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Robert Wyatt talks to DiS about the five things that make his world a better place...
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Robert Wyatt : Comicopera (Soft Machine galore pt. 2)
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the weekend caught me getting double giddy over the fact that ye olde Canterbury psych rock godfathers Soft Machine's Kevin Ayers and Robert Wyatt are releasing new albums in September and October, respectively. i put up an earlier post on The Unfairground by Kevin Ayers, which came out around 0911. this followup post is on Comicopera by Robert Wyatt, coming out next month.where to begin... you...
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Another Sunday cover
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I just bought Robert Wyatt's Solar Flares Burn for You, because i really, really liked Comicopera, even if he's only doing print interviews and is much too busy and important for online writers (unless your zine is something that rhymes with bitch-dork, apparently). Anyway, no hard feelings, not really, so when I saw this one at the record store I picked it up. And this cover of the Monkees "...
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Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
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Robert Wyatt and Brian Eno back together, a good few years after the second Matching Mole album, which I think was their last collaboration. (Please tell me if I've missed something. Could be memory. Could be lack of attention.) Manzanera and Paul Weller on this album too. Eno on this track. Haven't listened to it all yet, but need to test out the new Mog!My favourite Wyatt song (with dodgy vid...
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Wyatting
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While reading a Uncut (Oct. 1006) tonight, I ran across a new term, "wyatting". Wyatting is the act of purposely playing an annoying song on a jukebox as a prank. The term is credited as being coined by London blogger Carl Neville and is a reference to Robert Wyatt's 1991 jazz LP, Dondestan. Evidently not a very audibly pleasing album (at least to Carl). I didn't realize there was a word fo...
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A Historical Debt
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Whilst browsing Rough Trade Shops I noticed the company are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year.For those who don't know the orgins of Rough Trade it all began with a single independent record shop in Kensington Park Road, West London.This shop changed the rules of engagement between musicians and the marketplace. In much the same way that John Peel gave any number of young, untried ac...
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Robert Wyatt Goes Subterranean
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My favourite great and eccentric English musician identifies his inspiration in the title of this song - and below is the first verse to ram the point homeRoger's in the archive looking up casementMartha's in the government digging up the basementRebel into representative for the voterShadow backbencher couldn't get a word inTurned up anyway ... issues burningAll consuming ... drinks in the cab...
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wonderful anti-war song (Faulklands specifically), from the wonderful mr. Wyatt... writen by Elvis Costello...
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Tribut to Nizar Zreik. This instrumental version ( originally sung by Amal Murkus in arabic ) is reminiscent of the ethnic world-jazz of Atzmon, who is featured along with bandmate Stavi.
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Domino Readies Mammoth Robert Wyatt Box Set
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As of August 3rd, Domino will release a giant Robert Wyatt box-set to the world, just in case you were missing any of the mans massive solo discography. Nine studio albums, starting from his 1974 acclaim debut Rock Bottom and finishing at 1997's Shleep as well as 4 EPs including in-between LP singles and songs from movie soundtracks created by the man himself You can pre-order the box-set over
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Robert Wyatt has entire back catalogue reissued
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Domino Records have announced ambitious plans to reissue Robert Wyatt's entire back catalogue, on CD and Vinly, over the next two months.
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Robert Wyatt - A Retrospective
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One of the most treasured songwriters and performers the UK has ever produced. On the occasion of Domino re-releasing the majority of his back catalogue, Rich Hughes takes a look back at Wyatt's musical legacy.
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Robert Wyatt - Making Musical Mastery Out of Tradgedy
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After former Soft Machine drummer, Robert Wyatt fell out of a third story window at a drunken party, he paralyzed himself from the waist down. His drumming career had abruptly ended, but he went on to make one of the most lauded albums of his career ??Rock Bottom??.The album is experimental and dense, but has a sweetness that grows on you with every listen. The album fluctuates between a melo...
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Robert Wyatt - Making Musical Mastery Out of Tradgedy
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After former Soft Machine drummer, Robert Wyatt fell out of a third story window at a drunken party, he paralyzed himself from the waist down. His drumming career had abruptly ended, but he went on to make one of the most lauded albums of his career ??Rock Bottom??.The album is experimental and dense, but has a sweetness that grows on you with every listen. The album fluctuates between a melo...
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