The Velvet Forum

FROM:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upc ... 0507200325


"The musical force that is John Cale releases his second EMI Records album "blackAcetate:" on October 3rd, 2005. The follow-up to 2003?s critically acclaimed "Hobosapiens" album, "blackAcetate:" is a much harder contemporary rock album than its predecessor and it sounds like a sonic masterpiece.



Working closely alongside Cale on "blackAcetate:" are Herb Graham Jr (Macy Gray) and Mickey Petralia (Beck, Rage Against The Machine, Dandy Warhols, Eels). The powerhouse trio have come up with an album of incredible music and production values that surpass most recordings. It?s a reflection of the standards Cale has always set: from his early work with the Velvet Underground; his 22 solo studio albums; production for Patti Smith, Nico, Squeeze, the Stooges and the Happy Mondays right up to his most recent offering, the starkly brilliant original score to the film "Process" which has been earning rave reviews and is out now.

And so to "blackAcetate": 13 new songs; a multitude of instruments; inspiration from Dre and Pharell, Erykah Badu, Gorillaz and Doves then back to Curtis Mayfield and beyond?; avant-garde rock; an amazing falsetto from the Welshman with the deepest of voices; inspiration, innovation, songs of fervour, distortion and atmosphere ? a cutting edge album in every sense of the word and a very rewarding listening experience.

The first release from "blackAcetate:" is "TurnTheLightsOn" which is available as a digital download on July 25th, whilst a second single "Perfect" gets a full commercial release in October. A video of "Perfect" will be available from September. John Cale will be touring the UK and Europe around this time, dates to be confirmed shortly."

Anyone know where you can download the new song from?

Hi, Changeling
I read on-line that the date has been changed to Aug. 1st, and it will be available from JC's official website .

Doug

thanks for the update.

I went and checked his website today and it is updated!!

you can listen to turnthelightson streaming from the page right now.
You have to wait for Aug 1st to download.

I like it.Not at all what I was thinking after Hobosapians.
I can't wait to see him tour with a band again.

The link is:

http://www.john-cale.com/

You can only hear part of the song, but I like it a lot. More immediately catchy than Hobosapiens. Amazing - all these years, and he's STILL making vital, creative music.

Thanks for the link - sounds good. Bit more ROCK than his stuff of late - almost like a return to a Helen Of Troy or Honi Soit kind of sound.

OK... is it me, but... Today's August 1st, and I, for one, can't find any trace of a download at the site - in spite of the fact they say it'll be available today...

the single's pretty good. is october 3 the US release date? we seem to get Cale stuff later than Europe.

At the risk of sounding redundant...
Am I missing something? Cale's site clearly says the digital download is available now from the site, but fails to offer a link or any way to do this. I wish they'd concentrate less on making the site teeny and arty, and more on actually making it readable... and work.

dsulpy wrote: I wish they'd concentrate less on making the site teeny and arty, and more on actually making it readable... and work.

Not to mention updating it a little more often than once every year...

It says on the the site that the single will be available to buy/download on Aug 22nd.
So I guess that means you have to pay to download it.....