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John Cale presents dissonance and drone!

Mary Anne Hobbs discusses dissonance and drone music with John Cale of the Velvet Underground and musician Oliver Coates.

Discussing dissonance and drone music with living legend John Cale, OBE (The Velvet Underground), as well as musician Oliver Coates.

This month marks the 50th (yes, fiftieth!) anniversary of the formation of the Velvet Underground, that seminal, thrilling, experimental, difficult band from New York City. Also, on November 7th Tate Liverpool opening their 'Transmitting Andy Warhol' exhibition, celebrating the career of the man who masterminded the Velvet Underground's success.

So ... what better time to invite John Cale on to the show. Cale moved from Wales to New York in 1963, and soon founded the Velvet Underground with Lou Reed. They went on to change rock and roll forever (no exaggeration). Since the Velvet Underground, Cale has produced records for Patti Smith, Nick Drake, The Stooges, Squeeze and Iggy Pop. He has also continued making the most wild and wonderful rock, classical and drone music of his own.

Cale will be joined by another expert on dissonance and drone music - cellist and electronic composer Oliver Coates. He is known for his collaborations with the likes of Jonny Greenwood, Mira Calix, Boards of Canada, Mica Levi, Seb Rochford and Nico Muhly.

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Sun 9 Nov 2014 07:00
大象传媒 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Cure

    High

    • Fiction.

  • tUnE-yArDs

    Real Thing

  • Daniel Avery

    Drone Logic

    • Drone Logic.
    • Phantasy / Because Music.
    • 001.

  • James

    All I'm Saying

    • Le Petit Mort.
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • 001.

  • The Miracles & Smokey Robinson

    Going To A Go-Go

    • Motown.

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Christine

    • Polydor.

  • Mala

    I Wait Part II

    • Deep Medi Musik.

  • Al Green

    Take Me To The River

    • Beechwood.

  • The Charlatans

    So Oh

    • BMG Chrysalis.

  • Gregory Isaacs

    Permanent Lover (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 26 Oct 1981) (feat. Roots Radics)

    • Music Club.

  • Shabazz Palaces

    Forerunner Foray - Shabazz Palaces (6 Music Session: 4th Nov 2014)

  • Adam and the Ants

    Zerox

    • Columbia.

  • The Strokes

    The Modern Age

    • Rough Trade Records.

  • Bishop Nehru & DOOM

    Mean The Most

    • Lex.

  • R. Dean Taylor

    There's A Ghost In My House

    • Tamla Motown.

  • Jack White

    That Black Bat Liquorice

    • Lazaretto.
    • XL Recordings.
    • 002.

  • Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine

    R.u.b.b.i.s.h

  • The Smashing Pumpkins

    Being Beige

    • Monuments To An Elegy.
    • Martha's Music/BMG.
    • 001.

  • Tom Waits

    Downtown Train

    • Island.

  • 贰濒鈥怭

    Drones Over Bklyn

    • Turnstile / Fat Possum.

  • Real Lies

    North Circular (Local Hero Remix)

  • First Aid Kit

    Master Pretender

    • Stay Gold.
    • Sony Music.
    • 001.

  • 2Pac

    I Ain't Mad At'Cha

    • Death Row.

  • Max茂mo Park

    Give, Get, Take.

    • Too Much Information.
    • Daylighting.
    • 001.

  • The Walker Brothers

    Make It Easy On Yourself

    • Best Of Scott Walker & The Walker Bro.
    • Fontana.

  • Oliver Coates

    The Room Is The Resonator

  • 3 Minute Epiphany

    Oliver Coates: How To Use Your Room As An Instrument

  • Aphex Twin

    Windowlicker

    • Warp Records.

  • Daft Punk

    Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)

    • COLUMBIA.

  • Catfish and the Bottlemen

    Pacifier

    • The Balcony.
    • Communion.
    • 001.

  • Savages

    Husbands

    • Matador.

  • Arab Strap

    New Year (Evening Session 7.12.2000)

  • Morrissey

    The Last Of The Famous International Playboys

    • Now.

  • Future Islands

    Seasons (Waiting On You)

    • 4AD.

  • Prince Fatty & Nostalgia 77

    Medicine Chest Dub

    • Tru Thoughts.

  • Public Image Ltd

    Public Image

    • Virgin.

  • Sinkane

    New Name

    • Mean Love.
    • City Slang.
    • 001.

  • John Cale

    Taking It All Away (John Peel 05.01.75)

  • 3 Minute Epiphany

    John Cale: The Joy Of Drone

  • Nico

    Frozen Warnings (John Peel session 2.2.1971)

  • Edwin Starr

    Agent Double O Soul

    • Tamla Motown.

  • Anna Calvi

    Cry

    • One Breath.
    • Domino.
    • 001.

  • Sunriser

    • Wiley

      No Skylarking

      • Big Dada.

Broadcast

  • Sun 9 Nov 2014 07:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music