Bish Bosch
Scott Walker's longest album and final solo studio work.
The music was recorded over a period of two years, with lengthy gaps between sessions due to various problems.[1] The first music to appear from the album was heard in a promotional video released on October 11, 2012, which featured extracts from several songs.[2] While Tilt and The Drift each required multiple years to write, the composition of Bish Bosch was finished in a little more than twelve months.[1] To accelerate his workflow, Walker dedicated a full year solely to writing, calling that pace "lightning speed".[1]
Nevertheless, he reported that "almost every single day" he "had to wait and wait and wait" for the lyrics to arrive.[1] While looking through a friend's library, Walker discovered Zerco (also called Zercon), Attila's court jester, and from that gained the concept for "SDSS1416+13B (Zercon, A Flagpole Sitter)".[3] On November 7, two complete songs—"Epizootics!" and "'See You Don't Bump His Head'"—were issued as a two-track "Spotify Exclusive Preview" streaming single.[2]
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Scott Walker
- Released
- 3 December 2012
- Genre
- Experimental
- Length
- 73:00
- Label
- 4AD
- Producer
- Scott Walker, Peter Walsh
Facts from the source article.
What the cited sources add
Doran noted that on first listen he found Bish Bosch more harrowing than most current releases in black metal, noise, industrial and power electronics.[4] Walker told Doran that the album ends with 'The Day The Conducator Died (An Xmas Song)', which ends with sleigh bells and the first few notes of 'Jingle Bells'.[4] Simon Hattenstone, writing for The Guardian, reported that Walker said "I started thinking about Bish Bosch, and it means sorted or job done" and that "bish also means bitch in urban slang"[5] Hattenstone also noted that on Bish Bosch, Walker was just as hard on the man playing the ram's horn as he had been on a percussionist on a previous album.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Track listing from the source article.
References
- Wikipedia, "Bish Bosch" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Doran, "Cracking Up: Scott Walker Interviewed", The Quietus, 25 March 2019 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bish Bosch" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ""Scott Walker: Watch A Trailer Showcasing The Making of Scott Walker's New Album", 11th October 2012", 4ad.com; Young, ""New Music: Scott Walker – "Epizootics! and See You Don't Bump His Head", Nov 7 2012", consequence.net, 7 November 2012; Walker, ""Single: Bisch Bosh (Spotify Exclusive Preview)", Nov 7 2012", Spotify.com; ""Scott Walker: Watch the Video for 'Epizootics!' by Scott Walker", Nov 8 2012", 4ad.com; Murray, ""Scott Walker - Epizootics!", November 8 2012", clashmusic.com, 8 November 2012; Gotrich, ""A Monochrome Dance: Scott Wal en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bish Bosch" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Scott Walker On World Cafe", NPR, January 3, 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Doran, "Cracking Up: Scott Walker Interviewed", The Quietus, 25 March 2019. facts only, no text reused. thequietus.com
- Simon Hattenstone, "Scott Walker: Brother beyond", The Guardian, 23 November 2012. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Bish Bosch (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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