Beck Getting Creative with the Internet
Beck.com has been going under some unique changes lately….all of which are more than welcome by me. In case you haven’t read about some of the recent additions to Beck’s website, here’s an excerpt from a Jambase.com ariticle:
Beck.com will be undergoing an extensive overhaul in the next month. It will feature several new sections, including Record Club -- a regular meeting of various musicians to record an entire album in one day. Due to the time constraints involved in recording a record in a day, an album will be chosen to be covered and used as a framework for the proceedings. Nothing will be rehearsed or arranged ahead of time. A track from these sessions will be uploaded once a week on Beck.com, as well as through the web sites of those involved in the project.
The Record Club is an amazing idea. So far Beck and company (Participants included in the first album covered are Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronker, Brian Lebarton, Bram Inscore, Yo, Giovanni Ribisi, Chris Holmes, and from Iceland, special guest Thorunn Magnusdottir) have put up a few songs from The Velvet Underground & Nico, the classic debut album from The Velvet Underground. As of now there are 3 songs (Sunday Morning, Waiting on my man, and Femme Fatale) that can all be viewed/listened to by heading over to Beck.com.
The Record Club -- Sunday Morning
The second new addition to Beck.dom is called Planned Obsolescence, which is a free weekly stream of a DJ set. The music included in these mixes are from songs Beck and others are listening to. The first edition, titled Autobahn Hologram may sound like random noise at first, but it soon descends into quite a nice mix of tunes. You can listen to it here:
And if these new creative outlets weren’t enough for fans of Beck, there is another section that looks to be a type of informal interview section. Beck.com states, “We are launching another section featuring extended informal conversations with musicians, artists, filmmakers, and other various personages called Irrelevant Topics. The first one up, which took place early last month, is with Tom Waits.” Getting to read what Beck and Tom Waits, a musical genius, just casually discuss is such a treat. Be sure to read the first part of the interview and check back to the site for more installments. Hopefully Beck keeps up the great work and adds more sections to the site.
