Posted April 26, 200619 yr Anyone fans of the Walker Brothers and Scott Walker? are you a fan of his music year and years ago? or from the 1980s onwards? are you going to take a chance on the drift? HMV says Apr 2006 Despite - or perhaps because of - his glacial work rate, Scott Walker remains one of the most influential figures in rock music. He is an icon, a man who turned his back on superficial pop stardom to create some the most resonant and compelling music ever made. Any new album from him would be a genuine event, but 'The Drift' is a truly astonishing achievement. Although Scott started writing 'The Drift' in the late 1990s, he didn't start recording until late 2004. Working with longtime studio collaborator Peter Walsh (who also co-produced 'Climate Of Hunter' and 'Tilt') he brought an astonishing array of sounds and textures into the studio - tubax, shawm, flugelhorn, a 36 piece string orchestra, a huge wooden box, and much more besides. The result is a record of immense power and range and almost unfathomable emotional depth. Tracks like 'Cossacks' and 'Hand Me Ups' rock with a dark, insistent force that's quite unlike anything else in the Walker catalogue - while the vast open spaces of 'Clara', 'Jesse' and 'Cue' open up to admit beauty and horror in equal measure. In short, 'The Drift' is a record unlike any other - a late masterpiece from a completely unique artist.
April 26, 200619 yr I'll buy it 'cause I've got everything else. But 'Tilt' was pretty much unlistenable.
April 26, 200619 yr I'd like to hear it, if only for the review Music Week gives it. The reviewer describes it as "a difficult work in the extreme". I'd love to know how difficult a work it sounds... Edited April 26, 200619 yr by Robbie
April 27, 200619 yr tbh, i didnt know he was still recording as my interest was always chart based, shamefully! lol.. loved his 60's work though... now theres one 'boyband <_<' who could actually sing , unlike todays weak wimpering mob, including gates/young/danesh..
April 27, 200619 yr Author tbh, i didnt know he was still recording as my interest was always chart based, shamefully! lol.. 5 stars in the observer music monthly, album of the month
April 27, 200619 yr Author oh i know ive been real dumb here...lol.. there was a feature on him doing his album on the culture show a few weeks back, might be still online as it was the beeb
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