Oct 16, 2022
M:FANS, John Cale (2016)
A revisitation of one of my favourite ever John Cale works (1982’s Music for a New Society) should, in theory, be easy to enjoy. However, while within M:FANS are some phenomenally fascinating ideas – from warping one’s own past and commenting upon it to reworking emotional responses to suit contemporary events (in this case, the death of Lou Reed) – I don’t get much out of it. Cale’s reworks are a little opaque; none are better in their execution, grander in their ambition or more powerful in their sensitivity than their originals.
Pick: ‘If You Were Still Around’
