John Cale S/D

Since everyone here loves press releases with tracklists, here is some of it:

Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood is a title to set tongues wagging and minds wondering, but for an album that seems born of a return to John's youth, it seems safely apt in its mischievousness.

Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood is the result of sessions held at Cale's LA studio. Days were spent experimenting with MPCs, pounding fists onto pianos, manipulating glitches and lots of signature viola drone while patiently waiting for songs to reveal themselves. There was also a spontaneous session with Danger Mouse to create the opening track, "I Wanna Talk 2 U."

As a producer Cale has reached a new plateau on this record. At the albums most maximal, it feels like looking at a collection of precious stones. Myriads of differently colored and textured surfaces carefully placed together, each finding their own space to beckon the ear. It's a blend of chaos and beauty in equal measure and a testament to the exploratory spirit at work which ensures there's always something new to the ears on a John Cale record.

Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood will be available on gatefold heavyweight vinyl, CD and digital.

Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood tracklist:

01. I Wanna Talk 2 U

02. Scotland Yard

03. Hemmingway

04. Face To The Sky

05. Nookie Wood

06. December Rains

07. Mary

08. Vampire Cafe

09. Mothra

10. Living With You

11. Midnight Feast

12. Sandman (Flying Dutchman)

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excellent song titles. i'm looking forward to this! that ep from a year or so ago was pretty cool.

"I Wanna Talk 2 U" is on soundcloud. It's pretty great.

http://soundcloud.com/double-six/john-cale-i-wanna-talk-2-u

nice! yeah, very good. danger mouse-y but not overly so.

that sounds horrible! tell me more.

haha, well, danger mouse produced it.

it's the least Mousey thing I've heard him work on.

that wah-wah rinkydink guitar (or synth?)_sound is sorta grating

http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs046/1102021487007/img/100.jpg

the combination of beats and john cale is just not a very palatable one for me i don't think

I like that a lot! The cover's cool, too.

New video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtC2418nNcU

Not sure about the video but the song is good.

I was looking through an old notebook and I saw that I've seen John Cale perform once, apparently the same week or so as DMX. Don't recall a minute of either show.

http://open.spotify.com/album/6xzqLW3MaJlFWWtT9uXJYh

Third track in and this is a cracker. His voice sounds fantastic and the slightly swampy feel of the production works a treat. Very much an 'Idiot'/'Lodger' vibe to it so far.

One song in and I agree.

so far this record is cool as hell

you got a thousand yard staaaaaare

*cascade of crashing pianos*

Whole lotta autotune on this.

I'm going to see Paris 1919 performance in Brooklyn.

"Ten murdered oranges/Harder/Faster/Stronger/Break it down!"

So here Cale plays some of his favorite things, talks about them and Shifty, also excerpted. Or you can do like I just now did, and go right to three new songs, in full. "Doing hard time in Nookie Wood/Doing hard time again."
http://www.npr.org/2012/10/02/162158655/guest-dj-john-cale Be sure to bask in "Melody Laughter" too!

coooool, thanks for the link!

Spent a ton of time with this the last few days. It's a really dense record, but deep as well. "Scotland Yard" is a fave so far -- the climax is really something. In places, there's an Eno vibe -- "Vampire Cafe" has a stuttering percussion track that could be off of Fourth World Vol. 1. "Sandman" sounds like an Eno melody performed and produced by Cale. And honestly, the production is pretty amazing. It's kind of stunning that a 70 y/o guy could make a record that sounds so entirely contemporary but also entirely his own.

Yeah, he sounds entirely at home on the tracks I've heard. re the xpost first Squeeze album, the songs I remember, like "Strong In Reason" sound suavely macho--not like I usually think of Squeeze, except when they briefly featured Paul Carrack--but Difford and/or Tilbrook show no strain-- the vocal effect is def Calean but not alien to them. Although they weren't exactly eager to repeat the experience, judging by interviews.

oh damn this is unexpectedly good.

Cool, his MySpace has several albums I haven't heard
http://www.myspace.com/johncaleofficialsite/music/albums

(gotta click Album; MySpace Radio intrudes after playing an isolated track.Can always pause Album when needed)

....and the new album is now atop his MySpace booty. You're too good to us, JC!

JOHN CALE TOUR DATES:

Tue. Dec. 4 - Portland, OR @ Mission Theatre w/ Cass McCombs

Thu. Dec. 6 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox w/ Cass McCombs

Sun. Dec. 9 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom w/ Cass McCombs

Tue. Dec. 11 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey w/ Cass McCombs

Wed. Jan. 16 - Brooklyn, NY @ BAM [Life Along The Borderline - tribute to NICO]

Fri. Jan. 18 - Brooklyn, NY @ BAM [When Past & Future Collide: Paris 1919]

Sat. Jan. 19 - Brooklyn, NY @ BAM [When Past & Future Collide: Paris 1919

grr, i would like to see cale w/ mccombs

there on fri the 18th. Tempted to see the Nico tribute a well.

whoa maybe I need to drive 2 hours to Portland in 6 weeks or so

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLWeqGZT5Wc
recent live clip. great! he's one of those guys whose voice hasn't deteriorated at all -- he sounds pretty much the same as 1975.

and how many 70 year olds could pull off his ensemble.

Now I feel extra bad for missing him here two weeks ago.
Thanks for the youtube tyler, for I'd have missed this awesome piece of classic Cale:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=TYHIqMmtS-0&feature=endscreen

haha, that is a great one. i think i've said it before, but john cale has led a wild n crazy life.

still can't deal w/ the autotune on the new lp.

i'm kind of ok with it? i don't know, it is a weird record, but i am compelled to keep listening to it, which is a good thing, right?

I saw him a few weeks ago. the set was a bit heavy on new material, but he sounded great - opened with cptn Hook, and closed with a pablo picasso / gun medley

OK that sounds like something I can't miss.

from that video...

"fucked HIS wife"

More info and links, sorry for any redund:
John Cale Tour Dates:

Tue. Dec. 4 - Portland OR @ Mission Theater w/ Cass McCombs

Thu. Dec. 6 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox w/ Cass McCombs

Sun. Dec. 9 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom w/ Cass McCombs

Tue. Dec. 11 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey w/ Cass McCombs

Wed. Jan. 16 - Brooklyn, NY @ BAM [Life Along The Borderline: A Tribute to Nico]

Fri. Jan. 18 - Brooklyn, NY @ BAM [When Past & Future Collide: Paris 1919]

Sat. Jan. 19 - Brooklyn, NY @ BAM [When Past & Future Collide: Paris 1919]

John Cale kicks off his West Coast tour with Cass McCombs tomorrow in support of his new album, Shifty Adventures In Nookie Wood (out now on Double Six Records). This week marks the first time in over half a decade that Cale has played some of these western cities. With McCombs in tow, the two are sure to offer a pan-generational demonstration of tireless and timeless songwriting. As a teaser of this iconic pairing, both artists are sharing new tracks today. "Hatred" by John Cale was previously only available as a bonus 7" that came with the deluxe edition of Shifty Adventures In Nookie Wood. "Empty Promises" by Cass McCombs, premiered by Pitchfork today, is the b-side of the Bradley Manning 7" released earlier this year. You can stream both below.

Listen to/Share "Hatred" by John Cale:

http://soundcloud.com/double-six/john-cale-hatred

Listen to/Share "Empty Promises" by Cass McCombs:

http://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/cass-mccombs-empty-promises

In January, as part of the three-night Next Wave Festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, John Cale will perform two very special productions. On January 16, he celebrates the legacy of Velvet Underground vocalist Nico - entitled Life Along The Borderline - performing with special guests Nick Franglen (Lemon Jelly, Blacksand), Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth), Joan as Police Woman, Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age, Gutter Twins), Magnetic Fields, Meshell Ndegeocello, Peaches, Sharon Van Etten and previously unannounced, Yeasayer. On January 18 and 19, Cale will perform his 1973 landmark album, Paris 1919, in its entirety with his band and the 20-piece Wordless Music Orchestra, followed by music from Cale's repertoire, including Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood. A full list of dates is below.

For more information, visit:http://www.bam.org/"> http://www.bam.org/
John Cale's "Face to the Sky" video:http://youtu.be/PtC2418nNcU

John Cale's Welcome to Nookie Wood video:http://bit.ly/NcM7YJ"> http://bit.ly/NcM7YJ
John Cale's "I Wanna Talk 2 U" stream:http://bit.ly/OCXHzc"> http://bit.ly/OCXHzc

Was sure Antony would be a the Nico thing.

Heard dude on the radio today, played a couple songs off the new one and then said, "Here's a song in B-Flat," and proceeded to play "Guts." The DJ did not have quick enough reflexes to bleep the opening line.

Seeing him in Seattle tomorrow.

graces the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon stage tonight, Thursday, January 10th! Cale will be joined by full band, back up singers, and The War on Drugs' spry and deft Robbie Bennett and Dave Hartley (aka Nightlands). Tune in to NBC at 12:35/11:35c to catch a cut from Cale's new album, Shifty Adventures In Nookie Wood (out now on Double Six), and enterprising viewers can also feast their eyes on a special, exclusive-to-the-web performance of a classic Velvet Underground song.

I missed him on Fallon show last night and forgot to record it. Hopefully its on Hulu or Youtube or something. Wish I could get to NYC for the Nico tribute gig he's doing Wed. the 16th or the Paris 1919 plus new stuff gigs on the 18th and 19th

http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/john-cale-venus-in-furs-11013/1428413/

Nice to have it play outside of US borders, as well.

that is great (and a little weird). even tho lou wrote "venus in furs" it's as much cale's as it is anyone's.