Frick, dave matthews, ulrike kersten, craig clark, jay sachs, phil gyford, l. It contained two bonus tracks, grandfathers house and. Brian eno lyrics one word nighttime is falling on the louvre its been a lazy afternoon. The 2005 rerelease on all saints records was remastered and had a different cover. Dec 3, 1940 since fear in 1974 and had produced his 1989 album, words for the dying, which appeared on enos opal label through warner bros. Words for the dying is a music studio album recording by john cale prog relatedprogressive rock released in 1989 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette.
The international news of the day relayed the larger wound of the falklands war. The central work in words for the dying is the falklands suite, john cale s belated attempt to canonize the falkland islands conflict through the poetry of dylan thomas. Additional material by dean wilson, paul strickland, dave shibler, stephen fruitman, peter van doorm, richard joly, bernd webler, jim bailey, peter dadamo, jason. Brian eno, who produced the recordings, didnt like the idea of being filmed, and layed down three basic rules. Over his fivedecade career, cale has worked in various styles across rock, drone, classical, avantgarde and electronic music he studied music at goldsmiths college. Words for the dying is an album by welsh recording artist john cale, released by opal music and warner bros. And the quiet words we exchanged, i felt thats all it took to turn him around she was pulling back to emphasize. John cale words for the dying 1989, cassette discogs. Talking with brian eno and john cale about working together on wrong. Also known for his multifaceted interests outside of music, especially technological. John davies cale, obe born 9 march 1942 is a welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the american rock band the velvet underground. Both brian eno and john cale have always flirted with conventional pop music throughout their careers, while reserving the right to go off on less accessible experiments, which means theyve always held out the promise that they would make something as attractive as this synthesizerdominated collection, on which eno comes as close to the mainstream as he has since.
Nighttime is falling on the louvre its been a lazy afternoon we walk to the house, the air is clear the waters still moving in the pool you say one word the same one. It follows cale and eno to moscow, london, and wales during the creation of the album. Brian eno wrong way up crime in the desert crime and punishment in tuscon back to normal in the sun playing blackjack in the drivein shooting snakeeyes in the mud and when the moonlight came out, we were gone, long gone. Words for the dying simple english wikipedia, the free. Wrong way up is a stunning album, from the awesome opener lay my love eno vocal with its pulsating rhythm and enigmatic, poetic lyric through the soaring one word shared vocal and breathtaking harmonies to the elegant and atmospheric cordoba, a ballad reminiscent of cales paris 1919 album. The single been there, done that remains the only eno single to ever reach an american chart, for example, and. Wrong way up is a music studio album recording by brian eno progressive electronicprogressive rock released in 1990 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. The documentary words for the dying follows director rob nilsson as he attempts to capture the working process between collaborators john cale and.
John cale recorded at the strongroom, london and wilderness studios, woodbridge, suffolk, england. There are also two orchestral interludes, two other solo piano pieces songs. John cale on screen words for the dying hans werksman. Wrong way up is a 1990 album by brian eno and john cale the album sits between the electronic, progrock and art rock genres and features some of both eno and cales most mainstream work. In 1993 an 80minute documentary film words for the dying, directed by rob nilsson, was released on dvd. But when eno arrived and found cameras everywhere, he revolted, and.
Lyrics primarily by dylan thomas, classical music composed by john cale, and production by brian eno. John davies cale, obe born 9 march 1942 is a welsh musician, composer and record producer, known as a founding member of experimental rock band the velvet underground. A clip from the documentary words for the dying by rob nilson 1990. A collection of orchestral settings for poems by dylan thomas, the record closed, inexplicably, with a playful, if dolorous, pop tune credited to both eno and cale, the soul of. Download john cale discography 19702016 torrent or any other torrent from mp3 category. Wrong way up is a 1990 album by brian eno and john cale the album sits between the electronic, progrock and art rock genres and features some of both eno and cale s most mainstream work. Lyrically, there is only one original song by john, so this is not guts. Hes accomplished a lot more than that in his career, though, which.
Featuring a mixture of electronic music with art rock and progressive rock sounds, it has earned critical praise while containing some of enos most mainstream work. A revealing cinema verite portrait of the former velvet underground musician, john cale, in creative collaboration with brian eno. Discover all brian enos music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. It follows cale and eno to moscow, london, and wales during the creation of. John davies cale born 9 march 1942 is a welsh singersongwriter and multiinstrumentalist probably best known as a founding member of the velvet underground. Words for the dying is the eleventh studio album by multiinstrumentalist john cale.
John cale was recorded at the strongroom, london, and wilderness studios, woodbridge, suffolk, england, engineered by stephen taylor and brian eno. There was a russian double bass player that brian eno and i ran into when recording words for the dying. Words for the dying, the 1989 album just reissued, feels as if it stands outside of discussion. John cale words for the dying lyrics and tracklist genius. In 1970 he released first solo album vintage violence. John cale simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He was born 15 may 1948 in woodbridge, suffolk, uk. Bruce higgins, and the nameless denizens of the alt. Lou reed of the velvet underground called words for the dying. It was produced by brian eno track listing introduction there was a saviour interlude i on a wedding anniversary. In 1989, john cale and brian eno met in moscow to record an album combining the orchestrations of a soviet popclassical symphony with the poetry of dylan thomas.
May 15, 1948 had been appearing on albums by former velvet underground member john cale b. The river wrong way up was probably the best collaboration between singer john cale and songwriterambient wonderkid brian eno. The central work in words for the dying is the falklands suite, john cales belated attempt to canonize the falkland islands conflict through the poetry of dylan thomas. The lyrics are dylan thomass and cale flights them with the sublime sadness of a lovers rent heart. Caleever eager to add an extra creative elementinvited filmmaker rob nilsson to shoot a documentary about the sessions. Musicians brian eno and john cale collaborated in 1990 to create the album wrong way up. The main part is oral work, read or sung by cale, written in 1982 as a response to the angloargentinian falklands war, using poems written by fellow welshman, dylan thomas. Delivered in six distinct parts which include two musical interludes and an introduction to herald the whole thing, the suite is a mix of refined classical arrangements courtesy of the orchestra of. Brian eno samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Delivered in six distinct parts which include two musical interludes and an introduction to herald the whole thing, the suite is a mix of refined classical arrangements courtesy of the orchestra of symphonic and. In 1989 eno travelled to the soviet union to produce an opal album by john cale cofounder with lou reed of the velvet underground called words for the dying. John cale comes alive 1984 artificial intelligence 1985 words for the dying 1989 songs for drella 1990 com lou reed. Musically it does not match many of his more innovative enterprises like british passport and so many others.
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