TKOL RMX 1234567

TKOL RMX 1234567
Remix album by Radiohead
Released 16 September 2011 (2011-09-16)[1]
Genre
Length 105:51
Label XL Recordings, Ticker Tape Ltd.
Producer Nigel Godrich, Radiohead, various additional producers/remixers
Radiohead chronology
The King of Limbs
(2011)		 TKOL RMX 1234567
(2011)		 The King of Limbs: Live from the Basement
(2011)
Singles from TKOL RMX 1234567
  1. "Little by Little"/"Lotus Flower"
    Released: 4 July 2011
  2. "Morning Mr Magpie"/"Bloom"
    Released: 15 July 2011
  3. "Feral"/"Morning Mr Magpie"/"Separator"
    Released: 29 July 2011
  4. "Give Up The Ghost"/"Codex"/"Little by Little"
    Released: 15 August 2011
  5. "Give Up the Ghost"/"TKOL"/"Bloom"
    Released: 29 August 2011
  6. "Good Evening Mrs Magpie"/"Bloom"
    Released: 12 September 2011
  7. "Bloom"/"Separator"/"Lotus Flower"
    Released: 10 October 2011

TKOL RMX 1234567 is a 2011 remix album of songs from The King of Limbs (2011) by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 16 September 2011 in Japan and 10 October in other countries. It compiles a series of seven 12-inch vinyl singles by electronic artists including Nathan Fake, Four Tet, Caribou, Modeselektor and SBTRKT. The album and singles were also released as MP3 and WAV downloads from Radiohead's website.

Singles

On 6 June 2011, Radiohead announced a series of remix singles from The King of Limbs by various artists.[3] Radiohead drummer Phil Selway told BBC 6 Music he felt The King of Limbs was the Radiohead album that lent itself best to remixing.[4] Singer Thom Yorke said:

The remix 12-inches came out of us wanting to experiment with the tunes further. I was really curious to see how the people I was listening to so much would use what we gave them. I didn't just want floor fillers and all that shit, I just wanted to see how the songs could really branch out and mutate. I love that there is such a culture of remixing at the moment, all this flow of ideas. It may come outta the club scene but to me there is a lot more to it than that. I think it appeals to us as a band at the moment that ideas and versions are not so fixed and set in stone, it feels kind of healthy for music.[5]
Artwork for the singles compiled on TKOL RMX 1234567.

The first seven remix singles were released as either double or triple A-sides on 12-inch vinyl singles through XL Recordings on Radiohead's Ticker Tape Ltd. imprint label, and are compiled on TKOL RMX 1234567. The eighth single, TKOL RMX8, was finished too late for inclusion on the album and was released as a download.[6] A remix of "Bloom" by Jamie xx, previously released on the TKOL RMX8 single, was released as a separate vinyl single on 23 January 2012.[6]

Single Tracks remixed Remix artists Release date
TKOL RMX1 "Little by Little", "Lotus Flower" Caribou, Jacques Greene 4 July 2011[7]
TKOL RMX2 "Morning Mr Magpie", "Bloom" Nathan Fake, Mark Pritchard 15 July 2011[8]
TKOL RMX3 "Feral", "Morning Mr Magpie", "Separator" Lone, Pearson Sound, Four Tet 29 July 2011[9]
TKOL RMX4 "Give Up the Ghost", "Codex", "Little by Little" Thriller, Illum Sphere, Shed 15 August 2011[10]
TKOL RMX5 "Give Up the Ghost", "Bloom", others Brokenchord, Altrice, Blawan 26 August 2011[11]
TKOL RMX6 "Morning Mr Magpie", "Bloom" Modeselektor 12 September 2011[12]
TKOL RMX7 "Bloom", "Separator", "Lotus Flower" Jamie xx, Anstam, SBTRKT 10 October 2011[13]
TKOL RMX8 "Bloom", "Separator", "Morning Mr Magpie" Jamie xx, Anstam, Nathan Fake 18 November 2011[14]
Bloom (Jamie xx Rework Pt. 3) "Bloom" Jamie xx 23 January 2012[6]

Release

TKOL RMX 1234567 was released as a download on Radiohead's website in MP3 and WAV formats. The physical retail version was released on 16 September 2011 in Japan and 10 October in other countries.[1][4][15] Radiohead celebrated the album's release at London's Corsica Studios on 11 October. The DJs included Yorke and contributing remix artists Jamie xx, Caribou, Lone and Illum Sphere. The event was streamed online by Boiler Room.[16]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[17]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[18]
The A.V. ClubB+[19]
The Guardian[20]
Pitchfork Media6.0/10[21]
Slant Magazine[2]

TKOL RMX 1234567 has an aggregate score of 67 on Metacritic.[17] Allmusic said it was "fascinating to hear how this current crop of producers ... twists, bends, adjusts, and appropriates the source material."[18] The A.V. Club felt "the best of these remixes excite and innovate in ways their [King of Limbs] counterparts didn't."[19] However, the Guardian wrote that the album "feels less like an album than an info dump" and questioned "the utility in commissioning Four Tet and Caribou to rework songs that already sound a bit like Four Tet and Caribou."[20] Pitchfork found it "listenable but ultimately bloodless."[21]

Track listing

Compakt Disk One
No. Title Length
1. "Little by Little" (Caribou remix) 5:40
2. "Lotus Flower" (Jacques Greene remix) 7:10
3. "Morning Mr Magpie" (Nathan Fake remix) 4:52
4. "Bloom" (Harmonic 313 remix) 5:04
5. "Bloom" (Mark Pritchard remix) 6:07
6. "Feral" (Lone remix) 5:17
7. "Morning Mr Magpie" (Pearson Sound Scavenger remix) 4:38
8. "Separator" (Four Tet remix) 7:03
Total length:
 Disc 1 45:51
Compakt Disk Two
No. Title Length
1. "Give Up the Ghost" (Thriller Houseghost remix) 6:13
2. "Codex" (Illum Sphere remix) 4:34
3. "Little by Little" (Shed remix) 4:49
4. "Give Up the Ghost" (Brokenchord remix) 5:05
5. "TKOL" (Altrice remix) 6:02
6. "Bloom" (Blawan remix) 7:29
7. "Good Evening Mrs Magpie" (Modeselektor remix) 7:44
8. "Bloom" (Objekt remix) 5:21
9. "Bloom" (Jamie xx rework) 2:28
10. "Separator" (Anstam remix) 4:50
11. "Lotus Flower" (SBTRKT remix) 5:22
Total length:
 Disc 2 60:00
Total 105:51

NOTE: On the CD release of the album, the two discs are referred to as Compakt Disk One and Compakt Disk Two respectively.[22]

Contributing remixers

The contributing remixers and additional producers for TKOL RMX 1234567 are:[1][15][22]

Charts

Chart Peak
position[23]
UK Albums Chart 34
Belgium Albums Top 50 43
Italy Albums Chart 63
French Albums Chart 79
Irish Albums Chart 48
Dutch Albums Chart 74
Swiss Music Charts 95
US Billboard 200 50

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Radiohead to release two-disc remix album". NME. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
  2. 1 2 "Slant review".
  3. ↑ O'Neal, Sean (6 June 2011). "Radiohead to repackage The King of Limbs again as a vinyl remix series". A.V. Club. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  4. 1 2 Rogers, George (12 August 2011). "SBTRKT re-works Radiohead track". BBC. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
  5. ↑ "Thom Yorke Speaks About New Radiohead Remix Album". Radiohead at Ease. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 Nissim, Mayer. "Jamie xx third Radiohead 'Bloom' remix gets limited release". Digital Spy. XL Recordings. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Caribou/Jacques Greene Remixes". Radiohead. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Nathan Fake/Harmonic 313/Mark Pritchard remixes". Radiohead. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Remixes by Lone, Pearson Sound and Four Tet". Radiohead. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  10. ↑ "Remix Series, issue number 4". Radiohead. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "Remix: issue number 5". Radiohead. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  12. ↑ "TKOL RMX6 – 12.09.11". Radiohead via Sandbag. Date Unknown. Retrieved 11 September 2011. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ↑ "Radiohead The King of Limbs remixes 6th and 7th installments announced". The King of Limbs Part 2. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  14. ↑ "More Remixes and European Dates". Radiohead. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  15. 1 2 "XL Recordings Blog: Radiohead – TKOL RMX 1234567". XL Recordings. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  16. ↑ "Radiohead announce London show to premiere new remix album". NME. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  17. 1 2 TKOL RMX 1234567 at Metacritic Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  18. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "TKOL RMX 1234567". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  19. 1 2 Rytlewski, Evan (11 October 2011). "TKOL RMX 1234567". AV Club. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  20. 1 2 Lynskey, Dorian (13 October 2011). "Radiohead: TKOL RMX 1234567". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  21. 1 2 Harvell, Jess (10 October 2011). "TKOL RMX 1234567". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  22. 1 2 "Images for Radiohead – TKOL RMX 1234567 (see image 2)". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  23. ↑ "Radiohead – TKOL RMX 1234567;— Music Charts". aCharts.us. Retrieved 25 November 2011.

Notes

  1. ↑ Modeselektor are credited on the packaging as Modeselektor on a yoga mat.
  2. ↑ Mark Pritchard contributed one remix under his own name, with another under his Harmonic 313 alias.

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