Beck asked RDJ to produce an album for him in 1998

[joshuatxuk 364]

Knew of the "Richard's Haircut" remix and all, but this tidbit was news to me:

https://www.stereogum.com/2065648/beck-discusses-failing-to-get-aphex-twin-to-produce-him-in-the-90s-and-denying-dumb-and-dumber-loser-for-its-theme-song/news/

 

RDJ certainly was hit up often for remixes and collaborations, can't help but wonder if that's partly why he ramped up his eccentric reputation in interviews.

[beer badger 330]

Cool

[Joyrex 866]

Nice find!

[Zephyr_Nova 713]

He got invited for tea with RDJ and didn't go?  wtf.

[Richie Sombrero 112]

OK, Becker. 

[beer badger 330]

Just my opinion but when Midnite Vultures came out, it became my most disliked record I ever heard from an artist I loved. I remember about 3 tracks in and thinking what's this fucking garbage? Mellow Gold and Odelay were both 9/10 albums for me. I bought Mellow Gold with just hearing one track (obviously Loser) and that LP blew me away, I wasn't expecting it at all, perfect weird and wonderful tunes.

Not that I've played it in decades, but I know I still hate that album 😄

Edited November 21, 2019 by beer badger

[Zephyr_Nova 713]

It's his Prince album.  I like it very much.  Guero's the one that totally missed the mark for me.  Oh, and Colors was awful.  Apparently he's got a new one out tomorrow, produced by Pharrel Williams.  Something tells me it will not be good.

[hijexx 169]

That Boards of Canada Broken Drum remix tho...

 

[Stickfigger 686]

I saw Beck in 2012 and I dunno, someone said there was something wrong with his back ? But he looked very sad on stage and it was when he was releasing "very serious" music and it was all a bit sad 

[Richie Sombrero 112]

Seems a real scientologist wanker.

[colunga 74]

beck fucking HATES tea

bec: "produce my album?"

Rich: "im busy - maybe come 'round for some tea?"

bec: "no way"

it went on like this for two years! Beck was dead-set to have afx produce, but would not, under any circumstances drink tea. Negotiations fell apart from there.

Edited November 21, 2019 by colunga

[Joyrex 866]

16 minutes ago, Stickfigger said:

I saw Beck in 2012 and I dunno, someone said there was something wrong with his back ? But he looked very sad on stage and it was when he was releasing "very serious" music and it was all a bit sad 

Well, he broke up with somebody - I think the "Sea Change" album was the inspiration for that - or was it "Morning Phase"?

All this talk of Beck makes me want to listen to "Up All Night"

 

[Stickfigger 686]

After seeing Beck perform on Futurama I must say I was a bit disappointed with the real deal 

[joshuatxuk 364]

6 hours ago, Zephyr_Nova said:

It's his Prince album.  I like it very much.  Guero's the one that totally missed the mark for me.  Oh, and Colors was awful.  Apparently he's got a new one out tomorrow, produced by Pharrel Williams.  Something tells me it will not be good.

I heard one song off the new album that had some BoC-lite synth vibes. Nothing amazing though. All of the recent stuff is catchy pop and I don't hate it but it's just so meh. Kind of over him, I feel like older pop stars should either go all in for shameless arena pop or go into really wacky 'fuck it' experimental territory and all the new Beck stuff seems safe AF. It's also neither goofy / tongue-n-cheek nor earnest and mature.

6 hours ago, hijexx said:

That Boards of Canada Broken Drum remix tho...

 

One of the best remixes, I played the shit out of that (original song is great as well)

Wonder how that remix happened in terms of Beck contacting BoC

[beer badger 330]

Well I know BOC said in a very old interview that Beck was one of their favourite artists. So I guess it wasn’t to difficult to high 5 each other.

[Hugh Mughnus 654]

 Beck... that’s the soccer bloke married to the spice girl right? 

[MisterE 44]

nobody ever mentions Mutations but that album really grew on me back when it came out. at first i was like wtf is this, but its actually really good. prob even deeper than odelay in the sense that its a bit more serious and moody...

[d-a-m-o 499]

9 hours ago, beer badger said:

Just my opinion but when Midnite Vultures came out, it became my most disliked record I ever heard from an artist I loved. I remember about 3 tracks in and thinking what's this fucking garbage? Mellow Gold and Odelay were both 9/10 albums for me. I bought Mellow Gold with just hearing one track (obviously Loser) and that LP blew me away, I wasn't expecting it at all, perfect weird and wonderful tunes.

Not that I've played it in decades, but I know I still hate that album 😄

This, was a big fan then "sex law" video lol wtf is this shit ?

[flim 5]

8 hours ago, Joyrex said:

Well, he broke up with somebody - I think the "Sea Change" album was the inspiration for that - or was it "Morning Phase"?

All this talk of Beck makes me want to listen to "Up All Night"

 

Yeah, he broke up with his longtime girlfriend and then recorded Sea Change. He was "happily" married when Morning Phase was recorded, so I don't know why he tried to make a SC sequel. Now, this new album, Hyperspace, seems to be somewhat downhearted since he's divorcing his wife (I honestly think he left her for Jenny Lewis). He makes sad albums during periods of relationship strife, it seems. None of them are good -- I still don't really like Sea Change, Morning Phase sucks, and the only thing I like that I've heard from Hyperspace is Saw Lightning. I skipped Colors because it's just not the Beck I like.

I forgot to comment on the actual topic. I think a Beck/RDJ record would have been cool, but he should have known that it wasn't going to happen. He was quite fortunate he got a remix that was actually good and was a true remix instead of an original AFX track passed off as a Beck remix. I do wonder what it would have sounded like. Maybe he should ask again.

Edited November 22, 2019 by flim

[beer badger 330]

3 minutes ago, d-a-m-o said:

This, was a big fan then "sex law" video lol wtf is this shit ?

Nah. Not for me. I’m not the world’s biggest Prince fan either (shock horror! Lol). So when folks say it’s his Prince album (which they do a lot) That butters no parsnips with me.

 

Edited November 22, 2019 by beer badger

[Zephyr_Nova 713]

1 hour ago, MisterE said:

nobody ever mentions Mutations but that album really grew on me back when it came out. at first i was like wtf is this, but its actually really good. prob even deeper than odelay in the sense that its a bit more serious and moody...

Mutations is the favourite Beck album for most people I talk to, myself included.  And yes, i talk to myself frequently.  Love the production on that one.

[perunamuussi 208]

1 hour ago, flim said:

 He was quite fortunate he got a remix that was actually good and was a true remix instead of an original AFX track passed off as a Beck remix.

Always sounded to me like a leftover track with thr beck vocal very lazily pasted on top

[flim 5]

24 minutes ago, perunamuussi said:

Always sounded to me like a leftover track with thr beck vocal very lazily pasted on top

Yeah, I can see why you'd say that. It sounds and feels like a real remix to me, but... I mean, it's more of a remix than either of those supposed Nine Inch Nails mixes.

[President Squidward 159]

can we all agree Gamma Ray is awesome

I will never forgive my alt stations for not being varied with repeats anymore. Nice find!

[donquixote 134]

really glad this didnt happen. fuck Beck, isnt he a scientolotit anyway? 

Edited November 22, 2019 by donquixote