TKOL RMX 1234567
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TKOL RMX 1234567 is a two-CD remix album
of songs from The King of Limbs
by English rock
band Radiohead
remixed by multiple artists. The album compiles a series of seven 12" vinyl singles/EPs
, also released as digital downloads
from the band's website in both MP3
and WAV
file types. TKOL RMX 1234567 was released on September 16 in Japan and October 10 in other territories. The album contains five remixes of "Bloom", three remixes of "Morning Mr Magpie", two remixes of "Little By Little", one remix of "Feral", two remixes of "Lotus Flower
", one remix of "Codex", two remixes of "Give Up The Ghost" and two remixes of "Separator", plus one track, "TKOL", which contains elements from multiple songs.
Radiohead drummer Phil Selway
told BBC 6 Music
he feels "King of Limbs, out of all our records [...] lends itself best to the remix treatment." Singer Thom Yorke
said: "The remix 12"s came out of us wanting to experiment with the tunes further. I was really curious to see how the people I was listening to so much would use what we gave them. I didn’t just want floor fillers and all that shit, I just wanted to see how the songs could really branch out and mutate. I love that there is such a culture of remixing at the moment, all this flow of ideas. It may come outta the club scene but to me there is a lot more to it than that. I think it appeals to us as a band at the moment that ideas and versions are not so fixed and set in stone, it feels kind of healthy for music."
Each of the singles will be released as either a double or triple A-side single on 12" vinyl and as digital downloads
.
The singles were released through XL Recordings
on Radiohead's Ticker Tape Ltd. imprint label, and are available for purchase from Radiohead's The King of Limbs online store. They are also available for streaming through the band's YouTube page.
and Jacques Greene respectively, was released on July 4, 2011.
and two remixes of "Bloom" by Mark Pritchard
(one under his own name with the other under his Harmonic 313 alias), was released on 15 July 2011.
, "Morning Mr Magpie" by Pearson Sound and "Separator" by Four Tet
, was released on on 29 July 2011.
, was released on August 15, 2011.
, "TKOL (Altrice Remix)", and a remix of "Bloom" by Blawan. It was released on August 26, 2011.
and an IDM
remix of "Bloom" by Objekt. The single was released on September 12, 2011.
, "Separator" by Anstam, and a remix of "Lotus Flower" by SBTRKT
. It was released on October 10, 2011.
was one of the DJs, as well as Jamie xx, Caribou, Lone and Illum Sphere, all of whom contributed remixes to TKOL RMX 1234567.
On November 18 2011, the band made three additional remixes - "Bloom", "Separator" and "Morning Mr Magpie" by Anstam, Nathan Fake and Jamie xx respectively - available on their website for purchase and streaming. The tracks were finished too late for physical release, but Radiohead "wanted to get them out because we're big fans and wanted you to hear them too".
. Allmusic, awarding three and a half stars out of five, says it is "fascinating to hear how this current crop of producers [...] twists, bends, adjusts, and appropriates the source material". The A.V. Club
, giving the album B+, feels "the best of these remixes excite and innovate in ways their [King of Limbs] counterparts didn't." The Guardian
awarded the album two out of five stars, saying it "feels less like an album than an info dump" and questioning "the utility in commissioning Four Tet and Caribou to rework songs that already sound a bit like Four Tet and Caribou". Pitchfork Media
, giving the album 6.0 out of 10, calls it "listenable but ultimately bloodless".
on August 9, 2011 and confirmed by XL Recordings
the following day.
NOTE: On the CD release of the album, the two discs are referred to as Compakt Disk 1 and Compakt Disk 2 respectively.
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!...
of songs from The King of Limbs
The King of Limbs
The King of Limbs is the eighth studio album by English rock band Radiohead, produced by Nigel Godrich. It was self-released on 18 February 2011 as a download in MP3 and WAV formats, followed by physical CD and 12" vinyl releases on 28 March, a wider digital release via AWAL, and a special...
by English rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
remixed by multiple artists. The album compiles a series of seven 12" vinyl singles/EPs
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, also released as digital downloads
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...
from the band's website in both MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
and WAV
WAV
Waveform Audio File Format , is a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard for storing an audio bitstream on PCs...
file types. TKOL RMX 1234567 was released on September 16 in Japan and October 10 in other territories. The album contains five remixes of "Bloom", three remixes of "Morning Mr Magpie", two remixes of "Little By Little", one remix of "Feral", two remixes of "Lotus Flower
Lotus Flower (song)
"Lotus Flower" is a song by the English band Radiohead. It was released in 2011 on their eighth studio album The King of Limbs.A music video was released on February 18, 2011 and features black-and-white footage of lead singer Thom Yorke dancing while singing the song. It was directed by Garth...
", one remix of "Codex", two remixes of "Give Up The Ghost" and two remixes of "Separator", plus one track, "TKOL", which contains elements from multiple songs.
Radiohead drummer Phil Selway
Phil Selway
Philip James "Phil" "The Graf" Selway is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer of English rock group Radiohead. He also drums and provides backing vocals, along with occasional guitar and lead vocals, for 7 Worlds Collide...
told BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, was launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
he feels "King of Limbs, out of all our records [...] lends itself best to the remix treatment." Singer Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke
Thomas "Thom" Edward Yorke is an English musician who is the lead vocalist and principal songwriter for Radiohead. He mainly plays guitar and piano, but he has also played drums and bass guitar...
said: "The remix 12"s came out of us wanting to experiment with the tunes further. I was really curious to see how the people I was listening to so much would use what we gave them. I didn’t just want floor fillers and all that shit, I just wanted to see how the songs could really branch out and mutate. I love that there is such a culture of remixing at the moment, all this flow of ideas. It may come outta the club scene but to me there is a lot more to it than that. I think it appeals to us as a band at the moment that ideas and versions are not so fixed and set in stone, it feels kind of healthy for music."
Singles
A series of remix singles was announced by the band on June 6. The series was originally announced to be on four singles, but the series was expanded to seven. These singles are complied on TKOL RMX 1234567.Each of the singles will be released as either a double or triple A-side single on 12" vinyl and as digital downloads
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...
.
The singles were released through XL Recordings
XL Recordings
XL Recordings is a British independent record label owned by Richard Russell. It originated as a 1989 offshoot of Beggars Banquet Records.Though only releasing an average of six albums a year, XL Recordings has worked with The Prodigy, Radiohead, The White Stripes, Dizzee Rascal, M.I.A., Vampire...
on Radiohead's Ticker Tape Ltd. imprint label, and are available for purchase from Radiohead's The King of Limbs online store. They are also available for streaming through the band's YouTube page.
TKOL RMX1
The first single, comprising remixes of "Little by Little" and "Lotus Flower" by CaribouCaribou (musician)
Daniel Victor Snaith is a composer, musician and recording artist under stage names Caribou, Manitoba and Daphni. Under the supervision of Kevin Buzzard, he obtained a PhD in mathematics at Imperial College London.- Career:...
and Jacques Greene respectively, was released on July 4, 2011.
TKOL RMX2
The second, comprising remixes of "Morning Mr Magpie" by Nathan FakeNathan Fake
Nathan Fake is an English electronic music artist from Norfolk, who has released numerous singles as well as two album releases on the label Border Community Recordings. His music has been used in soundtracks for TV shows and an advertisement....
and two remixes of "Bloom" by Mark Pritchard
Mark Pritchard
Mark Andrew Pritchard is a Conservative Party politician in England. He has been the Member of Parliament for The Wrekin in Shropshire since the 2005 general election.-Early and Porfessional life:...
(one under his own name with the other under his Harmonic 313 alias), was released on 15 July 2011.
TKOL RMX3
The third, comprising remixes of "Feral" by LoneLone (musician)
Lone is a British electronic musician from Nottingham, United Kingdom. Lone has released four full length albums, Everything is Changing Colour in 2007, the critically acclaimed Lemurian in 2008, Ecstasy and Friends in 2009 and Emerald Fantasy Tracks in 2010...
, "Morning Mr Magpie" by Pearson Sound and "Separator" by 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....
, was released on on 29 July 2011.
TKOL RMX4
The fourth, comprising remixes of "Give Up the Ghost" by Thriller, "Codex" by Illum Sphere and "Little By Little" by ShedShed (musician)
Rene Pawlowitz, moniker Shed, is a Berlin-based techno DJ and producer. His debut album Shedding the Past was named the album of the year byResident Advisor—an online magazine with a focus on electronic music.-External links:*...
, was released on August 15, 2011.
TKOL RMX5
The fifth contains a remix of "Give Up the Ghost" by Brokenchord, a track created by Altrice containing elements from all songs from The King of LimbsThe King of Limbs
The King of Limbs is the eighth studio album by English rock band Radiohead, produced by Nigel Godrich. It was self-released on 18 February 2011 as a download in MP3 and WAV formats, followed by physical CD and 12" vinyl releases on 28 March, a wider digital release via AWAL, and a special...
, "TKOL (Altrice Remix)", and a remix of "Bloom" by Blawan. It was released on August 26, 2011.
TKOL RMX6
The sixth single features two remixes - a remix of "Morning Mr Magpie", retitled "Good Evening Mrs Magpie", by ModeselektorModeselektor
Modeselektor is an electronic music band formed in Berlin, featuring Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary. The group draws heavily from IDM, glitch, Electro house and hip hop. In an interview the group said regarding their sound: "Happy metal, hard rap, country-ambient, Russian crunk. We don’t like...
and an IDM
IDM
IDM may refer to:Science and technology* Identity management, the management of the identity life cycle of an entity* IDM Computer Solutions* Integrated Data Management...
remix of "Bloom" by Objekt. The single was released on September 12, 2011.
TKOL RMX7
The seventh and final single features "Bloom" remixed by Jamie xxJamie xx
Jamie Smith is an English music producer and remix artist, who gained fame both as solo act and as a member of the London-based band The xx....
, "Separator" by Anstam, and a remix of "Lotus Flower" by SBTRKT
SBTRKT
SBTRKT is a musician/producer from London, United Kingdom. SBTRKT began his career as a DJ in the east London club "Plastic People". SBTRKT has remixed songs by artists such as MIA, Radiohead, Modeselektor, Basement Jaxx, Mark Ronson and Underworld, and has released singles, EPs, and a self-titled...
. It was released on October 10, 2011.
Release
The band, following two live shows in New York, celebrated the album's release at London's Corsica Studios on October 11. Radiohead singer Thom YorkeThom Yorke
Thomas "Thom" Edward Yorke is an English musician who is the lead vocalist and principal songwriter for Radiohead. He mainly plays guitar and piano, but he has also played drums and bass guitar...
was one of the DJs, as well as Jamie xx, Caribou, Lone and Illum Sphere, all of whom contributed remixes to TKOL RMX 1234567.
On November 18 2011, the band made three additional remixes - "Bloom", "Separator" and "Morning Mr Magpie" by Anstam, Nathan Fake and Jamie xx respectively - available on their website for purchase and streaming. The tracks were finished too late for physical release, but Radiohead "wanted to get them out because we're big fans and wanted you to hear them too".
Reception
TKOL RMX 1234567 has received mixed to positive reviews, currently holding an aggregate score of 65 on MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
. Allmusic, awarding three and a half stars out of five, says it is "fascinating to hear how this current crop of producers [...] twists, bends, adjusts, and appropriates the source material". The A.V. Club
The A.V. Club
The A.V. Club is an entertainment newspaper and website published by The Onion. Its features include reviews of new films, music, television, books, games and DVDs, as well as interviews and other regular offerings examining both new and classic media and other elements of pop culture. Unlike its...
, giving the album B+, feels "the best of these remixes excite and innovate in ways their [King of Limbs] counterparts didn't." The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
awarded the album two out of five stars, saying it "feels less like an album than an info dump" and questioning "the utility in commissioning Four Tet and Caribou to rework songs that already sound a bit like Four Tet and Caribou". 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...
, giving the album 6.0 out of 10, calls it "listenable but ultimately bloodless".
Track listing
The track listing was reported by 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...
on August 9, 2011 and confirmed by XL Recordings
XL Recordings
XL Recordings is a British independent record label owned by Richard Russell. It originated as a 1989 offshoot of Beggars Banquet Records.Though only releasing an average of six albums a year, XL Recordings has worked with The Prodigy, Radiohead, The White Stripes, Dizzee Rascal, M.I.A., Vampire...
the following day.
NOTE: On the CD release of the album, the two discs are referred to as Compakt Disk 1 and Compakt Disk 2 respectively.
Contributing remixers
The contributing remixers and additional producers for TKOL RMX 1234567 are:- Altrice (Mike Sadatmousavi)
- Anstam
- Blawan (Jamie Roberts)
- Brokenchord (Ernestas Kausylas)
- CaribouCaribou (musician)Daniel Victor Snaith is a composer, musician and recording artist under stage names Caribou, Manitoba and Daphni. Under the supervision of Kevin Buzzard, he obtained a PhD in mathematics at Imperial College London.- Career:...
(Dan Snaith) - Nathan FakeNathan FakeNathan Fake is an English electronic music artist from Norfolk, who has released numerous singles as well as two album releases on the label Border Community Recordings. His music has been used in soundtracks for TV shows and an advertisement....
- Four TetFour TetKieran 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....
(Kieran Hebden) - Jacques Greene
- Jamie xxJamie xxJamie Smith is an English music producer and remix artist, who gained fame both as solo act and as a member of the London-based band The xx....
(Jamie Smith) - Illum Sphere (R. Hunn)
- LoneLone (musician)Lone is a British electronic musician from Nottingham, United Kingdom. Lone has released four full length albums, Everything is Changing Colour in 2007, the critically acclaimed Lemurian in 2008, Ecstasy and Friends in 2009 and Emerald Fantasy Tracks in 2010...
- ModeselektorModeselektorModeselektor is an electronic music band formed in Berlin, featuring Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary. The group draws heavily from IDM, glitch, Electro house and hip hop. In an interview the group said regarding their sound: "Happy metal, hard rap, country-ambient, Russian crunk. We don’t like...
ModeselektorModeselektorModeselektor is an electronic music band formed in Berlin, featuring Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary. The group draws heavily from IDM, glitch, Electro house and hip hop. In an interview the group said regarding their sound: "Happy metal, hard rap, country-ambient, Russian crunk. We don’t like...
are credited on the packaging as Modeselektor on a yoga mat. - Objekt
- Pearson Sound (D. Kennedy)
- Mark PritchardMark PritchardMark Andrew Pritchard is a Conservative Party politician in England. He has been the Member of Parliament for The Wrekin in Shropshire since the 2005 general election.-Early and Porfessional life:...
Mark PritchardMark PritchardMark Andrew Pritchard is a Conservative Party politician in England. He has been the Member of Parliament for The Wrekin in Shropshire since the 2005 general election.-Early and Porfessional life:...
contributed one remix under his own name, with another under his Harmonic 313 alias. - SBTRKTSBTRKTSBTRKT is a musician/producer from London, United Kingdom. SBTRKT began his career as a DJ in the east London club "Plastic People". SBTRKT has remixed songs by artists such as MIA, Radiohead, Modeselektor, Basement Jaxx, Mark Ronson and Underworld, and has released singles, EPs, and a self-titled...
- ShedShed (musician)Rene Pawlowitz, moniker Shed, is a Berlin-based techno DJ and producer. His debut album Shedding the Past was named the album of the year byResident Advisor—an online magazine with a focus on electronic music.-External links:*...
(R. Pawlowitz) - Thriller (Actress and/or LukidWerk DiscsWerk Discs is an independent record label based in London. Originally a club night started by Darren J. Cunningham aka Actress, Ben Casey and Gavin Weale in 2000, Werk Discs released their first record in the summer of 2004.-Roster:ActressDisruptAtki 2Lone...
)
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| 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... |
34 |
| Belgium Albums Top 50 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... |
43 |
| Italy Albums Chart | 63 |
| 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... |
79 |
| 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... |
48 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 74 |
| Swiss Music Charts Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
95 |