The Drift

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The Drift
The Drift cover
Studio album by Scott Walker
Released 8 May 2006
Recorded June 2004 – November 2005
Genre Art Rock
Avant-garde
Experimental
Length 68:48
Label 4AD
CAD 2603
(12", UK, 8 May 2006)
CAD 2603 CD
(CD, UK, 8 May 2006)
Producer Scott Walker, Peter Walsh
Professional reviews
Scott Walker chronology
5 Easy Pieces
(2003)		 The Drift
(2006)

The Drift is a critically acclaimed album from singer-songwriter 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. 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 compilations of previously released material, including the retrospective box set 5 Easy Pieces.

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".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Cossacks Are" – 4:32
  2. "Clara" – 12:43
  3. "Jesse" – 6:28
  4. "Jolson and Jones" – 7:45
  5. "Cue" – 10:27
  6. "Hand Me Ups" – 5:49
  7. "Buzzers" – 6:39
  8. "Psoriatic" – 5:51
  9. "The Escape" – 5:18
  10. "A Lover Loves" – 3:11

[edit] 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 - 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

[edit] Strings

Session 1 Violin I Violin II Cello Bass
Janice Graham
Paul Willey		 Steve Morris
Simon Smith		 Alistair Blayden
Nick Roberts		 Neil Tarlton
Chris West
Julian Tear
Ofer Falk		 Deborah Widdup
Alison Kelly		 Jane Fenton
Andrew Fuller		 Matthew Corman
Clare Tyack
Sophie Barber
Ben Buckton		 Clive Dobbins
Amanda Smith		 John Tunnell
Tamsy Kaner		 Roger Linley
Diane Clark
Clare Hoffman
Elizabeth Wexler		 Ulrike Kipp
Jo Godden		 Judith Herbert
Jackie Phillips
Karen Leishman
Matthew Scrivener		 Ruth Funnell
Sue Briscoe		 Robert Max
Roberto Sorrentino
Session 2 Violin I Violin II Cello Bass
Michael Davis
Paul Willey		 Steve Morris
Simon Smith		 Alistair Blayden
Nick Roberts		 Neil Tarlton
Chris West
Julian Tear
Ofer Falk		 Deborah Widdup
Alison Kelly		 Jane Fenton
Andrew Fuller		 Matthew Corman
Clare Tyack
Sophie Barber
Ben Buckton		 Clive Dobbins
Amanda Smith		 John Tunnell
Tamsy Kaner		 Roger Linley
Diane Clark
Clare Hoffman
Elizabeth Wexler		 Ulrike Kipp
Jo Godden		 Judith Herbert
Jackie Phillips
Ralph De Souza
Robert Salter		 Charles Sewart
Celia Sheen		 Jonathan Williams
Joely Koos

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