Scott Walker - Bish Bosch

My preorder showed up early! Very nice it is too.

wtf. this is some artsy fartsy shit right here.

not saying i don't like it, but... i'm just saying i might not get it. there doesn't seem to be a whole lot to latch on to, for me.

i like when i don't understand something, because then it is mysterious. i like mysteries.

wtf.

edit: has anyone made a comment about Scott Walker being the new Jandek yet? because that's the vibe i got so far. i'm already warming up to it, though. i like Epizootics...

luke, i'd do the chronological thing. maybe not climate of hunter cos some of it is a bit dated, but the scott tracks on the walker brothers' 'nite flights', then 'tilt', then 'the drift', then this.

it takes a small bit of work to get into the scott mindset, but it's worth it.

how about you're so fat when you wear a yellow coat people scream TAAAAXIIIIIII

the whole of zercon seems to be made up of one- or two-line cheesy standup comic zingers.

  On 11/30/2012 at 11:19 PM, kaini said:

the whole of zercon seems to be made up of one- or two-line cheesy standup comic zingers.

pretty sure that's zercon trying to amuse the crowd.

i'm waiting to see the CD appear somewhere because I do -not- want to be without the lyrics for this one.

Can't wait to give this a listen.

  On 12/1/2012 at 12:06 AM, solarion said:

 

  On 11/30/2012 at 11:19 PM, kaini said:

the whole of zercon seems to be made up of one- or two-line cheesy standup comic zingers.

pretty sure that's zercon trying to amuse the crowd.

 

i'm waiting to see the CD appear somewhere because I do -not- want to be without the lyrics for this one.

 

I did a listen with the lyric book yesterday actually. It does really help, in fact I think that's what you're supposed to do. It really helps with a track like Zercon.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/nov/23/scott-walker-interview

great interview

walker likes animal collective!

for contrast, a typically terrible pitchfork review

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17387-bish-bosch/

although david toop interviewing scott sounds like an interesting prospect: http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/9003-scott-walker/

what a great photo of the man

  On 12/1/2012 at 12:03 PM, Aces said:

 

  On 12/1/2012 at 12:06 AM, solarion said:

 

  On 11/30/2012 at 11:19 PM, kaini said:

the whole of zercon seems to be made up of one- or two-line cheesy standup comic zingers.

pretty sure that's zercon trying to amuse the crowd.

 

i'm waiting to see the CD appear somewhere because I do -not- want to be without the lyrics for this one.

 

 

I did a listen with the lyric book yesterday actually. It does really help, in fact I think that's what you're supposed to do. It really helps with a track like Zercon.

 

as I am a pretentious git who reads the Wire this is what he said in an interview: that his greatest fear about it is people just downloading it off iTunes and not having the lyrics to go on.

  On 12/1/2012 at 12:06 AM, solarion said:

 

  On 11/30/2012 at 11:19 PM, kaini said:

the whole of zercon seems to be made up of one- or two-line cheesy standup comic zingers.

pretty sure that's zercon trying to amuse the crowd.

 

 

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Pitchfork: I wondered if these insults were a reflection of all of the insults that have been directed at you over the years.

 

SW: [laughs] Well, it's been pretty rough at times, but not quite that bad. [On the song "SDSS1416+13B (Zercon, a Flagpole Sitter)"], it was just an idea, because he is a comedian. It's just the idea that he is being heckled by silence. He's being pestered and made to feel guilty. Silence of course is where everything originates from.

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About 70 percent of everything is really sketched out on my keyboard beforehand, I have a very limited amount of presets

i really want to hear his home demos

  On 12/3/2012 at 11:47 PM, Jimmy McMessageboard said:

 

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About 70 percent of everything is really sketched out on my keyboard beforehand, I have a very limited amount of presets

 

i really want to hear his home demos

 

walker live and unplugged

  On 12/3/2012 at 10:25 PM, solarion said:

 

  On 12/1/2012 at 12:03 PM, Aces said:

 

  On 12/1/2012 at 12:06 AM, solarion said:

 

  On 11/30/2012 at 11:19 PM, kaini said:

the whole of zercon seems to be made up of one- or two-line cheesy standup comic zingers.

pretty sure that's zercon trying to amuse the crowd.

 

i'm waiting to see the CD appear somewhere because I do -not- want to be without the lyrics for this one.

 

 

I did a listen with the lyric book yesterday actually. It does really help, in fact I think that's what you're supposed to do. It really helps with a track like Zercon.

 

as I am a pretentious git who reads the Wire this is what he said in an interview: that his greatest fear about it is people just downloading it off iTunes and not having the lyrics to go on.

 

I got that edition of the Wire. I don't really bother with any music press usually but an interview with Scott is always worth reading.

I think it makes sense what he said about having them to hand. His songs tend to be very word heavy and it is nice to have a reference. They are also good to read when you don't have the music to hand as well, they stand up very well on their own.

i unsubscribed from wire about two years ago but i think i need to get that one.

yeah i stopped reading the wire too. my tastes changed i think. or i stopped enjoying reading about music i hadn't heard.

so far i have read 2 new interviews and there at least one more we know of (in the wire)

first listen

the snare on phrasing reminds me of climate of hunter

the lyrics are brilliant so far

  On 11/30/2012 at 9:05 PM, Luke Fucking Hazard said:

 

edit: has anyone made a comment about Scott Walker being the new Jandek yet?

new?

  On 12/5/2012 at 10:45 PM, LimpyLoo said:

 

  On 11/30/2012 at 9:05 PM, Luke Fucking Hazard said:

 

edit: has anyone made a comment about Scott Walker being the new Jandek yet?

 

new?

 

 

 

in terms of actual -sound- this is about as far away from Jandek as you could ever get.

soyeah, no.

Scott Walker interviewed by Jarvis Cocker:

his eyes! in a photo!

cool interview so far, thanks for posting.