Allen, wyatt and future bassist hugh hopper had first played together in. Forest gospel is the collected cultural interests of nick and erin potter, and occassionally their friends. There are a few comic moments on this record although they probably escape most peoples attention. The version of the allman brothers track is from a 1971 live album, not the original from their second studio album as i appeared to suggest. Robert wyatt is an english singersongwriter that is commonly associated with the canterbury scene, especially for being a founding member of the seminal british underground rock outfit soft machine. Not jump off a cliff just because everyone else did. Its not robert, but it is a memory of robert, says ayers. Compiled by wyatt and his biographer marcus odair, different every time is a thoughtful twodisc overview of the great mans career, encompassing. Wyatts scholarship is infectiousits just as much fun hearing him explore the pianistic intricacies of his discoveries. Featuring a cast of musicians including brian eno, paull weller and phil manzanera. Soft machine was formed in 1966 by robert wyatt, mike ratledge, kevin ayers and daevid allen. In 2014, schaefer was commissioned by the sounds new festival in canterbury, england to craft a new, original piece of music made entirely of elements from robert wyatts cuckooland album. Robert wyattshleep 1997hannibal records robert wyatt continues to follow his singular musical path with the lovely shleep, delivering another album of considerable quirky charm and understated beauty. The drummer with the whole world in may 1970 was mick fincher robert wyatt replaced him a few months later.
No response to robert wyatt comicopera 2007 post a comment post comments atom post a comment. S shleep by robert wyatt i should probably first admit that i dont really know enough about prog and the canterbury scene to fully try to digest an artist like robert wyatt. A tragicomedy split into three parts dealing with matters domestic, political and spiritual. This is the 12th solo album from the exsoft machine singersongwriter. We broadcast at 1200 watts from the unc campus, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Dj kx 3pbeats promo mix dj kx is a buddy of kirill sergeew from russia. Robert wyatt born robert wyatt ellidge, 28 january 1945 is an english musician. Robert wyatt who turns 70 tomorrow may have retired, but his work permeates so many strands of culture that hes more influential today. No, in fact, it wasnt until last year that i actually delved into a few of wyatt s solo releases with the joy that comicopera was, and ive loved most of the. Mar 02, 2011 robert wyatt comicopera 2007 wednesday, march 30, 2011. Sommers contrary to what you might expect, this isnt jazzrock, but a collection of mostly wonderful songs in very different styles, similar in concept to kevin ayerss whatevershebringswesing or robert wyatts comicopera. His forty year career as a singer, multiinstrumentalist and songwriter has been varied, and has brought the man a lot of acclaim from critics and. If you are a musician, visual artist, novelist, mapmaker, zinester, comic book artist, comedian andor other and would like your music, art, novel, map, zine, comic book, comedy andor other.
Very interesting progish blues rock, with echoes of pink floyd predsotm, perhaps, the enid and all. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from robert wyatt at the discogs marketplace. More stuff found on freealbumsgalore today, namely a mass of the sun download comprising both their albums posted here. No, in fact, it wasnt until last year that i actually delved into a few of wyatts solo releases with the joy that comicopera was, and ive loved most of the. I parenthetically highlighted be serious in this post, but in fact its my least favorite song on this excellent album. Through pieces by robert wyatt or purcell, the band opens up to other horizons such as. Even though there is a lot of love, loss and war on comicopera, i dont find it a depressing album. More immediately accessible and warm than cuckooland, more ambitious than shleep, comicopera, in three acts, is the end result of robert wyatt looking around and examining the craziness and wild unpredictability in real life in 2007. In this set he presents released and upcoming tracks from the russian downtempo label 3pbeats. In october 2007 released his new album and first for domino records comicopera, with 16 tracks. Three years on from cuckooland, comicopera is just that. Oct 07, 2009 just as you are comicopera robert wyatt. His journey takes him through relaxed downbeat, nu jazz, triphop and hiphop tracks, ideal for an extended winter chillout in front of a crackling chimney.
Robert wyatt s comicopera can not be considered his greatest work as it was rock bottom that really started it all that playful, jazzsoaked, and melodic work that actually represented a turning point in rock as significant as the punk revolution two years later but in a more musically sophisticated manner another return to the basics. One might think this is because the opening lyrics are trite. Whereas intimacy defines the experience of listening to previous albums. While i have never been more cowed by an interview subject, wyatt proved to be one of the breeziest interview subjects ever, effortlessly talking about everything from bebop to his recent enrollment in aa. Robert wyatt shleep 1997hannibal records robert wyatt continues to follow his singular musical path with the lovely shleep, delivering another album of considerable quirky charm and understated beauty. Robert wyatt is one of those enigmatic, overly productive and oddly enduring figures in the rock community that can be absolutely daunting to engage. This discography attempts to list the original release of all the recordings that.
Comicoperando playing the music of robert wyatt zurich rote fabrik 18 may 2011 karen mantler voc, p, hammond b3, harmonica dagmar kraus. Sep 06, 2008 in october 2007 released his new album and first for domino records comicopera, with 16 tracks. And that makes a lot of sense to me, as that is what i have. Apr 21, 2010 robert wyatt shleep 1997hannibal records robert wyatt continues to follow his singular musical path with the lovely shleep, delivering another album of considerable quirky charm and understated beauty. Cuckooland, robert wyatt s first fulllength of new material since 1997s shleep, is no less mischievous, witty, and poignant. However, this form of the band didnt last long, as when returning from a. Soft machine billed as the soft machine up to 1969 were formed in the summer of 1966 by robert wyatt drums, vocals, kevin ayers bass, guitar, vocals, daevi d allen guitar and mike ratledge organ plus, for the first few gigs only, american guitarist larry nowlin. The arrival of comicopera, his ninth album, finds wyatt in a more overt guise. Comicoperandoplaying the music of robert wyatt may 18, 2011.
Although the band had its roots in canterbury, it soon became a londonbased band. Stay tuned, is narrated by particles in the air, robert wyatts voice yearning among layers of pulsing, staticcharged sound. Mike ratledge had gone along with his distinctive keyboards and robert wyatt has long been in a wheelchair by the time this soft machine album appeared. An longsuffering fig who came to prominence in the early years of the english artistry rockandroll and wheel aspect, robert wyatt has produced a significant body of do work, both as the original drummer for art rockers soft machine and as a radical political singersongwriter. Robert wyatt out of the blue domino album, comicopera. We are absolutely not storing any files in our server or in our space. Hope for us all that a man in his 63rd year can still be creating fresh, inventive, beautifully layered music.
An enduring fig who came to prominence in the early years of the english artistry john rock and roll aspect, robert wyatt has produced a significant body of do work, both as the original drummer for graphics rockers soft machine and as a radical political singersongwriter. Keel her is rose keelerschaffeler, and the track is from the 2017 download album not myself. We seek to collect and catalog the very best art, film, literature and music we can find. In 1994 we became the first radio station in the world to rebroadcast our signal over the internet. Another blog post on schaefer and wyatt right over here. The artrock journeyman talks to ryan dombal about the sounds and stories of his life, including runins with mingus and bjork, his insatiable love of jazzs. Wyatt actually appears briefly on his old friends record, albeit as a disembodied vocal texture, sampled and listed in the credits as the wyattron. Originally formed in london in 1966 by daevid allen guitar, kevin ayers bass, guitar, vocals, robert wyatt drums, and mike ratledge organ, keyboards, soft machine were involved in the early uk underground scene and developed a growing reputation around europe. He might not be as famous as miles davis but hes just as crazy and diverse. Robert wyatts sophomore solo effort, rock bottom, famously came after his unfortunate accident, which prevented him from seriously drumming and touring, and, as mentioned in the sleeve notes, forcing him to focus more on the singing and arrangement of his work. Comicopera is a music studio album recording by robert wyatt canterbury sceneprogressive rock released in 2007 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Robert wyatt comicopera domino beyond the music he makes, robert wyatt has great importance to me simply as a person, and as a cultural presence. Comicopera is an album by robert wyatt released on 8 october 2007, available on both cd and double vinyl formats. Oct 04, 2007 robert wyatt, comicopera 3 5 stars 3 out of 5 stars.
Knowing one mans opinion of things hardly matters, he brings together musicians from israel, spain, england. This happened to me earlier in 2007 with vic chesnutt. Find robert wyatt discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Marxist songwriter with a beard, but you really should beg, steal, borrow or illegally download a copy of robert wyatts new cd, comicopera. No, in fact, it wasnt until last year that i actually delved into a few of wyatts solo releases with the joy that comicopera was. If you have questions regarding the content of this page then read the legal notes. This has a shoegaze feel but brims with energy and flourishes. Robert wyatt may have retired from music, but what a wonderful legacy hes left. The story of the enohassell dispute is more complex, ive learned.
Oct 08, 2007 get all the lyrics to songs on comicopera and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Sep 03, 2007 is it really necessary to reiterate the genius of exsoft machine matching mole magus robert wyatt or explain the vital necessity of any recording that documents prime lost material from his heydey. The vinyls fourth side contains no music and has a poem etched into its surface. Cuckooland, robert wyatts first fulllength of new material since 1997s shleep, is no less mischievous, witty, and poignant. When your solo discography starts in 1970 and moves forward. Looks like no extra material, but a nice box with new illustrations by alfie. Keel her is rose keeler schaffeler, and the track is from the 2017 download album not myself. Its the new home for stuart eglin online including the blog, musings, and details of the publications and services which i have available. Seven from 1973 was, at one time, on the kukopolis blog kukopolis. Phil miller in particular shines amongst a cast of fabulous musicians.
Wyatt had already worked with allen in the daevid allen trio which ratledge occasionally jammed with in 1963, and with ayers in the wilde flowers in 1964. The alice coltrane album is called journey in satchadananda, not journey to satchadananda, and only features one musician who played with john coltrane, i. Jan 31, 2008 when your solo discography starts in 1970 and moves forward steadily from thereon to the present, youre bound to encounter those problems. Where are the heirs to awkward buggers like robert wyatt. Robert wyatt is a pianistraconteur who seems to know exactly what to say and when to get down to the business of playing. The documentary about him i videoed off bbc2 a few years ago has seen many viewings, and each time, i. Robert wyatt biography robert wyatt ellidge born january 28, 1945 bristol, england wyatt must hold a special place in many progheads hearts as he was at the forefront of the progressive movement from 66 until his grave fall from a fourth story window which has kept him in a wheelchair. An australian, he was working in a melbourne book shop when he discovered the writings of the beat generation, and his life was never the same again. I should probably first admit that i dont really know enough about prog and the canterbury scene to fully try to digest an artist like robert wyatt. Diverse music blog covering leftfield electronic, experimental sounds and avant rock music.
Robert wyatt voice, piano, percussion, trumpet, cornet, keyboards brian eno keyboards, effects. Robert wyatt comicopera lyrics and tracklist genius. Details of forthcoming and new albums, including release dates. Suffice it to say that the peak moments to be found herein are purely breathtaking. Robert wyatt, born robert ellidge, in bristol, uk on 28 january 1945, is an english musician, and a former member of the influential canterbury scene band soft machine as a teenager, he lived with his parents in a fourteenroom georgian guesthouse, wellington house, in lydden near canterbury. Comicoperandoplaying the music of robert wyatt may 18. This album is jazz with hints of eastern european and african music, bitches brew. I really envy christians, i envy muslims tooit must be great to be so surelike a top hindu or jew. Listen free to robert wyatt comicopera stay tuned, just as you are and more.