That is to say, this record is a bit bizarre, but worth your time if you're feeling so inclined. The big advance is that Wyatt has allowed live, jazzy instrumentation to dominate the songs. That combined with expert guest appearances by Brian Eno, Paul Weller and a host of lesser- known, but equally adept musicians makes for an interesting jumble of sonic frottage. Shleep 's mostly jazzbo bent makes for some nice little ditties. Inbetween these highlights, Wyatt conjures all sorts of absurd and interesting pop songs, some of which shimmer with happy exuberance.
Cheese is just soured milk before it becomes edible.
Ignore the bulk of Wyatt's earlier stuff and give a Shleep a try. It has, after all, been 26 years in the making.