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Alt-J announce hip hop remix album

By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 18 July 2018

Alt-J have announced a new compilation featuring hip hop reworks of tracks from their most recent album ‘Relaxer’. Titled ‘Reduxer’, it includes contributions from Pusha T, Danny Brown, Twin Shadow, Little Simz, and more.

“It’s no secret that we love and are influenced by hip hop, and it’s always been a dream of ours to work with hip hop artists in reimagining our music”, say the band. “With ‘Reduxer’ that dream has come true. We couldn’t be happier with the results. This album is truly global, featuring rappers and producers from all over the world. After a very long time in the making, we are stoked to share it with you all”.

The first inkling of the new project came last month when the band performed ‘In Cold Blood’ with Pusha T and Twin Shadow on American telly programme ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’. Watch the performance here:

‘Reduxer’ will be released on 28 Sep. Here’s the full tracklist:

3WW (feat Little Simz) (OTG Version)
In Cold Blood (feat Pusha T) (Twin Shadow Version)
House Of The Rising Sun (Tuka Version)
Hit Me Like That Snare (Jimi Charles Moody Version)
Deadcrush (feat Danny Brown) (Alchemist x Trooko Version)
Adeline (feat Paigey Cakey and Hex) (ADP Version)
Last Year (feat GoldLink) (Terrace Martin Version)
Pleader (feat PJ Sin Suela) (Trooko Version)
3WW (feat Lomepal) (Lomepal Version)
In Cold Blood (Kontra K Version)
Hit Me Like That Snare (Rejjie Snow Version)

The band have also announced some tour dates in October, so I might as well mention those too. Here they are:

15 Oct: Dublin, Olympia Theatre
21 Oct: Glasgow, Armadillo
23 Oct: Leeds, Town Hall
24 Oct: Leicester, De Montfort Hall
25 Oct: Gateshead, The Sage
28 Oct: Manchester, Bridgewater Hall
29 Oct: London, Royal Albert Hall