Silent Alarm [Import]

Bloc Party | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal Import
• ASIN: B000AL6W10
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #525,092 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Like Eating Glass [Ladytron Zapatista Mix]

2. Helicopter [Whitey Remix]

3. Positive Tension [Blackbox Remix]

4. Banquet [Phones Disco Edit][Mix]

5. Blue Light [Engineers 'Anti-Gravity' Mix]

6. She's Hearing Voices [Erol Alkan's Calling Your Dub][Dub]

7. This Modern Love [Dave P. And Adam Sparkles' Making Time Remix]

8. The Pioneers [M83 Remix]

9. Price of Gasoline [Automato Remix]

10. So Here We Are [Four Tet Remix]

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Storm and Stress [Acoustic]

2. Always New Depths

3. Skeleton

4. Plans [Acoustic]

5. Storm and Stress [Acoustic]

Editorial Reviews

Bloc Party release Silent Alarm Remixed through Wichita Recordings. It features remixes by friends, artists and associates of all the tracks on the bands debut album released in February this year. The album will be available on both CD and double LP. Like Eating Glass (Ladytron Zapatista Mix) - Liverpool's answer to Kraftwerk, turn in a typically cool version of the album opener. Helicopter (Whitey version) - In the last year Whitey (aka Nathan J Whitey) has made a big name for himself among the cognoscenti with a series of sold out singles and a brilliant debut album 'The light at the end if the tunnel is a train" Positive Tension (Jason Clark of Pretty Girls Make Graves Remix) - One time tour mates PGMG guitarist Jay Clark shows another side to the shouty punkers with this stripped back remix. Banquet (Phones Disco Edit) - Bloc Party album producer Paul Epworth has turned in some legendary mixes in his phones guise in the last 12 months but this version of Banquet remains perhaps one of his finest works to date. Blue Light (Engineers 'Anti Gravity' Mix) - Acclaimed shoegazers Engineers another former tour support, rework the albums most delicate moment. She's Hearing Voices (Erol Alkan's Calling Your Dub) - With a show at Erol's legendary Trash night in London providing an early highlight in the bands career the anti-superstar superstar DJ turns in a huge remix of the band's debut single. This Modern Love (Dave P and Adam Sparkle's Making Time Remix) - Dave Pianka runs one of the America's hippest and most successful club nights "Making Time' in Philadelphia. After a riotous early US show at the club Dave was inspired to rework 'the Bloc ballard' into something that worked on the dance floor. The Pioneers (M83 Remix) - Anthony Gonzales has released two hugely acclaimed albums in the last couple of years on Mute Records. Price of Gasoline (Automato Remix) - New York City hip-hop group. Their debut album was produced by DFA and released on Bloc Party's one time US label Dim Mak. The two bands recently toured the US together. So Here We Are (Fourtet Remix) - Kieran Hebden applies some of his genius to Bloc Party's biggest hit to date and as ever comes away with something stunning Luno (Bloc Party Vs Death From Above 1979) - US Label mates DFA 1979 decided that rather than remix 'Luno' they would play it in their own inimitable style. Plans (Replanned by Mogwai) - Long time musical heroes of the band deliver a brilliant reworking that takes the original to another level. Compliments (Shibuyaaka Remix by Nick Zinner) - Yeah Yeah Yeah; s guitarist Nick Zinner found time to work on his first remix while on a break in Japan. This epic gloomy take on the album closer brings the record to a stunning end. 2005.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not so Silent Alarm, September 19, 2005

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John W. Warren (Santa Monica, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Silent Alarm Remixed (Audio CD)

Most remix projects are a mixed bag, and this is no exception. The concept here is that these remixes follow the order of Bloc Party's deservedly well-received debut album, but the concept only works so well as some songs probably don't deserve a remix treatment, while others ("So Here We Are" and "This Modern Love" for example) could easily benefit from two or three remixes. A minor quibble, but there you are. As far as the tracks themselves, "Like Eating Glass (Ladytron Zapatista mix)" includes a nice rythymic treatment but buries the vocal; "Helicopter (Whitney version)" is ok but breaks no new ground; and "Positive Tension (Blackbox remix)" is a highlight that successfully redefines this track. Again, "Banquet (Phones Disco Edit)" doesn't really do much to redefine the original, while "This Modern Love (Dave P & Adam Sparkle's mix)" adds definite sparkle to one of the highlights of the debut album. "The Pioneers (M83 Remix)" is a waste of M83's apparent talents, the track goes no where slowly. "So Here We Are (Four Tet Remix)" is probably the standout track on both the debut and this remix version. On the bonus CD, "Plans (acoustic)" strips the track of much of Bloc Party's sonic anger and, reminiscent of The Jam's "That's Entertainment," shows a shimmering beauty below the tension.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You will NOT get the Bonus Disc if you order here, January 16, 2007

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Herrera (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silent Alarm Remixed (Audio CD)

The disc itself is great but I was really hoping to get 'Always New Depths', as it is listed in Disc 2 of the Track Listing above. Much to my displeasure, ONLY THE MAIN DISC was included in my CD case.

It is listed one (1) disc in the Product Description (they sent what was promised), but then two (2) discs are listed in the Track Listing, so DON'T BE FOOLED. The fine print says the bonus disc is included for the first 15,000 sold. D'oh.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than the original..., March 1, 2006

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Top Cat "Dindy" (Petaluma, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silent Alarm Remixed (Audio CD)

Most of us are rightly leery of remixes, especially of excellent albums like Silent Alarm. But in this case if you really listen to the remix (especially if you do so before hearing the original, like I did), you'll find it offers greater depth and listening rewards. You pick up new subtleties each time you hear it. You can experience the marvellous laid-back satisfaction of extended versions of most tracks; for example: eight wonderful minutes of the superb "She's Hearing Voices", a longer, more intense and dancier version of "Helicopter", and an even catchier version of "Price of Gas". Anyone who dismisses this remix is guilty of a short attention span. Granted, one or two of the remixed tracks are a bit off, but overall it stands on its own as a brilliant alternative to a brilliant original.