On October 3, 2006, “Interscope” label released “The Information”, the seventh Beck studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.
Personnel:
- Beck– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, melodica, piano, organ, keyboards, programming, effects, scratching, sitar, bass guitar, harmonica, kalimba, percussion, drums, drum effects, glockenspiel, Game Boy
- Nigel Godrich – keyboards, programming, effects, scratching, tambourine, percussion, Speak ‘n Spell, whistle, Tote-A-Tune, kalimba, drums, Game Boy, backing vocals, mixing
- Justin Stanley– acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, flute, backing vocals
- Jason Falkner– bass guitars, acoustic and electric guitar, African bass, Moog synthesizer bass, percussion, drums, backing vocals
- Sean Davis – bass guitars
- James Gadson– drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Joey Waronker– drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Harvey Mason– drums
- Alex Acuña– percussion, backing vocals
- Smokey Hormel, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Roger Manning Jr.– intro sounds
- Brian LeBarton– Speak ‘n Spell
- Greg Kurstin– keyboards, berimbau, piano, bass keyboard, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- DJ Z-Trip– scratching
- Stevie Black – cello, percussion, backing vocals
- Lucia Ribisi – girl on “Cellphone’s Dead”
- Cosimo Hansen – talking
- Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers– talking
- Rachel Shelley– shipping forecast
- David Campbell– string arrangements, conductor
- Suzie Katayama, Charlie Bisharat– strings
Track listing:
All tracks by Beck Hansen, except where noted.
- Elevator Music
- Think I’m in Love
- Cellphone’s Dead
- Strange Apparition
- Soldier Jane – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
- Nausea
- New Round
- Dark Star
- We Dance Alone
- No Complaints
- 1000 BPM
- Motorcade – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
- The Information
- Movie Theme – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
- The Horrible Fanfare/Landslide/Exoskeleton – Beck Hansen, Nigel Godrich
Samples:
- “The Horrible Fanfare” section uses a sample of “Cellphone’s Dead”.
- “The Landslide” section uses a sample from the song “Requiem pour un con” by the French singer Serge Gainsbourg.
- “The Exoskeleton” section contains dialogue spoken by Dave Eggersand Spike Jonze
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