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Odelay
Rock · 1996 · 9 tracks · 56m

Odelay

Beck

A kaleidoscopic collage of hip-hop beats, delta blues, and 90s slacker cool. Dense with samples and surrealist wit, it remains a definitive genre-mashing peak.

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It's like a garage sale where every item is a hit song and the host is a genius slacker.

A vibrant, kaleidoscopic celebration of musical detritus and surrealist cool.

Odelay · vs · Beck
Road Trip+4.0σ

Road Trip saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 56m
02
Hotwax
3:49
03
Lord Only Knows
4:15
05
Derelict
4:13
06
Novacane
4:38
09
Minus
2:32
11
Readymade
2:37
12
High 5 (Rock the Catskills)
4:11
13
Ramshackle
5:46
14
Diskobox
3:35
Moments Worth Waiting For
The abrupt shift from the heavy garage rock riff of Devils Haircut into the syncopated hip-hop groove
The two turntables and a microphone breakdown that anchors the mid-section of Where It's At
The sudden burst of abrasive noise rock that interrupts the laid-back flow of Minus
The hauntingly sparse acoustic guitar and hushed vocals that close the album on Ramshackle
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