John Cale - Vintage ViolenceDuring his tenure as one of the key songwriters and co founders of The Velvet Underground, John Cale brought a sense of exploratory experimentation that was unheard of from most other acts of the time. Paired with Lou Reed, Cale brought elements of drone, noise rock, art rock, and neo classical to the influential proto punk band. Cale was ultimately fired from the band in 1968 due to escalating tensions between himself and Reed, taking the more

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‰۝ As he says in the album‰۪s liner note interview with Handler

She did not record with them until later -- not long before she'd begin her Devil Dogs project -- but even she knew she was beyond No Wave at the point of Eight Eyed Spy

the aptly subtitled 'For The Collector - Early David Bowie'

'Sour Soul' also features guest spots from MF Doom

‰۝ a percolating mixture of looped vocals and rustling rhythms that rides on a perpetual near-crescendo

' work the way Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong worked together

for editing rather than manipulation

Unseen to many

abandoning guitars in favour of cello