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Scott Walker-Tilt
Ive been in a Scott Walker frenzy. I've never been into his stuff really, but after hearing so much praise for the dude how could I resist. I fucking dig most of it. His 60s stuff is all the great "ghost pop" stuff, almost Roy-Orbisison esque. No variation at all from album to album but tons of perfect tunes. His 70s stuff from what I can tell was dogshit. His 80s stuff was his art music, and this album is his best without a fucking doubt. The first track "Bouncer See Bouncer" will have you spaced out and drooling on your dick as a sparse but prominent backing beat is played and some sparse rhythmic electronics squiggle around and Scott talks/sings/mumbles/recites, etc.. some beautiful lyrics. That's the whole song. Very disorienting, the rest of the record goes from there. Hows this for hack journalism; "Edgar Allan Poe fronting Pere Ubu with Phil Spector producing".
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