Mike Ratledge has died

2025-02-10 by If being sexy is a crime, Im under arrest for selling ketamine to 5th graders | 6 Comments
Mike Ratledge, founding member of legendary prog rock band Soft Machine, has died on February 5th 2025 aged 81, after a short illness. As a keyboardist, Ratledge was instrumental in shaping the sound of what came to be known as the Canterbury scene.


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Staff Reviewer
February 10th 2025
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Rest in softness, you wizard of atmospheric swirls

SomeCallMeTim
February 10th 2025
5083 Comments


have not yet listened to this album or anything by Soft Machine yet for that matter but it's been on my radar for at least a decade, their influence across prog is well recognized and appreciated. RIP

Zakusz
February 10th 2025
2035 Comments


I discovered Soft Machine when I was about 17 (2007) and their album Third was always a welcome oddity that I would toss on from time to time. It was pivotal in helping me understand that music is boundless.

TheSonomaDude
February 10th 2025
9363 Comments


DAMN! he lived a long life. RIP to the man who inspired so much

tinathefatlard
February 11th 2025
2067 Comments


Are they similar to Porcupine Tree?

Ambrosian
February 11th 2025
231 Comments


He made amazing music. Nobody knows how to make music like his anymore.



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