The Beta Band [Deluxe Edition]

by The Beta Band

Overview

Though dismissed by the group themselves as "f*cking awful" and "the worst record made this year," the Beta Band's self-titled album otherwise defies simple criticism -- seemingly infinite in its sonic complexities, it's an album of remarkable density and detail, a brashly schizophrenic freak-out which weaves its way throughout the history of rock & roll. Pop, blues, folk, psychedelia, hip-hop -- they're all here, sometimes even colliding within the same song; the disc somehow sounds almost completely different with each successive listen, consistently revealing new layers and possibilities. It all constantly runs the risk of collapsing into complete self-indulgence, but in its way the Beta Band's genius is their wanton disregard for niceties like verses, choruses, and melodies; rejecting musical theory in favor of the chaos theory, the album's neither a masterpiece nor a mess, but both. ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	10/19/2018
Label:	Because Music
UPC:	5060525436994
Rank:	61986

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Beta Band   Primary Artist
Neil Richardson   Trumpet
Martin Hoyland   Piano,Guitar,Spoons,Vocals,Sleigh Bells

Technical Credits

The Beta Band   Producer,Executive Producer,Composer,Mixing
Joey Levine   Composer
John Barry   Composer,Composer
Harry Nilsson   Composer
Chris Allison   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Roy Bennett   Composer
Jim Steinman   Composer
David Mackay   Composer
Steve Mason   Composer,Group Member
Richard Greentree   Composer,Group Member
Martin Hoyland   Composer
Robin Jones   Composer,Group Member
Julius Fucik   Composer
Gordon Anderson   Composer,Composer
John Maclean   Composer,Group Member
Stephen Duffield   Composer
Sid Tepper   Composer
Stephen Mason   Composer