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The Marble Index is the second studio album by the German musician Nico, released in November 1968 on Elektra Records. The avant-garde sound introduced in the album—a stark contrast with her folk pop debut, Chelsea Girl (1967)—was the result of the combination of Nico's droning harmonium and somber vocals, and the producer John Cale 's ...
The Marble Index is the second solo album by Nico, recorded in 1968 and released in 1969. The album featured long-term associate John Cale, who had worked br...
Oct 16, 2015 · Twenty-five years after Nico’s death, arranger John Cale, among others, recalls the fraught creation of The Marble Index. “She hated fashion. She hated the idea of being blonde and beautiful....
- Tom Pinnock
Apr 5, 2024 · Speaking to me in 2022, John Cale, arranger and de-facto producer on The Marble Index, said of Nico’s compositions: “They create their own time. It’s a strange world, a world of mystery, but it’s real.” It’s also a world that requires some adjusting to.
Mar 29, 2024 · From another angle, of course, John Cale is a well-heeled avant-garde player and his influence is opulently palpable. So where later Nico oscillates over simple chords and rhythms, The Marble Index is somewhat more plush.
The Marble Index is Nico ’s second solo album, released in November 1968 on Elektra Records. It is the first release in which Nico presents songs of her own authorship, which she composed in a...
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Jan 14, 2013 · The Low Culture Podcast: Nico’s The Marble Index. In the first subscriber-only Low Culture podcast of 2023, John and Luke go deep into the bleak midwinter of Nico’s masterpiece, The Marble Index.
