Thirteen
by Soft Machine
- Type: Album
- Released: 13 March 2026
- Label: Dyad
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 1:04:26
- Community rating: 3.79/5 from 7 ratings
Artists on this release: Guitar, Asaf Sirkis
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The legendary Canterbury Scene pioneers Soft Machine continue their storied career with 'Thirteen,' an album that showcases their enduring mastery of jazz-rock. The record is a stunning display of instrumental virtuosity, with intricate arrangements, sophisticated harmonies, and brilliant improvisations. The band sounds as vital and creative as ever, proving that their unique and influential sound is truly timeless.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental, virtuosic, improvisation, long-running, fusion
Tracklist
- Lemon Poem Song (3:23)
- Open Road (7:28)
- Seven Hours (5:13)
- Waltz for Robert (4:21)
- The Longest Night (13:04)
- Disappear (3:57)
- Green Books (5:35)
- Beledo Balado (4:34)
- Pens to the Foal Mode (2:43)
- Time Station (2:48)
- Which Bridge Did You Cross (2:59)
- Turmoil (5:06)
- Daevid's Special Cuppa (3:11)
Credits
- Esra Kizir Gokcen - cover [cover image]
- Carl Glover - design
- Asaf Sirkis - drums, percussion
- John Etheridge - electric guitar
- John Etheridge - executive-producer
- Fred T. Baker - fretless bass
- Andrew Tulloch - mixed by, mastered by
- Geoff Dennison - photography by [band photo]
- Theo Travis - producer
- Ru Lemer - recorded by
- Sid Smith - sleeve notes
- Theo Travis - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, alto flute, duduk, electric piano [fender rhodes piano], mellotron, electronics