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The 13th Floor Oct 28

The Shipman Sister Performs Caravan Living at The 13th Floor

All About Jazz Oct 28

Matt Wilson, Bill Bruford, Bria Skonberg, and Sammy Davis Jr.

Matt Wilson Bill Bruford Bria Skonberg Sammy Davis Jr. Henry Threadgill Sextett Cannonball Adderley Clark Sommers Charles Chen Chuck Bergeron John Martyn

Paris Move Oct 26

GONG + BOOGIE BALAGAN @The Black Lab, Wasquehal (59)

Gong בוגי בלאגן

Magnet Magazine Oct 22

Robert Wyatt Released “Dondestan” 35 Years Ago Today

Robert Wyatt Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

All About Jazz Oct 19

Bill Bruford And Pete Roth: A One-Of-A-Kind Juxtaposition

Bill Bruford Yes King Crimson U.K. Genesis Bill Bruford’s Earthworks

Louder Sound Oct 19

How to bring Yes and King Crimson giant Bill Bruford out of retirement, by the guy who did it

Bill Bruford Yes King Crimson Pete Roth Trio Joe Satriani Steve Vai Pat Martino George Benson Joe Pass

Magnet Magazine Oct 18

Gong Released “Camembert Electrique” 55 Years Ago Today

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Oct 12

Richard Sinclair on Caravan, Hatfield and the North and Camel: “I Don’t Have Fans. They’re All Friends”

Caravan Hatfield and the North Camel The Wilde Flowers Soft Machine Pye Hastings Phil Miller Pip Pyle Dave Stewart

Louder Sound Oct 7

“If I were you, I’d get a haircut and disappear”: How prog icons The Soft Machine got their name

Soft Machine Gong Robert Wyatt Kevin Ayers Daevid Allen Mike Ratledge

Echoes and Dust Oct 6

Camel – Earthrise: Live at the Marquee 1974

Camel Wishbone Ash Foghat Eric Burdon Steppenwolf Blue Öyster Cult Pink Floyd

Louder Sound Sep 23

Rejoice! I’m Dead! – How Gong’s Daevid Allen prepared for his passing

Gong Daevid Allen Kavus Torabi Bill Nelson Guapo Cardiacs Steve Hillage Napalm Death

Louder Sound Sep 15

“We still have to decide if it’s any good. It’s been very interesting to come back to work”: Could a cult prog band with Roxy Music, Gong and Robert Wyatt connections return five decades on?

Roxy Music Gong Robert Wyatt Quiet Sun Matching Mole Phil Manzanera Charles Hayward Brian Eno This Heat

Louder Sound Sep 15

"I’d go into a record shop and I’d want Blodwyn Pig and Wishbone Ash and Traffic and Soft Machine – but which one do you choose?": Punk pioneer Captain Sensible loved plenty of prog... but had to hide it

Captain Sensible Blodwyn Pig Wishbone Ash Traffic Soft Machine The Damned Terry Riley Peter Green Chick Corea Genesis Rat Scabies

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Sep 4

Geoff Leigh Interview | Henry Cow, Radar Favourites, Red Balune and Ex-Wise Heads

Henry Cow Red Balune Ex-Wise Heads Slapp Happy Hatfield and the North Mike Oldfield Crazy Mabel Cathy Williams Charles Hayward

Echoes and Dust Aug 28

Kevin Ayers – Where Do The Stars End: The Recordings 1974-1980

Kevin Ayers Soft Machine Syd Barrett Lou Reed Mike Oldfield Rupert Hine Elton John

3 articles Aug 27

Soft Machine Pink Floyd Robert Wyatt Andy Summers Kevin Ayers Daevid Allen Mike Ratledge

Louder Sound, Progressive Rock Journal

Louder Sound Aug 21

“These young kids put on Jurassic Shift. He said, ‘They don’t know we’re here. They don’t know what this is. But they’re loving it!’”: A truck of marijuana, a synth at Stonehenge, gigs with Gong – and Ozric Tentacles’ Ed Wynne

Ed Wynne Ozric Tentacles Gong

Metalorgie Aug 18

Live Report : Blood Incantation, Gong, Aix En Provence (6MIC)

Blood Incantation Gong

Magnet Magazine Aug 16

Happy Birthday Kevin Ayers (Soft Machine)

Kevin Ayers Soft Machine Josh Rouse U2 PJ Harvey Depeche Mode Nick Cave New Order

Louder Sound Aug 1

“It really seriously disturbed me, singing my songs about peace and love and there’s fighting in front of me. But it was very good for the album”: Steve Hillage’s career in and out of psych prog icons Gong

Steve Hillage Gong Khan System 7 Tony Banks It Bites Simple Minds

The 13th Floor Oct 28

The Shipman Sister Performs Caravan Living at The 13th Floor

Paris Move Oct 26

GONG + BOOGIE BALAGAN @The Black Lab, Wasquehal (59)

Gong בוגי בלאגן

All About Jazz Oct 19

Bill Bruford And Pete Roth: A One-Of-A-Kind Juxtaposition

Bill Bruford Yes King Crimson U.K. Genesis Bill Bruford’s Earthworks

Magnet Magazine Oct 18

Gong Released “Camembert Electrique” 55 Years Ago Today

Louder Sound Oct 7

“If I were you, I’d get a haircut and disappear”: How prog icons The Soft Machine got their name

Soft Machine Gong Robert Wyatt Kevin Ayers Daevid Allen Mike Ratledge

Louder Sound Sep 23

Rejoice! I’m Dead! – How Gong’s Daevid Allen prepared for his passing

Gong Daevid Allen Kavus Torabi Bill Nelson Guapo Cardiacs Steve Hillage Napalm Death

Louder Sound Sep 15

"I’d go into a record shop and I’d want Blodwyn Pig and Wishbone Ash and Traffic and Soft Machine – but which one do you choose?": Punk pioneer Captain Sensible loved plenty of prog... but had to hide it

Captain Sensible Blodwyn Pig Wishbone Ash Traffic Soft Machine The Damned Terry Riley Peter Green Chick Corea Genesis Rat Scabies

Echoes and Dust Aug 28

Kevin Ayers – Where Do The Stars End: The Recordings 1974-1980

Kevin Ayers Soft Machine Syd Barrett Lou Reed Mike Oldfield Rupert Hine Elton John

Louder Sound Aug 21

“These young kids put on Jurassic Shift. He said, ‘They don’t know we’re here. They don’t know what this is. But they’re loving it!’”: A truck of marijuana, a synth at Stonehenge, gigs with Gong – and Ozric Tentacles’ Ed Wynne

Ed Wynne Ozric Tentacles Gong

Magnet Magazine Aug 16

Happy Birthday Kevin Ayers (Soft Machine)

Kevin Ayers Soft Machine Josh Rouse U2 PJ Harvey Depeche Mode Nick Cave New Order

All About Jazz Oct 28

Matt Wilson, Bill Bruford, Bria Skonberg, and Sammy Davis Jr.

Matt Wilson Bill Bruford Bria Skonberg Sammy Davis Jr. Henry Threadgill Sextett Cannonball Adderley Clark Sommers Charles Chen Chuck Bergeron John Martyn

Magnet Magazine Oct 22

Robert Wyatt Released “Dondestan” 35 Years Ago Today

Robert Wyatt Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Louder Sound Oct 19

How to bring Yes and King Crimson giant Bill Bruford out of retirement, by the guy who did it

Bill Bruford Yes King Crimson Pete Roth Trio Joe Satriani Steve Vai Pat Martino George Benson Joe Pass

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Oct 12

Richard Sinclair on Caravan, Hatfield and the North and Camel: “I Don’t Have Fans. They’re All Friends”

Caravan Hatfield and the North Camel The Wilde Flowers Soft Machine Pye Hastings Phil Miller Pip Pyle Dave Stewart

Echoes and Dust Oct 6

Camel – Earthrise: Live at the Marquee 1974

Camel Wishbone Ash Foghat Eric Burdon Steppenwolf Blue Öyster Cult Pink Floyd

Louder Sound Sep 15

“We still have to decide if it’s any good. It’s been very interesting to come back to work”: Could a cult prog band with Roxy Music, Gong and Robert Wyatt connections return five decades on?

Roxy Music Gong Robert Wyatt Quiet Sun Matching Mole Phil Manzanera Charles Hayward Brian Eno This Heat

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Sep 4

Geoff Leigh Interview | Henry Cow, Radar Favourites, Red Balune and Ex-Wise Heads

Henry Cow Red Balune Ex-Wise Heads Slapp Happy Hatfield and the North Mike Oldfield Crazy Mabel Cathy Williams Charles Hayward

3 articles Aug 27

Soft Machine Pink Floyd Robert Wyatt Andy Summers Kevin Ayers Daevid Allen Mike Ratledge

Louder Sound, Progressive Rock Journal

Metalorgie Aug 18

Live Report : Blood Incantation, Gong, Aix En Provence (6MIC)

Blood Incantation Gong

Louder Sound Aug 1

“It really seriously disturbed me, singing my songs about peace and love and there’s fighting in front of me. But it was very good for the album”: Steve Hillage’s career in and out of psych prog icons Gong

Steve Hillage Gong Khan System 7 Tony Banks It Bites Simple Minds

Overview

Recent updates highlight milestones and reflections within the Canterbury scene, marking the 35th anniversary of Robert Wyatt's 'Dondestan' and the 55th anniversary of Gong's 'Camembert Electrique', alongside interviews and retrospectives on key figures like Richard Sinclair, Bill Bruford, and Daevid Allen, exploring legacy, reunion possibilities, and the genre's enduring influence.

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