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Scott Walker: the god-like genius of

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07:22 / 29.05.06

OK, imagine the slower songs of Scott 3 (It's Raining Today, Two Ragged Soldiers) slowed down about by a factor of about three, Scott's voice only able to handle about three notes, the gloom content tunred right up and the orchestra stripped back to occasional stabs and mainly replaced by the sound of pork being slapped and a donkey rhythm section. I think it's just a welcome relief from the consistent awfulness of Tilt that makes me want to give it a chance and not label it as pretentious wank. It's art with a capital errrr...

doctorbeck

09:12 / 07.09.07

scot is back, sort of, with an intrumental release on 4ad and live performances with a dance troupe of the work around the country:

http://www.4ad.com/news/releasing-new-da/

quiet possibly more challenging orchestral works but there is always a chance scot will be there and get up and sing 'the sun ain't gonna shine anymore' with the orchestra for a bit of a laugh at the end.

must admit i'm not rushing out for a ticket, but always interested to see what he's up to.

Sebastian Kant

20:28 / 21.07.08

I'm drudging this up again . . .

Someone played The Drift at a gathering the other evening and I recognized that I needed to listen to this in solitude. Just picked it up and I am falling into the avalance of the album.

AMAZING!

These kinds of works are too rare for words. I want more.

Colonel Kadmon

23:12 / 21.07.08

Oh, absolutely. The Drift is one of the greatest albums ever made, imho, and I don't praise lightly. Every note, every word has been crafted to unsettle. There is nothing familiar or stock on the album, nothing most fans could get a handle on. The lyrics are nightmares and fever dreams set to music, and strange symbols run through and slowly divulge the meaning of the record.

It is the Finnegans Wake of recorded music.

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