Bish Bosch
Bish Bosch is the fourteenth studio album by the American singer Scott Walker. It was released on 3 December 2012 on 4AD.[1] The album has been described by its creator as being "the final installment in a trilogy" that also includes Tilt (1995) and The Drift (2006).[2] At seventy-three minutes, Bish Bosch is Walker's longest studio album, as well as also containing his longest song, the twenty-one minute, forty-one second "SDSS1416+13B (Zercon, A Flagpole Sitter)".
Reception
Critical response to Bish Bosch was very positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 33 professional reviews.[3] The recording was selected as 'Album of the Week' in The Independent, The Guardian and The Sunday Times, 'Album of the Month' in Mojo magazine,[4] and 'Album of the Year' by Tiny Mix Tapes.[5]
Track listing[16]
1. |
"'See You Don’t Bump His Head'" |
4:06 |
2. |
"Corps De Blah" |
10:11 |
3. |
"Phrasing" |
4:45 |
4. |
"SDSS1416+13B (Zercon, A Flagpole Sitter)" |
21:41 |
5. |
"Epizootics!" |
9:40 |
6. |
"Dimple" |
6:47 |
7. |
"Tar" |
5:39 |
8. |
"Pilgrim" |
2:26 |
9. |
"The Day The "Conducator" Died (An Xmas Song)" |
7:45 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Scott Walker - Vocals (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9), Electric Guitar (9), Keyboards (8,9), Percussion (9)
- Hugh Burns - Acoustic Guitar (2,4,6), Electric Guitar (1,2,3,4,5,7), Electric Baritone Guitar (1,2,3,4,5,7), E-Bow Guitar (1,4,7), Dobro (4), Ukulele (5), Hawaiian Pedal Steel (5)
- James Stevenson - Electric Guitar (2,4), Electric Baritone Guitar (1,2,4), Mando Guitar (4)
- Alasdair Malloy - Percussion (1,2,3,4,5,6,7), Tuned Gongs (6), Machetes (7)
- Mark Warman - Keyboards (1,2,3,4,5,6,7), Drum Programming (1), Tuned Gongs (6), Handclaps (5), Machetes (7)
- Peter Walsh - Keyboards FX (1,2,3,4,5,6,7), Drum Programming (1), Finger Snaps (5)
- Ian Thomas - Drums (2,3,4,5,6,7,8)
- John Giblin - Bass (2,3,4,5,6,7), Double Bass (8)
- Paul Willey - Violin Harmonics (2)
- Michael Laird - Rams Horns (Kudu, Shofar) (4)
- Pete Long - Baritone Saxophone (4,5), Tubax (4,5,7)
- BJ Cole - Hawaiian Pedal Steel (5)
- Guy Barker - Trumpet (5)
- Tom Rees - Trumpet (5)
- Andrew McDonnell - Lo Rumbles & White Noise (5)
Orchestra
- Conductor & Orchestrator - Mark Warman (2,4,6)
- 1st Violins - Paul Willey (2,4,6), Boguslaw Kostecki (2,4,6), Jonathan Rees (2,4,6), Laura Melhuish (2,4,6), Dave Ogden (2,4,6), Julian Trafford (2,4,6), Abigail Young (2,4,6), Ruth Ehrlich (2,4,6), Ann Morfee (2,4,6), Dave Smith (2,4,6)
- 2nd Violins - Steve Morris (2,4,6), Tom Piggott-Smith (2,4,6), Charlie Brown (2,4,6), Elizabet Wexler (2,4,6), Sebastian Rudnicki (2,4,6), Nikki Gleed (2,4,6), Steve Bentley-Klein (2,4,6), Brian Wright (2,4,6), Clive Dobbins (2,4,6), Paddy Roberts (2,4,6)
- Celli - Frank Schaefer (2,4,6), Justin Pearson (2,4,6), Chris Fish (2,4,6), Joely Koos (2,4,6), Nerys Richards (2,4,6), Dom Pecheur (2,4,6), Tamsy Kayner (2,4,6), Vicky Metthews (2,4,6)
- Double Basses - Enno Senft (2,4,6), Chris West (2,4,6), Clare Tyack (2,4,6), Steve Rossell (2,4,6), Stacey Watton (2,4,6), Alice Kent (2,4,6), Stephen Warner (4), Lucy Hare (4)
References
- ↑ Young, Rob (24 Sep 2012). "Scott Walker - Bish Bosch". 4AD. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ Simon Hattenstone (2012-11-23). "Scott Walker: Brother beyond | Music". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- 1 2 "Bish Bosch Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- ↑ "Scott Walker's New Album, Bish Bosch, Released This Week". 4AD. 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- ↑ TMT Staff · December 2012. "2012: Favorite 50 Albums of 2012 | Staff Feature | Tiny Mix Tapes | Page 5". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- ↑ "Allmusic review".
- ↑ "Beats Per Minute review".
- ↑ "Album Review: Scott Walker – Bish Bosch". Consequence of Sound. 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- ↑ 29 November 2012
- ↑ Simon Price (2012-12-02). "IoS album review: Scott Walker, Bish Bosch (4AD) - Reviews - Music". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- ↑ "Pitchfork review".
- ↑ "Slant review".
- ↑ Butler, Nick (Dec 31, 2013). "Album Review - Scott Walker: Bish Bosch". SputnikMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ↑ "Tiny Mix Tapes review".
- ↑ Fullerton, Jamie (January 8, 2013). "Bish Bosch - Scott Walker". NME.
- ↑ Pelly, Jen (24 Sep 2012). "Pitchfork Media - Full Scott Walker Album Details Revealed". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
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