Product Description

Silent Alarm Remixed features the complete Bloc Party debut as remixed by friends and artists such as Whitey, Ladytron, Erol Alkan, Four Tet, Death From Above 1979 and Mogwai.

Track Listing

1. Like Eating Glass (Ladytron Zapatista Mix)
2. Helicopter (Whitey version)
3. Positive Tension (Jason Clark of Pretty Girls Make Graves Remix)
4. Banquet (Phones Disco Edit)
5. Blue Light (Engineers ‘Anti Gravity’ Mix)
6. She’s Hearing Voices (Erol Alkan’s Calling Your Dub)
7. This Modern Love (Dave P and Adam Sparkle’s Making Time Remix)
8. The Pioneers (M83 Remix)
9. Price of Gasoline (Automato Remix)
10. So Here We Are (Fourtet Remix)
11. Luno (Bloc Party Vs Death From Above 1979)
12. Plans (Replanned by Mogwai)
13. Compliments (Shibuyaaka Remix by Nick Zinner)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14211 in Music
• Released on: 2006-07-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics

Amazon.co.uk Review
One of the more consciously forward-thinking bands to emerge from the UK rock underground in recent years, it therefore makes perfect sense for London post-punks Bloc Party to hand their debut album over to a team of remixers.

That is works (frequently well) is down to two things: the strength of the collaborators--the likes of Ladytron, Paul ‘Phones’ Epworth, and Trash resident DJ Erol Alkan demonstrate a close affinity for the original songs--and the strong rhythmic nature of the Bloc sound. The majority of the remixers appear to have used the powerful rhythm section as a starting point, bassist Gordon Moakes’ instrument turned up high in the mix and drummer Matt Tong’s percussion tightened into steely disco rhythms. The record’s stand-out is "Helicopter (Whitey Version)", which keeps the original’s propulsive drum beat and taut guitar strum, but strips the rest of the track back to a gleaming exo-skeleton – an effect that leaves frontman Kele Okereke’s werewolf howls exposed. More subtle rejigs come courtesy of Four Tet and Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Nick Zinner, who take on "So Here We Are" and "Compliments" and draw out Bloc’s taste for a more restrained, floaty ambience. --Louis Pattison

CD Description
'Silent Alarm Remixed' is a unique collection of remixes and re-imaginings of tracks from the debut album by London art-rockers Bloc Party. Drawing on a wide ranges of artists from a variety of different genres, the album is proof positivethat a remix album can sound as fresh and innovative as itssource material. Contains remixes by Whitey ('Helicopter') and Fourtet ('So Here We Are').

Customer Reviews

Improves on the original
Well I love this album; I am more than happy to buy a remix album if the band has really done anything different with it and Bloc Party certainly have. More minimalist, edgy and unsettling than its superb parent; I can listen to this over and over. My favourite Bloc Party song 'Banquet' is quite simply superb in its remixed form.

Hold the phone, a re-release that isn't just a moneyspinner!?
Bloc Party are far and away one of the biggest musically successes from the UK in many a year. There success is down to their huge fanbase, which was brought about through their (and i don't use this word lightly) phenomenal first album "silent alarm". It is impossible not to relish in the rich musical tapestry that these talented lads have woven. So i was slightly suspicious at this re-released "remix" album. Was it to continue the success of silent alarm? Or was it a genuine reflection of their popularity amongst fellow music makers?
Well fellow Amazoners, i chanced it after noticing the number of fantastic musicians who have contributed to this album (Death from Above 1974; Mogwai; Four Tet; Ladytron & The Engineers to name but a few) and let me tell you what an unbelievable buy it was. From the first haunting echos in Like Eating Glass (Ladytron Zapatista Mix) i knew that this album was going to be something quite special and something very different.
For the first week of owning the album, i could not bring myself to turn it off. The howling at the beginning of Helicopter , the thumping bassline of Banquet, the trancendent sound of Blue Light. It was like an addiction, and everytime i heard something i had not heard before, and i fell in love with the album a little more.
In my opinion the standout track on this album is without doubt Luno (Death from Above 1974 remix). It is out of this world. Completely and utterly out of this world. It is simply a fantastic remix of an already of what was a good song, but DfA1974 just kicked up another notch, which previously had not even been imagined!
In short, if you are thinking about buying this album, then WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!? Buy it now! You can not fail but be impressed by what an amazing album it is.

its alright - but what were you expecting ?
Have just read the other reviews - not really sure what they were expecting. You're not going to get Silent Alarm 2 thats for sure.However there are some good remixes that bring something extra to certain tracks (M83,Erol Alkan and Mogwai to name a few).There are also some that just give the tracks a little bit of 'umph' and don't really change a lot. All in all i reckon its not bad, it wont change your life but its worth a punt.