Lex-XX explained

Lex-XX
Type:compilation
Artist:Various Artists
Cover:Lex-XX.jpg
Released:2021–2023
Recorded:2004–2022
Label:Lex
Producer:Various
Prev Title:Complex
Prev Year:2011

Lex-XX is a compilation of remixes issued by Lex Records in 2021 and 2022 to mark the label's twentieth anniversary.[1] Lex-XX is the third compilation on the label, following Lexoleum (2001-2003) and Complex (2011-2012) each released approximately a decade apart.

Each track from Lex-XX has unique artwork created by Commission Studio and Faux Mec. Artwork for each Track shows a digitally rendered object on a grid. The artwork for the "Gazzillion Ear" remix shows an illustration of a "handful of crystals and USB stick that DOOM used to deliver demos to Lex".[2]

Background

The first Lex-XX remix released was King Krule's remix of Eyedress' sleeper hit track "Jealous".[3] NME described the remix as "dark" and "hypnotic" and quoted King Krule saying the remix was "Recorded in sweat, last summer, for a friend."[4] A video for the remix was released, Alternative Press described it as "surreal" with "a retro video game vibe" where the musicians "set off on a ’90s Nintendo-style skateboard race through a bizarre Minecraft universe."[5]

Boards of Canada began work on their "Treat Em Right" remix in 2016 while working on another remix for Nevermen, but didn't complete it until after they were asked to contribute a remix to Lex-XX.[6] [7] The remix samples Boards Of Canada's 1998 song "Open The Light" from their debut album Music Has The Right To Children.[8]

The "Man On Fire Remix" is the second Thom Yorke remix of "Gazillion Ear". An earlier remix, subtitled "Monkey Hustle Remix" appeared as a bonus track on Born Like This.[9] Thom Yorke named the Lex-XX remix the "Man On Fire Remix". The remix dates to 2009 and Thom had previously played the remix on Benji B's BBC Radio 1 show in 2016.[10] [11] [12]

Lex-XX track listing

ArtistTitleRemixerRemix subtitleRelease date
Eyedress"Jealous"King KruleNothing Special11 March 2021 [13]
Kaleida"Think"ActressTone Two17 June 2021[14]
Nevermen"Treat Em Right"Boards of Canada2 July 2021[15]
MF DOOM"Gazzillion Ear"Thom YorkeMan On Fire12 August 2021[16]
Golden Rules"Never Die"

Prefuse 7320 August 2021[17]
Shape of Broad Minds"Let’s Go (Space Boogie)"

Black Noi$e18 November 2021[18]
Belief"I Want To Be" Haai22 February 2022[19]
JJ DOOM"Guv'nor" Chad Hugo22 August 2022[20]
Fly Anakin & Pink Siifu"L's"

Eyedress26 September 2022[21]
Fly Anakin"No Dough" Madlib17 November 2022[22]
Eyedress"House of Cards"Kevin ShieldsRainbow Belts23 January 2023 [23]
Danger Mouse & Jemini"Born-A-MC" Danger Mouse7 June 2024[24]
Prince Po"Social Distortion"

DJ Premier7 June 2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenneally . Cerys. 2021-08-12. Thom Yorke delivers previously unheard remix of MF DOOM's "Gazzillion Ear". The Line of Best Fit. en.
  2. Web site: Yeung. Vivian. 2021-08-12. Thom Yorke has remixed the MF DOOM track Gazzillion Ear. Crack. en.
  3. Web site: King Krule Remixes Eyedress' "Jealous": Listen – Pitchfork Magazine. . en.
  4. Web site: Hear King Krule's woozy new remix of Eyedress' 'Jealous' – NME. . 2021-08-23. en.
  5. Web site: EYEDRESS RACES KING KRULE IN THE RETRO-INSPIRED "JEALOUS" REMIX VIDEO – Alternative Press. . 2021-08-23. en.
  6. Web site: Strauss. Matthew. Boards of Canada Share New Remix of Nevermen's "Treat Em Right": Listen. Pitchfork.com. en.
  7. Web site: Pearls. Bill. 2021-07-02. Listen to Boards of Canada's new remix of Nevermen's "Treat Em Right". BrooklynVegan.com. en.
  8. Web site: Nevermen - Treat Em Right. bocpages.org . en.
  9. Web site: Helman. Peter. 2021-08-12. Thom Yorke shares a 'caustic' remix of MF DOOM's 'Gazzillion Ear'. Stereogum. en.
  10. Web site: Ruiz. Matthew. 2021-08-12. Thom Yorke Remixes MF DOOM's "Gazzillion Ear": Listen. Pitchfork.com. en.
  11. Web site: Krups. Daniel. 2021-08-12. Hear Thom Yorke's 'Man on Fire' Remix of MF Doom's 'Gazzillion Ear' . RollingStone.com. en.
  12. Web site: Waite. Thom. 2021-08-13. Thom Yorke shares a 'caustic' remix of MF DOOM's 'Gazzillion Ear'. . en.
  13. Web site: Jealous Remix - Single by Eyedress. 12 January 2022.
  14. Web site: Think Remix - Single by Kaleida. 12 January 2022.
  15. Web site: Treat Em Right Remix - Single by Nevermen. 12 January 2022.
  16. Web site: Gazzillion Ear Remix - Single by MF DOOM. 12 January 2022.
  17. Web site: Never Die Remix Remix - Single by Golden Rules. 12 January 2022.
  18. Web site: Let's Go (Space Boogie) remix - Single by Shape of Broad Minds. 12 January 2022.
  19. Web site: I Want To Be (HAAi Remix) - Single by Belief . 22 August 2022.
  20. Web site: Guv'nor (Chad Hugo Remix) - Single by JJ DOOM . 22 August 2022.
  21. Web site: L's (Eyedress Remix) - Single by Fly Anakin, Pink Siifu. 23 January 2023.
  22. Web site: No Dough (Madlib Remix) - Single by Fly Anakin. 20 November 2022.
  23. Web site: House of Cards Kevin Shields Rainbow Belts Remix - Single by Eyedress. 23 January 2023.
  24. Web site: Various Lex Records Sampler . 22 July 2022.

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