Scott Walker - Tilt (LP)

Sealed. 

Originally conceived as the first in a trilogy that went on to include 'The Drift' (2006) and 'Bish Bosch' (2012), 'Tilt's atmospheric soundscapes and trance-like percussion combined with influences from as far afield as industrial music and traditional classical 'lieder' works. Throughout, Scott's unmistakable baritone enhances an overall work of haunting beauty. In a recent reappraisal of the album's charms, Pitchfork wrote: "Scarily, maddeningly good. It is like an old mansion full of haunted arcana: revolving bookcases, secret rooms, a golden pouf to perch on sipping ancient 'eau de vie'. Even the easiest pleasures, like the stained-glass daybreak in "Bouncer See Bouncer," arise from such obscure surroundings their beauty is always sudden, a second too quick for your defenses." 

Side One
1 Farmer in the City
2 Cockfighter
3 Bouncer See Bouncer
4 Manhattan

Side Two
5 Face on Breast
6 Bolivia '95
7 Patriot (A Single)
8 Tilt
9 Rosary