Illegal Art No. 1: Deconstructing Beck

Seeland 507/Illegal art 001 CD
1998

Now being co-released by Seeland Records and Illegal Art, this is the compilation that instantly triggered a reactionary letter from Beck’s lawyer and a chain of articles in everything from the Village Voice to Entertainment Weekly to the Sydney Morning Herald! When initially issued by Illegal Art, the threat level got so high that Negativland felt compelled to jump into the fray and see if we could get Beck’s lawyers and label to back of. And we did! Described by one journalist, Addicted to Noise contributor Claude Young, as "abstract, experimental sound collages void of structure or melody. Sounds suddenly appear, fly around in circles, speed up, slow down, explode, whisper and then leave as quickly as they appear." Made entirely from Beck’s music and available by mailorder ONLY, this project was sponsored by ®TMark. It comes in a plain cardboard sleeve.
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