5 Easy Pieces [Box]

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This excellent box set spans five CDs, each with its own theme. In all there are 93 tracks here representing the wildly diverse output of this mysterious, inimitable vocalist, and a substantial booklet full of notes and photos. The set is available on British import only. Personnel: Esther Ofarim, Ute Lemper (vocals); Dave "Clem" Clempson, Goran Bregovic, Hugh Burns, Jay Stapley, Steve Donnelly (guitar); Christophe Guiot (violin); Brian Gascoigne (piano, keyboards); Ian Thomas , Ralph Salmins (drums); Julian Poole, Alasdair Malloy, Martin Owen (percussion); Sergio Kurpjel (programming). Audio Mixers: Scott Walker; Peter Walsh . Liner Note Author: Cally . Authors: Colin Greenwood ; Damon Albarn; David Bowie; Brett Anderson; Evan Parker; Bill Ryder-Jones; Keith Altham; Bill Callahan; Lewis Taylor; Nick Power; Ian Broudie; Ivor Raymonde; Jarvis Cocker; Peter Walsh ; Julian Cope; Lloyd Cole; Marc Almond; Alison Goldfrapp; Neil Hannon; Paul Hartnoll; Peter Buck ; Reg Guest; Richard Hawley; Simon Raymonde; Stuart Staples; Thom Yorke; Tim Finn; Ute Lemper; Blossom Dearie. Translators: Johnny Mercer; Lee Pockriss; Paul Vance. Arrangers: Peter Knight; Reg Guest; Barry Adamson; Keith Roberts; Wally Stott. Released in the U.K. in 2004 (and in the U.S. two years later), the Scott Walker box set, IN FIVE EASY PIECES, displays a sly sense of humor (there's nothing "easy" about even his most accessible material) and a fascinating, though sometimes frustrating, theme-based sequence. This non-chronological approach makes room for a wide range of tracks by the revered British-based avant-pop crooner, from his mid-1960s era with the Walker Brothers (the ominous, organ-laden "Archangel") to his heralded late-'60s solo outings (the jazzy, pensive "Time Operator" and the delicate, lilting "Copenhagen") to his challenging and abstract '80s/'90s work (the eerie "River of Blood"). While those unfamiliar with Walker's dramatic and utterly unique aesthetic should start with the excellent BOY CHILD collection, diehard fans will enjoy delving into the strange, and often dark, corners of this remarkably thorough five-disc anthology.