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Beck Goldsmith

About Me

Waxwing EP NOW SOLD OUT

First album "Purely Second Guesses" available from any of the following:-

Any UK record shop, www.fishrecords.co.uk, Amazon, Play.com, Streets Online, HMV, Virgin, Tesco, iTunes

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/31/2005
Band Website: beckgoldsmith.com
Band Members: Simon Davidson: Drums, percussion, guitars, arrangement, production...Jon Dix: Guitars, effects & beautiful weirdness...Rob Sadler: Bass, shakers & the downright ridiculous...
Influences: I listen to: Mazzy Star, PJ Harvey, Joni Mitchell, Ani diFranco, Natalie Merchant, Sufjan Stevens, Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, Cocteau Twins, Laura Veirs, Fionn Regan, Sigur Ros, The Smiths, Sepals in the Outer Whorl, Mogwai, Lush, The Wicker Man, King Crimson, Robert Wyatt, Boards of Canada, Mum, This Mortal Coil, Arcade Fire, Smashing Pumpkins, ELO, Paatos, Robin Guthrie, Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine, Led Zeppelin, The Jesus & Mary Chain, David Bowie, Tom McRae, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, John Lennon, Jackson Browne, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Neil Diamond, John Martyn, Suzanne Vega, Pearl Jam, Sonic Youth, Kings of Leon, Damien Rice, Roddy Frame, Thurston Moore, Stephanie Dosen, Thea Gilmore, Tori Amos, Joan as Police Woman, Nina Simone, Bic Runga, Anika Moa, Anais Mitchell, Martha Wainwright, Sandy Denny, Fairport Convention, Jon Redfern, The Sundays, Royksopp, The Postal Service, The Album Leaf, Iron & Wine...
Record Label: elk road records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Paper and Stone

Since it's been a while since Stella went up, I thought I'd add another rough track from France. The album is taking some time to pull together, but I'm hoping it'll be worth the wait. In the meantime...
Posted by Beck Goldsmith on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:45:00 PST

Stellas Telescope

Sneaky peek as promised  Stella's telescope in its rough and ready pre-mixed and mastered glory is up on the site now. I learned to play some flute for this album, and there are some decorations on h...
Posted by Beck Goldsmith on Mon, 12 May 2008 11:37:00 PST

Sunrise, Sunset

Well, just a few days left and I will be stood out on deck watching France disappear into the distance.  Sad times indeed. But the good news is that I have an album in a near-finished state... It...
Posted by Beck Goldsmith on Fri, 02 May 2008 06:07:00 PST

Winds, Words and LED

It has been relentlessly windy here for the last couple of weeks. The house absolutely howls in the gales - it seems to whistle through the rafters, rising to a real shriek in the high ceiling. All th...
Posted by Beck Goldsmith on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:02:00 PST

Beginnings...

It was a wintery morning today. The shadows were long over the surrounding countryside and the light was grey against the dusting of frost on the ground and trees. French windows lead out from the bed...
Posted by Beck Goldsmith on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 03:09:00 PST

Vive la France!

Last year was very turbulent.  I'm off to France to write about it.  More to follow!...
Posted by Beck Goldsmith on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:35:00 PST