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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
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It's a great collection of songs, especially if you love Silent Alarm and are open enough to take in these great new versions of those songs. A must for all Bloc Party fans, of course.
Satisfyingly, they do highlight a lot of the good points of Bloc Party's excellent emotive music. I am sure that when I play the original there will be a lot of things I hear that I didn't hear the first (of 50th) time. The version of Helicopter emphasises Matt's skills on the drums superbly, and the line "He's born a liar, he'll die a liar" (referring to George W Bush) is brought to the fore well.
The tracks themselves go from the average (track one: Like Eating Glass) to the sublime (Positive Tension and Blue Light) and I found all to be at the very least interesting, and at best an important addition to one of the year's best band's catalogue.
Luke, whose review for the album is above, seems to have missed the point of a remix - it is to give a different accent, feel or taste to the original: if you just want the original then buy the original!! Overall I'd give the album 4 out of 5 and would urge fans of Bloc Party to give it a go.
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