Name: The Drift
Brand: Scott Walker

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CAD2603CD2

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Colour

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Housed in Cardboard Remus Spine Sleeve.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-09-17

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

0652637260335

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Scott Walker

Genre GB

Classic

Label GB

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.

The Drift

Music GB