Soft Machine- The Soft Machine

Here is a criminally neglected prog/psych band. Led by songwriting powerhouse Robert Wyatt, the group was huge in the underground Canterbury scene in the late sixties. While the line up frequently changed, the only constant was Wyatt, with his almost ghostly wail floating above every track. On this first album, the band veers from jazz freakouts to proto-drone pieces. Truly a weird band (they out early Floyd to shame), please please please give a listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95Cxj6AIB8M