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Spinning On Air
Friday, March 19, 2004
Robert Wyatt was the drummer/singer in Soft Machine. Wyatt continues to this day to be a distinctive, innovative, influential, communicative songwriter, and on this Spinning On Air David finally gets to talk with his musical hero. They discuss Wyatt's music and career, and introduce his new CD of songs, "Cuckooland."
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Rykodisc
Robert Wyatt's Album Cuckooland on Rykodisc
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The Robert Wyatt Interview
Back in 1968 David Garland asked his big brother to take him to a Jimi Hendrix concert. Opening for Hendrix was the British group Soft Machine, and after hearing that band's experimental approach to song, David's never been the sameĀa new world of music was suddenly possible.
Robert Wyatt was the drummer/singer in Soft Machine. Wyatt continues to this day to be a distinctive, innovative, influential, communicative songwriter, and on this Spinning On Air David finally gets to talk with his musical hero. They discuss Wyatt's music and career, and introduce his new CD of songs, "Cuckooland." strongcomet.com
Rykodisc
Robert Wyatt's Album Cuckooland on Rykodisc
David Garland on the Web
All About WNYC's Music Host
David Garland, host of WNYC's Evening Music and Spinning on Air, is also a composer and a performer. He has performed his music extensively in the U.S. and Europe and several of his recordings and downloads are available on his Web site, DavidGarland.com.
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