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Prickly british artrock singersongwriter robert wyatt remains one of the unsung talents of our time, largely because wyatt has shown zero interest in musicindustry success. Comicopera is divided into three acts, the first lost in noise being the most straightforward sonically, highlighting wyatt s talent for writing leftfield pop music of the most sublime kind. Why robert wyatts wife alfie is his most important. Comic opera is a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature, usually with a happy ending and often including spoken dialogue.
Robert wyatt drums mike ratledge organ, electric piano hugh hopper, bass guitar turfchip, breda, the netherlands. By the time robert wyatt made 1997s shleep his first album in six years he was something of a british institution. Even since then, robert has been a real prog talent. Knowing one mans opinion of things hardly matters, he brings together musicians from israel, spain, england, norway, cuba, brazil, and. Archival recordings, personal correspondence, documentary videos and colorful powerpoint presentations accompany each session. Like his musicwhich has never fit comfortably into any particular categorythe former soft machine drummer, paralyzed from the waist down for over 30 years, has. As ever, wyatt leaves his listeners no safety net, writes tim adams. Robert wyatt was born on january 28, 1945 in bristol, england as robert wyatt ellidge. His melodies are seductive, and the voice is hairy, yet romantic when hes crooning, and he mostly sings as if he is chet baker, and there are a thousand women in.
Join pianist and gershwin authority robert wyatt, coeditor of oxford university press the george gershwin reader, in this lively program exploring george gershwins life and legacy. Robert wyatt is one of those artists that you either love obsessively, or. Robert wyatt, soft machines original drummer, expanded on the intuitions of his the moon in june the best composition he delivered to the old band on his first solo album, the end of an ear 1970. Or you may have seen one on a greeting card or in a book or magazine.
Forms of comic opera first developed in late 17thcentury italy. 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. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Nov 05, 2007 prickly british artrock singersongwriter robert wyatt remains one of the unsung talents of our time, largely because wyatt has shown zero interest in musicindustry success. The second act the here and the now is jazzy and playful, while the third away with the fairies is. Jan 04, 2008 wyatt has never sung with greater clarity or inspired phrasing, and his trumpet and cornet playing merges jon hassell and chet baker ghostly and ballad stroked, the instruments usual sharp. The wyatt on the end of an ear a play on words for the end of the sm era, and another session called ear of the beholder is still very much the fiery drummer and percussionist who is interested in electronic effects and out jazz and not the composer and interpretive singer of his postaccident years. Comicopera is an album by robert wyatt released on 8 october 2007, available on both cd and double vinyl formats the vinyls fourth side contains no music and has a poem etched into its surface. Comic opera, or light opera, denotes a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature, usually with a happy ending. The evening includes live performances of the solo version of rhapsody in blue, early and unpublished music, the piano improvisations and other gershwin hits.
What he has been, however, is close to brilliant, and this delightfully. It features many other musicians, including brian eno, paul weller, gilad atzmon and phil manzanera, and was recorded in wyatt s house and. What i get from his music is that hes at peace when hes creating it. Comicopera robert wyatt to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Comicopera by robert wyatt 8090015717 vinyl lp barnes. Knowing one mans opinion of things hardly matters, he brings together musicians from israel, spain, england, norway, cuba, brazil, and colombia in songs that. The first was a handpicked selection by wyatt of tracks with soft machine, matching mole, and from his solo albums, while the second featured his. Oct 07, 2007 buy comicopera by robert wyatt on bleep. 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. 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.
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