Guerolito

Infobox Album
Name = Guerolito
Type = remix
Artist = Beck


Released = December 13, 2005 (U.S.)
January 23, 2006 (UK)
Recorded = September 2003 – August 2004
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 54:10
Label = Interscope
Producer = Beck Hansen, The Dust Brothers
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:smpzefuk5gf2 link]
*"The A.V. Club" (B) [http://www.avclub.com/content/node/44335 link]
*"Entertainment.ie" Rating|2|5 [http://www.entertainment.ie/reviews/review.asp?ID=4283&subcat=CD link]
*PopMatters (6/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/b/beck-guerolito.shtml link]
*Yahoo! Music (6/10) [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/060125/33/1z8dl.html link]
Last album = "Guero"
(2005)
This album = "Guerolito"
(2005)
Next album = "The Information"
(2006)

"Guerolito" is the first remix album by Beck, released in December 2005. It features all of the songs from regular edition of "Guero" in remixed forms by a variety of artists, with the addition of "Clap Hands", originally found on the special limited edition of "Guero".

"Guerolito" reached #191 on the Billboard charts. As of July 2008, "Guerolito" has sold 76,000 copies in the United States. [cite web|accessdate=2008-07-18|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/ask_bb/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003829442|title=Ask Billboard|publisher=Billboard|date=2008-07-18]

Background

In [http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.09/beck.html an interview] with "Wired" magazine in September 2006, Beck challenged other artists to follow his lead—set by "Guerolito"—in abandoning the traditional concept of an album release:

Track listing

All songs were written by Beck Hansen and The Dust Brothers, except where noted.

#"Ghost Range" (Hansen, Dust Brothers, Beastie Boys) – 4:24
#* "E-Pro" remix by Homelife
#"Qué Onda Guero" – 2:29
#* Islands remix
#"Girl" – 3:53
#* Octet remix
#* Originally released in the special edition CD/DVD package of "Guero"
#"Heaven Hammer" (Hansen, Dust Brothers, Marcos Vinicius de Moraes, Carlos Eduardo Lyra) – 4:54
#* "Missing" remix by Air
#"Shake Shake Tambourine" (Hansen, Dust Brothers, Eugene Blacknell) – 3:37
#* "Black Tambourine" remix by Ad-Rock
#"Terremoto Tempo" (Hansen, Dust Brothers, Mark Adams, Steve Washington, Daniel Webster, Mark Hicks) – 3:47
#* "Earthquake Weather" remix by Mario C
#"Ghettochip Malfunction" – 2:39
#* "Hell Yes" remix by 8-Bit
#"Broken Drum" (Hansen) – 5:36
#* Boards of Canada remix
#* Originally released in the special edition CD/DVD package of "Guero"
#"Scarecrow" – 4:37
#* El-P remix
#"Wish Coin" (Hansen, Dust Brothers, Jack White) – 3:44
#* "Go It Alone" remix by Diplo
#"Farewell Ride" (Hansen) – 4:51
#* Subtle remix
#"Rental Car" – 2:59
#* John King remix
#"Emergency Exit" – 3:18
#* Th' Corn Gangg remix
#"Clap Hands" – 3:19
#* Originally released in the special edition CD/DVD package of "Guero"

Bonus tracks on UK release

#

"Fax Machine Anthem (Hell Yes)" – 3:07
#* Dizzee Rascal remix
#* Originally released in the special edition CD/DVD package of "Guero"
#"Qué Onda Guero" – 4:44
#* Nortec Collective remix

References