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Scott Walker (Noel Scott Engel) is an American singer who has lived and worked in England since 1965. Originally discovered by Eddie Fisher and cast as a late-50s teen idol under his real name, he formed The Walker Brothers in the early ’60s and performed Phil Spector-influenced ballads. In 1967 the band broke up and Scott (taking the band’s name for his own) began a solo career.
His heavily orchestrated versions of songs by Jacques Brel and others, delivered in a crooning style, became immensely popular in Britain and continental Europe. Since the 1970s his output has been sporadic, first touching on country and MOR sounds, then briefly rejoining The Walker Brothers, before heading off into experimental music, yet continuing critical respect to the present day.
His albums “Tilt” and “the Drift”, differ a lot from his earlier work.
His current artistic direction is extremely avant-garde and has been described as the “sound of nightmares”.
His musical evolution is examined in the acclaimed documentary film “Scott Walker - 30 Century Man” in which Walker gives a very candid interview about his creative process and allows access into the meat-punching and box-bashing recording sessions for 2006’s “The Drift.”
His albums “Tilt” and “the Drift”, differ a lot from his earlier work.
His current artistic direction is extremely avant-garde and has been described as the “sound of nightmares”.
His musical evolution is examined in the acclaimed documentary film “Scott Walker - 30 Century Man” in which Walker gives a very candid interview about his creative process and allows access into the meat-punching and box-bashing recording sessions for 2006’s “The Drift.”
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listentothewarm wrote:
Beautiful voice... sigh
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Jonnyjohnnyjoni wrote:
The Teardrop Explodes and Julian Cope in similiar artists... WTF?
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PedroLemgruber wrote:
lol
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Sosen wrote:
Maybe people are mis-tagging it Farmin' in the City?
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sonnyminimal wrote:
I love 'Climate Of Hunter' especially 'Dealer' and 'Sleepwalkers Woman'. Beautiful...
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Harry_01 wrote:
His voice is indeed amazing.
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Nakkinak wrote:
that voice
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RiggyDardust wrote:
↓ It causes them to commit suicide. : /
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SlicedMind wrote:
How is Farmer in the City not even in the top 30 tracks? I DON'T EVEN
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WasNotWhyNot wrote:
tilt makes martial industrial look tame. oh my god I had no idea.
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constant12 wrote:
I've just scraped through the Drift from the beginning to the end - for the second time in my life. I think I deserve a medal for each time I do it. (And yes, I truly admire his music).
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Kansas-Eskimo wrote:
scott walker rules.
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noyourenot wrote:
30 century boy child
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Nakkinak wrote:
his music is timeless
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Sosen wrote:
I can
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rogee wrote:
recall!
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gregoryoftours wrote:
cant stop laughing at luke scottwalker
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promisedeyes wrote:
He made dream pop in the 60s because he is freaking awesome, that's why
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JBThazard wrote:
2 hip 4 reliability
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Sosen wrote:
That's kind of disappointing. I like the decade-long spaces between albums.
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