It's Good To Be Beck

It seems that Beck has been pretty bust these days. In addition to producing artists like Charlotte Gainsbourg and Jamie Lidell, 

he's also been inviting friends over to cover some of his favorite albums.

This select group of musicians has been called Record Club, and has included artists yo umay have heard of like, um Devendra Banhart, MGMT, the Liars, Feist, Wilco, and Nigel Godrich (srrsly, this dude is everywhere). His brother-in-law Giovanni Ribisi even stops by to lend a hand.

So, what exactly are these super cool people doing together you ask. Well, they are recording  cover versions of great albums and recording what happens so people like me can blog about it, and people like you can read/watch and think "that's fucking awesome! thanks for sharing."

Thus far, they have recorded Skip Spence's "Oar" (Feist and Wilco), "the Songs of Leonard Cohen" (MGMT and Devendra Banhart), and "The Velvet Underground and Nico" (Nigel Godrich and Giovanni Ribisi). They are currently working on covering "Kick" by INXS (which one of these is not like the other) with St. Vincent and the Liars.

This is a pretty cool idea, I think. Please enjoy the following nuggets of audio goodness and let me know what you think. Do you think it's a good idea to cover/remake albums?

This version of of "i'll be Your Mirror" is absolutely a beautiful song.

Record Club: Velvet Underground & Nico "I'll Be Your Mirror" from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.


Record Club: Songs Of Leonard Cohen "So Long, Marianne" from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.