Our pick of the month’s most delectable and wallet-bothering new gear

The revitalised Soft Machine are back with their 13th studio album, appropriately titled Thirteen . Packed with impressive songwriting and even a few firsts, it’s arguably one of the ever-evolving collective’s luckiest releases. Woodwind and keys player Theo Travis tells Prog about its creation and the posthumous appearance from one of the band’s co-founders.

THE GEAR WE’RE LUSTING AFTER

The first delay pedal from Beetronics offers analogue sound with digital control for some time-warped creativity

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PC | £1,299 from Amazon www.snipca.com/57949 Power tool The Geekom A9 Max earns its name with a powerhouse specification, superb connectivity options and a clear upgrade path should you want to add mo