New Scott Walker album: 'The Drift'

Almsot all of Tilt as well, and quite a lot of Climate of Hunter.

I am not sure how bothered to be about this.

I suppose I could try and exchange it at another HMV.

Or I could arse about trying to get the manufacturers to change it.

Or I could just sulk a bit and pretend I didn't want it anyway.

Mind you, all I've heard of it so far is about 30 sec of "Jackie", which was enough to confirm that (a) it's not HDCD like the 2000 reissues (I know no one cares about that) and (b) it's two-channel. Perhaps it drops out later on disc 3?

Perhaps I have hit the bottle.

I can't find the receipt.

-- PJ Miller (pjmiller6...), February 1st, 2007 5:09 AM. (PJ Miller 68) (later)

if that was apollo, you made a huge mistake

Not a huge mistake. Not really. Not when I can copy it for PJM for nothing.

Ne'er mind, eh?

Unless Pam has a Walker Bros comp lurking somewhere, I think there are actually 46 tracks (about 165min) on this that I don't have on CD. So perhaps I should just keep it. Or dump a couple of the Til The Band Comes In tracks that appear on Boychild (have the 1990 vinyl pressing), burn 2 CDs and sell it. I dunno...if it's anything like the Eames-pattern chairs we have in the carport, I'll never get round to eBaying it anyway.

Greatest Scott lyric ever.

You know there's a Walker Brothers box set that's just come out, don't you?

Thanks Michael, but it's more the FACT of having a dud that bothers me. I think I have almost everyhting on that disc anyway, except for something about Chicago, and I am not keen on the Europe/America split, which seems rather artificial. But then the same is true of all the splits, I suppose.

I think the problem is that Boy Child is pretty much perfect.

The bad news is, the box itself is even more shop-soiled than the first one. However, I have fought the urge to discard the packaging without further ado.

Turns out it's a first-generation model; later models have the Freeview codes and this model can be upgraded by buying some special cable, whacking it into the six-pin socket inside the battery compartment and downloading some dubious software written by "enthusiasts". Not bloody likely.)

Sometimes I really REALLY despair at the youth of today.

I shall give Nite Flights another shot, while I caress my badly shopsoiled box.

It is nice to be called youth though.

(Family couldn't care less, PJM. Barely even registered interest in amazing new electro-luminescent remote control and disappointment at uselessness of it was infinitessimal. Ill, y'see.)

4AD are to release new material from seasoned oddball and occasional genius Scott Walker on September 24th. Entitled, rather preposterously, And Who Shall Go To The Ball? And What Shall Go To The Ball?, the 25 minute instrumental composition was commissioned by the South Bank Centre to accompany a dance piece by the Candoco company, who will be touring it across the country in the autumn. Says Scott: “The music is full of edge and staccato shapes or cuts, reflecting how we cut up the world around us as a consequence of the shape of our bodies. How much of a body does an intelligence need to be potentially socialised in an age of ever-developing AI?” Hmmm…

And What Shall Go To The Ball?

where's ethan

getting sonned by ugly sisters jess and deej, probably

what

I love the sound of the Drift but the lyrics just make me cringe and/or laugh out loud; I spent the first couple months after it was released trying to appreciate them as being "abstract," but really they're just childish/stupid.

As a top intellectual, you'd know.

As a hipster who has to have music reviews form their opinions for them, you wouldn't.

ok, nothing of the last seven posts made any sense at all.

The lyrics are intended to make you laugh, duh.

The Donald Duck part is totally brilliant.

Is this new thing available for pre-order? I couldn't find anything on the 4AD website...

'the escape' freaks me out a bit. that gollum style voice totally comes out of nowhere.

elsewhere, this project is lke the musical equivalent of a toilet seat installation. i mean that in a good way mostly. this record brings the qualities of the medium of art a little closer to music.

occasionally, his vocal stylings remind me of jeff buckley's rendition of 'lilac wine'

ok, totally sold on this album
next stop 'tilt' perhaps

Tilt is great. Maybe even better than this.

The first track definitely has a lot of "Annalisa" Public Image Limited about it.

There's a DVD coming out which promises footage of the recording of The Drift

bah...more crooning, less looning...

"There's a DVD coming out which promises footage of the recording of The Drift"

You're not talking about 30 Century Man (which came out about 6 months ago and does indeed contain footage of the recording of The Drift and is bloody marvellous too) are you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEYWGQMqC74
http://www.scottwalkerfilm.com/blog/

henry my office tomorrow 9 am sharp pls.

Tilt > The Drift, but they're both excellent. Wasn't there something else he did recently?

It's a long way from "Stretch" it has to be said...
http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s28517.jpg

OMG that trailer

I Heart Scott Walker

Hi. New to this forum and relatively new to Scott Walker's world but have been immersing myself in it daily, especially Tilt and The Drift, for several months. These 2 albums are still throwing up surprises for me - amazing.

Can anyone shed any light on the following for me please?

On the 1995 BBC "Late Night" Scott Walker documentary, there are 4 clips of videos of songs from Tilt - Farmer In The City, Cockfighter, Patriot and Rosary (the last one is NOT the same as on the Jools Holland show). Each one seems to be a mix of him singing the words plus visual images (the latter being a bit like the Jesse video). Does anyone know if these 4 videos have ever been released/shown in their entirety?

I've also heard about a bootleg his from the early 1990s called 'The Secret Garden' with the following tracks. Again, anyone have any more info please?
1. Big Louise (same as released)
2. We Came Through (same as released)
3. Jackie (live)
4. The Flemish Girls (live)
5. Tokyo Rimshot (same as released)
6. Liquid Air 1 (instrumental, possible Climate Of Hunter outtake)
7. Liquid Air 2 (instrumental, possible Climate Of Hunter outtake)
8. Here You Are (an early & different version of Manhattan, subsequently on Tilt)
9. Liquid Air 3 (instrumental, possible Climate Of Hunter outtake)

Thanks for any info on these
Simon

Oh i thought this was gonna be Jeff giving his opinion on the cd he bought.

havent heard of that bootleg, sorry. But if anyone has it i want it!

fuck yes, me too.

As I've never seen one anywhere else, I've started compiling a
timeline of shows/concerts for Scott and The Walker Brothers (can
someone please tell me if this has already been done so I don't waste
my time??). My intention is to make it freely available when I've taken it as far as I can. I don't know if it'll be of interest to anyone else but, so far, I'm enjoying pulling it together.

To date, I've been concentrating on the Walker Brothers years from
1965 to the Japan shows in 1968 and have gathered loads of
information, poster scans, handbills, ticket scans, etc.......but I'm
grinding to a halt with quite a lot of gaps still left. I've pretty
much exhausted searches I can think of on the internet and just
wondered if anyone could help with any information you may have about
tour dates, specific show/TV dates, programme scans with lists of
dates, poster/handbill scans, old music papers, etc that would help? Not just for 1965 to 1968 but really for any period of Scott's career?

If you have anything, maybe you could just post the venue and date so I can add it to my master list (see below)?

Really grateful for ANY help with this.

Thanks,
Simon

So far...... (I also have a rich text version with scans etc)

1964-09-30 "Shindig" TV Show
1965-01-30 "Shindig" TV Show
1965-03-26 "Ready Steady Go" TV
1965-04-10 "Thank Your Lucky Stars" TV Show
1965-04-18 Leicester, De Monfort Hall
1965-04-19 Scarborough, Futurist Theatre (x2)
1965-05-20 Wolverhampton, Gaumont
1965-05-21 Bolton, Odeon
1965-05-22 Leeds, Odeon
1965-05-23 Derby, Gaumont
1965-05 or 06 "Ready Steady Go" TV
1965-05 or 06 "Thank Your Lucky Stars" TV
1965-05 or 06 "Top Of The Pops" TV
1965-06 Manchester, Oasis Club
1965-06 Stourbridge
1965-06 Blackpool
1965-06 Sheffield
1965-06 Birmingham
1965-06 Scarborough, Futurist Theatre
1965-07-16 Exeter, Odeon (supporting Rolling Stones) x2
1965-07 Great Yarmouth ABC
1965-07 Morecambe, Winter Gardens
1965-07-31 Nelson, Imperial Ballroom
1965 Bury
1965 Stockport
1965 Boston
1965 Nelson
1965 Blackpool (x2)
1965 Reading
1965 Harlow
1965 Dunstaple, California Ballroom
1965-08-01 London, Palladium???
1965-08-13 "Ready Steady Go" TV
1965-08-21 "Thank Your Lucky Stars" TV Show
1965-11 Portsmouth, Birdcage
1965-11-21 Bristol, Colston Hall
1965-12 London, Palladium???
1965-12-03 "Ready Steady Go"
1965-12-07 "Ready Steady Go" TV Christmas Special
1965-12 "Top Of The Pops" TV Christmas Special
1966-01 Oldham, Princess Ballroom
1966-01-08 "Thank Your Lucky Stars" TV Show
1966-01-29 "Thank Your Lucky Stars" TV Show
1966-02 Stockton, Tito's Club (1 week)
1966-02 Liverpool, Empire
1966-02-13 Portsmouth, Guildhall
1966-02-25 "Ready Steady Go"
1966-03-02 Edinburgh, ABC
1966-03-19 "Thank Your Lucky Stars" TV Show
1966-03-25 Finsbury Park, Astoria (1st night) (x2)
1966-03-29 Chester, ABC (x2)
1966-03-30 Wigan, ABC (x2) (cancelled)
Birmingham, ABC
1966-04-02 Newcastle, City Hall (x2)
1966-04-03 Leeds, Odeon (x2)
Wolverhampton, Gaumont (x2)
1966-04-08 Bradford, Gaumont (x2)
Stockton, ABC (x2)
1966-04-xx East Ham, Granada (x2)
1966-04-14 Bristol, Colston Hall (x2)
1966-04-15 Cardiff, Capitol (x2)
Sheffield, City Hall (x2)
Liverpool, Empire (x2)
Dublin, Adelphi (x2)
Belfast, ABC (x2)
Portsmouth, Guildhall (x2)
Bournmouth, Winter Gardens (x2)
1966-05-01 Coventry, Coventry Theatre (x2)
1966-05-01 NME Poll Winners Concert, London, Empire Pool
1966-05 to 06 Dates in Europe
1966-05-28 "Beat Club" TV, Bremen (Land Of 1000 Dances, Love Minus Zero, The Sun)
1966-06-12 London, Palladium (first time?) should date be the 5th?
1966-06 Week's dates in France?
1966-07-08 "Ready Steady Go - Walker Brothers Special" TV
1966-07 Southend
1966-07 Dover
1966-07 Southampton
1966-07 Morecambe
1966-07 Hull
1966-08-26 Southend, Odeon
1966-08-28 Morecambe, Winter Gardens
1966-09-23 "Ready Steady Go" TV
1966-10-01 East Ham, Granada (x2)
1966-10-02 Leicester, De Monfort Hall (x2)
1966-10-03 Chester, ABC (x2)
1966-10-04 Wigan, ABC (x2)
1966-10-05 Glasgow, Odeon (x2)
1966-10-06 Dundee, Caird Hall (x2)
1966-10-07 Edinburgh, ABC (x2)
1966-10-08 Stockton, ABC (x2)
1966-10-09 Leeds, Odeon (x2)
1966-10-12 Wolverhampton, Gaumont (x2)
1966-10-13 Manchester, Odeon (x2)
1966-10-14 Newcastle, City Hall (x2)
1966-10-15 Sheffield, Gaumont (x2)
1966-10-16 Coventry, Coventry Theatre (x2)
1966-10-18 Tooting, Granada (x2)
1966-10-19 Belfast, ABC (x2)
1966-10-20 Dublin, Adelphi (x2)
1966-10-21 Slough, Adelphi (x2)
1966-10-22 Bradford, Gaumont (x2)
1966-10-23 Derby, Odeon (x2)
1966-10-27 Gloucester, ABC (x2)
1966-10-28 Cardiff, Capitol (x2)
1966-10-29 Birmingham, Odeon (x2)
1966-10-30 Liverpool, Odeon (x2)
1966-11-02 Exeter, ABC (x2)
1966-11-03 Plymouth, ABC (x2)
1966-11-04 Bristol, Colston Hall (x2)
1966-11-05 Hammersmith, Odeon (x2)
1966-11-06 Ipswich, Gaumont (x2)
1966-11-09 Portsmouth, Guildhall (x2)
1966-11-10 Luton, ABC (x2)
1966-11-12 Bournemouth, Winter Gardens (x2)
1966-11-13 Finsbury Park, Astoria (x2)
1966-11-29 London, Palladium "Royal Gala"
1966-12 Tour of Scandinavia?
1967-01-17 Singapore, National Theatre
1967-01-21 Sydney, Stadium or Festival Hall (x2)
1967-01-22 Sydney TV Show
1967-01-23 Sydney, Stadium or Festival Hall (x2)
1967-01-24 Adelaide Festival Hall or Centennial Hall (x2)
1967-01-25 Adelaide Festival Hall or Centennial Hall (x2)
1967-01-26 Melbourne Festival Hall (x2)
1967-01-27 Melbourne Festival Hall (x2)
1967-01-28 Brisbane Festival Hall (x2)
1967-01-30 Christchurch, NZ, Theatre Royal (x2)
1967-01-31 Wellington, NZ, Town Hall (x2)
1967-02-01 Hamilton, NZ, Founders Theatre (x2)
1967-02-02 Auckland, NZ, Town Hall (x2)
1967-03-31 Finsbury Park Astoria (x2)
1967-04-01 Ipswich, Gaumont (x2)
1967-04-02 Worcester, Gaumont (x2)
1967-04-05 Leeds, Odeon (x2)
1967-04-06 Glasgow, Odeon (x2)
1967-04-07 Carlisle, ABC (x2)
1967-04-08 Chesterfield, ABC (x2)
1967-04-09 Liverpool, Empire (x2)
1967-04-11 Bedford, Granada (x2)
1967-04-12 Hadleigh, Kingsway (x2)
1967-04-13 Wolverhampton, Gaumont (x2)
1967-04-14 Bolton, Odeon (x2)
1967-04-15 Blackpool, Odeon (x2)
1967-04-16 Leicester, De Monfort Hall (x2)
1967-04-19 Birmingham, Odeon (x2)
1967-04-20 Lincoln, ABC (x2)
1967-04-21 Newcastle, City Hall (x2)
1967-04-22 Manchester, Odeon (x2)
1967-04-23 Hanley, Gaumont (x2)
1967-04-25 Bristol, Colston Hall (x2)
1967-04-26 Cardiff, Capitol (x2)
1967-04-27 Aldershot, ABC (x2)
1967-04-28 Slough, Adelphi (x2)
1967-04-29 Bournmouth, Winter Gardens (x2)
1967-04-30 Tooting, Granada (x2)
1967-04-02 London, Palladium
1967-08-06 Stockton, Fiesta Club (Scott Walker)
1967-08-26 "Beat Club" TV, Bremen (Walker Brothers)
1967-09-05 Dusty Springfield TV Show "It Must Be Dusty"
1967-09-09 "Dee Time" TV
1967-09 'Cabaret engagements'
1967-12-22 Frankie Howerd TV Show
1967-12-25 "Down At The Old Bull & Bush" ATV
1968-01-02 Osaka, Festival Hall (televised)
1968-01-03 Tokyo, Nippon Budokan (Korakuen Stadium)
1968-01-04 Osaka
1968-01-06 Fukuoka
1968-01-07 Nagoya
1968-01-09 Shizuoka, Sunpu Kaikan
1968-03-19 "Cilla" (Black) TV Show
1968-05-08 Dusty Springfield TV Show "It Must Be Dusty"
1968-05-12 NME Poll Winners Concert, London, Empire Pool
1968-05-12 Frankie Howerd TV Show "Howerd's Hour"
"Top Of The Pops" TV
"It Must Be Dusty" TV
"Billy Cotton's Music Hall" TV
"Dee Time" TV
1968-06 Bolton (cancelled)
1968-06 Birmingham
1968-06-16 Bournemouth, Pavilion Theatre (x2)
1968-06-21 Brighton, Dome (x2)
1968-09? Wolverhampton, Club Lafayette
1968-09-27 "Esther & Abi Ofarim" TV Show
1968-10-01 "Mr & Mrs Music" TV Show (Hatch & Trent)
1968-10-04 Finsbury Park, Astoria (x2)
1968-10-05 Manchester, Odeon (x2)
1968-10-06 Bradford, Gaumont (x2)
1968-10-09 Edinburgh, ABC (x2)
1968-10-10 Newcastle, City Hall (x2)
1968-10-11 Birmingham, Odeon (x2)
1968-10-13 Liverpool, Empire (x2)
1968-10 Chester, ABC
1968-10-20 Coventry
1968 Manchester Gaumont????
1968 Northern Cabaret Engagements"
1968 London. Palladium "Save Rave" Charity
1968-12-22 "Frost On Sunday" TV Show
1968-12-24 "Cilla" (Black) TV Show
1969 Birmingham
1969-06-21 "Set 'Em Up Joe" TV Show (sings Lights Of Cincinnati)
1969-07-04 Brighton, Dome (x2)
1969-07-06 Blackpool, ABC (x2) (yellow programme >>>>>>)
1969-07-27 Blackpool, ABC (also yellow programme >>>>>>)
1969 Wythenshawe, Golden Garter Theatre (week's booking cancelled)
1970-03 Scott Walker Tour of Japan ????
1970 Batley, Frontier Club 'residency'
1972-07-01 "2Gs & The Pop People" TV Show
1972 Manchester, Fagin's Club
1974 Manchester, Fagin's Club
1978 BUNNY'S CLUB, CLEETHORPES, ENGLAND

New interview in tandem with the barbican malarkey.