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2nd K Record — Coming Soon?

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Hello,

Just a quick update regarding an email I got from beck.com regarding my order for OFITG expanded. The email includes an unreleased song (recorded at Dub Narcotic) called “The Way it Seems” as a thanks for ordering AND GET THIS that more details are coming on the “unreleased follow up to OFITG.” The attached mp3 is fully tagged including album specified as “K records 2.” Full email is included below, stay tuned for more details as they come in.

– breathmint


Thank you for picking up the expanded edition of One Foot In the Grave. This reissue has been several years in the making—-tracking down tapes, photographs and mixing the lost songs on the 8 equipment they were originally recorded on. As an added bonus we are sending you an extra song not available anywhere else from the the unreleased follow up to One Foot In the Grave recorded in the summer of 1994 at Dub Narcotic Studios, of which there will be more about later. We’re also working on some surprises for the website which we hope we’ll be able to bring to you soon.

Thanks again.

Beck

EDIT: i wanted to add a little bit about what we know about this, the long-lost Second K Record. Beck recorded One Foot up in Olympia for K in summer 1993, as well as a bit for it in January 1994. He released the album in June 1994. Then in July 1994, he was back up there for a couple of weeks on a short break from Mellow Gold touring, and recorded the follow-up. I was under impression these sessions were aborted, and not finished, but now it seems there is a full album’s worth ready to go. Old Beck.com Disko had listed 3 songs from the “2nd K Release”: “Buried Alive,” “Cold Brains,” and “Somewhere Far Along.” There were a ton of unreleased songs played over the remainder of 1994 and in to 1995, so I’d think any of those songs may show up here. (And some, like “Cold Brains,” could very likely have shown up on Mutations.) Like Mint said, stay tuned. – almostaghost

PS. I changed the title of this post, because really it has little to do with One Foot In The Grave deluxe! It is its own new thing.

New Details on Beck / Sonic Youth RSD 7″

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

In a recent Matador blog post, there seems to be a hint that the aformentioned Beck / Sonic Youth split 7″ may be released in several different colors, each being split amongst the 2500 total copies. If this is the case, it may make finding each color very difficult given the highly limited nature of this release. We will continue to bring you details as they emerge.

UPDATE

It has been confirmed via the above Matador blog, that there will be an ultra limited amount of colored 7″s distributed randomly around the nation. The colored versions will be individually numbered (inside the sleeve). So if you can… buy two to increase your chances! ;) Happy hunting

– breathmint

Bibbe Hansen To Appear at ATP

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Bibbe Hansen (Beck’s mom) will join a panel of other artists (see below) for a spoken word performance session titled “Horribly True Confessions” at ATP on Sunday May 10.

Lydia Lunch

Martyn Waites

Jake Arnott

Cathi Unsworth

John Tottenham

More Info: 

http://www.atpfestival.com/Events/TheFansStrikeBack/News/0903101555.php

http://www.atpfestival.com/NewsView/0904141037.php

– breathmint

Beck / Sonic Youth Split 7″ (Covering Each Other)

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

In celebration of the 2nd annual record store day, Matador is offering three new records in limited edition runs of 2500, and lucky for us one of them is a split 7″ with Beck and Sonic Youth, respectively performing covers of one another.

OLE-865-7    Sonic Youth – “Pay No Mind” (Beck cover)  b/w  Beck – “Green Light”  (Sonic Youth cover) 7″

Details: http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/02/02/coming-april-18-matador-sonic-youth-jay-reatard-pavement-beck-wanna-know-why-cant-every-day-be-record-store-day/

Thanks for the tip delta!

– breathmint

UPDATE: added link to DiscoQ

UPDATE: New Details?

Favorite Albums of 2008

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Hello,
We thought it would be fun to share with you all, our recently compiled lists of favorite albums from 2008. We’d also love to know what albums you guys loved best, so feel free to post your own lists too!
-mint

breathmint – Top 25
01) Amanda Palmer – Who Killed Amanda Palmer?
02) Laura Marling – Alas, I Cannot Swim
03) Beck – Modern Guilt
04) Get Well Soon – Rest Now, Weary Head! You Will Get Well Soon
05) Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride
06) Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue
07) Tilly & The Wall – O
08) Somone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Pershing
09) of Montreal – Skeletal Lamping
10) Dresden Dolls – No, Virginia
11) Best Friends Forever – Best Friends Forever
12) Ra Ra Riot – The Rhumb Line
13) Fleet Foxes – Sun Giant / Ragged Wood
14) A Perfect Little Angel – Florida
15) Silje Nes – Ames Room
16) Deerhunter – Microcastle
17) CSS – Donkey
18) Rachel Goodrich – Tinker Toys
19) Atlas Sound – Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
20) Ida – Lovers Prayers
21) Megapuss – Surfing
22) Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Real Emotional Trash
23) Hercules & Love Affair – Hercules & Love Affair
24) Ruby Suns – Sea Lion
25) The Watson Twins – Fire Songs

almostaghost – Top 25
01. TV On The Radio: Dear Science
02. Portishead: Third
03. Beck: Modern Guilt
04. Laura Marling: Alas, I Cannot Swim
05. Death Cab For Cutie: Narrow Stairs
06. Cat Power: Jukebox
07. Q-Tip: The Renaissance
08. Goldfrapp: Seventh Tree
09. Spiritualized: Songs In A&E
10. Lykke Li: Youth Novels
11. Beach House: Devotion
12. The Raconteurs: Consolers Of The Lonely
13. My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges
14. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien: Eleventh Hour
15. Brian Eno & David Byrne: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
16. R.E.M.: Accelerate
17. Langhorne Slim: Langhorne Slim
18. Aimee Mann: @#%&*! Smilers
19. Erykah Badu: New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
20. The Black Keys: Attack & Release
21. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
22. Frightened Rabbit: The Midnight Organ Fight
23. Martha Wainwright: I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too
24. The Mountain Goats: Heretic Pride
25. Eugene McGuinness: Eugene McGuinness

The Information Deluxe Edition Vinyl Delayed

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

I just wanted to pass along some info on the yet to be released deluxe The Information vinyl package from A+R. Apparently there has been a delay due to remastering. Copy of email below.

– breathmint

Dear Customer, 

Thank you for your purchase of the Deluxe Edition Vinyl Package of Beck’s The Information. We are writing to inform you that there is a slight delay in the shipment of your order due to the remastering of this album for vinyl, which has been done exclusively for this release. As of now, we expect the new shipping date of your order to be January 15, 2009, although it is possible that your order may ship before the end of December. We sincerely apologize for this delay, and hope you will understand that it is a result of our intention to provide you with the highest quality product. 

If you would like to cancel your order and receive a full refund of the purchase price, please reply to this email and we will cancel your order.  If you would still like your order, there is no need to respond and we will send your order as quickly as possible, along with a tracking number to monitor the shipment progress.

Thank you for your understanding and support. 

Best, 

A+R