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Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
Rock · 2012 · 13 tracks · 54m

Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood

John Cale

A digital-noir fever dream where avant-garde legend John Cale embraces laptop production, auto-tune, and glitchy grooves. Strange, playful, and deeply rhythmic.

October 1, 2012 · Double Six (2)

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A restless, late-night exploration of digital textures and noir storytelling that feels both playful and menacing.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 54m
01
Bluetooth Swings Redux
01
Mary
5:40
01
I Wanna Talk 2 U
3:33
02
Vampire Cafe
5:48
02
Scotland Yard
5:00
03
Hemingway
3:59
03
Mothra
3:31
04
Face to the Sky
4:59
04
Living With You
4:04
05
Midnight Feast
5:01
05
Nookie Wood
4:06
06
December Rains
4:42
06
Sandman (Flying Dutchman)
3:43
Moments Worth Listening For
The surprising, soulful bounce of the Danger Mouse collaboration on I Wanna Talk 2 U.
The way the auto-tune warps Cale's legendary baritone into a ghostly, digital artifact on Mary.
The atmospheric, slow-burn synth build that anchors the melancholic Face to the Sky.
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How does Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood sound next to the rest of John Cale's catalogue?

Processed+3.7σ

The vocals lean far further into processed than the rest of the catalogue.

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