06-26 21:31 Why Are We Sleeping? 6 Music

2024-03-31 19:48 Hibou, Anenome and Bear 6 Music

2024-01-21 20:56 Why Are We Sleeping? 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

75 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

A Certain Kind —

5 2025-09-28 ▶

A Certain Kind (Radio 1, John Peel Session, 5 Dec 1967) —

6 2022-09-22 ▶

A Certain Kind - BBC Session 05/12/1967 —

6 2014-06-05 ▶

As If - BBC Session 15/11/1971 —

3 2011-01-17 ▶

As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still —

9 2025-12-07 ▶

Aubade —

1 2019-09-08 ▶

Block —

1 2020-08-04 ▶

Bundles —

2 2020-02-16 ▶

Carol Ann —

3 2025-06-22 ▶

Clarence In Wonderland (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 5 Dec 1967) —

4 2025-02-05 ▶

Clarence In Wonderland (Radio 1 Session, 5 Dec 1967) —

1 2015-04-30 ▶

Clarence In Wonderland - BBC Session 05/12/1967 —

12 2014-10-10 ▶

Dada Was Here —

1 2018-03-29 ▶

Down The Road —

2 2022-10-01 ▶

Drop - BBC Session 15/11/1971 —

4 2011-11-04 ▶

Face Lift / Mousetrap/Backwards/Mousetrap Reprise —

1 2012-08-21 ▶

Facelift/Mousetrap/Noisette/Backwards/Mousetrap Reprise (Radio 1, John Peel Session, 10 Jun 1969) —

4 2022-06-27 ▶

Fanfare / All White / Slightly All The Time —

2 2010-11-07 ▶

Fanfare / All White / Slightly All The Time - Paris Theatre 1972 —

2 2009-05-27 ▶

Fanfare/All White/Slightly All The Time (Radio 1, Paris Theatre, 20 Jul 1972) —

1 2017-07-31 ▶

Fanfare/All White/Slighty All The Tine - Paris Theatre 1972 —

5 2016-07-10 ▶

Feelin' Reelin' Squealin' —

1 2013-02-21 ▶

Feelin' Reelin' Squeelin' —

8 2024-10-13 ▶

Feelin', Reelin', Squealin' —

1 2015-08-16 ▶

Fourteen Hour Dream —

1 2019-01-06 ▶

Hazard Profile Part 1 —

1 2019-04-26 ▶

Hibou, Anenome and Bear —

1 2024-03-31 ▶

Hope For Happiness —

2 2023-07-30 ▶

Hope For Happiness (Radio 1 Session, 5 Dec 1967) —

2 2015-04-29 ▶

Hope For Happiness (Radio 1, John Peel Session, 5 Dec 1967) —

2 2021-07-15 ▶

Hope For Happiness - BBC Session 05/12/1967 —

9 2013-10-09 ▶

Hullo Der —

1 2017-06-10 ▶

I'd Rather Be With You —

1 2014-08-02 ▶

I'm So Low —

1 2017-06-08 ▶

Joy of a Toy —

1 2016-04-22 ▶

Love Makes Sweet Music —

5 2022-02-10 ▶

Lullabye Letter —

1 2023-01-31 ▶

Moon in June —

1 2021-08-03 ▶

Moon In June —

1 2011-06-30 ▶

Moon In June/Face Lift/Mousetrap/Backwards/Mousetrap (Radio 1 Session, 10 Jun 1969) —

1 2014-08-12 ▶

Nettle Bed —

1 2023-03-05 ▶

Nexus —

3 2016-09-08 ▶

One Over The Eight —

2 2019-09-08 ▶

Out Of Season —

1 2019-09-08 ▶

Out-Bloody-Rageous —

3 2025-12-22 ▶

Pataphysical Introduction, Pt. I —

1 2023-11-19 ▶

Penny Hitch —

1 2021-01-03 ▶

Riff (Live at the Paris Theatre 1972 with Alan Black) —

1 2014-03-09 ▶

Riff - Paris Theatre 1972 —

3 2014-07-27 ▶

Save Yourself —

2 2022-04-23 ▶

she’s gone —

1 2014-06-02 ▶

Snodland —

1 2013-07-07 ▶

So Boot If at All —

1 2013-02-17 ▶

Stanley Stamps Gibbon Album [For B.O] —

1 2026-08-09 ▶

Strangest Scene (Aka Lullaby Letter) (Radio 1 Session, 5 Dec 1967) —

2 2019-03-18 ▶

Strangest Scene (Aka Lullaby Letter) - BBC Session 05/12/1967 —

5 2011-12-01 ▶

Teeth —

2 2016-01-03 ▶

Thank You Pierrot Lunaire (Clip) —

1 2010-08-22 ▶

The Dew at Dawn —

1 2024-01-01 ▶

The Floating World —

1 2014-06-21 ▶

The Man Who Waved At Trains (Live At The Baked Potato) —

1 2021-02-07 ▶

The Moon in June —

2 2012-08-21 ▶

The Moon In June (Radio 1 Session, 10 Jun 1969) —

1 2014-08-12 ▶

The Nodder —

2 2012-08-17 ▶

The Soft Weed Factor —

1 2023-03-12 ▶

The Tale Of Taliesin —

1 2019-09-08 ▶

We Know What You Mean (Radio 1 Session, 5 Dec 1967) —

4 2015-08-17 ▶

We Know What You Mean (Radio 1, John Peel Session, 5 Dec 1967) —

5 2019-11-07 ▶

We Know What You Mean - BBC Session 05/12/1967 —

16 2014-06-05 ▶

Welcome To Frillsville - BBC Session 15/11/1971 —

2 2011-11-04 ▶

Why Am I So Short —

1 2013-02-17 ▶

Why Am I So Short? —

2 2019-12-22 ▶

Why Are We Sleeping —

2 2015-01-11 ▶

Why Are We Sleeping? —

24 2024-06-26 ▶

Why Are We Sleeping? (Remastered) —

1 2018-06-22 ▶