Revés/Yo Soy

Revés/Yo Soy (English: Backwards/I Am) is the fourth album by Mexican rock band Café Tacuba. In fact, it is two albums—Revés is an instrumental album, Yo Soy a collection of songs the band had been saving up since their second album, Re. It was released in 1999, and won the Latin Grammy that year for Best Rock Album.

Revés/Yo Soy
Studio album by Café Tacuba
Released	20 July 1999 (1999-07-20)
Genre	Latin alternative rock en español art rock experimental rock folktronica chamber music krautrock post-rock
Length	98:15
Label	Warner Music Mexico
Producer	Café Tacuba Gustavo Santaolalla
Café Tacuba chronology
Avalancha de Éxitos (1996) Revés/Yo Soy (1999) Tiempo Transcurrido (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Alternative Press	4/5[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]
Spin	9/10[4]

Track listing

Disc 1: Revés

No.	Title	Length
1.	"11"	4:15
2.	"2"	5:32
3.	"9"	5:02
4.	"5"	3:49
5.	"3"	4:43
6.	"8"	4:11
7.	"10" (This is the recording of the "Compañía Nacional de Danza Fólclorica del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes", Emmanuel del Real distortioned and programmed the song)	3:47
8.	"5.1" (Performed by "Cuarteto de Clarinetes Arghül")	2:32
9.	"13" (The only track with lyrics; this song became a single later, known as "Revés" due to the use of the word in the chorus)	5:40
10.	"M.C." (Performed by Kronos Quartet. This song is a cover of "La Muerte Chiquita)	4:05
11.	"6"	3:59
12.	"7"	2:48
13.	"..." (There is a track 13 on the first disc, but it features no music)	0:13

Disc 2: Yo Soy

No.	Title	Length
1.	"El Padre (The Father)"	3:27
2.	"La Locomotora (The Locomotive)"	3:53
3.	"El Río (The River)"	2:57
4.	"El Polen (The Pollen)" (The second part of "El Río" appears when played)	3:28
5.	"Dos Niños (Two Kids)"	3:30
6.	"La Muerte Chiquita (The Little Death)"	2:52
7.	"El Espacio (The Space)" (The name of the album is mentioned in this song)	4:23
8.	"Guerra (War)" (This song has no numbers or letters as a name, instead, there's a drawing)	4:08
9.	"Sin Título (Untitled)" (This song has no title in the liner notes. Its exact name is: " ")	2:11
10.	"El Hombre Impasible (The Unfeeling Man)"	2:11
11.	"El Ave (The Bird)" (Like "Guerra", this track has a picture for its title)	3:20
12.	"Esperando (Waiting)" (The lyrics of the song are the route to Enrique Rangel's apartment)	0:40
13.	"Arboles Frutales (Fruit Trees)" (On the CD, this song is composed of 13 tracks (Tracks 13-25); 12 seventeen-second track and one twenty-four second track)	3:53
14.	"Bicicleta (Bicycle)" (As with "Árboles Frutales" this song is composed of 26 six-second tracks (Tracks 26-51))	2:51
15.	"Lento (Slow)"	4:03

Personnel

• Ñru (Rubén Albarrán) – vocals (except 4, 7, 12, 15), guitar
• Emmanuel del Real – keyboards, acoustic guitar, piano, programming, vocals (4, 7), melodeon, drum machine
• Joselo Rangel – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals (15)
• Quique Rangel – bass guitar, electric upright bass, vocals (12)

References

1. Phares, Heather. "Revés/Yo Soy – Café Tacuba". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
2. "Café Tacuba: Revés/Yo Soy". Alternative Press. No. 135. October 1999. p. 83.
3. Kemp, Mark (2004). "Café Tacuba". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 129–30. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
4. Kun, Josh (October 1999). "Café Tacuba: Revés/Yo Soy". Spin. Vol. 15 no. 10. pp. 164–65. Retrieved 1 March 2020.