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October 03, 2006
Reviews. Beck's The Information
Reviews. Beck's The Information: Artistic freedom has become a cliché. Who has that (besides Prince)? In today's big business and even bigger greed, artistic integrity is a forgotten desire. Suddenly everyone's adopting this pessimism and giving up the fight. At the Dork offices we're seeing a wave of sub par efforts delivered daily. BUT, then there's Beck. He's an outlier. He's careless. He's himself, and it works. As he continues to be a Dork favorite, his latest effort has kicked a hole in the envelope of categorization. It's nice to hear some music that appears to be made without a business plan or any other inhibiting forms of constraint.
Here's some info about the album: "Three years in the making, The Information is the album Beck began work on with producer Nigel Godrich (Beck's Sea Change, Mutations; Radiohead's OK Computer, Kid A) before last year's Guero. The album was finally completed earlier this year once extended touring engagements necessitated by Guero's success, as well as Nigel's other commitments, were fulfilled. The Information is comprised of 15 songs and a DVD featuring homemade videos for each of the 15 songs shot in-studio during the actual sessions. The artwork for the album is either non-existent or infinite, depending on one's point of view: Each copy will come in a blank package with one of four collectible sticker sheets specially designed by American and European artists hand-picked by Beck."
Listen to one of our favorite tracks Nausea from The Information [Here]
Posted by taj at October 3, 2006 04:29 AM