Beck
Beck
Beck Hansen, known by stage name Beck, is an American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is mostly known for his musical composition, as well as a palette of sonic genres...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth8 July 1970
CountryUnited States of America
thinking years people
For the records I've work on over the last 10 years, I get sent the really compressed version and the non-compressed version, and oftentimes you end up going with the more compressed one because it's what people's ears are attuned to. I think the bigger problem is saturation and people being desensitized.
believe years people
I've been arguing with people for 10 years about tape versus digital, and I believe tape is absolutely essential in getting the sound that's conducive to the enjoyment of music.
fun tired years
You spend so many months and years in the studio, and you see the clock ticking and so much time spent on the minutiae of technical things. And I just thought it'd be fun to do something extremely fast and get that rush of something that had some energy, something that you weren't tired of when you finished it.
facts way equipment
I'm always looking for older equipment and ways of recording, but you can't escape the fact that it's all going to be digitized and reduced.
years trying records
I've been practicing for years, trying to figure out how to record an entire band live.
eras technique tools
With modern recording techniques, and living in the Pro Tools era, the process gets really drawn-out, and it can become painstaking.
curiosity taste culture
Just out of curiosity, I wonder what makes music or culture or taste go in certain directions. Who knows what the forces are behind it.
littles bits little-bit
It gets a little bit troublesome when you have something that's overcompressed that shouldn't be.
problem easy criticize
It's so easy to criticize your own time, and I see that as a problem, even for myself, as a listener.
years records always-working
I'm always working on my own music, too. I've been working on a record for a few years.
emotional impact computer
As music becomes more computer-based, it's lost some emotional impact.
feelings body sound
When I pull out vinyl - which isn't that often anymore - it's undeniable that I get a different feeling. There's a different physiology happening between the sound waves and the body that doesn't happen with music playing off the computer.
games ideas media
Whether you're aware of it or not, any kind of collage idea becomes a part of how you see the world once you incorporate media and internet and video games and all these things.
knowing way should
It's hard to make music knowing that it's not going to be received by the listener in the way that it should be.