Shleep

 

Today Robert Wyatt will turn 80 - a day to remember him. He was the drummer of prog-/art-rock band Soft Machine. They released several critical highly acclaimed records but I have to admit that they still aren't my cup of tea. Wyatt left the band in the early seventies and formed another bands to release his eclectic sounds. Many of his releases were also recommended as one of the best recordings ever. For me he made only one record that I play from time to time is Shleep.

On this record he returned after a while of absence and new additional musicians. Most of the songs have a very slow mood and songs that shows his abilities of songwriting. Musicians like Brian Eno, Paul Weller and Phil Manzanera made most the songs more than superb. Surely not everyone's taste but a smart look into another galaxy of music.