M:FANS
A jagged, electronic exorcism of the past. Cale transforms his 1982 masterpiece of sorrow into a modern industrial roar fueled by the loss of Lou Reed.
January 22, 2016 · Double Six (2)
A jagged, electronic exorcism of the past. Cale transforms his 1982 masterpiece of sorrow into a modern industrial roar fueled by the loss of Lou Reed.
January 22, 2016 · Double Six (2)
M:FANS is a fascinating, abrasive act of self-cannibalization. John Cale takes his most fragile and emotionally naked work, 1982's Music for a New Society, and subjects it to a brutalist digital renovation. Where the original album was defined by a hollowed-out, piano-led despair, this 2016 reimagining is fueled by a cold, industrial rage. It is the sound of an artist refusing to let his legacy sit in quiet contemplation, instead choosing to tear it apart with glitchy rhythms and distorted textures. It is a difficult, rewarding listen that feels like an exorcism.
How does M:FANS sound next to the rest of John Cale's catalogue?
The writing leans far further into grief than the rest of the catalogue.
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