Beck reveals new sound
A momentous reissue is also on the way

Beck has revealed that his next album will feature predominantly hip-hop tracks.

Recorded with Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, the as-yet untitled LP will feature tracks such as 'Soldier Jane', 'Nausea' and '1000 BPM'.

Speaking to MTV, Beck also announced that the artwork is complete: "It's really pretty amazing. The artwork is laid out in stickers, it's modular, the cover is blank and you get a sheet of stickers and you make your own cover."

The star also revealed the inspiration behind the album's style: "Before we started, Nigel said he wanted to do a hip-hop record. And in a way it is, and in a way it isn't. It has hip-hop songs, and my previous work with him was 'Mutations' (1998) and 'Sea Change' (2002), these sort of introspective records, and so this new one is sort of bringing those two worlds together."

The new album is to be released sometime in the autumn.

Beck has also announced details of a 10-year anniversary reissue of 1996's 'Odelay', which will feature rarities and remixes by Aphex Twin and Dust Brothers.

The reissue will also include B-sides and 'Deadweight', which was included on the soundtrack to the 1997 film 'A Life Less Ordinary'
[Edited 8/3/06 3:03am]

Two tracks have been leaked

I Think I'm In Love

Nausea


Nausea is on the same spectrum of black tamboureen
[Edited 8/2/06 20:50pm]

another leak


Cell Phone's Dead


and this is one funky mother fuckin track... better than most on guero

That's it!
I'm sending Beck one of these:

Beck must me one of the few artist that does something refreshing!

I loved more Guerolito that Guero by the way!

Thanks for the Beck updates, sldawn!

no prob.. i think its kindof cool hearing unmixed versions of the new albums.. so i don't mind if the full thing gets leaked early..

its not like beck ain't gonna compensate for it.. they'll probably be b sides and bonus tracks to no end...





lets hope a few slow songs made it too.. the first 3 i've heard so far are pretty up beat. thats a good thing, just wanna even things out a bit.
[Edited 8/3/06 3:02am]

Sounds very promising

he should release the leaked version of guero...i still listen to those demos about as much as i listen to the official release.

I admire the fact that Beck doesn't let his religious believes influence is music.

miguelbulcao said:

what are they?

Tom said:

scientologist

Anx said:

It all starts to make sense now

i hope more gets leaked.. this is some great stuff..

cell phones dead is one funky damn track..

Sdldawn said:

do you think he leaks this stuff on purpose?

Anx said:

nah, honestly.. i think people are ripping it from his site when its in the player.. he had this song in his player very briefly..

i think thats how these are getting out.. of course, I don't know where the track nausea came.

take this information very lightly.. but the supposibly tracklisting for this album goes as follows.. there's even word its gonna get released in september.

http://donwest.org/diskol...p?id=00150

01. 1000 BPM
02. Cell Phone's Dead
03. Elevator Music
04. The Information
05. Movie Theme
06. Nausea
07. Soldier Jane
08. Think I'm In Love
09. Time Bomb
[Edited 8/3/06 8:10am]