Released on 26/07/10. Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the remastered release of Soft Machine’s final album, Land Of Cockayne.

By the time the album was recorded Soft Machine comprised keyboard player and saxophonist Karl Jenkins and drummer John Marshall. The duo were joined by musicians such as Jack Bruce, the returning Allan Holdsworth, Dick Morrissey and Ray Warleigh among others to produce a different, but polished album.

This official Esoteric CD edition has been re-mastered from the original master tapes and features an essay by Sid Smith.

Over N Above / Lotus Groves / Isle Of The Blessed / Panoramania / Behind The Crystal Curtain / Palace Of Glass / Hot-Biscuit Slim / (Black) Velvet Mountain / Sly Monkey / A Lot Of What You Fancy

Released 28/06/10. Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the long overdue release of the re-mastered edition of the classic 1976 album Softs by the celebrated Jazz and Rock group Soft Machine. The album was the band s second for EMI'S Harvest label and featured a line-up of Mike Ratledge (keyboards), Karl Jenkins (Oboe, Piano, Soprano Sax), John Marshall (Drums), Roy Babbington (Bass) and new member John Etheridge (Guitar), along with saxophonist Alan Wakeman.

An accessible collection that followed the band's first album for EMI Harvest, Bundles , Softs featured John Etheridge's considerable guitar playing talents and would also be the final album to feature founder member Mike Ratledge. Unavailable on CD for nearly 15 years, this Esoteric Recordings reissue has been re-mastered from the original tapes and fully restores the original artwork.

Aubade / The Tale Of Taliesien / Ban-Ban Caliban / Song Of Aeolus / Out Of Season / Second Bundle / Kayoo / The Camden Tandem / Nexus / One Over The Eight / Etika

Released on 25/05/10. ESOTERIC RECORDINGS are pleased to announce the long overdue release of the re-mastered edition of the classic 1975 album Bundles by the celebrated Jazz and Rock group SOFT MACHINE. The album was the band s first for EMI sHarvest label and featured a line-up of Mike Ratledge (keyboards), Karl Jenkins (Oboe, Piano, Soprano Sax), John Marshall (Drums), Roy Babbington (Bass) and new member Allan Holdsworth (Guitar). An accessible collection, Bundles featured Holdsworth's considerable guitar playing talents and opened a new chapter for the band, and attracted much praise upon release. Unavailable on CD for nearly 15 years, this Esoteric Recordings reissue has been re-mastered from the original tapes and fully restores the original artwork.

Hazard Profile Part One / Hazard Profile Part Two / Hazard Profile Part Three / Hazard Profile Part Four / Hazard Profile Part Five / Gone Sailing / Bundles / Land Of The Bag Snake / The Man Who Waved At Trains / Peff / Four Gongs Two Drums / The Floating World