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Monday, May 11, 2009

'Intimacy Remixed'...out now!

'Intimacy Remixed' is out today on limited edition CD (5000) and triple vinyl (1000), plus the usual download from here (UK) and here (US). Check out the tracklisting...the iTunes version comes with bonus remixes by Sky Larkin and Foals!

The band have also released a video for the Villians remix of 'Ares', made entirely of mobile phone clips sent in by fans (and Gordy!) from the two recent London Olympia gigs. Feast your eyes below...

Labels: Intimacy Remixed, Videos

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Bloc Party confirmed for Reading / Leeds!

For the third year in a row, Bloc Party will be gracing the Main Stage at the Reading and Leeds festivals this summer! They'll be performing before the mighty Radiohead...click here for the Reading line-up.

Meanwhile, head over to the official site to download the individual stems for 'Ares', 'Signs' and 'Ion Square'. Remix the tracks to your hearts content, or use them to make your own low-budget Bloc-karaoke tracks!

Labels: Intimacy Remixed, Tour

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Thursday, March 26, 2009

Mogwai! Remix! Biko! Listen!

Post-rock monsters, Mogwai, have remixed 'Biko' for Bloc Party's upcoming 'Intimacy Remixed' album. You can stream it by following the link below and it's a pretty darn good remix. That's all you need to know really...

[Listen] Biko (Mogwai Remix)

Labels: Audio, Intimacy Remixed

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Monday, March 23, 2009

Remixes galore

As previously announced, Bloc Party will be giving 'Intimacy' the full remix treatment on May 11th. In some "controlled leaking" it appears that you can currently download the lead single, Armand Van Helden's version of 'Signs', on Stereogum...

[Download] Bloc Party - Signs (Armand Van Helden Remix)

And if you really can't wait a couple months, click here to listen to No Age's rather excellent version of 'Better Than Heaven' and here to stream the 'One Month Off', 'Talons', 'Mercury' and 'Ares' remixes!

Staying on the remix theme...here's a couple tracks recently added to the BlocParty.net archives...

[Download] Ares (Pin Me Down Remix)
[Download] It's Bigger Than A Prayer (Bloc Party vs. dead prez)

Labels: Audio, Intimacy, Intimacy Remixed, Remixes

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Monday, March 16, 2009

Intimacy Remixed!

Bloc Party announced today that on May 11th they''ll be releasing ‘Intimacy Remixed’ on limited edition CD /triple 12”...the younger brother of 'Silent Alarm Remixed' which came out in August 2005.

The album will include remixes by Gold Panda, Mogwai and Filthy Dukes and will lead off with a remix of ‘Signs’ by Armand Van Helden, released on April 27th (so that's what the teaser videos were about!).

Here's the full tracklisting:

1. Ares (Villains remix)
2. Mercury (Herve is in Disarray remix)
3. Halo (We Have Band Dub)
4. Biko (Mogwai remix)
5. Trojan Horse (John B remix)
6. Signs (Armand Van Helden remix)
7. One Month Off (Filthy Dukes remix)
8. Zephyrus (Phase One remix)
9. Talons (Phones RIP remix)
10. Better Than Heaven (No Age remix)
11. Ion Square (Banjo or Freakout remix)
12. Letter To My Son (Gold Panda remix)
13. Your Visits are Getting Shorter (Double D remix)

Those expecting a gently pulsating reworking of 'Signs', look away now...Van Halden has turned the track into a dirty, if slightly pedestrian, monster. The video for the remix comes on like one of Chris Cunningham's worst nightmares, featuring a disturbing child, mirrorball heads, various electrical implants and a very lippy pièce de résistance. Don't expect to see it on primetime TV anytime soon.

Labels: Intimacy, Intimacy Remixed, Remixes, Singles, Videos

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