Despite having Xenu on speed dial, Beck has done some very sensible things over the years, but none surpass the pure genius of his latest musical endeavor.
The prolific singer/songwriter recently announced the creation of his Oprah inspired Beck & Friends Music Club, a gathering of accomplished musicians who will attempt to reproduce classic albums in a days’ time.
“An album will be chosen to be reinterpreted and used as a framework. Nothing rehearsed or arranged ahead of time,” Beck wrote on his redesigned website. “A track will be uploaded once a week on www.beck.com as well as through the websites of those involved with the project.”
Beck and his super friends chose to go big with their inaugural selection, opting for the iconic The Velvet Underground & Nico, which was initially released in 1963 and produced by the incredibly influential Andy Warhol.
“For this first edition, after lengthy deliberation and coming close to covering Digital Underground’s Sex Packets, all present voted in favor of the ‘other’ Underground,” he wrote.
Future releases will include insight from such Hipster favorites as MGMT and Devendra Banhart.
Click here to listen to their brilliant reimagining of “Sunday Morning”.
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