@rhorsman Oh my gosh is that a Scott Walker profile picture?
@rhorsman (to be honest, I like all of his stuff, so I won't judge you for any of it)
@groofay lately I've been swinging old school, the Jaques Brel adaptations and the like. Scott 3 probably gets the most rotations.
On your guy, I've been into the mystical piano stuff like Fils Des Etoiles recently, though I started out with an obsession with Parade and the other ballets waaaaay back in the 90s.
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@rhorsman Scott 3 might be my favorite of the "older" albums. Given my penchant for the absurd, it's probably not surprising that "Bish Bosch" is one of my favorites.
I love Fils des Etoiles. Such a damn shame that nobody records the whole thing! But I honestly love all of Satie, as long as it's done well. I've only heard about 2 records of the Gymnopedies that are any good, for instance (de Leeuw and van Veen).
@groofay I'm just a punter so not sure if it's the complete score, but Alessandro Simonetto does more than just the Fils preludes on this disc. I've been digging it a lot.
http://www.allmusic.com/album/satie-early-esoteric-works-mw0002983837/releases
@rhorsman I think it is the complete score. I haven't heard the whole of that recording yet, but yeah, I really like his way with Satie. I hope he records the later works eventually too.
The recording I know it from is by Jeroen van Veen's recording of the complete piano music. I'm pretty sure the longer timings on the tracks are just because he takes it a lot slower. http://www.allmusic.com/album/satie-complete-piano-music-mw0002932187
@groofay Oooooo I need to check that out. I'm a big advocate of slow Satie. de Leeuw's super slow version of the Sarabandes is my favorite.
@rhorsman Reinbert de Leeuw is amazing in Satie. Have you heard the album he did with Barbara Hannigan? They do some of his songs and Socrate, and it's absolutely gorgeous.
@groofay I haven't, but I'll check it out! Socrate has always been a tough nut for me to crack, and it's about time for another go.
@rhorsman Yeah, I first heard it in the orchestral version, and that's a bit cluttered for me. This record uses the piano version, so it clears up a lot of the textures right off the bat.
Plus, the singer isn't fighting an orchestra, so she sounds less like a woolly mammoth.
@rhorsman If I were to make a horrifically superficial "top 5" of Satie...
1) Le fils des etoiles (tie)
1) Socrate
3) Sports et Divertissements
4) Relache
5) I don't fucking know.
@rhorsman I love that guy so much. You made my day putting him as your avatar.
I mean, I hate to open the can of worms, but what's your favorite Scott?