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Canterbury scene

Rock › Progressive rock › Canterbury scene

Emerged
1968
Origin
Canterbury, England
Subgenres
None

Prog with jazz harmony and dry English humour. Looser and stranger than its symphonic neighbours.

Heaviness
2
Speed
5
Melody
8

Key acts

  • Soft Machine
  • Caravan
  • Hatfield and the North
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