Robert Wyatt influenced post rock

I have been thinking during this time when i have spun Rock Bottom and other Wyatt groups or solo albums, hes instrumentation and how the songs develops is similar to mmany post rock i have listend to, Talk Talk seems influenced by Wyatt, yet I also hear an atmosphere in Wyatts music i also can hear in post-rock, a sort of delicate touch.

I find Wyatts approach to song writing very refreshing, hes way of constructing songs combining beauty and wierd is almost unmatched, hes unwillingness to play safe yet stoakly has 'catchy' phraces and textures of tastfullness sprinkled over is hjust wonderfull, very adventourus and brave music.

Talk Talk's last 2 albums definitely have that Wyatt jazzy airiness to them.

SteveG wrote: ^I agree Steve. Whatever happened to Mark Hollis (spelling?) after that?

According to his Wikipedia entry, he's retired from the music industry to devote more time to his family. A sad loss for the music world, but I can understand his reasons.

how he creates floaty atmosphere with organand mellotron + distingt bass guitar and fluid drumming is also a post rock feature.

hes quite something, i feel hes music is very open, i see few others have that looseness to the form, in terms of what he let hes songs, be filled with, lots of intricate yet delicate, elements, uncompromising, that is why i made the poll with Fripp, as both do not give a toss, about what is expected, they produce music of their own personality, their gravitas is so ingraded in their songs be it original songs or covers.


Edited by Icarium - December 17 2014 at 07:03

TODDLER wrote: Rock Bottom is one of my favorites. Robert Wyatt is very original sounding.

Edited by Svetonio - December 19 2014 at 05:21

Hi,

In another thread about this, my take on Robert's latest album was very different. I really thought of it as a child's first time on an instrument, and how the adults usually sit around and say ... "how cute" ... and many other endearments, that have less to do with the music, than it does with the person.

That "charm" in Robert's album is rather nice, and the part I liked the most was that when it felt like someone was trying to fall into a melody pattern, it looked like it was broken up on purpose!

To me, Robert is either a clown in music, or he is the Naked Lunch Burroughs of music. Intentionally or not, it is refreshing to see a person that can continually do something different and not be afraid of the usual critics that are always looking for yet another riff and yet another song that remains the same!

I seriously doubt that Robert sits and peruses over the notes of any song and piece he comes up with, though I'm pretty sure that he is thoroughly well educated in music.

Me too! Great parallel between the clown and good ol Bill. I happen to agree.