Reduxer is the first remix album by English indie rock band alt-J, released on 28 September 2018 by Infectious Music and the Canvasback Music division of Atlantic Records.[1][2] It contains remixes of songs from their third studio album, Relaxer, done by various producers and featuring a number of different vocalists, mainly hip-hop artists.

Reduxer
Remix album by
Released28 September 2018 (2018-09-28)
Length43:07
Label
Alt-J chronology
Relaxer
(2017)
Reduxer
(2018)
The Dream
(2022)
Singles from Reduxer
  1. "In Cold Blood (Twin Shadow Version)"
    Released: 14 June 2018
  2. "3WW (OTG Version)"
    Released: 14 August 2018
  3. "In Cold Blood (Kontra K Version)"
    Released: 31 August 2018
  4. "Deadcrush (Alchemist x Trooko Version)"
    Released: 5 September 2018
  5. "Last Year (Terrace Martin Version)"
    Released: 18 September 2018

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
Drowned In Sound6/10[5]
The Line of Best Fit7.5/10[6]
No Ripcord5/10[7]
PopMatters6/10[1]

Reduxer received a 66 on aggregator Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Gus Unger-Hamilton, Joe Newman, and Thom Sonny Green except where noted.

Reduxer track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."3WW" (OTG version; featuring Little Simz) 5:07
2."In Cold Blood" (Twin Shadow version; featuring Pusha T)
2:47
3."House of the Rising Sun" (Tuka version; featuring Tuka)
  • Gus Unger-Hamilton
  • Joe Newman
  • Thom Green
  • Traditional
5:50
4."Hit Me Like That Snare" (Jimi Charles Moody version) 4:32
5."Deadcrush" (Alchemist x Trooko version; featuring Danny Brown)
 
6."Adeline" (ADP version; featuring Paigey Cakey and Hex)
3:47
7."Last Year" (Terrace Martin version; featuring GoldLink) 4:18
8."Pleader" (Trooko version; featuring PJ Sin Suela) 4:46
9."3WW" (Lomepal version; featuring Lomepal) 3:16
10."In Cold Blood" (Kontra K version; featuring Kontra K)
  • Gus Unger-Hamilton
  • Joe Newman
  • Kontra K
  • Thom Green
3:35
11."Hit Me Like That Snare" (Rejjie Snow version; featuring Rejjie Snow) 3:00
Total length:43:07

Charts

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Chart performance for Reduxer
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 76
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 133
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10] 120
US Billboard 200[11] 38

References

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  1. ^ a b "alt-J's Reduxer Reinterprets Relaxer". PopMatters. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Reduxer". Tidal. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Reviews and Tracks for Reduxer by Alt-J". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. ^ Yeung, Neil Z. "AllMusic Review by Neil Z. Yeung". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. ^ Miller, Kellan (10 October 2018). "Reduxer". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  6. ^ Meixner, George (27 September 2018). "Alt-J recruit Danny Brown, Little Simz and more for a refreshing hip-hop sidestep". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  7. ^ Smith, Matthew (18 October 2018). "Reduxer". No Ripcord. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – alt-J – Reduxer" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – alt-J – Reduxer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Discografie Alt-J". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  11. ^ "alt-J Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 April 2020.