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Beck Bio
Beck was born and raised in Los
Angeles and started playing an acoustic guitar as a teenager. Inspired
initially by American folk music and Delta Blues, Beck immersed himself
in the music of Fred McDowell, Woody Guthrie and others from the folk
and blues tradition. But it wasn't until he moved to New York and
happened upon the East Village anti-folk scene that he found his true
calling. Sadly, the anti-folk scene of the late 1980s was not well
documented. It combined a punk aesthetic with a roots style, freeing
folk music from its clichéd 1960s protest chains. Anti-folk made Beck
realize there are no restrictions when it comes to subject matter for
songs. It was this discovery that set him on his current course.
Beck's early L.A. performances were usually wedged between sets by his
friends' bands. Most of the time he'd play at Raji's, Al's Bar or
parties - wherever something was happening. In 1991 he met
then-fledgling hip-hop producer Karl Stephenson. Together they began
recording the material that would comprise Mellow Gold.
In the summer of '93 it was business as usual. Beck was gigging steadily
at night and working various menial jobs during the day. Then, the L.A.
indie Bongload Records released his song "Loser" as a 12-inch single in
an edition of 500. With no promotion, the song caught on at radio
stations nationwide. Initially, Beck declined to sign with anyone. But
after his artistic freedom was guaranteed, he signed with DGC and Mellow
Gold finally saw the light of day.
Beck has kept busy since the release of that disc touring Europe,
Australia, Japan and the U.S. Despite his hectic schedule, he still
managed to perform "Heartland Feeling" on HBO's "The Larry Sanders Show"
and release two other albums: an anthology of early recordings titled
Stereopathetic Soulmanure for the Flipside label and One Foot in the
Grave for K Records. He also took time out to re-mix the Jon Spencer
Blues Explosion's "Flavor" and appear in the video for the song.
Beck's continued adventures in sound have resulted in the album before
you. Odelay is another trip to the sonic frontier, starting with folk
music and spreading outward - in all directions.
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