John Cale's fabled excursions in noise, melody and lyrical intrigue takes several inspired twists on this interim collection. Although it precedes his first solo album in seven years, 5 Track is a stand-alone experience which embraces sampled utopia and piquant longing ("Verses"), urban dislocation and wry comedy ("Waiting For Blonde"), international drug smuggling ("Wilderness Approaching") and the spectre of 9/11 ("Chains Of Dumpty"). Set in shifting and evocative soundscapes, these cerebral and cinematic compositions are a small step for Cale but cover more ground than most artists manage in their entire career.
John Cale’s fabled excursions in noise, melody and lyrical intrigue takes several inspired twists on this interim collection. Although it precedes his first solo album in seven years, 5 Track is a stand-alone experience which embraces sampled utopia and piquant longing (“Verses”), urban dislocation and wry comedy (“Waiting For Blonde”), international drug smuggling (“Wilderness Approaching”) and the spectre of 9/11 (“Chains Of Dumpty”). Set in shifting and evocative soundscapes, these cerebral and cinematic compositions are a small step for Cale but cover more ground than most artists manage in their entire career.
