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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 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. == 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 (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)".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Silent Alarm USA Double LP )〕 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''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Silent Alarm Remixed」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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