#47
March 1 1984
Scott Walker
Climate of the Hunter
4.5 out of 5
Highlights:
Dealer
Track 3
Track 7
Who is Scott Walker? A balladeer who listened to too many David Bowie & Lou Reed records while hanging out at Limelight at 2 in the morning with the members of Dead Can Dance? Or, based on the cover photo, is he Garry Shandling caught in a moment of jaywalking?
The musicscapes are really captivating and hypnotic. I would fall into their trance were it not for the lyrical/singing contributions of the creator. By the end of side one I’ve come to terms with Ferris/Bowie and decided that they probably stole from him 15 years before and he’s the real progenitor of their sound.
Judging from this record, it’s no surprise walker ends up on 4AD in the 00’s.
Historical production note. The musicians were recorded separately, with little or no knowledge of the other player’s parts so there could be no “pocket” for the band to fall into. Many songs have no titles so as not to give weight to any part of the content. On one or both of these concepts the album should fail. It doesn’t.
It’s weird and marvelous.
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