Shleep
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Shleep is the eighth album by Canterbury scene
and progressive rock
veteran and musician Robert Wyatt
, released in 1997.
The album brings together a diverse range of musicians from a range of genres.
; except where indicated
Canterbury Scene
The Canterbury scene is a term used to loosely describe the group of progressive rock, avant-garde and jazz musicians, many of whom were based around the city of Canterbury, Kent, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s...
and progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
veteran and musician Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt is an English musician, and founding member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine, with a long and distinguished solo career...
, released in 1997.
The album brings together a diverse range of musicians from a range of genres.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Robert Wyatt and Alfreda BengeAlfreda Benge
Alfreda Benge is a lyricist and illustrator. She has been married to musician Robert Wyatt since 1974. She has contributed lyrics to many of his compositions, and has written lyrics for French musician/producer Bertrand Burgalat, and for Brazilian singer Monica Vasconcelos.Benge studied and worked...
; except where indicated
- "Heaps of Sheeps" – 4:56
- "The Duchess" (Wyatt) – 4:18
- "Maryan" (Wyatt, Philip CatherinePhilip CatherinePhilip Catherine is a Belgian jazz guitarist.-Biography:He was born in London from an English mother and Belgian father....
) – 6:11 - "Was a Friend" (Wyatt, Hugh HopperHugh HopperHugh Colin Hopper was a progressive rock and jazz fusion bass guitarist. He was a prominent member of the Canterbury scene, as a member of Soft Machine and various other related bands.-Early career:...
) – 6:09 - "Free Will and Testament" (Wyatt, Mark KramerMark KramerMark Kramer , known professionally as Kramer, is a musician, composer, record producer and founder of the New York City record label Shimmy-Disc...
) – 4:13 - "September the Ninth" – 6:41
- "Alien" – 6:47
- "Out of Season" – 2:32
- "A Sunday in Madrid" – 4:41
- "Blues in Bob Minor" (Wyatt) – 5:46
- "The Whole Point of No Return" (Paul Weller) – 1:25
- "September in the Rain" (bonus re-release track) – 2:31
Personnel
- Gary Azukx - djembe
- Alfreda BengeAlfreda BengeAlfreda Benge is a lyricist and illustrator. She has been married to musician Robert Wyatt since 1974. She has contributed lyrics to many of his compositions, and has written lyrics for French musician/producer Bertrand Burgalat, and for Brazilian singer Monica Vasconcelos.Benge studied and worked...
- voice of the apparition, chorus - Philip CatherinePhilip CatherinePhilip Catherine is a Belgian jazz guitarist.-Biography:He was born in London from an English mother and Belgian father....
- guitar - Brian EnoBrian EnoBrian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
- synthesiser, synthesiser bass, vocal chorus - Jamie Johnson - guitar, chorus
- Phil ManzaneraPhil ManzaneraPhil Manzanera is a musician and record producer. He is the lead guitarist with Roxy Music. In 2006 Manzanera co-produced David Gilmour's album On An Island and played in Gilmour's band for tours in Europe and North America...
- guitar - Chucho MerchanChucho MerchanChucho Merchan is a session jazz bassist and guitarist. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Cambridge University in 1980....
- bass guitar, double bass, bass drum, percussion - Evan ParkerEvan ParkerEvan Shaw Parker is a British free-improvising saxophone player from the European free jazz scene.Recording and performing prolifically with many collaborators, Parker was a pivotal figure in the development of European free jazz and free improvisation, and has pioneered or substantially expanded...
- soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone - Charles Rees - chorus
- Chikako Sato - violin
- Paul Weller - guitars, harmony vocals
- Annie WhiteheadAnnie WhiteheadAnnie Whitehead is an English jazz trombone player.-Career:Annie learned trombone at school; at 14 she was already busy playing with brass bands, local dance groups and the Manchester Youth Jazz Orchestra and began her professional career at sixteen. Among her initial influences were Miles Davis,...
- trombone - Robert Wyatt - voice, keyboards, bass guitar, polish fiddle, trumpet, percussion, chorus
External links
- [ Allmusic album main page]
- MP3.com album main page