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John Cale: Mercy

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On January 20, 2023, “Double Six Records” label released “Mercy” the seventeenth John Cale studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Arm Studios”, EastWest Studios” and “Vox Studios” in Los Angeles, “Snap Studios” in London, and was produced by Nita Scott and John Cale.

Personnel:

  • John Cale – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, vintage keyboards, synthesizer, drums, percussion, additional strings, string arrangements, noises, Swarmatron, drone
  • Weyes Blood – vocals
  • Amelia Meath – vocals
  • Tei Shi – vocals
  • Lias Saoudi – vocals
  • Dustin Boyer – guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, noises, backing vocals
  • Nick Sanborn – acoustic guitar
  • Dev Hynes – acoustic guitar
  • Adam J. Harmer – guitar, backing vocals
  • Actress – synthesizers, effects
  • Laurel Halo – additional vocals, synthesizer, effects
  • Brian Weitz – synthesizer
  • Joey Maramba – bass guitar, bowed bass
  • Ian Walker – double bass
  • Deantoni Parks – acoustic and electronic drums, timpani, additional synthesizer
  • Jack Everett – acoustic drums, backing vocals
  • Tony Allen – acoustic drums
  • Nita Scott – additional drums, additional percussion, additional drum programming, backing vocals
  • Marissa Kuney – violin
  • Jenny Takamatsu – violin
  • Eric Gorfain – violin
  • Caroline Buckman – viola
  • Leah Katz – viola
  • Rodney Wirtz – viola
  • Matt Fish – cello
  • Nathan Saoudi – Juno, backing vocals
  • Destani Wolf – backing vocals
  • Tokimonsta – effects
  • Dustin Boyer – engineer, mixing, additional production
  • Nita Scott – mixing
  • Mikaelin Bluespruce – mixing
  • Seven Davis Jr – mixing
  • Tokimonsta – mixing
  • Justin Raisen – mixing
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering
  • Actress – additional production
  • Abby Portner – artwork
  • Rob Carmichael – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Cale.

  1. Mercy
  2. Marilyn Monroe’s Legs (Beauty Elsewhere)
  3. Noise of You
  4. Story of Blood
  5. Time Stands Still
  6. Moonstruck
  7. Everlasting Days
  8. Night Crawling
  9. Not the End of the World
  10. The Legal Status of Ice
  11. I Know You’re Happy
  12. Out Your Window

Alejandro Escovedo: The Boxing Mirror

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On May 2, 2006, “Back Porch Records” label released “The Boxing Mirror”, the eleventh Alejandro Escovedo album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by John Cale.

Personnel:

  • Alejandro Escovedo – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • John Cale – guitar, keyboards
  • Jon Dee Graham – guitar
  • David Pulkingham – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Bruce Salmon – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Otoño Lujan – accordion
  • Larry Goetz – bass, guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Wade Short – stand-up bass
  • Mark Andes – bass, backing vocals
  • Hector Muñoz – drums
  • Susan Voelz – violin, backing vocals
  • Matt Fish – cello
  • Brian Standefer – cello
  • Alan Yoshida – mastering
  • Wesley Kimler – cover painting, artwork
  • Michael Cano – paintings
  • Nita Scott – executive producer
  • Heinz Geissler – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Alejandro Escovedo, except where noted.

  1. Arizona
  2. Dear Head on the Wall – Kim Christoph, Alejandro Escovedo
  3. Notes On Air – Bukka Allen, Kim Christoff, Robbie Gjersoe, Brian Standefer
  4. Looking For Love
  5. The Ladder
  6. Break This Time
  7. Evita’s Lullaby
  8. Sacramento and Polk
  9. Died a Little Today
  10. Take Your Place – Mark Andes, Alejandro Escovedo, Matt Fish, Jon Dee Graham, Hector Muñoz, David Pulkingham, Barry Salmon, Brian Standefer
  11. The Boxing Mirror
  12. Take Your Place (alternative mix) – Mark Andes, Alejando Escovedo, Matt Fish, Jon Dee Graham, Hector Muñoz, David Pulkingham, Barry Salmon, Brian Standefer

The Vines: Melodia

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On July 12, 2008, “Ivy League” label released “Melodia”, the fourth Vines studio album. It was recorded November 2007 – March 2008, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, “Kingsize Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rob Schnapf.

Personnel:

  • Craig Nicholls – vocals, guitars, album cover
  • Ryan Griffiths – guitars, backing vocals
  • Hamish Rosser – drums, percussion
  • Brad Heald – bass, backing vocals
  • Rob Schnapf – 12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, mixing
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Amy Wickman – violin
  • Stirling Trent – violin
  • Matt Fish – cello
  • Jason Borger – string arrangements
  • Doug Boehm – recording, mixing
  • Graham Hope – recording assistant
  • Dave Bowling – recording assistant
  • Jason Gossman – mixing assistant
  • Clint Welander – mixing assistant
  • John Oreshnick – drum tuning / drum set
  • Love Police – album sleeve, artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Craig Nicholls.

  1. Get Out
  2. Manger
  3. S. III
  4. He’s a Rocker
  5. Orange Amber
  6. Jamola
  7. True as the Night
  8. Braindead
  9. Kara Jayne
  10. Merry Go Round
  11. Hey
  12. A Girl I Knew
  13. Scream
  14. She Is Gone

John Cale: M:FANS

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On January 22, 2016, “Double Si Records” released “M:FANS”, the sixteenth John Cale studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2015, at “A.R.M.” Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Cale. “M: FANS” features new versions of songs from his 1982 album “Music for a New Society”.

Personnel:

  • John Cale – vocals, voice, noises, keyboards, organ, piano, electric piano, acoustic and electric guitar, programmed guitar, bass, programming, synthesizer, drums, viola, samples, recording, mixing
  • Dustin Boyer– guitar, guitar synthesizer, bass, loops, drums, programming, drum machine, drum programming, mixing, recording
  • Deantoni Parks– keyboards, noises, loops
  • Joey Maramba – synth bass
  • Ralph Esposito – synth bass
  • Alex Thomas– drums, samples
  • Chris Bautista – trumpet
  • Jessy Greene– violin
  • Miguel Atwood-Ferguson– viola
  • Thomas Lea – viola
  • Matt Fish– cello
  • Amber Coffman– vocals
  • William Arthur George Cale – voice
  • Margaret Cale – voice
  • New Direction Church – choir
  • Benjamin Goodman – choir director
  • Adam Moseley – recording, mixing
  • Nita Scott – mixing, executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by John Cale, except where noted.

  1. Prelude
  2. If You Were Still Around – John Cale, Sam Shepard
  3. Taking Your Life in Your Hands
  4. Thoughtless Kind
  5. Sanctus (Sanities Mix)
  6. Broken Bird
  7. Chinese Envoy
  8. Changes Made
  9. Library of Force
  10. Close Watch
  11. If You Were Still Around (Choir Reprise) – John Cale, Sam Shepard
  12. Back to the End