At the age of 24, Beck Hansen made his debut with the album . The resulting single Loser immediately became a huge hit. With the exception of a few low-budget albums, it remained quiet around Beck for a while. This album showed that Hansen was not a one-day-fly but a talent with a future. Odelay was co-produced with ( ). Due to the frequent use of distorted sound and Beck's phlegmatic, tired
… voice, the fourteen songs radiate a somewhat psychedelic atmosphere. The CD is full of weird effects, strange rhythms and samples from other songs. A varied and special album, with raw tracks like the single Where It's At, almost funky songs like Sissyneck and the oriental sounding Derelict.more