I really had a bad reputation for not doing the same things twice, and really with a vengeance. People would be like, “is that song?†It’s nice now to get people to expect that. I think I’ve worn a groove there that you don’t know quite what it’s going to be. But for me, I can’t go on the road and do the same things all the time. Drives me nuts."John Cale
Music with an edge
Exploring uncharted waters
Latest release: POPtical Illusion
Cale's music grows on you. As a musician he has explored the niches of noise as well as the commercial poppy sounds of the Seventies. Music For A New Society was even described as "chamber music for the homeless".
He doesn't snub hard rock, he explores the margins of minimal music, he keeps tabs on hip-hop, he rearranges or even deconstruct his songs when he plays live.
"I don't look over my shoulder. I focus on whatever I haven't been able to do before and strive for it. I remember what I didn't get done the last time I was recording and start there."
Ready to take a trip? Got your passport, had your shots and opened your mind?
Avant-garde
After much hassle, the avant-garde music recorded in New York in the sixties became available. Not for the squeamish!
Being Cale: the covers
Cale songs have been covered dozens of times.
Producer: John Cale
The Stooges, the Happy Mondays, Siouxsie, Patti Smith and a wealth of other artists who had their records produced by John Cale.
Helping out: John Cale
It's cool to have Cale playing on your record. Over the years he has lend a hand to a lot of bands and solo acts.
Unreleased songs and soundtracks
One-offs, live stuff and other rarities that never made it to vinyl and/or CD.
» Fresh Cale
Order the remastered and expanded Paris 1919 album (2LP, CD) via Domino Records
Order the remastered and expanded The Academy in Peril album (LP, CD) via Domino Records
