Beck - Harry Partch

[NevinJarek]

True, doesnt seem as a tribute to Partch, the style is quite generic. Partch used microtonality more extensively, as well s capturing some antiqueness to the spirit.

[cozymonk]

@NevinJarek This has microtonality all over the place! This is definitely a Beck song, but it applies a good bit of Harry Partch's music theory. If he wanted to just do a Harry Partch song, he would have done a cover.

[NevinJarek]

@cozymonk I know but microtonality wasnt the only thing that partch did on his music. Partch had a whole idea on aesthetics, not only tunings. Im not saying he should have interpreted one of Partch's works, but done something else with the singer, with the story, with the texture. And with theater...

[movitmovit]

so this is beck's response to the fiery furnaces dissing him. interesting. not bad.

[Ersanven]

Not quite well representative of Harry Partch, but still a fine Beck song.

[modomnoc1]

Wow! Fantastic. Makes me want to write backwards!

[suprisepunch]

this is really crazy

[omgtkseth]

Partch worked out very differently. This sounds mostly as generic western music in just intonation, with few use of microtonality and extended harmony. 

[woodrailking]

Sounds more like a tribute to Appleton Syntonic Menagerie.

[merrrlo]

I don't know how come he got it or why it's in this tribute, but 1:18-1:27 is definitely a sample of a song by an Argentine band. Look it up on YouTube, you'll see! Crucis-Corto Amanecer

[samuraiyao]

Is this on a certain album by beck?? If it is what is the name of that album or is this just a tribute tribute????

[Zerstorer23]

If he made a full song just off the music between 4:48 and 5:25 .. I'm be really fucking happy. Sounds really friggin' cool.

[GuyNeilJames]

@Zerstorer23 You and me both. Easily my favorite part, and I've found myself fast forwarding to it a few times.

[Adamhall000]

beck it's epic

[TaterGumfries]

Good for Beck to listen to Partch. Now if he would just let Partch influence his music a little, we'd be gettin somewhere. Far as Tater's concerned, we've been pussyfootin around the microtonal too damned long. We got the instruments, and we got the pulpit... how about preachin it?

[eerieyellowlights]

@TaterGumfries there's a lot of microtonal music out there.

[XylenRoberts]

from an astrological perspective, both beck and partch were cancers. both were innovators, though obviously went in very different directions. not sure if this means anything, but thought it was kind of interesting. Regardless, pretty cool that such a mainstream artist decided to pay tribute to someone so obscure.

[jfleminator]

@XylenRoberts yeah that doesn't mean shit

[Cassettomusic]

4.08 THAT'S THE FREE DESIGN!!!! (Don't cry baby is the song)

[featheon]

It is certainly unnerving that the entire internet media steam conflated Harry Partch with "Harry Patch"--oldest surviving war veteran--when reporting on this story. Just do a google search and be amazed by the incompetence.

[SomeMightEvenDie]

@featheon You gotta admit, they had similar names.

[Ozarkeree]

SomeMightEvenDie has a point; "r" is not often followed by "tch."

[featheon]

If you want to be an apologist for the increasing unreliability of journalist reporting, you're welcome.

[LIFEONPLANETBECK]

If anyone needs some context to the origins of this track; check my info further below...thanks

[peppergod]

I made a music video for this song. Just click my name I suppose to seeeeee it.

[wasabihansen]

i've just watched to your video, and it's great!!, beck would really appreciate your work, and this song is great, the most alternative song ever wrote!! no doubt beck is the best!!!!!!!

[guyeylon]

Wow. Never heard anything remotely close to this level from beck. Great!

[BigJimRiffenger]

@guyeylon

Check some of his older stuff. Perhaps his "hidden" tracks?  I can hear some influence there, too.

[TortaDeHelado]

He's still got it.

[drcatellino]

sounds like Zappa

[featha97]

and there i was thinking this was just a very clever ruse to get back at Matt Friedberger for insulting him and his chosen religion.....

[LIFEONPLANETBECK]

For those interested, Beck's website features information on Partch who was an iconoclastic 20th century American experimentalist musician/composer; his work is widely studied in academic circles, Check out the documentaries (on Beck's site) and you'll see some of the hundreds(if not thousands)of instruments he custom made. Beck's tribute to Partch further demonstrates his lifelong interest and knowledge in the creative and intellectual aspects of a wide spectrum of the arts.ThnX for posting!

[arschlochhh]

02:04

so awesome!

[psirou]

04:12

Dream pop - ish

Anyone can tell me if its a sample and from which music it comes from?