Mutations

by Beck

Mutations cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 3 November 1998
  • Label: DGC
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 52:15
  • Community rating: 3.72/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced by Nigel Godrich, 'Mutations' is a largely acoustic, highly melodic departure from Beck's sample-heavy pop hits. The album explores warm, eclectic folk rock and neo-psychedelia, highlighting his deeply melancholic, poetic, and slightly quirky singer-songwriter sensibilities.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, melodic, male-vocals, acoustic, folk

Tracklist

  1. Cold Brains (3:41)
  2. Nobody's Fault But My Own (5:02)
  3. Lazy Flies (3:43)
  4. Canceled Check (3:13)
  5. We Live Again (3:04)
  6. Tropicalia (3:20)
  7. Dead Melodies (2:35)
  8. Bottle Of Blues (4:55)
  9. O Maria (3:58)
  10. Sing It Again (4:18)
  11. Static (4:18)
  12. Diamond Bollocks (6:00)
  13. Runners Dial Zero - - Previously Unreleased (4:02)

Credits

  • Beck - primary artist
  • Tim Hawkinson - art direction [direction, album images]
  • Beck Hansen - art direction [direction], producer, vocals, written-by, guitar, piano, harmonica, glockenspiel, slide guitar, harmonica, synthesizer
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen - bass, double bass [upright], electric bass, percussion, acoustic bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • Shauna O'Brien - coordinator [project coordinator]
  • Robert Fisher - design
  • Joey Waronker - drums, percussion, electronic drums [synth drums]
  • John Sorenson - engineer [assistant]
  • Smokey Hormel - guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, cuica, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • John Silva - management
  • Bob Ludwig - mastered by, mastering
  • Nigel Godrich - mixed by, producer
  • Roger Joseph Manning Jr. - organ, piano, synthesizer, keyboards, percussion, harpsichord, backing vocals, electric piano
  • Autumn DeWilde - photography by [cd image]
  • Charlie Gross - photography by [cover]
  • David Ralicke - trombone, flute
  • David Campbell - arranged by [strings], conductor, viola
  • Larry Corbett - cello
  • Fred Sesliano - sarangi [esraj]
  • Warren Klein - sitar, tambura
  • Greg Leisz - pedal steel guitar
  • Elliott Caine - trumpet

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