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Beck – The Information [Album]
(Nigel Godrich, Autumn de Wilde, and Beck)

5 October 2006 18 Comments | written by: James

BECK

Beck’s new album, The Information, has finally been released. That means the lazy video onslaught can finally end. Sweet Mercy! No more crappy YouTube videos.

To celebrate, we present you with the video for every single song on the album, now available in high-quality Quicktime. Because we love you.

So what do you think about Beck’s little experiment? Goofy, quick videos that get bundled for free with purchase of the album: extra goodies, or diluting the flavor? “Real” videos from the likes of Michel Gondry are still on the way, so don’t be too much of a hater. You know how you hook up with that guy/girl and it’s just not that great, but you keep doing it because it’s okay and you think said guy/girl has potential. And then when you guys finally seal the deal one night it’s fucking amazing and you’re glad you stuck with it rather than jumping ship? That’s how I think of these videos. I’m counting on you, Gondry. Direct that shit out of that Beck video so all this foreplay can be worth something.

It’s interesting that Sean Lennon’s album+Music Video for every song project also came out on the same day as Beck’s, but Sean’s has taken a completely different approach (aka it’s a fucking masterpiece). It also costs twice as much, so I guess you get what you pay for. Remember the date, kids: October 3, 2006. The day of the epic/non-epic music video releases.

In case poring through all these quirky Beck videos is not your bag, I present you with a clip from Beck’s appearance on 120 minutes from way back in 1993. Thurston Moore does the interviewing. Beck throws his shoe. Mike D shows up to announce his tour with Donavan, Oprah Winfrey, and Nirvana. Damn, MTV used to be a lot cooler…

The video onslaught is found after the break. My favorite track so far is Soldier Jane. The videos themselves tend to blend together after awhile, but you have to give respect to Vicious-Bear and Slit-Throat-Bear rapping in front of Leather-Jacket-Dude (1000BPM).

ELEVATOR
Beck – Elevator Music directed by Nigel Godrich, Autumn de Wilde, and Beck.

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Quicktime 7 (iPod compatible), via SRO

THINK
Beck – Think I’m In Love directed by Nigel Godrich, Autumn de Wilde, and Beck.

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Quicktime 7 (iPod compatible), via SRO

CELLPHONE
Beck – Cellphone’s Dead directed by Nigel Godrich, Autumn de Wilde, and Beck.

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ELEVATOR
Beck – Strange Apparition directed by Nigel Godrich, Autumn de Wilde, and Beck.

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ELEVATOR
Beck – Soldier Jane directed by Nigel Godrich, Autumn de Wilde, and Beck.

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Quicktime 7 (iPod compatible), via SRO

ELEVATOR
Beck – Nausea directed by Nigel Godrich, Autumn de Wilde, and Beck.

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ELEVATOR
Beck – New Round directed by Nigel Godrich, Autumn de Wilde, and Beck.

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ELEVATOR
Beck – Dark Star directed by Nigel Godrich, Autumn de Wilde, and Beck.

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ELEVATOR
Beck – We Dance Alone directed by Nigel Godrich, Autumn de Wilde, and Beck.

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ELEVATOR
Beck – No Complaints directed by Nigel Godrich, Autumn de Wilde, and Beck.

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ELEVATOR
Beck – 1000BPM directed by Nigel Godrich, Autumn de Wilde, and Beck.

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ELEVATOR
Beck – Motorcade directed by Nigel Godrich, Autumn de Wilde, and Beck.

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ELEVATOR
Beck – The Information directed by Nigel Godrich, Autumn de Wilde, and Beck.

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ELEVATOR
Beck – Movie Theme directed by Nigel Godrich, Autumn de Wilde, and Beck.

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ELEVATOR
Beck – The Horrible Fanfare / Landslide / Exoskeleton directed by Nigel Godrich, Autumn de Wilde, and Beck.

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125 MB! Check yourself before you wreck yourself.

I would also like to point out that all these videos are available as a free DVD that comes packaged with The Information. So go buy it already! It comes with stickers you can put on that hipster journal/notebook thing you carry in your purse/man-purse.



Buy the album!

18 Comments »

  • Kevathens said:

    I find that it’s good in small sittings, but you can’t watch the whole ‘video album’ in one gulp because of the lack of ideas.I didn’t even try to sit through the last video. Hope Beck feels a bit more at ease with his next album.

    I really like Movie Theme; I’ve always liked that effect, it was used a bit in the 80’s and by Ladytron(!).

    # 5 October 2006 at 9:22 am
  • stereogum said:

    Watch The Information’s Videos (But Those Stickers Ain’t Welcome)…

    Beck’s evil scheme to entice consumers into buying his record includes offering a bonus DVD of home-made videos for each of The Information’s fifteen tracks, and a bunch of stickers so fans could personalize the record’s cover. Although not DVD……

    # 5 October 2006 at 10:05 am
  • krup said:

    Cellphone’s Dead is, um Dead (ie: the link ain’t workin’). Thanks for all the other videos though.

    -Krup

    # 5 October 2006 at 12:22 pm
  • mode7 said:

    cellphones dead doesnt work

    # 5 October 2006 at 8:42 pm
  • James said:

    Cellphone’s Dead should be alive and kicking now. Upload 15 videos at once and there’s bound to be a problem.

    Kevathens, I feel pretty much the same way you do. However, I do like throwing on the video album rather than the audio-only album for some reason. I don’t really sit and watch it, but I’ll glance at it from time to time while I’m doing other things. It makes me feel like Beck and Devandra are hanging out with me while I work.

    # 5 October 2006 at 11:19 pm
  • Kevathens said:

    It’s weird, but I agree that the album feels better with the videos.

    # 6 October 2006 at 4:35 am
  • George said:

    That’s is just too much Beck for me.

    # 8 October 2006 at 10:26 pm
  • Music Look » Блогоскоп №5 said:

    [...] Альбом недели Сложно выбрать один, поэтому их будет сразу два. Первый из них – вышедший на прошедшей неделе новый альбом Бека “The Information”, самый интересный пост про который появился в блоге Shots Ring Out: автор собрал в нём клипы на абсолютно все песни с альбома. Клипы эти, конечно, не официальные, а любительские, сняты они самим Беком и продюсером этого альбома Найджелом “Radiohead” Годричем, и вошли они в бонусный DVD, прилагающийся в Штатах к самому альбому. Второй же «альбом недели» – “Boys and Girls in America” от практически неизвестной у нас пока команды The Hold Steady, получающий небывало высокие оценки критиков, которые в один голос называют лидера этой группы, Саймона Финна, «американским Джарвисом Кокером» за тексты его песен, поэтически отражающие жизнь рядовых небогатых американцев. Блог More Cowbell настолько вдохновился этими текстами, что составил целую карту упоминающихся в них мест их родного Миннеаполиса; а вот The Rich Girls Are Weeping сомневается в том, что эти самые «рядовые небогатые американцы» будут так уж рады узнать себя среди героев иронических и зачастую даже язвительных песен The Hold Steady. [...]

    # 9 October 2006 at 2:22 am
  • Jimm Needle said:

    Beck’s off the wagon. This new album is not good. Such an upset.

    # 12 October 2006 at 1:20 am
  • kar!na said:

    how come the video “this girl” isn’t on the cd or online…ive only seen it on youtube n its a promo…i actually think its one of the top songs lyricaly

    # 14 October 2006 at 6:54 pm
  • eMpTV said:

    When……

    When The Information Comes, We’ll Know What We’re Made From A voi il nuovo album di Beck è piaciuto? Se qualche tempo fa proprio in questa sede avevo definito Guero un album ruffiano, qui mi pare che pur nei limiti di un linguaggio ormai st…

    # 17 October 2006 at 4:36 pm
  • Odelay’s Space :: Nuevo videoclip de Beck - Cell Phone’s Dead (dirigido por Michel Gondry) :: October :: 2006 said:

    [...] Por cierto, si queréis ver los 15 videos que fueron grabados para el DVD que acompaña a The Information, están todos aquí (menos el de Inside Out, el cual se puede encontrar aquí) [...]

    # 18 October 2006 at 11:53 am
  • Amy said:

    I think this is only my problem, but I can’t play the video because a “required compressor” couldn’t be found…I was just wondering…WTF is this compressor?

    # 19 October 2006 at 9:31 pm
  • Amy said:

    Wait. Never mind. :)

    # 19 October 2006 at 9:45 pm
  • Llámame Lola » Artículo » Beck: Cellphone’s Dead said:

    [...] Nuevo videoclip de Beck perpetrado por Michael Gondry. Cellphone’s Dead pertenece al primer sencillo del séptimo trabajo de este artista titulado, The Information. El disco vendrá acompañado con un DVD con videos para cada una de las 15 canciones incluidas en el CD. Por de pronto el videoclip no está exento de cierta polémica y está suscitando todo tipo de opiniones, desde quien aprecia en él una anodina monotonía, hasta quien lo adora por su estética retro ochentera. [Vía + Vía] [...]

    # 23 October 2006 at 4:06 am
  • Myself said:

    “This Girl That I Know” and “Inside Out” are European bonus tracks. Maybe the videos can be found on the European DVD. In the meantime watch them here:
    http://www.beck.com/assets/video/flv/large/insideout.flv
    http://www.beck.com/assets/video/flv/large/thisgirl.flv

    # 27 October 2006 at 4:52 am
  • Beck - Nausea (Patrick Daughters) at Shots Ring Out said:

    [...] I like to take this setup as a metaphor representing what it must be like working under a major label, to feel so insulated from the real world as yes-men and suits what you see and where you are. Is Beck yearning for freedom? Or is it that Patrick Daughters feels frustrated that he can’t realize his ideas to the same effect as a Hollywood director shooting a Jim Carrey vehicle? And, most importantly, why the hell were people dancing by the ATM? It’s all so metaphysical… I think I’m going to go watch the other Nausea video because playing around in bear suits in front of a green screen is something I can understand. One things for certain: Mr. Daughters’ slow-motion stroll and dark, Fincher-esque lighting give the video a polished, cinematic look that makes it a joy to watch, even if it feels like you’ve seen it all before. [...]

    # 27 October 2006 at 5:53 pm
  • StarKrunch said:

    Beck is a brilliant craftsman who’s work gets exceedingly better from album to album. He doesn’t believe in “filler” tracks at all.

    # 7 September 2007 at 3:32 am