‘Sound collages, bitter laughs, and deranged miniatures based on poetry and percussion recorded in a punk burst, along with field recordings and other oddities.
‘200 copies, screen-printed sleeves, risograph insert.’

His comeback, forty years after Histoire De Melody Nelson, with the same signature mix — Axelrod-style orchestral sensibility and stoner funk-rock framing his own louche vocals, and poeticised and punning verses.

‘A celebration of the ever-expanding and evolving label family, LLI008 comprises an LP, a fifty-odd-page booklet (and eight page photobook and insert), further digital tracks and some web-based stuff contributed by friends new and old from far and wide.’

Half-speed mastering.

Demdike Stare and Andy Votel.

Scott Walker’s interpretations of the nine Jacques Brel songs from his Scott, Scott 2 and Scott 3 albums, followed by Brel’s original French-language recordings.