TKOL RMX 1234567

A host of remixers take to the fertile electronic ground of Radiohead\'s 2011 album, *The King of Limbs*. Some strip the source material completely raw: Caribou\'s spacey rendering of \"Little By Little\" features plush breakbeats that plop along under a glistening harp and Thom Yorke\'s chopped-up cries, while Harmonic 313\'s menacing rendition of \"Bloom\" has beats that bubble like lava over deep, dark robotic drones. Other artists build upon the band\'s fluid melodies, like Four Tet\'s lush, trip-hop teasing of \"Separator.\"

This 19-song, 2xCD compilation features uneven remixes of songs from The King of Limbs by artists like Caribou, SBTRKT, Jamie xx, and Four Tet.

This year’s The King Of Limbs, a return to the shivery electronics of Radiohead’s Kid A/Amnesiac era, felt slight almost to the point of incompleteness. For fans conditioned to expect grand statements from the group, the idea of a minor Radiohead album was tough to reconcile. Some registered their disappointment…

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This generous, heady exercise in musical mutation and idea evolution is a collection of 12” ‘King Of Limbs’ remixes, by artists that currently inspire and excite the band.

In the end, TKOL RMX 1234567 does a better job at delivering Radiohead’s snowy ennui than its forebearer.

What the point of remixing songs that already sounded remixed, wonders <strong>Dorian Lynskey</strong>