Beck

Surge Tracks

• Cellphone's Dead
• Girl
• E-Pro
• Lost Cause
• Loser
• Devil's Haircut
• Sexxlaws
• The New Pollution
• Mixed Business
• Nicotine Gravy

Artist Biography

Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Beck's music--with its pop-junk culture collage of musical styles, obtuse, ironic lyrics, and post-modern arrangements incorporating samples, drum machines, live instrumentation and heady sound effects--was among the most idiosyncratic of 90s alternative rock. Though true his most popular albums were conceived in the 90s, Beck continues to inspire with his creative songwriting combined with his innovative production style into the modern age of alternative.

Beck was born in Los Angeles, California, to David Campbell (a musician and son of a presbyterian minister) and Bibbe Hansen (a former dancer for The Velvet Underground, member of Black Fag, and visual artist). When his parents separated, Beck stayed with his mother and brother in Los Angeles, where he was influenced by that city's diverse musical offerings—everything from hip-hop to latin music—and his mother's art scene – all of which would later reappear in his recorded and published work. He didn't have many friends in his childhood, which gave him time to develop his musical talent.

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Artist Discography

Albums

A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight (1995-04)
Golden Feelings (1993)
Guero (2005-03-21)
Mellow Gold (1994-03-01)
Midnite Vultures (1999-11-22)
Mutations (1998-11-02)
Odelay (1996-07)
One Foot in the Grave (1994-06-27)
Sea Change (2002-09-23)
Stereopathetic Soulmanure (2000-11-03)
The Information (2006-10-02)

EPs

Mellow Gold Tour Sampler (1994)
Where It's At (1996-06)

Singles

Beercan (1994)
Cellphone's Dead (2006-10-09)
Cold Brains (1999-03)
Deadweight (1997-10-27)
Devils Haircut (1996-11-04)
E-Pro (2005-03-14)
Frontin' on Debra (2004-10-12)
Girl (2005-07-04)
It's All in Your Mind (1995)
Jack-Ass (1997-08-26)
Loser (1994)
Mixed Bizness (2000-03-27)
Nicotine & Gravy (2000-07-30)
Nobody's Fault But My Own (1999-04)
Pay No Mind (1994)
Sexx Laws (1999-10-25)
Sissyneck (1997-05-26)
Steve Threw Up (1994)
The New Pollution (1997)
Timebomb (2007-08-21)
Tropicalia (1998-12-07)
Where It's At (1996-06-17)

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