The Drummer’s Tale

He’s taken over the sticks from the long-serving John Marshall, but who is Asaf Sirkis?

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Drummer and composer Asaf Sirkis officially took over from John Marshall in 2023 – though he’s no stranger to the group, having previously filled in for him on recent tours. Described by Bill Bruford as a “master of creative surprise” and lauded by Robert Wyatt, who comments: “There’s nothing he can’t do when he puts his mind to it,” the first Soft Machine album Sirkis recalls hearing in his teens was 1975’s Bundles, featuring Allan Holdsworth. However, his favourite track is The Tale Of Taliesin from 1976’s Softs. “I just love the way this tune tells a story and the way that John Etheridge plays it.” Aged 54 and already busy with an international career, being part of Soft Machine is especially exciting, he says. “Obviously, I’m a relative latecomer…

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