Intimacy Remixed is the remix album to Intimacy, the third album by indie rock band Bloc Party. It was released on 11 May 2009 in the United Kingdom through Wichita Recordings, the band's primary label, in limited edition CD and triple LP formats to coincide with Bloc Party's worldwide touring schedule. The record entered the UK Album Chart at number 79. In the United States, it achieved a peak of number 15 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.
The band members gave each of the original tracks, including those on the deluxe edition of Intimacy, to a number of musicians from different genres; Mogwai, Filthy Dukes, and No Age were amongst those who reworked the songs. "Signs (Armand Van Helden Remix)" was released as a single and a music video was also made for "Ares (Villains Remix)". Critics often considered the record as a poor showcase for electronic music, although a minority of reviewers commented that it was a forward-thinking piece of work.
Intimacy Remixed is the second remix album of Bloc Party's work following Silent Alarm Remixed, the remix album to debut full-length release Silent Alarm.[1] Details of the record and its track listing were confirmed on 16 March 2009 after the band's European tour in support of Intimacy.[2][3] Several dance acts, DJs, and alternative music groups were asked to rework tracks.[4] Mogwai, whose debut album Mogwai Young Team is frontmanKele Okereke's musical "Year Zero",[5] were drafted in to remix "Biko".[4] "Talons (Phones R.I.P Remix)" is Intimacy co-producer Paul Epworth's last song remix under the "Phones" name.[6]Pitchfork Media's reaction to the release news was mixed; Tom Breihan indicated that the concept could be successful, but noted that the idea of remix albums in rock music has become stagnant.[4]
Bloc Party spent much of March and April 2009 touring in the US and Canada in support of Intimacy Remixed.[3] The band members invited fans attending their one-off London Olympia concerts on 11–12 April to film the performances on their mobiles and send the recordings to the band online. A music video for "Ares (Villains Remix)" was created by collating the resulting footage and was webcast.[7] "Signs (Armand Van Helden Remix)" was released as a promotional single on 27 April 2009.[8]Intimacy Remixed was released in Europe on 11 May 2009.[7] The album was distributed in the rest of the world on 26–27 May but no physical copies were released on US record labels.[4] The cover art is a negative of the close-up of a couple kissing by freelance photographer Perry Curties used on Intimacy.[6]
Media response to Intimacy Remixed was generally negative: AnyDecentMusic? sums up critical consensus as a 2.9 out of 10, based on five reviews, making it one of the lowest-rated albums on the site.[9] Emily Tartanella of PopMatters explained that the remixers' efforts ultimately make Bloc Party's work "less engaging, less meaningful".[14] Ben Patashnik of NME stated that the album is largely monotonous and includes too many pedestrian experiments in dance music.[12]Drowned in Sound's Chris Power indicated that "in putting their names to the album Bloc Party seem to be saying they either don't care about what they ask fans to spend their money on or they don't know much about electronic music".[10]
BBC's Lou Thomas was more receptive and commented that Intimacy Remixed is unprecedented in its field and entirely better than Intimacy.[18] James Hendicott of State.ie described the album as "something special" that should appeal to both Bloc Party fans and dance music lovers due to its "highly listenable, subtly energetic sound".[19] Pitchfork Media's Ian Cohen was largely disappointed with the record and concluded, "Remix albums all but acknowledge their own inessentiality—why not take more chances when only the diehards are going to subject themselves to 60 minutes of someone else's idea of what Intimacy could sound like?"[15]
Compositionedit
Electronic music duo Villains reworked "Ares" by replacing the big beat percussion of the original with electronic drums and synthesisers.[20] The result was compared to the music of French band Justice by Lou Thomas of the BBC.[18] British DJ Hervé's mix of Mercury" removes the horns of the original and instead includes keyboards in an electro house-like composition.[10][20] We Have Band's version of "Halo" is the only dub song on the Intimacy Remixed and incorporates a modulating synth line on top of cut-up vocals.[10] Alex Hibbert of Rockfeedback noted its "euphoric" percussion. Scottish post-rockers Mogwai infused Bloc Party's blueprint in "Biko" with electronica elements.[16]
Armand Van Helden added trance elements and extensive studio effects to "Signs".
"Trojan Horse" was given a drum and bass reworking by English DJ John B,[10] while another U.S. DJ, Armand Van Helden, remixed "Signs" through the inclusion of trance beats and studio effects such as high-pass filters.[19][17]Synthpop group Filthy Dukes took charge of "One Month Off" and created an electro house version of the track according to Chris Power of Drowned in Sound.[10] Paul Epworth's "Talons (Phones R.I.P Remix)" contains samples from "You Don't Know Nothing About Love" by Carl Hall and the use of a vocoder.[6][20] "Better Than Heaven" was remixed by American noise pop duo No Age and begins with a rhythmic pattern on the piano.[17] The song features feedback, distorted drumming, and backmasked vocals.[15]
London-based Italian solo act Alessio Andalusia, under his Banjo or Freakout alias,[18] provided the remix for "Ion Square" and created an ambient version of the original.[12] The track infuses Bloc Party's blueprint with keyboards,[17]loopedstrings, and ethereal vocals.[16] Power concluded, "By taking the percolating synth from the end of the original version and wrapping the sweet ee cummings-borrowed lyric—"I carry your heart here with me"—in a dense cloud of treated, looped guitar, he produces a remix that ... offers an interesting, possibly even superior, reading of its source material."[10] Album closer "Your Visits Are Getting Shorter (Optothetic Remix)" was named as a "generic commercial dance music" song by Lee White of This Is Fake DIY.[17]
Track listingedit
All songs originally written and composed by Bloc Party and remixed by each credited artist.
^ abTartanella, Emily (16 July 2009). "Bloc Party: Intimacy Remixed". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
^ abcCohen, Ian (14 May 2009). "Bloc Party: Intimacy Remixed". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
^ abcHibbert, Alex. "Bloc Party – Intimacy Remixed (Universal)". Rockfeedback. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
^ abcdeWhite, Lee (13 May 2009). "Album Reviews / Bloc Party – Intimacy Remixed". This Is Fake DIY. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
^ abcThomas, Lou (8 May 2009). "Bloc Party: Intimacy Remixed – Review". BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
^ abHendicott, James (15 June 2009). . State. Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
^ abcDixon, Rob (15 May 2009). . Inthenews. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
^"Intimacy Remixed UK Triple LP". Esprit International. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
^"インティマシー・リミックスト : ブロック・パーティー (Intimacy Remixed: Bloc Party)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 8 August 2009.[dead link]
^"Official Album Chart: For the week ending 16 May 2009". ChartsPlus. Milton Keynes: UKChartsPlus (403): 6.
^ ab"Bloc Party: Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^"Bloc Party – Intimacy Remixed". Ultratop. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
External linksedit
at Bloc Party official site
at Bloc Party official site
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Intimacy Remixed is the remix album to Intimacy the third album by indie rock band Bloc Party It was released on 11 May 2009 in the United Kingdom through Wichita Recordings the band s primary label in limited edition CD and triple LP formats to coincide with Bloc Party s worldwide touring schedule The record entered the UK Album Chart at number 79 In the United States it achieved a peak of number 15 on the Billboard Dance Electronic Albums chart Intimacy RemixedRemix album by Bloc PartyReleased11 May 2009Recorded2008 2009GenreAlternative dance electro houseLength65 15LabelWichitaProducerPaul Epworth Jacknife Lee various artistsBloc Party remix albums chronologySilent Alarm Remixed 2005 Intimacy Remixed 2009 Singles from Intimacy Remixed Signs Armand Van Helden Remix Released 27 April 2009The band members gave each of the original tracks including those on the deluxe edition of Intimacy to a number of musicians from different genres Mogwai Filthy Dukes and No Age were amongst those who reworked the songs Signs Armand Van Helden Remix was released as a single and a music video was also made for Ares Villains Remix Critics often considered the record as a poor showcase for electronic music although a minority of reviewers commented that it was a forward thinking piece of work Contents 1 Release 2 Critical reception 3 Composition 4 Track listing 5 Release history 6 Chart positions 7 References 8 External linksRelease editIntimacy Remixed is the second remix album of Bloc Party s work following Silent Alarm Remixed the remix album to debut full length release Silent Alarm 1 Details of the record and its track listing were confirmed on 16 March 2009 after the band s European tour in support of Intimacy 2 3 Several dance acts DJs and alternative music groups were asked to rework tracks 4 Mogwai whose debut album Mogwai Young Team is frontman Kele Okereke s musical Year Zero 5 were drafted in to remix Biko 4 Talons Phones R I P Remix is Intimacy co producer Paul Epworth s last song remix under the Phones name 6 Pitchfork Media s reaction to the release news was mixed Tom Breihan indicated that the concept could be successful but noted that the idea of remix albums in rock music has become stagnant 4 Bloc Party spent much of March and April 2009 touring in the US and Canada in support of Intimacy Remixed 3 The band members invited fans attending their one off London Olympia concerts on 11 12 April to film the performances on their mobiles and send the recordings to the band online A music video for Ares Villains Remix was created by collating the resulting footage and was webcast 7 Signs Armand Van Helden Remix was released as a promotional single on 27 April 2009 8 Intimacy Remixed was released in Europe on 11 May 2009 7 The album was distributed in the rest of the world on 26 27 May but no physical copies were released on US record labels 4 The cover art is a negative of the close up of a couple kissing by freelance photographer Perry Curties used on Intimacy 6 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 2 9 10 9 Review scoresSourceRatingDrowned in Sound2 10 10 The Irish Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 NME3 10 12 Planet Sound5 10 13 PopMatters3 10 14 Pitchfork Media3 2 10 15 Rockfeedback nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 This Is Fake DIY4 10 17 Media response to Intimacy Remixed was generally negative AnyDecentMusic sums up critical consensus as a 2 9 out of 10 based on five reviews making it one of the lowest rated albums on the site 9 Emily Tartanella of PopMatters explained that the remixers efforts ultimately make Bloc Party s work less engaging less meaningful 14 Ben Patashnik of NME stated that the album is largely monotonous and includes too many pedestrian experiments in dance music 12 Drowned in Sound s Chris Power indicated that in putting their names to the album Bloc Party seem to be saying they either don t care about what they ask fans to spend their money on or they don t know much about electronic music 10 BBC s Lou Thomas was more receptive and commented that Intimacy Remixed is unprecedented in its field and entirely better than Intimacy 18 James Hendicott of State ie described the album as something special that should appeal to both Bloc Party fans and dance music lovers due to its highly listenable subtly energetic sound 19 Pitchfork Media s Ian Cohen was largely disappointed with the record and concluded Remix albums all but acknowledge their own inessentiality why not take more chances when only the diehards are going to subject themselves to 60 minutes of someone else s idea of what Intimacy could sound like 15 Composition editElectronic music duo Villains reworked Ares by replacing the big beat percussion of the original with electronic drums and synthesisers 20 The result was compared to the music of French band Justice by Lou Thomas of the BBC 18 British DJ Herve s mix of Mercury removes the horns of the original and instead includes keyboards in an electro house like composition 10 20 We Have Band s version of Halo is the only dub song on the Intimacy Remixed and incorporates a modulating synth line on top of cut up vocals 10 Alex Hibbert of Rockfeedback noted its euphoric percussion Scottish post rockers Mogwai infused Bloc Party s blueprint in Biko with electronica elements 16 nbsp Armand Van Helden added trance elements and extensive studio effects to Signs Trojan Horse was given a drum and bass reworking by English DJ John B 10 while another U S DJ Armand Van Helden remixed Signs through the inclusion of trance beats and studio effects such as high pass filters 19 17 Synthpop group Filthy Dukes took charge of One Month Off and created an electro house version of the track according to Chris Power of Drowned in Sound 10 Paul Epworth s Talons Phones R I P Remix contains samples from You Don t Know Nothing About Love by Carl Hall and the use of a vocoder 6 20 Better Than Heaven was remixed by American noise pop duo No Age and begins with a rhythmic pattern on the piano 17 The song features feedback distorted drumming and backmasked vocals 15 London based Italian solo act Alessio Andalusia under his Banjo or Freakout alias 18 provided the remix for Ion Square and created an ambient version of the original 12 The track infuses Bloc Party s blueprint with keyboards 17 looped strings and ethereal vocals 16 Power concluded By taking the percolating synth from the end of the original version and wrapping the sweet ee cummings borrowed lyric I carry your heart here with me in a dense cloud of treated looped guitar he produces a remix that offers an interesting possibly even superior reading of its source material 10 Album closer Your Visits Are Getting Shorter Optothetic Remix was named as a generic commercial dance music song by Lee White of This Is Fake DIY 17 Track listing editAll songs originally written and composed by Bloc Party and remixed by each credited artist No TitleLength1 Ares Villains Remix 5 312 Mercury Herve Is in Disarray Remix 4 493 Halo We Have Band Dub 4 344 Biko Mogwai Remix 4 245 Trojan Horse John B Remix 6 536 Signs Armand Van Helden Remix 5 477 One Month Off Filthy Dukes Remix 5 478 Zephyrus Phase One Remix 4 109 Talons Phones R I P Mix 5 1610 Better Than Heaven No Age Remix 3 0111 Ion Square Banjo or Freakout Remix 4 2412 Letter to My Son Gold Panda Remix 5 3313 Your Visits Are Getting Shorter Optothetic Remix 5 06 The limited edition UK triple LP version and the Japanese edition include Your Visits Are Getting Shorter Double D Remix as track 13 Bonus tracks on the Japanese edition Talons Acoustic 4 32 Signs Acoustic 3 24Release history editRegion Date Label Format s CatalogUnited Kingdom 11 May 2009 Polydor Limited edition LP 3621210 21 Wichita Recordings Limited edition CD digital download WEBB210 6 Europe CDUnited States 26 May 2009 Atlantic Records Digital download Japan 27 May 2009 Hostess CD HSE 70062 22 Chart positions editAlbum Chart 2009 PeakUK Albums Chart 23 79Billboard 200 US 24 Billboard Dance Electronic Albums US 24 15Belgian Albums Chart Flanders 25 71Japanese Albums Chart Singles Song PeakUK Signs Armand Van Helden Remix 8 115 denotes releases that did not chart References edit Bloc Party Releases blocparty com Archived from the original on 10 July 2009 Retrieved 12 August 2009 Bloc Party to release Intimacy remix album exclusive NME 16 March 2009 Retrieved 12 August 2009 a b Breihan Tom 21 January 2009 Bloc Party Tour Tirelessly Pitchfork Media Retrieved 12 August 2009 a b c d Breihan Tom 16 March 2009 No Age Mogwai Sign on for Bloc Party Remix Album Pitchfork Media Retrieved 12 August 2009 A V Club staff 17 September 2007 It Was 40 10 Years Ago Today 18 Reasons 1997 Might Be The Next 1967 The A V Club Retrieved 14 April 2009 a b c d Intimacy Remixed CD booklet and case back cover Bloc Party London Wichita Recordings 2009 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link a b Bloc Party invite fans to make new video Metro 12 May 2009 Retrieved 12 August 2009 a b Official Singles Chart For the week ending 2 May 2009 ChartsPlus Milton Keynes UKChartsPlus 401 3 a b Initmacy Remixed by Bloc Party AnyDecentMusic Retrieved 15 November 2020 a b c d e f g Power Chris 13 May 2009 Bloc Party Intimacy Remixed Drowned in Sound Archived from the original on 19 May 2009 Retrieved 25 July 2009 Carroll Jim 8 May 2009 Rock Pop Bloc Party Intimacy Remixed The Irish Times Retrieved 25 July 2009 a b c Patashnik Ben 8 May 2009 Album Review Bloc Party NME Retrieved 25 July 2009 Earls John Bloc Party Intimacy Remixed Planet Sound Retrieved 25 July 2009 a b Tartanella Emily 16 July 2009 Bloc Party Intimacy Remixed PopMatters Retrieved 25 July 2009 a b c Cohen Ian 14 May 2009 Bloc Party Intimacy Remixed Pitchfork Media Retrieved 25 July 2009 a b c Hibbert Alex Bloc Party Intimacy Remixed Universal Rockfeedback Retrieved 25 July 2009 a b c d e White Lee 13 May 2009 Album Reviews Bloc Party Intimacy Remixed This Is Fake DIY Retrieved 25 July 2009 a b c Thomas Lou 8 May 2009 Bloc Party Intimacy Remixed Review BBC Retrieved 25 July 2009 a b Hendicott James 15 June 2009 Bloc Party Intimacy Remixed State Archived from the original on 17 June 2009 Retrieved 25 July 2009 a b c Dixon Rob 15 May 2009 Bloc Party Intimacy Remixed Inthenews Archived from the original on 1 March 2012 Retrieved 12 August 2009 Intimacy Remixed UK Triple LP Esprit International Retrieved 8 August 2009 インティマシー リミックスト ブロック パーティー Intimacy Remixed Bloc Party in Japanese Oricon Retrieved 8 August 2009 dead link Official Album Chart For the week ending 16 May 2009 ChartsPlus Milton Keynes UKChartsPlus 403 6 a b Bloc Party Album amp Song Chart History Billboard Retrieved 20 June 2009 Bloc Party Intimacy Remixed Ultratop Retrieved 20 June 2009 External links editIntimacy Remixed press release at Bloc Party official site Intimacy Remixed lyrics at Bloc Party 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