Silent Alarm Remixed

Remix album by Bloc Party

Released

29 August 2005

Recorded

2004–2005

Genre

Dance-punk, indie rock

Length

70:24

Label

Wichita

Producer

Paul Epworth, various artists

Bloc Party remix albums chronology

Silent Alarm Remixed
(2005)

Intimacy Remixed
(2009)

Silent Alarm Remixed is the remix album to Silent Alarm, the debut album by British indie rock band Bloc Party. It was released on 29 August 2005 in the British Isles on Wichita Recordings, the band's primary label, and on 13 September 2005 in the United States through Vice Records to coincide with Bloc Party's worldwide touring schedule. The record peaked at number 54 on the UK Albums Chart. In the US, it achieved a peak of number four on the Billboard Top Electronic Albums.

Bloc Party commissioned Silent Alarm Remixed to show that remixes and dance music were relevant to the band and to the rock landscape at large. The band members gave each of the original tracks to a number of musicians from different genres; Ladytron, Four Tet, and Nick Zinner were amongst those who reworked the songs. Critics often considered the record as showcasing the potential high quality of remix albums, although some reviewers treated it as disjunct and a poor marketing decision.

Bloc Party's critically acclaimed debut album Silent Alarm charted in 18 countries on four continents by the end of April 2005. The Japanese edition included three bonus songs which later appeared on Silent Alarm Remixed: "So Here We Are (Four Tet Remix)", "Plans (Mogwai Remix)", and "Pioneers (M83 Remix)". The US double LP version contained another two tracks which later formed part of the track list: "Positive Tension (Jason Clark Remix)" and "Price of Gas (Automato Remix)". During the month of May, other musical acts were asked to remix the rest of the songs from the band's work.Frontman Kele Okereke has stated that the decision was taken because the band members wanted to show that dance music was significant to them as a rock quartet.

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