Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!talcott!panda!genrad!decvax!mcnc!unc!sherouse From: sherouse@unc.UUCP (George W. Sherouse) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: GONG Discography Message-ID: <182@unc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 9-May-85 08:49:36 EDT Article-I.D.: unc.182 Posted: Thu May 9 08:49:36 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 12-May-85 01:00:06 EDT References: Reply-To: sherouse@unc.UUCP (George W. Sherouse) Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill Lines: 47 In article wfi@unc.UUCP (William F. Ingogly) writes: > >> ... rantings of one soft and cuddly Daevid Allen. Allen was a founding >> member of Soft Machine (along with Robert Wyatt) ... > >... Was Allen associated with the group prior to their first >American tour...? yes. Check the SM family tree in "Triple Echo" for amusing anecdotes involving miners' helmets. >I think Robert Wyatt also put out a few solo albums... There are 3 major Robert Wyatt albums, each of which a rare jewel. They are, chronologically, End of an Ear, Rocky Bottom, Ruth is Stranger Than Richard. The first is a very early effort and rare in the sense that it is very difficult to find. The second was apparently a recuperative tool after his accident (in many ways similar to Eno's post-accident ambient experiments). It features droning instrumentation as a backdrop for typically Wyattish lyrics on many cuts. Richard, as it turns out, is stranger than Ruth, each being a side of the third record. This one is much more upbeat and features a more jazz-based ensemble. On both RB and RiSTR, the main appeal for me is Wyatt's incredible use of his voice as an instrument - the droneschool version of scat. There are other minor albums, primarily compilations, and a herd of singles. The most recently highly visible single was "Shipbuilding" also done by Elvis the C. I forget who wrote it. Two other albums of interest are "The Hapless Child" wherein Wyatt sings 6 Edward Gorey tales (great stuff) and "Silence" wherein Wyatt and somebody sing a Harold Pinter play - music by Carla Bley. Definitely pick up Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard if you have any interest in the Soft Machine school. Good tunes to you, George W. Sherouse "Second cousin to a poor relation Holding last week's ticket in this week's train station Relegated to the third division On the lunatic fringe"