Have you heard that song “At Last I Am Free” by the Pretty Lights in Tuesday’s “New Loudness” playlist? I did for the first time yesterday and was PSYCHED to hear the voice of visionary British singer/drummer/songwriter Robert Wyatt there, floating on top as his high register voice is prone to do. It’s not the first time the prog-rock great has collaborated with dance types; he’s worked with Ultramarine, Bertrand Burgalat and Hot Chip.

It’s funny ‘cause I’ve been listening to his 1974 album Rock Bottom, among the most layered and beautiful pop records ever as well as a testament to survival. As Wyatt explains in the notes, “The night before the new group was to have its first rehearsal, I fell from a fourth floor window and broke my spine.” The most touching of these playful drone-pop songs appear to detail Wyatt’s relationship with his wife/collaborator, Alfreda Benge. “Your lunacy fits neatly with my own,” he sings.

—DJ Yeti