Cuckooland by Robert Wyatt - VitaMusik

ALBUM

Robert Wyatt’s music has always existed in its own time and place. But over the years, that distance has become ever more pronounced. He records with an impressive A-list of musicians — Brian Eno, David Gilmour, Phil Manzanera, Paul Weller — that he can beckon simply by asking. The music answers to its own rhythms, its own sense of irony and its own belief in melody. To describe a tune such as “Old Europe,” in collaboration with his wife, the poet Alfreda Benge, as jazz is admitting that it features horns. There’s much more going on here on each level. Boudleaux Bryant’s “Raining In My Heart” (an instrumental) makes an odd sense among the oddly harmonic piano tunes (“Tom Hay’s Fox”) and the peculiar syntax and orchestration of “Lullaby for Hamza.” “Insensatez” slides towards nightclub pop for the introverted set. “Brian the Fox” throws together an extra synthetic bite with electronic washes that give the entire sound a sense of stationary movement. “La Ahada Yalam” is an instrumental of startling grace and wonder.

1. Just A Bit

by Robert Wyatt

Primary Artist: Robert Wyatt; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Wyatt; Composer
Lyricist: Robert Wyatt; Composer
Producer: Robert Wyatt
Jamie Johnson; Production
Music Publisher: Domino Publishing Company Ltd; Other

2. Old Europe

by Robert Wyatt

Primary Artist: Robert Wyatt; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Wyatt
Alfreda Benge; Composer
Lyricist: Alfreda Benge
Robert Wyatt; Composer
Producer: Jamie Johnson
Robert Wyatt; Production
Music Publisher: Domino Publishing Company Ltd; Other

3. Tom Hay's Fox

by Robert Wyatt

Primary Artist: Robert Wyatt; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Wyatt; Composer
Lyricist: Robert Wyatt; Composer
Producer: Robert Wyatt
Jamie Johnson; Production
Music Publisher: Domino Publishing Company Ltd; Other

4. Forest

by Robert Wyatt

Primary Artist: Robert Wyatt; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Wyatt
Alfreda Benge; Composer
Lyricist: Alfreda Benge
Robert Wyatt; Composer
Producer: Jamie Johnson
Robert Wyatt; Production
Music Publisher: Domino Publishing Company Ltd; Other

5. Beware

by Robert Wyatt

Primary Artist: Robert Wyatt; Main Performer
Composer: Karen Mantler; Composer
Lyricist: Karen Mantler; Composer
Producer: Robert Wyatt
Jamie Johnson; Production
Music Publisher: Grogkill Music; Other

6. Cuckoo Madame

by Robert Wyatt

Primary Artist: Robert Wyatt; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Wyatt
Alfreda Benge; Composer
Lyricist: Alfreda Benge
Robert Wyatt; Composer
Producer: Jamie Johnson
Robert Wyatt; Production
Music Publisher: Domino Publishing Company Ltd; Other

7. Raining In My Heart

by Robert Wyatt

Primary Artist: Robert Wyatt; Main Performer
Composer: Bryant; Composer
Lyricist: Bryant; Composer
Producer: Robert Wyatt
Jamie Johnson; Production
Music Publisher: Acuff Rose Music Ltd; Other

8. Lullaby For Hamza

by Robert Wyatt

Primary Artist: Robert Wyatt; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Wyatt
Alfreda Benge; Composer
Lyricist: Alfreda Benge
Robert Wyatt; Composer
Producer: Jamie Johnson
Robert Wyatt; Production
Music Publisher: Domino Publishing Company Ltd; Other

9. Trickle Down

by Robert Wyatt

Primary Artist: Robert Wyatt; Main Performer
Composer: Robet Wyatt; Composer
Lyricist: Robert Wyatt; Composer
Producer: Robert Wyatt
Jamie Johnson; Production
Music Publisher: Domino Publishing Company Ltd; Other

10. Insensatez

by Robert Wyatt

Primary Artist: Robert Wyatt; Main Performer
Composer: Antonio Carlos Jobim
Vinicius Demoraes; Composer
Lyricist: Vinicius Demoraes
Antonio Carlos Jobim; Composer
Producer: Jamie Johnson
Robert Wyatt; Production
Music Publisher: Universal
Mca Music Ltd; Other

11. Mister E

by Robert Wyatt

Primary Artist: Robert Wyatt; Main Performer
Composer: Karen Mantler; Composer
Lyricist: Karen Mantler; Composer
Producer: Robert Wyatt
Jamie Johnson; Production
Music Publisher: Grogkill Music; Other

12. Lullaloop

by Robert Wyatt

Primary Artist: Robert Wyatt; Main Performer
Composer: Alfreda Benge; Composer
Lyricist: Alfreda Benge; Composer
Producer: Robert Wyatt
Jamie Johnson; Production
Music Publisher: Domino Publishing Company Ltd; Other

13. Life Is Sheep

by Robert Wyatt

Primary Artist: Robert Wyatt; Main Performer
Composer: Karen Mantler; Composer
Lyricist: Karen Mantler; Composer
Producer: Robert Wyatt
Jamie Johnson; Production
Music Publisher: Grogkill Music; Other

14. Foreign Accents

by Robert Wyatt

Primary Artist: Robert Wyatt; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Wyatt; Composer
Lyricist: Robert Wyatt; Composer
Producer: Robert Wyatt
Jamie Johnson; Production
Music Publisher: Domino Publishing Company Ltd; Other

15. Brian The Fox

by Robert Wyatt

Primary Artist: Robert Wyatt; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Wyatt; Composer
Lyricist: Robert Wyatt; Composer
Producer: Robert Wyatt
Jamie Johnson; Production
Music Publisher: Domino Publishing Company Ltd; Other

16. La Ahada Yalam

by Robert Wyatt

Primary Artist: Robert Wyatt; Main Performer
Composer: Nizar Zreik; Composer
Lyricist: Nizar Zreik; Composer
Producer: Robert Wyatt
Jamie Johnson; Production
Music Publisher: Acum; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 15 minutes and 11 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

14/16 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

Only 1/16 tracks has synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Alternative, Adult Alternative, Prog-Rock, Art Rock, Singer-Songwriter

Label

Domino Recording Co

Music Distribution Service

Domino Record Co Ltd [UK]

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 2002

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

5034202204756