Dondestan Explained

Dondestan
Type:Album
Artist:Robert Wyatt
Cover:Dondestan.jpeg
Released:1991
Recorded:February 1991
Studio:Chapel Studios, South Thoresby, Lincolnshire
Genre:Progressive rock
Label:Rough Trade
Prev Title:Old Rottenhat
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:Shleep
Next Year:1997

Dondestan is the fifth studio album by Robert Wyatt, released in 1991 on Rough Trade Records. The title is a phonetic rendition of the Spanish expression "Donde están", i.e. "Where are they". The cover art is by Wyatt's wife, Alfreda Benge.

Track listing

  1. "Costa" (Robert Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) - 4:39
  2. "The Sight Of The Wind" (Robert Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) – 4:58
  3. "Catholic Architecture" (Robert Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) – 5:10
  4. "Worship" (Robert Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) – 4:50
  5. "Shrinkrap" (Robert Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) – 3:52
  6. "CP Jeebies" (Robert Wyatt) – 4:04
  7. "Left On Man" (Robert Wyatt) – 3:31
  8. "Lisp Service" (Robert Wyatt, music: Hugh Hopper) – 2:10
  9. "N.I.O. (New Information Order)" (Robert Wyatt) – 6:35
  10. "Dondestan" (Robert Wyatt) – 4:49

Dondestan (Revisited)

Dondestan (Revisited)
Type:Album
Artist:Robert Wyatt
Released:1998
Recorded:February 1991
Genre:Progressive rock
Label:Hannibal, Thirsty Ear
Prev Title:Shleep
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:Cuckooland
Next Year:2003

In 1998, the album was re-released on Hannibal Records with a new mix and track order under the title Dondestan (Revisited). This was deemed necessary as the original project had gone over budget and had been mixed and released in "an exhausted rush".[1]

Track listing

  1. "CP Jeebies" – 4:04
  2. "N.I.O. (New Information Order)" – 6:37
  3. "Dondestan" – 5:01
  4. "Sight Of The Wind" – 4:57
  5. "Shrinkrap" – 3:51
  6. "Catholic Architecture" – 5:02
  7. "Worship" – 5:52
  8. "Costa (Memories Of Under-Development)" – 4:09
  9. "Left On Man" – 3:31
  10. "Lisp Service" – 2:13

Composers

Notes and References

  1. Wyatt, Robert - Dondestan (Revisited) liner notes