Editing Beck (section)

==Musical style ==
Beck's musical style has been considered [[Alternative rock|alternative]]<ref>{{cite news|access-date=May 6, 2008|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1429687/19970227/beck.jhtml|title=Beck, Braxton, Babyface Share Grammy Wealth|publisher=MTV|date=February 27, 1997|archive-date=February 14, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214224439/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1429687/19970227/beck.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[independent music|indie]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Old school night for 'The O.C.'|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 27, 2005|page=E47|author= Hochman, Steve}}</ref> He has played many of the instruments in his music himself.<ref name="the information">{{cite news |access-date=May 6, 2008|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/11852928/review/11925431/the_information|title=The Information review |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080422063243/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/11852928/review/11925431/the_information |archive-date = April 22, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Beck has also done some remixes for fellow artists, notably [[David Bowie]] and [[Björk]]. He has been known to synthesize several musical elements together in his music, including [[folk music|folk]], [[psychedelia]], [[electronic music|electronic]], [[country music|country]], [[Latin American music|Latin music]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]], [[funk]], [[soul music|soul]], [[blues]], [[noise music]], [[jazz]], [[art pop]] and many types of rock.<ref name="guero">{{cite magazine|access-date=May 6, 2008|url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/music/pop/reviews/11605/|title=White-Boy Shuffle|magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=March 28, 2005|author=Beato, Greg|archive-date=June 26, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626083246/http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/music/pop/reviews/11605/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/28/arts/music-they-re-recording-but-are-they-artists.html|title=MUSIC; They're Recording, but Are They Artists?|first=Stephen|last=Holden|date=February 28, 1999|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 17, 2019|archive-date=November 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130144527/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/28/arts/music-they-re-recording-but-are-they-artists.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Because of this unconventional approach, Beck has been described as a [[postmodernism|postmodern]] musician.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/10/20/558768104/colors-continues-beck-s-postmodern-pastiche |title='Colors' continues Beck's postmodern pastiche |last=Moon |first=Tom |date=October 20, 2017 |publisher=NPR |access-date=2022-09-24}}</ref> He has also taken music from Los Angeles as a reference point in his songs.<ref name="guero" />

Pitchfork Media applauded ''Midnite Vultures'', saying, "Beck wonderfully blends [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Talking Heads]], ''[[Paul's Boutique]]'', '[[Shake Your Bon-Bon]]', and Mathlete on ''Midnite Vultures'', his most consistent and playful album yet." The review commented that his mix of "goofy piety and ambiguous intent" helped the album.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=May 6, 2008|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15360-midnite-vultures?artist_title=15360-midnite-vultures|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406103110/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15360-midnite-vultures?artist_title=15360-midnite-vultures|archive-date=April 6, 2008|title=Midnite Vultures review |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] }}</ref> A Beck song called "Harry Partch", a tribute to [[Harry Partch|the composer of the same name]] and his "corporeal" music, employs [[Harry Partch's 43-tone scale|Partch's 43-tone scale]].<ref>Beck.com [http://www.americansongwriter.com/2009/11/beck-salutes-harry-partch/ Beck salutes Harry Partch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121164753/http://www.americansongwriter.com/2009/11/beck-salutes-harry-partch/ |date=January 21, 2010 }}</ref>