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THE REVIEW
The Casio keyboard gifted for communion (or at most for confirmation) evokes a childhood déjà vu where we knew what colors meant. Choosing, after studying them all, the rhythmic option by pressing the button of a newborn electronic selection, what a dive into reminiscences it offers, pushing a reverberation into the aortic cavities.
Robert tells us about the deceit of the matryoshkas we are, showing us his dolls all of the same size, a mystical socialism. There is no more suggestive interpenetration reflex, there is thus a disappearance into truth, a social denunciation mystification is revealed by impersonal disgust filtered through combative ethereal detachment.
The lullabies enchant with their fresh immediacy and do not fall into the trap of responding to the tempting violence but offer the other cheek with a material beatitude, tangible for our feelings.
Where the urgency of Rock Bottom is devastating in the speed of Wyatt's drastic change in suffering, here the omelet has stabilized at the speed of light of eternal immobility; and Robert revels in the baptism of this first bath, after the amniotic fluid, where he draws us into this conscious drowning of the fears of recalling the beyond.
But gills, like wings, grow friendly in this comforting nursery. Human concord is all that resonates upon listening... Does that seem trivial to you?
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The review reflects on Robert Wyatt's album Old Rottenhat as a nostalgic and socially charged work. It highlights the use of simple electronic sounds to evoke childhood memories and emphasizes the album's approach to social critique expressed through lyrical themes. The musical atmosphere is described as ethereal and calming, contrasting with Wyatt's previous intense works. Overall, the album is portrayed as a reflective and thoughtful experience.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt is an English musician, singer, and composer associated with the Canterbury scene, known for work with Soft Machine and Matching Mole and for a solo catalog blending jazz-rock, avant-garde experimentation, and politically engaged songwriting. In 1973 he suffered a fall that left him paraplegic; his 1974 album “Rock Bottom” is widely regarded as his defining masterpiece.24 Reviews
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By Socrates
The best quality of "Old Rottenhat" ... is in the ethereal and essential musical compositions, but endowed with a rare and enveloping warmth.
His undeniable skills as a composer and singer are even more highlighted; and even the verses, significant and passionate, ultimately dissolve into the liquid flow of the irregular and sinuous melodies.
