Over the weekend I re-obsessed over a long time favorite of mine: “Rock Bottom” by Robert Wyatt.
Robert Wyatt was originally the drummer for English progressive rock bands Soft Machine and Matching Mole (where he also sang).
After Matching Mole broke up he was attending a birthday party and accidentally fell out of a 4th floor window. He was consequently paralyzed from the waist down, effectively ending his drumming career. “Rock Bottom” was the music that came directly after this experience.
A very sorrowful album full of long expressionist jazzy compositions. The album was produced by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, so it has a lot of their earlier spacey ambiance throughout. His singing style went on to influence previous PPP Cheer-Accident.
Overall, a pretty great album to listen to in our continued quarantine.