Nico & The Faction
Camera Obscura
RSD 2022 release. 'Camera Obscura' is Nico's final studio album. It was produced by John Cale and features the backing band The Faction. If it does not sound positively comfortable - listening to Nico remains a cathartic, solitary experience - it's at least less despairing than its predecessors. Joined by two sidemen and Cale as producer, Nico made the odd but exciting 'Camera Obscura' in 1985. This modernization program includes both the nearly vocal-less title track's meandering semi-random improvisation and an attractively somber version of 'My Funny Valentine,' with stops in between for fascinating blends of Nico's unique singing and post-noise industrial music. This edition has been remastered from the original analogue tapes on to 24 bit HD audio and is pressed on blue vinyl.