Sunday, April 26, 2009

Various Artists - Music inspired by the film 30 Century Man

From seran wrapping all he can to punching a donkey in the streets of Galway, Scott Walker's career has been remarkable given his progression from boy band notoriety to composing a series of albums outdoing each other in their avant-gardism. 2006's documentary '30 Century Man' focuses on the most recent of these - 'The Drift' - dissecting its creation whilst neatly tracing back through Walker's career. 
This then, is not a soundtrack as such - each band choosing tracks from throughout Walker's career. Curiously (and unsurprisingly) few of the acts on here choose to tackle his weightier recent releases. The album is released on April 27th on Lakeshore records. It features Damon & Naomi and Saint Etienne amongst others. 

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