The artist will be supported by art-pop icons Sparks and South London five-piece Shame.
Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Beck’s music is known for its pop-junk culture collage of musical styles, ironic lyrics, samples, drum machines, live instrumentation and heady sound effects.
Beck was born in Los Angeles, California, to David Campbell (a musician) and Bibbe Hansen (a former dancer for The Velvet Underground). His father is a Scientologist; Beck and his wife are also both practising Scientologists. During his time in Los Angeles Beck stayed with his mother and brother, where he was influenced by the city’s diverse musical offerings and his mother’s art scene all of which would later reappear in his recorded and published work.
Although Beck’s work defies easy description, his eclecticism and genre experiments have sparked comparisons with Prince, though Beck was undoubtedly a less prolific artist, and drew on an absurdist, free-flowing lyrical style totally original when first exposed to mainstream audiences (indeed, some critics labelled him and his breakthrough single “Loser” as novelties). Despite this individualism, Beck’s music was very much a product of the 90’s and the media age in general, with hip hop, indie/underground rock, electronic music and genre-benders like the Beastie Boys as notable touchstones; some critics would say his head-spinning lyrical aesthetic is comparable to a post-modern Bob Dylan sensibility.
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