Origin | Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Genres | Folktronica, experimental music, downtempo, indie rock, Scottish, folk |
Years active | 1996–2004 |
Labels | Regal Because |
Associated acts | King Biscuit Time, The Aliens, Black Affair, Lone Pigeon, |
Past members | John Maclean Richard Greentree Steve Mason Robin Jones Gordon Anderson Steve Duffield |
The Beta Band discography | |
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Studio albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 3 |
Video albums | 1 |
EPs | 3 |
Singles | 6 |
They have put on live extravaganzas, won fans from Oasis to Radiohead, and created pop songs out of everything from psychedelia to barking dogs
EL: On previous albums you’ve used some left-field samples as a jumping off point to do something new and original. JM: Yeah, we’ve got Siouxsie and the Banshees on this record. It was Robin’s idea.
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Released | 21 June 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | Psychedelia, experimental, alternative pop | |||
Length | 62:02 | |||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [15] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[28] |
The Guardian | [29] |
Houston Chronicle | [30] |
The List | [31] |
NME | 6/10[32] |
Pitchfork | 8.6/10[33] |
Q | [34] |
Rolling Stone | [35] |
Select | 3/5[36] |