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Rock · 2006 · 32 tracks

The Information

Beck

A dense, rhythmic collage of hip-hop loops and psychedelic folk. It captures the twitchy, over-stimulated energy of the digital age through warm, analog filters.

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It's like a hip-hop record made by a guy who's been staring at a TV static for three days straight.

A twitchy, hyper-focused exploration of modern life that feels both intellectually crowded and emotionally resonant.

The Information · vs · Beck
Restless+3.9σ

Restless saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 32 Tracks
01
Elevator Music
3:38
02
Think I’m in Love
3:19
03
Cellphone’s Dead
4:46
04
Strange Apparition
3:48
05
Soldier Jane
3:59
06
Nausea
2:56
07
New Round
3:26
08
Dark Star
3:45
09
We Dance Alone
3:57
10
No Complaints
3:00
11
1000 BPM
2:29
12
Motorcade
4:15
13
The Information
3:46
14
Movie Theme
3:53
15
The Horrible Fanfare / Landslide / Exoskeleton
10:37
16
Inside Out
3:44
17
Elevator Music
3:38
18
Think I’m in Love
3:19
19
Cellphone’s Dead
4:46
20
Strange Apparition
3:48
21
Soldier Jane
3:59
22
Nausea
2:56
23
New Round
3:26
24
Dark Star
3:45
25
We Dance Alone
3:57
26
No Complaints
3:00
27
1000BPM
2:30
28
Motorcade
4:15
29
The Information
3:46
30
Movie Theme
3:53
31
The Horrible Fanfare / Landslide / Exoskeleton
10:36
32
Inside Out
3:44
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition in 'Think I’m in Love' where the dry acoustic strumming suddenly blooms into a lush, psychedelic chorus with swirling bass.
The claustrophobic, clicking percussion of '1000 BPM' that feels like a mechanical heart attack in slow motion.
The sprawling ten-minute evolution of 'The Horrible Fanfare' as it dissolves from a funky groove into an eerie, spoken-word soundscape.
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