Michael Roland "Mike" Ratledge (born 6 May 1943) is a British musician. He was part of the Canterbury scene and a long-time member of Soft Machine.
Biography and career
Ratledge was born in Maidstone, Kent. As a child he was educated in classical music, the only kind of music played in his parents' home. He learned to play the piano, and with his friend Brian Hopper, whom he had met at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in Canterbury, played classical piano and clarinet pieces.
At the same time he attended music lessons, and was educated by avant-garde musicians Mal Dean and Rab Spall. After his graduation Ratledge intended to go to a university in the United States, but his application for a scholarship was filed too late.
Obviously, and unfortunately, NOT a recent interview, and NOT by me... But I thought it would be fun to make a little film out of Mike's interview for WMSN radio in 1974. All credit to them for getting Mike to tell a potted history of Soft Machine from the early days to the time of the interview.
published: 09 Jul 2020
Mike Ratledge ~ Riddles of the Sphinx seq 2
Riddles Of The Sphinx - OST [Mordant Music, 2k13] {MM066}
published: 12 Dec 2013
John Etheridge on democracy in Soft Machine, Mike Ratledge's compositions and "Etika"
John Etheridge discusses democracy, creative and otherwise, in Soft Machine line-ups present and past, his love of Mike Ratledge's compositions and his acoustic guitar piece "Etika" which he dusted off in 2008 for a one-off concert with his French six-stringer counterpart Patrice Meyer.
published: 20 Oct 2019
Moon in June - Mike Ratledge
Hopper's bass is more prominent in this part, but Soft Machine's songs are basically Ratledge's initiative.
published: 09 Nov 2020
Karl Jenkins on the legitimacy of carrying on as Soft Machine
Karl Jenkins on whether it was right to continue as Soft Machine after all the band's original members had left the band, Mike Ratledge being the last to leave in 1976.
published: 26 May 2019
"Backwards" organ chords of Mike Ratledge
This six-chord cycle
actually is iterated through twice at a major-2nd (whole step) higher :
g min. 7
f min. 7
F# Major 7
b-flat minor add 9
d min. 9
c min. 9
Slow Jazz ballad tempo.
4
4
metre (common time)
Classic late '60s early 1970s Album Rock hammond organ sound -- like Pink Floyed, for one ??
To get the sound, I used
AZR3 free VSTi emulation of a Hammond organ.
I can't find a drawbar setting whose sound I like --
and, particularly, that sounds like the Hammond organ (overdub) that Mike Ratledge used on The Soft Machine's _Third_ LP (1970)
RUMPELRAUSCH TAIPS
AZR3 upgrade '05
published: 07 Sep 2015
Jenkins, Ratledge: Adiemus
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Jenkins, Ratledge: Adiemus · Adiemus · Karl Jenkins · Jody K. Jenkins · London Philharmonic Orchestra · Mary Carewe
Adiemus - Songs Of Sanctuary
℗ A Decca Records Recording; ℗ 1995 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Released on: 2019-01-01
Conductor: Karl Jenkins
Associated Performer, Drums: Jody K. Jenkins
Ensemble: Adiemus
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Associated Performer, Soprano: Mary Carewe
Producer: Jenkins Ratledge
Producer, Executive Producer: Helen Hodkinson
Studio Personnel, Mixer, Engineer: Steve Price
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Kirsten Cowie
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Gary Thomas
Composer Lyricist: Karl Jenkins
Composer Lyricist: Mike Ratledge
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published: 31 Dec 2018
Karl Jenkins / Mike Ratledge # Reve D'enfance
Karl Jenkins / Mike Ratledge * For Christmas, For Children
Obviously, and unfortunately, NOT a recent interview, and NOT by me... But I thought it would be fun to make a little film out of Mike's interview for WMSN radi...
Obviously, and unfortunately, NOT a recent interview, and NOT by me... But I thought it would be fun to make a little film out of Mike's interview for WMSN radio in 1974. All credit to them for getting Mike to tell a potted history of Soft Machine from the early days to the time of the interview.
Obviously, and unfortunately, NOT a recent interview, and NOT by me... But I thought it would be fun to make a little film out of Mike's interview for WMSN radio in 1974. All credit to them for getting Mike to tell a potted history of Soft Machine from the early days to the time of the interview.
John Etheridge discusses democracy, creative and otherwise, in Soft Machine line-ups present and past, his love of Mike Ratledge's compositions and his acoustic...
John Etheridge discusses democracy, creative and otherwise, in Soft Machine line-ups present and past, his love of Mike Ratledge's compositions and his acoustic guitar piece "Etika" which he dusted off in 2008 for a one-off concert with his French six-stringer counterpart Patrice Meyer.
John Etheridge discusses democracy, creative and otherwise, in Soft Machine line-ups present and past, his love of Mike Ratledge's compositions and his acoustic guitar piece "Etika" which he dusted off in 2008 for a one-off concert with his French six-stringer counterpart Patrice Meyer.
Karl Jenkins on whether it was right to continue as Soft Machine after all the band's original members had left the band, Mike Ratledge being the last to leave ...
Karl Jenkins on whether it was right to continue as Soft Machine after all the band's original members had left the band, Mike Ratledge being the last to leave in 1976.
Karl Jenkins on whether it was right to continue as Soft Machine after all the band's original members had left the band, Mike Ratledge being the last to leave in 1976.
This six-chord cycle
actually is iterated through twice at a major-2nd (whole step) higher :
g min. 7
f min. 7
F# Major 7
b-flat minor add 9
d min. 9
c min. 9
...
This six-chord cycle
actually is iterated through twice at a major-2nd (whole step) higher :
g min. 7
f min. 7
F# Major 7
b-flat minor add 9
d min. 9
c min. 9
Slow Jazz ballad tempo.
4
4
metre (common time)
Classic late '60s early 1970s Album Rock hammond organ sound -- like Pink Floyed, for one ??
To get the sound, I used
AZR3 free VSTi emulation of a Hammond organ.
I can't find a drawbar setting whose sound I like --
and, particularly, that sounds like the Hammond organ (overdub) that Mike Ratledge used on The Soft Machine's _Third_ LP (1970)
RUMPELRAUSCH TAIPS
AZR3 upgrade '05
This six-chord cycle
actually is iterated through twice at a major-2nd (whole step) higher :
g min. 7
f min. 7
F# Major 7
b-flat minor add 9
d min. 9
c min. 9
Slow Jazz ballad tempo.
4
4
metre (common time)
Classic late '60s early 1970s Album Rock hammond organ sound -- like Pink Floyed, for one ??
To get the sound, I used
AZR3 free VSTi emulation of a Hammond organ.
I can't find a drawbar setting whose sound I like --
and, particularly, that sounds like the Hammond organ (overdub) that Mike Ratledge used on The Soft Machine's _Third_ LP (1970)
RUMPELRAUSCH TAIPS
AZR3 upgrade '05
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Jenkins, Ratledge: Adiemus · Adiemus · Karl Jenkins · Jody K. Jenkins · London Philharmonic Orchestra · Mary Carew...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Jenkins, Ratledge: Adiemus · Adiemus · Karl Jenkins · Jody K. Jenkins · London Philharmonic Orchestra · Mary Carewe
Adiemus - Songs Of Sanctuary
℗ A Decca Records Recording; ℗ 1995 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Released on: 2019-01-01
Conductor: Karl Jenkins
Associated Performer, Drums: Jody K. Jenkins
Ensemble: Adiemus
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Associated Performer, Soprano: Mary Carewe
Producer: Jenkins Ratledge
Producer, Executive Producer: Helen Hodkinson
Studio Personnel, Mixer, Engineer: Steve Price
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Kirsten Cowie
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Gary Thomas
Composer Lyricist: Karl Jenkins
Composer Lyricist: Mike Ratledge
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Jenkins, Ratledge: Adiemus · Adiemus · Karl Jenkins · Jody K. Jenkins · London Philharmonic Orchestra · Mary Carewe
Adiemus - Songs Of Sanctuary
℗ A Decca Records Recording; ℗ 1995 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Released on: 2019-01-01
Conductor: Karl Jenkins
Associated Performer, Drums: Jody K. Jenkins
Ensemble: Adiemus
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Associated Performer, Soprano: Mary Carewe
Producer: Jenkins Ratledge
Producer, Executive Producer: Helen Hodkinson
Studio Personnel, Mixer, Engineer: Steve Price
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Kirsten Cowie
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Gary Thomas
Composer Lyricist: Karl Jenkins
Composer Lyricist: Mike Ratledge
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Obviously, and unfortunately, NOT a recent interview, and NOT by me... But I thought it would be fun to make a little film out of Mike's interview for WMSN radio in 1974. All credit to them for getting Mike to tell a potted history of Soft Machine from the early days to the time of the interview.
John Etheridge discusses democracy, creative and otherwise, in Soft Machine line-ups present and past, his love of Mike Ratledge's compositions and his acoustic guitar piece "Etika" which he dusted off in 2008 for a one-off concert with his French six-stringer counterpart Patrice Meyer.
Karl Jenkins on whether it was right to continue as Soft Machine after all the band's original members had left the band, Mike Ratledge being the last to leave in 1976.
This six-chord cycle
actually is iterated through twice at a major-2nd (whole step) higher :
g min. 7
f min. 7
F# Major 7
b-flat minor add 9
d min. 9
c min. 9
Slow Jazz ballad tempo.
4
4
metre (common time)
Classic late '60s early 1970s Album Rock hammond organ sound -- like Pink Floyed, for one ??
To get the sound, I used
AZR3 free VSTi emulation of a Hammond organ.
I can't find a drawbar setting whose sound I like --
and, particularly, that sounds like the Hammond organ (overdub) that Mike Ratledge used on The Soft Machine's _Third_ LP (1970)
RUMPELRAUSCH TAIPS
AZR3 upgrade '05
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Jenkins, Ratledge: Adiemus · Adiemus · Karl Jenkins · Jody K. Jenkins · London Philharmonic Orchestra · Mary Carewe
Adiemus - Songs Of Sanctuary
℗ A Decca Records Recording; ℗ 1995 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Released on: 2019-01-01
Conductor: Karl Jenkins
Associated Performer, Drums: Jody K. Jenkins
Ensemble: Adiemus
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Associated Performer, Soprano: Mary Carewe
Producer: Jenkins Ratledge
Producer, Executive Producer: Helen Hodkinson
Studio Personnel, Mixer, Engineer: Steve Price
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Kirsten Cowie
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Gary Thomas
Composer Lyricist: Karl Jenkins
Composer Lyricist: Mike Ratledge
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Michael Roland "Mike" Ratledge (born 6 May 1943) is a British musician. He was part of the Canterbury scene and a long-time member of Soft Machine.
Biography and career
Ratledge was born in Maidstone, Kent. As a child he was educated in classical music, the only kind of music played in his parents' home. He learned to play the piano, and with his friend Brian Hopper, whom he had met at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in Canterbury, played classical piano and clarinet pieces.
At the same time he attended music lessons, and was educated by avant-garde musicians Mal Dean and Rab Spall. After his graduation Ratledge intended to go to a university in the United States, but his application for a scholarship was filed too late.
“Mike Ratledge, the original keyboardist in Soft Machine, is still one of my closest friends ...Launched in 1966, the first edition of Soft Machine featured Ratledge on organ, Robert Wyatt on drums ...
It’s a proper 7-inch 45 rpm number with HarryBecket’s lilting The Dew at Dawn backed with a reworking of that old Mike Ratledge-era favourite, Slightly All the Time.
Tracks such as "Kings and Queens" and the Kevin Ayers & Mike Ratledge classic "Joy of a Toy" convey the group's mastery of complex time signatures, captivating melodies, and the seamless interplay between instruments ... How we rate ... ">. Track Listing.
Mike Ratledge ... " data-original-title title>Mike Ratledge and drummer ... The abstract track "Lefty" serves as an introduction to Ratledge's grooving, ostinato-based "Gesolreut," just as it had on the album ... drums; Mike Ratledge ... drums; Mike Ratledge.