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Robert Wyatt, Shleep
Audio CD
Disk ID: 226573
Disk length: 53m 42s (11 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 1997
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. Heaps Of Sheeps | 4:56 |
| 2. The Duchess | 4:18 |
| 3. Maryan | 6:11 |
| 4. Was A Friend | 6:10 |
| 5. Free Will And Testament | 4:13 |
| 6. September The Ninth | 6:40 |
| 7. Alien | 6:47 |
| 8. Out Of Season | 2:31 |
| 9. A Sunday In Madrid | 4:41 |
| 10. Blues In Bob Minor | 5:46 |
| 11. The Whole Point Of No Return | 1:21 |
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Review
Robert Wyatt described the recording of Shleep, his first album in six years, as a "beavering away" process; you'd be hard pressed to find a more accurate term. It is a painstakingly assembled, lovingly executed album of warm, delicate beauty. Like the deep sleep that inspires this work, and eludes its creator (Wyatt suffers from "fevered insomnia"), Shleep soothes like few records can. --Matt HanksWyatt has a long history of really weird music in his blood. With this in mind, Shleep shouldn't surprise anyone, not its inclusion of Brian Eno for ambient depth, or Evan Parker for saxophonic extended reach, or Paul Weller's or Phil Manzanera's guitar work, or even Wyatt's own array of fiddles, trumpets, keyboards, Moog-y synth drip-drops, or sing-songy vocals. But Shleep will still probably surprise a lot of folks. First, it recalls a lot of great Soft Machine moments, as well as loopier early Eno. Somewhere between psychedelic pop and psychedelic jazz, Wyatt's Shleep is infused with grand lyrical gestures, gently comprehensive washes of words that captivate the listener while mixes of odd instruments carry songs with muted time signatures, and shady structures from casual openings to happenstance endings. --Andrew Bartlett Founding member of art rock group Soft Machine, Robert Wyatt, helped set the tone of the sixties psychedelic scene in the UK. With his distinctive drumming and vocals, Wyatt attracted a massive following across Europe. An accident in 1973 left the drummer paralyzed forcing him to shift efforts on solo recordings. His distinct style of mixing simple and effective keyboard melody lines with poignant lyrics, often filled with personal and political references, have proved both haunting and reflective. Rykodisc is proud to introduce you to 4 re-mastered Wyatt classics - Old Rottenhat, Nothing Can Stop Us, Dondestan (Revisited), Shleep.
Other Versions
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Tracks: 11, Disk length: 53m 45s (+0m 3s)
Tracks: 11, Disk length: 53m 45s (+0m 3s)
Tracks: 12 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 56m 11s (+2m 29s)
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