The Drift
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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
Name = The Drift |
Type = [[Album]] |
Artist = [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]] |
Cover = Scott Walker - The Drift.jpg |
Released = [[8 May]] [[2006]] |
Recorded = June 2004 – November 2005 |
Genre = [[Art Rock]]<br>[[Avant-garde]]<br>[[Experimental music|Experimental]] |
Length = 68:48|
Label = 4AD<br><small>CAD 2603<br />(12", UK, 8 May 2006)<br />CAD 2603 CD<br />(CD, UK, 8 May 2006)|
Producer = Scott Walker, Peter Walsh |
Reviews =
*[[Allmusic]] {{rating|4.5|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0rkvikpfbb69 link]
*[[Brainwashed (website)|Brainwashed]] (favourable) [http://brainwashed.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4884&Itemid=64 3 May 06]
*''[[Cluas]]'' (6.5/10) [http://www.cluas.com/music/albums/scott-walker-drift.htm link]
*''[[The Daily Telegraph|Telegraph]]'' (favourable) [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?&xml=/arts/2006/05/06/bmpopcd06.xml&page=3#sc 6 May 06]
*''[[The Guardian]]'' {{rating|5|5}} [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1767506,00.html 5 May 06]
*''[[The Independent]]'' {{rating|3|5}} <small>[http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article361936.ece 5 May 06]</small>
*''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' {{rating|4|5}} p.102, #151
*musicOMH.com {{rating|5|5}} <small>[http://www.musicomh.com/albums5/scott-walker_0506.htm May 2006]</small>
*''[[New York Magazine|New York]]'' (favourable) [http://newyorkmetro.com/nymag/critics/pop/16844/index.html 8 May 06]
*''[[The Observer]]'' {{rating|5|5}} [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/10bestcds/story/0,,1756929,00.html 23 Apr 06]
*[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] (9.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/23262/Scott_Walker_The_Drift 9 May 06]
*[[PlayLouder]] {{rating|4.5|5}} [http://www.playlouder.com/review/+the-drift-0/ 15 May 06]
*[[PopMatters]] (9/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/scott_walker_the_drift/ 10 May 06]
*[[Stylus Magazine]] (B-) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/scott-walker/the-drift.htm 9 May 06]
*''[[The Times]]'' {{rating|3|5}} [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14932-2161053,00.html 6 May 06]
*[[Tiny Mix Tapes]] {{rating|2.5|5}} <small>[http://www.tinymixtapes.com/spip.php?article2529 15 May 06]</small>
*''[[UNCUT (magazine)|Uncut]]'' (favourable) [http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/uncut/reviews/8759 10 May 06]
*[[Yahoo! Music]] {{Rating|8|10}} [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/060515/33/208o2.html 15 May 06]
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Last album = ''[[5 Easy Pieces]]''<br />(2003) |
This album = '''''The Drift'''''<br />(2006) |
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}}'''''The Drift''''' is a critically acclaimed album from singer-songwriter [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]], released on the [[4AD]] label in May 2006. It has been cited by many critics and fans alike as a disturbing and complex album that departs from Scott Walker's previous albums while still remaining true to his experimental roots.
The Drift is Walker's first album composed entirely of new material since 1995's ''[[Tilt (album)|Tilt]]''. In the interim, Walker's released output comprised a few instrumental tracks on the soundtrack to the film ''[[Pola X]]'' and a track on the soundtrack to the [[James Bond]] film ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]'', as well as a few [[compilation album|compilations]] of previously released material, including the retrospective [[boxed set|box set]] ''[[5 Easy Pieces]]''.
The sound and subject matter for the album is unrelentingly dark and unsettling, often juxtaposing quiet sections with sudden loud noise to induce discomfort in the listener. Subjects include torture, disease, [[9/11]], and numerous subjects in keeping with the horror genre.
The album was recorded over a period of 17 months at Metropolis Studios in [[Chiswick]], [[London]], with orchestra recorded in one day at [[George Martin]]'s [[AIR Studios]] in [[Hampstead]], London.
French singer Vanessa Contenay-Quinones appears as the voice of Clara Petacci on "Clara".
==Track listing==
#"Cossacks Are" – 4:32
#"Clara" – 12:43
#"Jesse" – 6:28
#"Jolson and Jones" – 7:45
#"Cue" – 10:27
#"Hand Me Ups" – 5:49
#"Buzzers" – 6:39
#"Psoriatic" – 5:51
#"The Escape" – 5:18
#"A Lover Loves" – 3:11
== Personnel ==
* Thomas Bowes - Violin
* Hugh Burns - Guitar
* Vanessa Contenay Quinones - Voice
* Andrew Cronshaw - Woodwind, Concertina
* Beverly Foster - Voice
* Brian Gascoigne - Keyboards, Sound Treatment
* John Giblin - Bass
* Pete Long - Sax
* Alasdair Malloy - Percussion, Drums
* Rohan Onraet - Percussion
* Lucy Painter - Vocals
* Rebecca Painter - Vocals
* Tim Painter - Percussion
* Steve Pearce - Bass
* [[Philip Sheppard (musician)]] - Orchestration, Conducting, Cello
* James Stevenson - Guitar
* Ian Thomas - Drums
* Scott Walker - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Sax, Sound Treatment
* Peter Walsh - Sound Treatment, Sitar, Percussion
* Mark Warman - Keyboards, Orchestration, Conducting, Percussion, Woodwind, Sound Treatment
* Ralph Warman - Vocals
* Derek Watkins - Flugelhorn
=== Strings ===
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|-
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! align=right | Session 1
! align=left | ''Violin I''
! align=left | ''Violin II''
! align=left | ''Cello''
! align=left | ''Bass''
|-
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| Janice Graham<BR>Paul Willey
| Steve Morris<BR>Simon Smith
| Alistair Blayden<BR>Nick Roberts
| Neil Tarlton<BR>Chris West
|-
|
| Julian Tear<BR>Ofer Falk
| Deborah Widdup<BR>Alison Kelly
| Jane Fenton<BR>Andrew Fuller
| Matthew Corman<BR>Clare Tyack
|-
|
| Sophie Barber<BR>Ben Buckton
| Clive Dobbins<BR>Amanda Smith
| John Tunnell<BR>Tamsy Kaner
| Roger Linley<BR>Diane Clark
|-
|
| Clare Hoffman<BR>Elizabeth Wexler
| Ulrike Kipp<BR>Jo Godden
| Judith Herbert<BR>Jackie Phillips
|-
|
| Karen Leishman<BR>Matthew Scrivener
| Ruth Funnell<BR>Sue Briscoe
| Robert Max<BR>Roberto Sorrentino
|}
{| cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" width="60%" bgcolor =#f9f9f9 style="border: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"
|-
|-
! align=right | Session 2
! align=left | ''Violin I''
! align=left | ''Violin II''
! align=left | ''Cello''
! align=left | ''Bass''
|-
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| Michael Davis<BR>Paul Willey
| Steve Morris<BR>Simon Smith
| Alistair Blayden<BR>Nick Roberts
| Neil Tarlton<BR>Chris West
|-
|
| Julian Tear<BR>Ofer Falk
| Deborah Widdup<BR>Alison Kelly
| Jane Fenton<BR>Andrew Fuller
| Matthew Corman<BR>Clare Tyack
|-
|
| Sophie Barber<BR>Ben Buckton
| Clive Dobbins<BR>Amanda Smith
| John Tunnell<BR>Tamsy Kaner
| Roger Linley<BR>Diane Clark
|-
|
| Clare Hoffman<BR>Elizabeth Wexler
| Ulrike Kipp<BR>Jo Godden
| Judith Herbert<BR>Jackie Phillips
|-
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| Ralph De Souza<BR>Robert Salter
| Charles Sewart<BR>Celia Sheen
| Jonathan Williams<BR>Joely Koos
|}
==External links==
*[http://the-drift.net ''The Drift'' microsite] - features lyrics, essay, photographs, timeline, "Jesse" video and desktop wallpapers
*{{MusicBrainz album|id=65cfba88-743b-4466-a3ed-d18e44ad99e0|name =The Drift}}
*[http://www.4ad.com/releases/the-drift-4/ ''The Drift''] at the official 4AD site. Also [http://www.4ad.com/scottwalker/video/jesse-file/ "Jesse" video]
*[http://www.4ad.com/scottwalker/news/~new-album-the-dr/ Album completion announcement] at the official 4AD site.
*[http://imomus.livejournal.com/185356.html "Horrorpop!"] - [[Momus (artist)|Momus]] writes about ''The Drift''.
*[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/track_review/31128 "Cossacks Are" review] at [[Pitchfork Media]] (7 April 2006).
*[http://www.paristransatlantic.com/magazine/monthly2006/07jul_text.html#4 Dan Warburton on ''The Drift'']
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