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Solar Flares Burn for You

by Robert Wyatt

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    This album includes a digital booklet and a Quicktime movie of "Solarflares Burn For You"
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    This CD includes a Quicktime movie of that 1973 film, as well as a 16 page booklet filled with photos, artwork and stories supplied by Robert and others, and liner notes by Aymeric Leroy.

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1.
Alifib 03:17
2.
Soup Song 03:14
3.
Sea Song 08:11
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God Song 05:12
8.
Fol De Rol 01:52
9.
Little Child 03:13
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The Verb 03:27

about

Vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Robert Wyatt's career extends from the beginnings of the psychedelic era to the present day.

This album started its life as simply a collection of the two BBC Top Gear sessions that Robert recorded in 1972 and 1974. But as we worked on it, Robert became more and more involved in it, until it ended up in its final form.

In addition to the Top Gear recordings, there is a previously unheard and little known 1973 soundtrack for a short experimental film, two recent works with old collaborator Hugh Hopper and finally a 2003 home demo of a new song that did not end up on Robert's new release "Cuckooland".

"Coinciding almost concurrently with the issue of Cuckooland, an entirely new studio recording by composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Robert Wyatt on Hannibal, Solar Flares Burn For You is a welcome "other-dimension." This is not a repackaging of material that has been released countless times before. While certain tracks, such as the title and "I'm A Believer" have been released elsewhere, these versions have not; they come from projects where their inclusion here is not only warranted but necessary.
What is included here are both of Wyatt's BBC Top Gear Shows, one from 1972 with Francis Monkman, and another from 1974 on solo piano, the original soundtrack version of the title cut, and the film it was composed for, two new tracks with Hugh Hopper, and a brand new demo. What is remarkable is how the 1974 BBC session, which includes "Soup Song," "Alifib," "Sea Song," and "I'm A Believer" feel next to the postmodern loop works with Hopper, and "Verb," a new song. The material with Monkman contrasts markedly with the same selections recorded for Rock Bottom, and the soundtrack version of "Solar Flares" is a remarkable bit of composition. When one watches the film, it's amazing to see how closely the film was edited for the composition, and not the other way around.
The package was compiled in close association with Wyatt, contains complete notes by Aymeric Leroy, and interviews with Hopper, Monkman, and Arthur Johns, the director of Solar Flares Burn For You. And as if this wasn't enough, Wyatt contributed writings and artwork to boot! The bottom line is that not only is this a compelling and delightful listen, but it is an essential item for any Wyatt fan to have in her collection." – Thom Jurek / AllMusic

"Throughout a career as singular and honest as his expressive voice, Robert Wyatt has remained a true progressive."
- Rolling Stone

credits

released September 16, 2003

All voices and instruments by Robert Wyatt except

5 and 12:
Hugh Hopper – loops and bass
Robert Wyatt – cornet and keyboards

7 to11:
Francis Monkman – synthesizers, piano, electric piano and backing vocals
with
Alfie Benge and friends – vocals on 10 and 11

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13 recorded early 2003 at home by Robert Wyatt

5 and 12 recorded Winter 2002-2003 at Robert Wyatt's and Hugh Hopper's homes.

1 to 4 recorded September 10, 1974 at Langham 1, BBC, London, UK

6 recorded spring, 1973 as the soundtrack to the short film 'Solarflares Burn For You' at Nick Mason's home studio, London, UK

7 to 11 recorded December 5, 1972 at Langham 1, BBC, London, UK

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Cuneiform Records is an independent record label releasing adventurous, boundary-bursting music by artists from around the world.

Founded in 1984.
Based in Washington D.C.

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