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Reduxer

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. 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.

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Reduxer
Remix album by
Alt-J
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

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.12 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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/1003
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star4
Drowned In Sound6/105
The Line of Best Fit7.5/106
No Ripcord5/107
PopMatters6/101

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

Track listing

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)
4:03
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

Chart performance for Reduxer
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)8 76
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)9 125
French Albums (SNEP)10 133
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)11 120
US Billboard 20012 38
References

References

  1. "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. "Ultratop.be – alt-J – Reduxer" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  10. "Lescharts.com – alt-J – Reduxer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  11. "Discografie Alt-J". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  12. "alt-J Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 April 2020.