Beck - MutationsAccording to party line, neither Beck nor Geffen ever intended Mutations to be considered as the official follow up to Odelay, his Grammy winning breakthrough. It was more like One Foot in the Grave, designed to be an off kilter, subdued collection of acoustic based songs pitched halfway between psychedelic country blues and lo fi folk. The presence of producer Nigel Godrich, the man who helmed Radiohead's acclaimed OK Computer, makes such claims

Tony Wrafter and Kevin Pearce

Topping charts in the US

the guitar playing and interaction of Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto almost always get overlooked

Tough Love Records

In the wake of a triumphant performance at the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival

with the finest of Berry Gordy Jr's travelling roadshow delivering in vintage form

moved to Italy and got married - not that that seems to have hindered the songwriting process

'Gorgon City are an electronic music production duo ‰ÛÒ one of the most exciting and hotly tipped new acts in the ever-flourishing landscape of British club savvy pop

Alan Parker and Alan Hawkshaw

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The provocative cover (plus inserts with the initial copies) provoked outrage while the music within probed the outer regions of electronica

Which is not to say that Hadreas has completely abandoned the shimmering