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Hace 5 días · Co-producido con Nita Scott, el nuevo álbum de John Cale nos ofrece nuevamente un viaje seguro e introspectivo por los rincones más experimentales de su mente, aunque más luminosos también. En ese sentido, Popticall Illusion se siente más accesible que su Mercy (su disco anterior), también más suave y delicado. El ex The Velvet Underground refresca sus bases electrónicas y hace de lo ...
Hace 6 días · John Cale Behind the Curtain. Velvet Underground co-founder returns with 'POPtical Illusion,' his second new album in just over a year. Written by David Harris | June 26, 2024 - 9:48 am. John...
Hace 5 días · Album Review. John Cale. POPtical Illusion. Double Six / Domino. 2xLP, CD, DL. Out now. Despite the album’s playful title, John Cale‘s second album in just over a year still contains the same feelings of fierce and inquisitive rage that were present in Cale’s much-lauded 2023 album MERCY. He remains angry, still incensed by the wilful destruction that unchecked capitalists and ...
Hace 9 horas · We interviewed John Cale in issue #156 around the time of his previous release, Mercy. He has just released POPtical Illusion, a collection of synth and keyboard heavy tunes that carry a heavy, and at times angry message about the state of the world.That is not to say that that Cale has lost all hope and there is optimism that we can still bring about change.
Hace 5 días · Being an outlier track on the album, the unrefined racket almost pays homage to Cale’s time with the band, brilliantly avoiding sounding over-produced. Embellished with punchy vocals and pulsating guitar, it feels human and it feels real. Ending the album with There will be no river, Cale waves goodbye with a solemn yet hopeful gesture.
Hace 5 días · Cale’s friable voice never sits high in the mix. Instead, it floats, burbles up, drifts, whispers in our ears. And while the rage and dread inherent on Mercy remain, Cale sounds wearier and...
Hace 1 día · POPtical Illusion – with synths, beat box percussion, strings, raw guitars and sometimes hypnotic melodies – may be the most surprisingly agreeable and intelligent “pop” album from classically-trained Cale since Hobosapiens 20 years ago. You can hear this album at Spotify here. We have said it before will doubtless say it again and so ...
