According to Beck himself, this CD should not be regarded as the successor to his definitive breakthrough from 1996. This record, co-produced by full of diverse samples and funk and dance influences. With Mutations, Beck returns to his more 'rootsy' side, which we already know from the lo-fi CDs Stereopathetic Soul Manure and . Although recorded in two weeks, Mutations is anything but lo-fi, but
… beautifully and naturally produced. It is a calm album with the well-known folk, blues and country songs in predominantly dreamy, laidback arrangements. Different are the beautiful, oriental sounding Nobody's Fault But My Own, the slightly psychedelic, harpsichord-provided songs We Live Again and Static (the most heavy song), the Latin-like Tropicalia and the influenced O Maria. (WvdZ)more
