GGP/RMX [2LP]

Cooked up in the Blue Note Lab, RMX presents last yearAEs band-defining masterpiece, GoGo Penguin, re-imagined through the filter of some of the worldAEs finest producers and remixers. Amongst the many highlights are SquarepusherAEs thumping remix of F Maj Pixie, alongside Japanese producers Cornelius and Yosi creating sublime new landscapes with the bandAEs music on Kora and Embers. James Holden assembles an epic synth odyssey around Totem and Portico Quartet produce a sympathetic reworking of DonAEt Go. Band faves Clark and Nathan Fake produce inimitable reworkings as does noted French producer Rone, while American producer Machine Drum turns Atomised into dance floor friendly aebelterAE which is also the first single. Finally, the band have not forgotten their hometown - Manchester is well represented, with remixes from elder statesman and dance music legend Graham Massey (808 state) and new discovery Shunya, whose enigmatic reworking of To The Nth almost steals the record.'