The dream of the ’90s is alive in the record crates of Nick Catchdubs and Mr. Ducker. Check out a complete tracklisting and more details over at Mishka, or explore all things Radio Friendly Unit Shifter at the duo’s time capsule of a Tumblr page.
Tag: Beck
Check out two of Beck‘s recent mixtapes after the jump, and his entire “Planned Obsolescence” archive here…
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When Pitchfork reported on Beck‘s producer role in Thurston Moore‘s new solo album yesterday, they vaguely added that the alt-rock icons “are old buddies who have teamed up for occasional projects in the past.” Projects like Moore’s 120 Minutes stint, where he invited Beck right on the cusp of his “Loser” breakthrough and invited Mike D over for an impromptu jam?
Priceless doesn’t even begin to describe the following three videos, or what it’s like to “surf through some oil spillage” back when Beck was painfully hip…
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Here’s a gentle reminder that we’re not getting any younger: Beck just turned 40. And yet, the former clown prince of slacker rock is as productive as ever, churning out collaborations with Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stephen Malkmus, his revolving door of Record Club members, and the producers of several film soundtracks (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Twilight: Eclipse). With that in mind, Beck recently talked to Pitchfork about what comes next.
Presenting the best parts of that interview…
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Bat For Lashes @ Bowery Ballroom
We sift the ‘net for today’s top stories so you don’t have to…
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While it remains to be seen if Embryonic will become self-titled‘s Album of the Year, the Flaming Lips‘ latest mind-fuck opus has managed to do one thing already: make us care about its claustrophobic, psychedelic sprawl enough to justify spending $25 on the double LP version. It’s an exhausting listen, otherwise, something you have to spread over four sides and consume in doses (a little “Worm Mountain” here, a little “See the Leaves” there).
In tribute to the band’s (inter)stellar “Watching the Planets” performance on Conan earlier this week—which was quickly yanked from YouTube—we collected live clips from the past decade and a half, including a parking lot performance from the “She Don’t Use Jelly” days and lots of bizarre cover songs and collaborations.
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We can’t quite pinpoint why, but something about Beck‘s post-Sea Change output has failed to thrill us beyond a couple of stray singles (“Think I’m In Love,” “Girl”) and Guerolito remixes (the Dust Brothers‘ spring-loaded spin on “Rental Car” kinda rules). Come to think of it, our reason for thinking Beck’s become a true loser is simple: the break-dancing, falsetto-flexing court jester behind such shiny, happy jams as “Sexx Laws” and “The New Pollution” stopped being fun and started getting real. And by real, we mean as serious as a graduate professor teaching a course about globalization and how we’re essentially killing ourselves. While speaking his mind may sound more relevant in these dark days than white boy rhymes about Cheez Wiz and plastic eyeballs, we beg to differ. Beck, you are here to entertain us, not to make us feel worse.
Hurray, hurrah, then, for the blatant reboot of Beck’s image via a streamlined Web site and meme-driven marketing in the past couple weeks. Apparently not content with covering classic albums and unleashing epic DJ mixes, Monsieur Hansen has turned to an Interview-esque ongoing conversation with Tom Waits. An excerpt…
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Well, it’s not quite summer yet. But if your local Internet weather widget is to be trusted, temperatures are supposed to hit 85 degrees this weekend in New York. Which can only mean two things: self-titled Associate Editor Aaron Richter needs to shave his winter beard before he gets a repulsive half-face tan, and it’s time for another installment in the Six + Six Mix Series. This mix is inspired by warmer temperatures, blinding sunlight and memories of summers past. Play it louder.
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Download Six + Six (April 24, 2009)
Check the Six + Six Mix tracklist after the jump.
