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[334] had I been free, I could have chosen not to be me
Back to work! Not... happy about it, but it's feeling alright to be back in my comfy rut for a bit. I have 450 unread emails to clear out, but all I wanna do is scroll through my RSS feed for a while.
It's quiet and rainy and almost all of the snow is gone. The sun is both rising and setting ever so slightly outside the bounds of my work day. We've got a tower full of free slightly-expired chips and pop from our vending machine guy. Things are pretty good. I think I'll order something I can't really afford for lunch. As a treat.
Wikipedia Sez: Shleep is the seventh album by Canterbury scene and progressive rock veteran and musician Robert Wyatt, released in 1997. The album brought together a diverse range of musicians from a range of genres. After Wyatt's largely one-man recordings of the 1980s, Shleep marked a return to featuring other artistes as on his 1970s albums. The balance of his discography would follow suit. The Wire named Shleep its record of the year in its annual critics' poll.
Genre: Pop/Rock
Styles: Art Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
Release Date: September 26th, 1997
Prior Familiarity: lol what even IS this
What I Did While Listening: Tentatively hit the treadmill for about ninety minutes of just walking to get my feet under me. Knee was a bit stiff by the end, but held up! Maybe tonight I will try something with a little more... impact?
Verdict: Man, I do NOT know what to make of this. I kinda love all the disparate pieces of it, the range in instrumentation, the way you can just lock into it and zone out, the strong running theme of being a sleepy bitch, but somehow it just doesn't really work for me while simultaneously speaking TO me? I don't know. I feel like I'll need to reevaluate it at some point, maybe with more context, since I have no clue who this guy even is.
Favourite Song: September the Ninth, really lovely trombone solo there. Blues in Bob Minor comes in HOT right at the very end, though.
Leshia's Rating: ⭐⭐ for now
It's quiet and rainy and almost all of the snow is gone. The sun is both rising and setting ever so slightly outside the bounds of my work day. We've got a tower full of free slightly-expired chips and pop from our vending machine guy. Things are pretty good. I think I'll order something I can't really afford for lunch. As a treat.
Wikipedia Sez: Shleep is the seventh album by Canterbury scene and progressive rock veteran and musician Robert Wyatt, released in 1997. The album brought together a diverse range of musicians from a range of genres. After Wyatt's largely one-man recordings of the 1980s, Shleep marked a return to featuring other artistes as on his 1970s albums. The balance of his discography would follow suit. The Wire named Shleep its record of the year in its annual critics' poll.
Genre: Pop/Rock
Styles: Art Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
Release Date: September 26th, 1997
Prior Familiarity: lol what even IS this
What I Did While Listening: Tentatively hit the treadmill for about ninety minutes of just walking to get my feet under me. Knee was a bit stiff by the end, but held up! Maybe tonight I will try something with a little more... impact?
Verdict: Man, I do NOT know what to make of this. I kinda love all the disparate pieces of it, the range in instrumentation, the way you can just lock into it and zone out, the strong running theme of being a sleepy bitch, but somehow it just doesn't really work for me while simultaneously speaking TO me? I don't know. I feel like I'll need to reevaluate it at some point, maybe with more context, since I have no clue who this guy even is.
Favourite Song: September the Ninth, really lovely trombone solo there. Blues in Bob Minor comes in HOT right at the very end, though.
Leshia's Rating: ⭐⭐ for now
Watched 04/02/24: A Drifting Up (2022), Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), The Hypnotist (2001), The Legend of Vox Machina 2x12