The Information
by Beck
- Type: Album
- Released: 3 October 2006
- Label: Interscope
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:01:25
- Community rating: 3.56/5 from 10 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Produced by Nigel Godrich, 'The Information' is a sprawling, sticker-covered collection of hip-hop infused rock. Beck explores glitchy beats and stream-of-consciousness lyrics. It feels like a spiritual successor to 'Odelay' for the digital age.
Genres
Tracklist
- Elevator Music (3:38)
- Think I'm In Love (3:19)
- Cellphone's Dead (4:45)
- Strange Apparition (3:48)
- Soldier Jane (3:58)
- Nausea (2:53)
- New Round (3:25)
- Dark Star (3:45)
- We Dance Alone (3:56)
- No Complaints (3:00)
- 1000BPM (2:29)
- Motorcade (4:15)
- The Information (3:45)
- Movie Theme (3:53)
- The Horrible Fanfare / Landslide / Exoskeleton (10:36)
Credits
- Beck - acoustic guitar, art direction, artwork by [artist], bass, drums, effects, effects [drum], electronics [gameboy], electric guitar, glockenspiel, harmonica, kalimba, keyboards, melodica, organ, percussion, piano, programmed by, scratches, sitar, vocals, Primary Artist
- Jason Falkner - acoustic guitar, backing vocals, bass, bass [african, moog], drums, electric guitar, percussion
- Greg Kurstin - acoustic guitar, backing vocals, berimbau, keyboards, keyboards [bass], piano, synthesizer
- Justin Stanley - acoustic guitar, backing vocals, electric guitar, flute, percussion
- David Campbell - arranged by [strings], conductor
- Gerard Saint - art direction
- Greg Burne - art direction [artist co-ordination]
- Richard Newton - art direction [artist co-ordination]
- Mat Maitland - art direction, artwork by [artist], design
- Adam Tullie - artwork [artist]
- Aleksey Shirokov - artwork [artist]
- Ari Michelson - artwork [artist]
- David Foldvari - artwork [artist]
- Estelle And Simon - artwork [artist]
- Gay Ribisi - artwork [artist]
- Genevi猫ve Gauckler - artwork [artist]
- Han Lee - artwork [artist]
- Jasper Goodall - artwork [artist]
- Jody Barton - artwork [artist]
- Juliette Cezzar - artwork [artist]
- Kam Tang - artwork [artist]
- Kensei Yabuno - artwork [artist]
- Melanie Pullen - artwork [artist]
- Mercedes Helnwein - artwork [artist]
- Michael Gillette - artwork [artist]
- Parra - artwork [artist]
- Vania Zouravliov - artwork [artist]
- Will Sweeney - artwork [artist]
- Stevie Blacke - backing vocals, cello, percussion
- Nigel Godrich - backing vocals, drums, effects, electronics [gameboy, speak 'n spell, tote a tune], engineer, kalimba, keyboards, mixed by, percussion, producer, programmed by, scratches, tambourine, whistle
- James Gadson - backing vocals, drums, percussion
- Joey Waronker - backing vocals, drums, percussion
- Alex Acu帽a - backing vocals, percussion
- Sean Davis - bass
- Marlene Tsuchii - booking [booking agent]
- Harvey Mason - drums
- Brian Lebarton - electronics [speak 'n spell]
- Darrell Thorp - engineer
- Chris Steffen - engineer [assistant]
- Rouble Kapoor - engineer [assistant]
- Seth Waldmann - engineer [assistant]
- Zach Kasik - engineer [assistant]
- Jill Berliner - legal
- King, Holmes, Paterno & Berliner, LLP - legal
- Silva Artist Management - management
- Wiseman & Burke - management [business management]
- Bob Ludwig - mastered by
- DJ Z-Trip - scratches
- Armen Garabedian - strings
- Charlie Bisharat - strings
- Gerardo Hilera - strings
- Joel Derouin - strings
- Josefina Vergara - strings
- Larry Corbett - strings
- Natalie Leggett - strings
- Roberto Cani - strings
- Rudy Stein - strings
- Suzie Katayama - strings
- Tereza Stanislav - strings
- Rachel Shelley - voice [shipping forecast]