Editing Soft Machine (section)

====Soft Machine Legacy (2004–15)====
In October 2004, the members of Soft Works, with John Etheridge permanently replacing Holdsworth, took the name "Soft Machine Legacy" and performed two festival shows; one on 9 October in Turkey and the other on 15 October in the Czech Republic. [[Liam Genockey]] temporarily replaced John Marshall who had ligament problems. The new band's line-up was Elton Dean, John Etheridge, Hugh Hopper and Liam Genockey.<ref name="calyx.perso.neuf.fr Soft Machine chronology 2"/> Soft Machine Legacy released three albums: ''Live in Zaandam'' (2005),<ref name=zaan>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-in-zaandam-mw0000352898 |title=Live in Zaandam – Soft Machine Legacy &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2005-05-10 |access-date=2013-08-12}}</ref> the studio album ''Soft Machine Legacy'' (2006),<ref name=zaan/> which was recorded in September 2005 and features fresh material, and ''Live at the New Morning'' (2006).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-new-morning-mw0000583322 |title=Live at the New Morning|publisher=AllMusic |date=2006-07-01 |access-date=2013-08-12}}</ref> After Elton Dean died in February 2006, the band continued with the British saxophonist and flautist [[Theo Travis]], formerly of Gong and [[The Tangent]].

In December 2006, the new Legacy line-up recorded the album ''Steam''<ref name="lynchsteamreview">{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Lynch |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/steam-mw0000779835 |title=Steam – Soft Machine Legacy &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2013-08-12}}</ref><ref name="astaritasteamreview">{{cite web |url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=26601 |title=Soft Machine Legacy: Steam |date=12 August 2007 |publisher=AllAboutJazz.com |access-date=2013-08-12}}</ref><ref name="jonessteamreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=26685 |title=Soft Machine Legacy: Steam |date=19 August 2007 |publisher=AllAboutJazz.com|access-date=2013-08-12}}</ref> in [[Jon Hiseman]]'s studio. ''Steam'' was released in August 2007 by [[Moonjune Records]] before a European tour. Hopper left the band in 2008 because he was suffering from [[leukaemia]], so for live performances [[Fred Thelonious Baker]] deputising for Hopper. Following Hopper's death in 2009, the band announced they would continue with Roy Babbington again replacing Hopper on bass.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.johnetheridge.com/softmachinelegacy/index.htm |title=Soft Machine Legacy |publisher=John Etheridge |access-date=2013-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415084954/http://www.johnetheridge.com/softmachinelegacy/index.htm |archive-date=15 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Soft Machine Legacy released their fifth album in October 2010; the 58-minute record ''Live Adventures'' was recorded live in October 2009 in Austria and Germany during a European tour.<ref name="allmusic.com Soft Machine Legacy Live Adventures">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-adventures-mw0002045621 |title= Soft Machine Legacy – Live Adventures (AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson) |website=[[All Music]] |access-date= 30 October 2015}}</ref> Founding Soft Machine bassist Kevin Ayers died in February 2013 at aged 68,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/kevin-ayers-has-died |title=Kevin Ayers Has Died &#124; News &#124; Clash Magazine |date=20 February 2013 |publisher=Clashmusic.com |access-date=2013-08-12}}</ref><ref name=consequenceofsound/> and 77-year-old Daevid Allen died in March 2015 following a short battle with cancer.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/13/gong-founder-daevid-allen-has-died-aged-77 "Gong founder Daevid Allen has died, aged 77"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 13 March 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.noise11.com/news/r-i-p-daevid-allen-of-soft-machine-and-gong-1938-2015-20150313 "R.I.P. Daevid Allen Of Soft Machine and Gong 1938–2015"] by [[Paul Cashmere]], ''Noise 11'', 13 March 2015</ref> On 18 March 2013, the Legacy band released a new studio album titled ''[[Burden of Proof (Soft Machine Legacy album)|Burden of Proof]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weirdomusic.com/2013/02/27/new-soft-machine-legacy-album-out-now/ |title=New Soft Machine Legacy album out now|publisher=Weirdomusic.com|date=27 February 2013 |access-date=20 March 2016}}</ref> Travis stated: "legally we could actually be called Soft Machine but for various reasons it was decided to be one step removed".<ref>"Soft Machine Legacy" in [[Cherry Red Records]] ''My Favourite Flavour'' magazine; issue #28; June 2013; p. 11</ref>