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ROOTS The musicians were not tied by very strong musical similarities, but a certain whimsicalness, touches of Psychedelia , rather abstruse lyrics, and a use of Improvisation derived from Jazz are common elements in their work. The scene had its roots in the Wilde Flowers , a band formed in 1964 which, at various times, was home to the founding musicians of both the Soft Machine and Caravan , bands which in turn provided the musicians of several later bands. The genesis of the Canterbury Sound may, in part, be traced back to 1960, when Australia n Beatnik Daevid Allen lodged at Robert Wyatt 's parents' guest-house in Lydden , ten miles to the south of Canterbury. Allen brought with him an extensive collection of jazz records, a different lifestyle, and the jazz drummer George Niedorf who later taught Wyatt the drums. In 1963, Wyatt, Allen and Hugh Hopper formed the ''Daevid Allen Trio'' (in London ) which metamorphasised into the ''Wilde Flowers'' when Allen left for France . The Canterbury scene is also known for having a set of musicians who constantly rotated into different Canterbury-based bands. Richard Sinclair , for example, was at different points of his career, in the Wilde Flowers, Camel , Caravan, and Hatfield And The North . Robert Wyatt was a member of the Wilde Flowers, Soft Machine, Matching Mole , and also did work as a solo artist. BANDS AND MUSICIANS include:
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