. . . Machine
Robert Wyatt was a founding member of the Soft Machine, who along
with Pink Floyd Helped to transform the late sixties psychedelic scene
in the UK into something more lasting. Through successive albums, Soft Machine soon moved toward a more
jazz-based fusion with rock music, punctuated by Wyatt's distinctive
drumming and vocals, attracting a massive following across Europe. After
extensive touring, Wyatt left intending to pursue a solo career, but
instead assembled Matching Mole who released two critically acclaimed
LP's before disbanding prematurely. In 1973, Wyatt fell from a third floor window during a party, leaving
him paralysed from the waist downwards. From that day onwards he has
concentrated his efforts into solo recordings, mixing simple and
effective keyboard melody lines with poignant lyrics, often filled with
personal and political references. The results have proved both haunting
and reflective, even producing two chart hits - his 1974 re-working of
'I'm a Believer', and the 1983 Falklands War indictment 'Shipbuilding'
written especially for him by Elvis Costello.
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