''The Eraser Rmxs'' is a

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of songs from ''

The Eraser ''The Eraser'' is the debut solo album by the English musician Thom Yorke, released on 10 July 2006 through XL Recordings. It was produced by Nigel Godrich, the longtime producer for Yorke's band Radiohead. ''The Eraser'' comprises electronic ...

'', the debut studio album by English musician

Thom Yorke Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician and the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. A multi-instrumentalist, he mainly plays guitar and keyboards and is noted for his falsetto. He has been describe ...

. The album was originally intended for release in

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only on 28 May 2008, and later 25 June 2008, by

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. It was eventually released on 27 August 2008. It contains 9

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es of 8 tracks from Yorke's 2006 solo album ''

'' by various

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, dubstep, and

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artists. The remixes had earlier been released in the UK by

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as three EPs, each comprising three tracks. The EPs were first released as downloads in December 2007, then on 12"

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in early 2008.

Critical reception

''The Eraser Rmxs'' received mixed reviews from music critics, with most viewing the release as unnecessary.

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's Daniel Bates said "These nine reworks presented a chance to make amends, but most of the remixers seem to have fallen into the same habit Yorke did: playing it safe", though praised the remixes of "Harrowdown Hill" and "Analyse". Jory Spadea of Spectrum Culture viewed the album as superfluous and inferior to its parent album, but singled out

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remix of "Atoms For Peace" for possibly outshining the original with its "Radiohead-like climax". Ryan Domball of

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was more positive overall, complimenting the collection's hopeful tone and especially

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's remix of "And It Rained All Night", saying "Yorke's voice suits Burial's soupy concoctions just as nicely as those mysterious R&B divas he's usually fond of-- if this team ever decided to meet on an LP level, few would oppose."

Track listing

CD version

# "And It Rained All Night" (

Remix) – 4:13 # "The Clock" (

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Remix) – 6:23 # "

Harrowdown Hill "Harrowdown Hill" is a song by the singer Thom Yorke, released on 21 August 2006 as the first single from his debut solo album ''The Eraser''. Yorke wrote it about the death of David Kelly, a British weapons expert who told a reporter that the B ...

" (

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Remix) – 5:16 # "Skip Divided" (

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Remix) – 5:35 # "Atoms for Peace" (

Remix) – 5:56 # "Cymbal Rush" ( The Field Late Night Essen Und Trinken Remix) – 8:07 # "Black Swan" ( Cristian Vogel Spare Parts Remix) – 6:09 # " Analyse" (

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Remix) – 4:09 # "Black Swan" (Vogel Bonus Beat Eraser Remix) – 7:50

Vinyl and download version

Part 1 (XLT 335): # "And It Rained All Night" (

Remix) – 4:13 # "Skip Divided" (

Remix) – 5:35 # " Analyse" (

Remix) – 4:09 Part 2 (XLT 336): # "Atoms for Peace" (

Remix) – 5:56 # "Black Swan" ( Cristian Vogel Spare Parts Remix) – 6:09 # "Black Swan" (Vogel Bonus Beat Eraser Remix) – 7:50 Part 3 (XLT 337): # "The Clock" (

Remix) – 6:23 # "

" (

Remix) – 5:16 # "Cymbal Rush" ( The Field Late Night Essen Und Trinken Remix) – 8:07

References

External links

Homepage

''The Eraser'' page
at the XL Recordings website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Eraser Rmxs, The Thom Yorke albums 2008 remix albums XL Recordings remix albums Warner Records remix albums