Released in 2012, ‘Bish Bosch’ was Scott Walker’s final solo record.
Scott began writing new material around 2009 and recorded it sporadically over the following three years. He was aided again by co-producer Peter Walsh and joined by the regular core of musicians Ian Thomas (drums), Hugh Burns (guitar), James Stevenson (guitar), Alasdair Malloy (percussion) and John Giblin (bass). Musical director Mark Warman also played a prominent role, both as conductor and keyboardist, while guests include trumpeter Guy Barker and pedal steel guitarist BJ Cole, who worked on three of Scott’s mid-seventies LPs.
If The Drift was a dark place, full of scorching orchestral textures and ominous rumblings, Bish Bosch is a tauter but more colourful experience, with greater emphasis on processed, abrasive guitars, digital keyboards, and thick silences.