Hyperspace [Red Vinyl] [B&N Exclusive]

Hyperspace [Red Vinyl] [B&N Exclusive]

by Beck
Hyperspace [Red Vinyl] [B&N Exclusive]

Hyperspace [Red Vinyl] [B&N Exclusive]

by Beck

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record - B&N Exclusive Edition)

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Overview

Hyperspace is one of those Beck projects that came together quickly. At the conclusion of the supporting tour for 2017's Colors, Beck headed into the studio with Pharrell Williams with the intention of contributing to a new N.E.R.D album, but they wound up hitting it off. The collaboration ballooned from a single into an EP and, ultimately, the core of Beck's 14th album. Beck worked with a few other collaborators on the record -- Greg Kurstin, the producer of Colors, is credited on "See Through," Sky Ferreira sings on "Die Waiting," Coldplay's Chris Martin is on "Stratosphere" -- but the partnership with Williams is what defines Hyperspace, giving it its sleek retro futurism. With its layers of analog synths and drum machines, it's hard to escape the new wave trappings of Hyperspace, yet the album is devoid of nostalgia or irony. Such is Beck's sincerity, he winds up stumbling into territory pioneered by Todd Rundgren's Utopia, indulging in the shimmering electronic soft rock of "Chemical." Despite the frenetic rhythms of "Saw Lightning," "Chemical" is a better indication of Beck's intentions: he's making a sequel to Morning Phase in the guise of a synth record. It's a clever concept and the music itself is often clever, the strummed acoustic guitars getting blown out in waves of analog synth bliss. It's music for twilight contemplation, not so much a soundtrack for regret as soul-searching. To that end, Hyperspace exists on the same astral plane as Morning Phase and Sea Change, but it never feels as fussy or formal as those sad opuses. Chalk that up not to the electronic instrumentation but rather a light touch. Beck never lingers upon either his melancholy or his celestial flights of fantasy: they exist simultaneously, resulting in a tremulous and pretty soundtrack for moments of fleeting introspection. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 11/22/2019
Label: Capitol
UPC: 0602577692529

Tracks

  1. Hyperlife
  2. Uneventful Days
  3. Saw Lightning
  4. Die Waiting
  5. Chemical
  6. See Through
  7. Hyperspace
  8. Stratosphere
  9. Dark Places
  10. Star
  11. Everlasting Nothing

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Beck   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Bass)
St. Vincent   Primary Artist
Terrell Hines   Primary Artist,Vocals
Chris Martin   Vocals,Vocals
Tai Phillips   Choir/Chorus
Kimberly Cook   Choir/Chorus
Tunay Raymond   Choir/Chorus
Carl F. Martin   Choir/Chorus
Kanisha Leffall   Choir/Chorus
Smokey Hormel   Guitar
Sam-K   Drums
Roger Manning   Guitar,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Tiana Paul   Choir/Chorus
Tuany Raymond   Choir/Chorus
Viviana Owens   Choir/Chorus
Jason Falkner   Guitar
Pharrell Williams   Drums,Vocals,Keyboards
Brent Paschke   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Greg Kurstin   Bass,Drums,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass)
Alex Lilly   Vocals (Background)
Sky Ferreira   Vocals
Beck Hansen   Bass,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards,Low Vocals,Slide Guitar
Cole M.G.N.   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass)
Jacob Lusk   Choir/Chorus
Alex Lily   Vocals (Background)
Princess Fortier   Choir/Chorus

Technical Credits

Ben Sedano   Assistant Engineer
Ivan Wayman   Mixing Assistant
Kossisko Konan   Composer
Dylan Herman   Mixing
Jacob Richards   Mixing Assistant
Mike Seaberg   Mixing Assistant
DJ Riggins   Mixing Assistant
Terrell Hines   Composer
Ryan Linvill   Recording
Abdul Ali   Art Direction
Mikai Karl   Photography
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Chris Henry   Assistant Engineer
Chris Bell   Composer
Beck   Producer
Jimmy Turrell   Art Direction
David Greenbaum   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Alex Pasco   Engineer
Paul Moore   Design
Randy Merrill   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
John Hanes   Mixing Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Pharrell Williams   Composer,Producer,Programming
Drew Brown   Engineer
St. Vincent   Remix Engineer
Jaycen Joshua   Mixing
Paul Epworth   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Greg Kurstin   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Shawn Everett   Mixing
Eric Eylands   Assistant Engineer
Tom Elmhirst   Mixing
Matt Wiggins   Engineer
Josh Gudwin   Mixing
Andrew Coleman   Engineer
Colin Leonard   Mastering Engineer
Mike Larson   Engineer,Programming
Cian Riordan   Engineer
Beck Hansen   Composer,Producer,Concept Design
Cole M.G.N.   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Julian Burg   Engineer
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