Zachary Cale (born 1978) is an American songwriter and musician who grew up in

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but currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. His music combines elements of folk, country, blues, rock and pop styles. His "moody lyrics and accomplished guitar playing have drawn comparisons to

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and John Fahey, and his voice, in its lower register, is eerily reminiscent of early

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." He has also been compared to

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, and

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, and his music has been described as both "emotionally resonant" and "delicate".

Music career

2005 to 2008

In 2005, Cale's debut album, ''Outlander Sessions'', was released on New World of Sound Records. This same year he was invited by CFA (Contemporary Fine Arts) gallery in Berlin to perform songs in an art installation entitled "Mutter" that was created by visual artists

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and

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and initially set up at the Statens Museum for Kunst (Copenhagen, Denmark). Cale also traveled with the show performing in the Diechtorhallen in Hamburg, Germany, the Frankfurt Art Fair, and at Bortolami Dayan Gallery in New York. Later in 2005, in the space that once housed

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, he began recording his second album, ''Walking Papers''. Three years after it was recorded, the album was released in December 2008 via All Hands Electric. In 2008 he also released a full band rock album under the name, Illuminations.

2011 to 2015

2011 saw the release of Cale's third album, ''Noise of Welcome'', which caught the attention of

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. In September 2013, Cale released ''Blue Rider'', "...a departure from the more robust compositions contained in 2011's ''Noise of Welcome'', ...

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deep into heartland-lovin' minimalism." 2015 saw the release of Cale's ''Duskland'' on No Quarter Records, "an album of fleeting, thorny significance." spun with "gentle allegories with varied but minimal instrumentation."

Live shows

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, Michael Chapman,

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, and

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. He has played international music festivals such as

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, Reeperbahn Festival,

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Music Marathon, and the End of the Road Festival in Dorset, UK, in October 2013 he opened for the band

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on a US tour, and opened for Dan Bejar's (Destroyer) solo tour in Fall 2016.

All Hands Electric

Cale also co-runs the Brooklyn, independent record label, All Hands Electric, with visual artist Ryan Johnson and musician/graphic designer Alfra Martini.Olsen, David B
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Discography

Albums

''Outlander Sessions'' (New World of Sound, 2005)
''Walking Papers'' (All Hands Electric, 2008)
''See-Saw'' (as Illuminations, All Hands Electric, 2008)
''Noise of Welcome'' (All Hands Electric/Adagio 830, 2011)
'' Blue Rider'' (Electric Ragtime/All Hands Electric/JellyFant, 2013)
'' Duskland'' (No Quarter, 2015)

Singles

"Come Quietly" (All Hands Electric, 2010)
"Love Everlasting" (Dull Knife, 2012)

References

External links

Official Website

All Hands Electric

Official Songkick Page (Tours)

Official Facebook Page
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