Beck (EP)

Beck
Beck
EP by Beck
Released	February 12, 2001
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	42:52
Label	Geffen
Beck chronology

Beck (also known as Beck.com B-Sides) is an EP by the American musician Beck, consisting of B-sides from the Midnite Vultures era, released in 2001.^[2]^[3] The EP was initially planned to be released in mid-1998.^[4] Only 10,000 copies were printed,^{[citation needed]} which were only available on Beck's website.^[2]^[5] The EP was an enhanced CD and it also included the "Nicotine & Gravy" video.^[6]

The track "Arabian Nights" had previously been available only on a Japanese release of Midnite Vultures. Remixes of "Mixed Bizness" were by fans, submitted for an online contest.^[6] The track "Zatyricon" includes the recording, by producer Tony Hoffer, of a telephone call to a plastic surgery clinic.^[3] Critic Nick Hyman of Under the Radar, in a positive review, singled out the track "Dirty Dirty", writing that it "sounds like Beck had one too many while hanging out with Basement Jaxx and went into the studio and laid down the track".^[7]

Track listing

"Arabian Nights" – 4:11
"Dirty Dirty" – 4:38
"Midnite Vultures" – 7:17
"Mixed Bizness" (The Latin Mix by Scatter-Shot Theory) – 4:57
"Mixed Bizness" (Hardmixn by Jake Kozel, aka Socket 7) – 6:16
"Salt in the Wound" – 3:24
"Sexx Laws" (Malibu remix) – 6:52
"Zatyricon" – 5:13
"Nicotine & Gravy" (enhanced video) – 3:22

References

^ "Beck – Beck". Allmusic. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Beck Does Online B-Sides Album". Fader. December 7, 2000. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Murthi, R. S. (February 21, 2001). "Beck's rare moments on Web CD". New Straits Times. p. 05.
^ "New Beck Later This Year". Radio & Records (1240): 31. March 20, 1998.
^ Ruggieri, Melissa (February 22, 2001). "Riffs Musical Notes". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. D12.
^ ^a ^b Thomas, Rob (February 22, 2001). "Beck.com, but only if you're a real fan". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 2.
^ Hyman, Nick (December 1, 2001). "Beck: Beck". Under the Radar: 5.