Silent Alarm Remixed
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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 U.S., 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.
Remix)", and "Pioneers (M83
Remix)". The U.S. 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.
Fellow Vice Records band Death from Above 1979
were the first act to be asked and covered
"Luno" as a B-side to their June 2005 single "Black History Month
". Engineers
reworked "Blue Light" after supporting Bloc Party at several concerts during the first half of 2005. Before their fame, Okereke and lead guitarist Russell Lissack
were regular visitors to Erol Alkan
's Trash
club in London; the early contact with the band led Alkan to rework their first single "She's Hearing Voices
". The band had also performed at Dave Pianka's Philadelphia club and the gig inspired the owner to remix "This Modern Love" with Adam Sparkle into something more suited to a disco. Ladytron were early fans of the band and invited the quartet for a performance at their Liverpool club before reworking "Like Eating Glass" for the release.
Whitey
and Yeah Yeah Yeahs
' Nick Zinner were the only acts to be hired based on their respective musical credentials. Bloc Party spent the whole of August 2005 promoting Silent Alarm Remixed at several European festivals. The record was released on 29 August following the band's headlining slots at the Reading and Leeds Festivals
on 26–28 August. The final track list included the Bloc Party EP edit of "Banquet
" by Silent Alarm producer
Paul Epworth
. The cover art
is a negative
of the bare winter landscape by freelance photographer Ness Sherry used on Silent Alarm.
explained that "the results are pretty much all quality" and that some of the tracks are better than the original songs on Silent Alarm.Rockfeedback
's Thomas Hannan stated, "It's all very clever, but the most intelligent thing about it is that it makes you think about the original in a completely altered way." Pitchfork Media
's Nitsuh Adebe was impressed with the album and indicated that it is "surprisingly good, and surprisingly often".
Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone
was less receptive and commented that the tracks are flawed in conception, because Bloc Party is not a disco-oriented band despite its propulsive rhythm section. Nick Southall of Stylus
suggested that the inherent problem with record is that the vocals have been removed from the "sympathetic stereo-treatment and layering" of Silent Alarm. Liam Colle of PopMatters
was not impressed by Silent Alarm Remixed and commented that "the new tricks aren't quite charming, or very tricky for that matter", because the album "reeks of a marketing brainstorm". Drowned in Sound
's Mike Diver concluded that the disparate nature of the record's contributors denies it the coherency of the original.
to the vocals
; the resulting effect was described by Pitchfork Media's Nitsuh Adebe as "walking out of your apartment and thinking you can hear Bloc Party playing a festival six blocks over". Whitey reworked "Helicopter
" in a minimalist fashion and introduced wolf howls and a xylophone
staccato
to the song. The musician's effects gave the track a rawer sound than the original version according to Heather Phares of Allmusic. "Positive Tension" was remixed by Jason Clark of art punk
band Pretty Girls Make Graves under the pseudonym "Blackbox". The song includes elements of oldschool jungle
. The Paul Epworth edit of single "Banquet", under his "Phones" moniker, is more sparse than the original and is closer to dance music than indie rock.
Engineers' "Blue Light" was dubbed the 'Anti-Gravity' mix and resulted in an ambient
track which Nick Southall of Stylus considered as good as Bloc Party's version. Erol Alkan's reworking of debut single "She's Hearing Voices
" is a dub
version over twice the length of the blueprint. The song accentuates the punk funk elements in Bloc Party's work. Alkan has noted that his priority was to get more out of the track's groove and melody since "the original is so fast it kind of flies by without you being able to recognise [its] beauty". Dave Pianka and Adam Sparkle's work on "This Modern Love" resulted in a musical construction akin to 1980s New Wave
bands Blondie
and The Cure
. M83 used several studio effects to create an ambient version of single "Pioneers
" by adding strings
and synthesisers to the original composition. Automato's remix of "Price of Gas" infuses Bloc Party's blueprint with electronica
elements.
Solo act Kieran Hebden, under his Four Tet alias, provided the remix for "So Here We Are" and created a folktronica
version of the original, reminiscent of the music once produced by Windham Hill Records
according to Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone. Death From Above 1979
's version of "Luno" is the only re-recording on Silent Alarm Remixed and is wholly in the dance-punk
genre. Bloc Party drummer Matt Tong has stated, "It's a really aggressive take on our music." Mogwai's mix of "Plans" adds an extensive use of echo
to the original song, while Nick Zinner's remix of "Compliments" created in Shibuya, Tokyo
accentuates Okereke's whispers to create vocal effects similar to those of The Cure's Robert Smith
according to Adebe.
U.S. Bonus Disc
Japanese Bonus Disc
Two More Years EP
Music videos
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Remix album
A remix album is an album consisting mostly of remixes or re-recorded versions of a music artists' earlier released material.One of the earliest remix albums was 1971's Aerial Pandemonium Ballet by Harry Nilsson, which was released by Nilsson after the successes of Everybody's Talkin and The Point!...
to Silent Alarm, the debut album by British indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Bloc Party
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke , Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes , and Matt Tong...
. It was released on 29 August 2005 in the British Isles on Wichita Recordings
Wichita Recordings
Wichita Recordings is an independent record label located in London, founded in 2000 by Mark Bowen and Dick Green. Its most notable signees are Bloc Party, The Cribs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Her Space Holiday, Los Campesinos! and Peter Bjorn and John...
, 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
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
. In the U.S., it achieved a peak of number four on the Billboard Top Electronic Albums.
Bloc Party commissioned Silent Alarm Remixed to show that remixes
RemixeS
RemixeS is a compilation of French singer Mylène Farmer's singles by various famous DJ's, including JXL, Felix Da Housecat and Paul Oakenfold.-Brackground, writing and release:...
and dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
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
Ladytron
Ladytron are an English electronic band formed in 1999 in Liverpool, Merseyside. The group consists of Helen Marnie , Mira Aroyo , Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu .Their sound blends electropop with New Wave and shoegazing elements. Ladytron described their sound as "electronic pop"...
, Four Tet
Four Tet
Kieran Hebden is a post-rock and electronic musician. Hebden first came to prominence as a member of the band Fridge before establishing himself as a solo artist under the moniker of Four Tet....
, and Nick Zinner
Nick Zinner
Nicholas Joseph Zinner is the guitarist for the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He is known for his "unmistakable" wild hair, skinny physique, and pale appearance...
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.
Origins and release
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 (MogwaiMogwai
The word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
Remix)", and "Pioneers (M83
M83 (band)
M83 is a musical act by French musician Anthony Gonzalez. It is named after a spiral galaxy, Messier 83. The band was founded in 2001 by Gonzalez and former member Nicolas Fromageau in Antibes, France...
Remix)". The U.S. 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
Kele Okereke
Kelechukwu "Kele" Rowland Okereke is a British musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the indie rock band Bloc Party.-Early life:...
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.
Fellow Vice Records band Death from Above 1979
Death from Above 1979
Death from Above 1979 are a Toronto-based Canadian dance-punk/noise rock duo. Their album, You're a Woman, I'm a Machine, was released in late 2004. The band broke up in 2006, but announced a reunion in 2011.-History:...
were the first act to be asked and covered
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
"Luno" as a B-side to their June 2005 single "Black History Month
Black History Month (song)
"Black History Month" is the third single from Death from Above 1979's album You're a Woman, I'm a Machine. The song was given this title because it was written in February. It reached number 48 on the UK single chart. This song is also featured on the in-game soundtrack for Project Gotham Racing 3...
". Engineers
Engineers (band)
Engineers are a British shoegazing/dream pop band. The band was formed in London in 2003 by singer/guitarist Simon Phipps, bassist/guitarist/keyboardist Mark Peters, bassist/guitarist Dan MacBean, and drummer Andrew Sweeney...
reworked "Blue Light" after supporting Bloc Party at several concerts during the first half of 2005. Before their fame, Okereke and lead guitarist Russell Lissack
Russell Lissack
Russell Dean Lissack is an English musician best known as the lead guitarist of London based indie rock band, Bloc Party. Lissack is also in the electronica band Pin Me Down; a duo of himself and Milena Mepris...
were regular visitors to Erol Alkan
Erol Alkan
Erol Alkan is a London-based electro DJ of Turkish Cypriot descent.-DJ and club promoter:In 1993, Erol Alkan started DJing in various Indie nightclubs in London....
's Trash
Trash (nightclub)
Trash was a popular London indie and electro nightclub run by Erol Alkan.The club was held weekly on Monday night. The first night was in January 1997, while the last was 10 years later in January 2007...
club in London; the early contact with the band led Alkan to rework their first single "She's Hearing Voices
She's Hearing Voices
"She's Hearing Voices" is a song by Bloc Party that was first released on 7" vinyl by London-based independent label Trash Aesthetics in February 2004. It also appeared on their 2004 Bloc Party ...
". The band had also performed at Dave Pianka's Philadelphia club and the gig inspired the owner to remix "This Modern Love" with Adam Sparkle into something more suited to a disco. Ladytron were early fans of the band and invited the quartet for a performance at their Liverpool club before reworking "Like Eating Glass" for the release.
Whitey
Whitey (musician)
-Career:In 2004, he released an album named The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a Train. The album predated the electro rock movement by several years, and was greeted at the time as a critical triumph, going on to make numerous Best Of Year lists worldwide....
and Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O, guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David Pajo, who joined as a touring...
' Nick Zinner were the only acts to be hired based on their respective musical credentials. Bloc Party spent the whole of August 2005 promoting Silent Alarm Remixed at several European festivals. The record was released on 29 August following the band's headlining slots at the Reading and Leeds Festivals
Reading and Leeds Festivals
The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. The Reading Festival is held at Little John's Farm...
on 26–28 August. The final track list included the Bloc Party EP edit of "Banquet
Banquet (song)
"Banquet" is a song from British band Bloc Party's debut album Silent Alarm. Originally released on a double A-side single "Banquet" is a song from British band Bloc Party's debut album Silent Alarm. Originally released on a double A-side single "Banquet" is a song from British band Bloc...
" by Silent Alarm producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Paul Epworth
Paul Epworth
Paul Epworth is an award-winning British music producer, musician, and songwriter. His production credits include Adele, Cee Lo Green, Florence and the Machine, Plan B, Friendly Fires, Bloc Party, Primal Scream, The Rapture, Jack Peñate, Kate Nash and Maxïmo Park.-Lomax:From 2002-2004 Paul provided...
. The cover art
Cover art
Cover art is the illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book , magazine, comic book, video game , DVD, CD, videotape, or music album. The art has a primarily commercial function, i.e...
is a negative
Negative (photography)
In photography, a negative may refer to three different things, although they are all related.-A negative:Film for 35 mm cameras comes in long narrow strips of chemical-coated plastic or cellulose acetate. As each image is captured by the camera onto the film strip, the film strip advances so that...
of the bare winter landscape by freelance photographer Ness Sherry used on Silent Alarm.
Critical reception
Media response to Silent Alarm Remixed was mixed, but generally positive. Allmusic's Heather Phares described the album as more consistent than most remix collections and noted that it functions well as a record in its own right. Priya Elan of NMENME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
explained that "the results are pretty much all quality" and that some of the tracks are better than the original songs on Silent Alarm.Rockfeedback
Rockfeedback
Rockfeedback.com is a London-based music website that has been online since 2000. It reviews alternative and indie music, global gigs, interviews, videos, mp3s and competitions. It was designed and maintained by Transgressive Records co-founder Toby L, who founded the site at the age of 15...
's Thomas Hannan stated, "It's all very clever, but the most intelligent thing about it is that it makes you think about the original in a completely altered way." Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
's Nitsuh Adebe was impressed with the album and indicated that it is "surprisingly good, and surprisingly often".
Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
was less receptive and commented that the tracks are flawed in conception, because Bloc Party is not a disco-oriented band despite its propulsive rhythm section. Nick Southall of Stylus
Stylus Magazine
Stylus Magazine was an online music and film magazine launched in 2002. It featured long-form music journalism, four daily music reviews, movie reviews, a number of different podcasts, an MP3 blog, and a text blog....
suggested that the inherent problem with record is that the vocals have been removed from the "sympathetic stereo-treatment and layering" of Silent Alarm. Liam Colle of PopMatters
PopMatters
PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...
was not impressed by Silent Alarm Remixed and commented that "the new tricks aren't quite charming, or very tricky for that matter", because the album "reeks of a marketing brainstorm". Drowned in Sound
Drowned in Sound
DrownedinSound.com or DiS is a UK based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway . The site is an editorially independent music website.-History:...
's Mike Diver concluded that the disparate nature of the record's contributors denies it the coherency of the original.
Composition
Ladytron's mix of "Like Eating Glass" replaces the lead and rhythm guitars with looped synthesisers and adds a large amount of reverberationReverberation
Reverberation is the persistence of sound in a particular space after the original sound is removed. A reverberation, or reverb, is created when a sound is produced in an enclosed space causing a large number of echoes to build up and then slowly decay as the sound is absorbed by the walls and air...
to the vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
; the resulting effect was described by Pitchfork Media's Nitsuh Adebe as "walking out of your apartment and thinking you can hear Bloc Party playing a festival six blocks over". Whitey reworked "Helicopter
Helicopter (song)
"Helicopter" is a song by English rock band Bloc Party that was originally released in the UK in 2004 on the Little Thoughts EP, and two years later as a single from their debut album, Silent Alarm it the US. The song was received with much acclaim, reaching number 29 on the UK Singles Chart on its...
" in a minimalist fashion and introduced wolf howls and a xylophone
Xylophone
The xylophone is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets...
staccato
Staccato
Staccato is a form of musical articulation. In modern notation it signifies a note of shortened duration and separated from the note that may follow by silence...
to the song. The musician's effects gave the track a rawer sound than the original version according to Heather Phares of Allmusic. "Positive Tension" was remixed by Jason Clark of art punk
Art punk
Art punk or avant punk refers to punk rock of an experimental bent, or with connections to art school, the art world, or the avant garde....
band Pretty Girls Make Graves under the pseudonym "Blackbox". The song includes elements of oldschool jungle
Oldschool jungle
Jungle is a genre of electronic music that incorporates influences from genres including breakbeat hardcore, and reggae/dub/dancehall. There is debate as to whether jungle is a separate genre from drum and bass as many use the terms interchangeably...
. The Paul Epworth edit of single "Banquet", under his "Phones" moniker, is more sparse than the original and is closer to dance music than indie rock.
Engineers' "Blue Light" was dubbed the 'Anti-Gravity' mix and resulted in an ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
track which Nick Southall of Stylus considered as good as Bloc Party's version. Erol Alkan's reworking of debut single "She's Hearing Voices
She's Hearing Voices
"She's Hearing Voices" is a song by Bloc Party that was first released on 7" vinyl by London-based independent label Trash Aesthetics in February 2004. It also appeared on their 2004 Bloc Party ...
" is a dub
Dubbing (music)
In sound recording, dubbing is the transfer or copying of previously recorded audio material from one medium to another of the same or a different type. It may be done with a machine designed for this purpose, or by connecting two different machines: one to play back and one to record the signal...
version over twice the length of the blueprint. The song accentuates the punk funk elements in Bloc Party's work. Alkan has noted that his priority was to get more out of the track's groove and melody since "the original is so fast it kind of flies by without you being able to recognise [its] beauty". Dave Pianka and Adam Sparkle's work on "This Modern Love" resulted in a musical construction akin to 1980s New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
bands Blondie
Blondie (band)
Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
and The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
. M83 used several studio effects to create an ambient version of single "Pioneers
Pioneers (song)
"Pioneers" is a single by Bloc Party from their debut album Silent Alarm. It was released in the United Kingdom by Wichita Recordings on 18 July 2005 and reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart. Due to an error printing, it was called "The Pioneers" on the album track-listing...
" by adding strings
Strings (music)
A string is the vibrating element that produces sound in string instruments, such as the guitar, harp, piano, and members of the violin family. Strings are lengths of a flexible material kept under tension so that they may vibrate freely, but controllably. Strings may be "plain"...
and synthesisers to the original composition. Automato's remix of "Price of Gas" infuses Bloc Party's blueprint with electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
elements.
Solo act Kieran Hebden, under his Four Tet alias, provided the remix for "So Here We Are" and created a folktronica
Folktronica
Folktronica or electrofolk is a genre of music comprising various elements of folk music and electronica, often featuring samplings of acoustic instruments—especially stringed instruments—and incorporating hip hop rhythms...
version of the original, reminiscent of the music once produced by Windham Hill Records
Windham Hill Records
Windham Hill Records is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment specializing in Acoustic, New Age and Folk music. Originally founded in 1976 as an Independent record label by guitarist and carpenter William Ackerman and his then-wife Anne Robinson, Windham Hill was a successful and well-respected...
according to Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone. Death From Above 1979
Death from Above 1979
Death from Above 1979 are a Toronto-based Canadian dance-punk/noise rock duo. Their album, You're a Woman, I'm a Machine, was released in late 2004. The band broke up in 2006, but announced a reunion in 2011.-History:...
's version of "Luno" is the only re-recording on Silent Alarm Remixed and is wholly in the dance-punk
Dance-punk
Dance-punk is a music genre that emerged in the late 1970s, and is closely associated with the post-punk and No Wave movements.-Predecessors:...
genre. Bloc Party drummer Matt Tong has stated, "It's a really aggressive take on our music." Mogwai's mix of "Plans" adds an extensive use of echo
Echo (phenomenon)
In audio signal processing and acoustics, an echo is a reflection of sound, arriving at the listener some time after the direct sound. Typical examples are the echo produced by the bottom of a well, by a building, or by the walls of an enclosed room and an empty room. A true echo is a single...
to the original song, while Nick Zinner's remix of "Compliments" created in Shibuya, Tokyo
Shibuya, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....
accentuates Okereke's whispers to create vocal effects similar to those of The Cure's Robert Smith
Robert Smith (musician)
Robert James Smith is an English musician. He is the lead singer, guitar player and principal songwriter of the rock band The Cure, and its only constant member since its founding in 1976...
according to Adebe.
Track listing
All songs originally written and composed by Bloc Party and remixed by each credited artist.Bonus tracks
- "Banquet (CorneliusCornelius (musician)Cornelius is a Japanese recording artist and producer.-Career:Oyamada's first claim to fame was as a member of the pop duo Flipper's Guitar, one of the key groups of the Tokyo Shibuya-kei scene...
Remix)" – 10:47 (there is also a 4:37 version) – track 14 on the Japanese edition - "TulipsTulips (song)"Tulips" is a cd single by British band Bloc Party. The song was released as a single in the United States on CD and 7" vinyl.The video included with the song features a few clips of Bloc Party live shows.-Track listing:CD single DM076# "Tulips"...
(Minotaur ShockMinotaur ShockMinotaur Shock is the nom de plume of David Edwards, a Bristol-based electronica musician. His 2005 album Maritime was his first album released through 4AD Records, having previously released work via Manchester based Melodic....
Remix)" – 5:19 – hidden trackHidden trackIn the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
begins at 5:21 of the last song on the UK and U.S. editions and at 5:28 of the last song on the Japanese edition.
U.S. Bonus Disc
- "Storm and Stress" – 2:47
- "Always New Depths" – 4:57
- "Skeleton" – 3:16
- "Plans" (Acoustic) – 3:22
- "Storm and Stress" (Acoustic) – 3:13
Japanese Bonus Disc
Two More Years EP
- "Two More YearsTwo More Years (song)"Two More Years" is a single by Bloc Party. It charted at number 7 in the UK Singles Chart making it the second of the bands top 10 hits.- Track listing :All lyrics by Kele Okereke...
" – 4:07 - "Two More Years" (Edit) – 3:44
- "Banquet (The StreetsThe StreetsThe Streets were a British rap/garage project from Birmingham, United Kingdom, led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner and has included a myriad of other contributors most notably drummer Johnny Drum Machine, vocalist Kevin Mark Trail and the Italian-American beatmaker Leroy.The...
Mix)" – 3:49 - "Hero" – 4:09
Music videos
- Two More Years
- Banquet (The Streets Mix)
- Pioneers
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format(s) | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom and Ireland | 29 August 2005 | Wichita Recordings | CD, digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... , LP |
WEBB090 |
| Europe | V2 Records V2 Records V2 Records is a record label that is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI.... |
CD | VVR1034792 | |
| United States | 13 September 2005 | Vice Records | CD, digital download | VICE 94116 |
| Dim Mak Records | LP | DM093 | ||
| Japan | 26 October 2005 | V2 Records | CD | V2CP-243/4 |
Chart positions
| Chart (2005) | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
54 |
| Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
— |
| Billboard 200 (U.S.) Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
— |
| Billboard Top Electronic Albums (U.S.) | 4 |
| Billboard Top Independent Albums (U.S.) | 37 |
| Billboard Top Heatseekers (U.S.) | 28 |
| Belgian Albums Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... (Flanders Flemish Region The Flemish Region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. Colloquially, it is usually simply referred to as Flanders, of which it is the institutional iteration within the context of the Belgian political system... ) |
91 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) | 99 |
| French Albums Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
171 |
| Japanese Albums Chart Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
External links
- Silent Alarm Remixed press release at Bloc Party official site
- Silent Alarm (Remixed) lyrics at Bloc Party official site