John Cale - HoboSapiens (2003)
Tracklist front / back album covers
0. "Set Me Free" (Pregap hidden track on European CD editions) 4:32
1. "Zen" 6:03
2. "Reading My Mind" 4:11
3. "Things" 3:36
4. "Look Horizon" 5:40
5. "Magritte" 4:58
6. "Archimedes" 4:40
7. "Caravan" 6:43
8. "Bicycle" 5:05
9. "Twilight Zone" 3:49
10. "Letter from Abroad" 5:10
11. "Things X" 4:50
12. "Over Her Head" 5:22
John Cale Band Members / Musicians
John Cale - keyboards, guitars, electric viola, viola, vocals, backing vocals, samples, bass, harmonium
Andy Green - guitar, samples, additional production
Erik Sanko - bass, slack dulcimer
Joe Gore - guitar
Emil Miland - cello
Ryan Coseboom - samples
Mikael "Count" Eldridge - drum loops, samples
Marco Giovino - drums, percussion
Roberto, Daniele, Alba Clemente, Giovani - Italian voices
Lance Doss - guitars, backing vocals
John Kurzweig - guitars
Joel Mark - guitars, bass
Jeff Eyrich - bass
Bill Swartz - drums
Eden Cale - spoken words
Dimitri Tikovoï - samples
Brian Foreman - bass
Shelley Harland - samples
Lisa Bielawa, Elizabeth Farnum, Alexandra Montano, Gayla Morgan - a tonal voices
Brian Eno - drum loops on "Bicycle"
Photography - Jon Shard
Art direction and design - Rick Myers
Executive producer - Nita Scott
Recorded at MediaLuna, New York City; Globe Studios, New York City; Engine Studios, Chicago; D's Attic, London; and SF Soundworks, San Francisco
Mixed at Eden Studios, London
HoboSapiens is a solo studio album by John Cale, his 1st album since 1996's Walking on Locusts. HoboSapiens was released by EMI in October 2003, and was preceded by the EP 5 Tracks in May 2003. A single was released for "Things" shortly after the album's release. Cale co-produced the album with Nick Franglen of Lemon Jelly, and Brian Eno provided the drum loop for the song "Bicycle". The album was met with widespread critical acclaim.
