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Thom Yorke remixes “Proud Evolution” for Liars' Sisterworld
Liars' fifth album, Sisterworld, is out today on Mute (tomorrow in North America), and its two-disc edition has other musicians reworking all 11 songs. Thom Yorke's is “Proud Evolution”, credited as the Thom Yorke 500qd Remix, track seven and about six minutes long.
Liars announced the disc in January with Yorke among the first names. Angus Andrew of Liars said then that the band had been asked how to add to the package and chose this over a film. They wanted musicians not best known for remixing, free to remake the songs however they liked, and Andrew says nobody they asked said no.
Writing to Yorke was the daunting part, Andrew told The Quietus last month. How do I get into an email conversation with Thom Yorke without getting into an email conversation with him, you know?
7 He worded the email so it could be answered with a yes or a no, and the answer was yes. Liars had supported Radiohead on their 2008 North American tour, and Julian Gross of Liars thinks that helped. Well, you know we'd been lucky enough to tour with them so we had a little bit of a foot in the door.
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Sisterworld, second disc
| No. | Title | Reworked by |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scissor | Pink Dollaz, Lance Whitaker and Transformation Surprise |
| 2 | No Barrier Fun | Duetonal (Alan Vega) |
| 3 | Here Comes All the People | Atlas Sound (Bradford Cox) |
| 4 | Drip | Kazu Makino |
| 5 | Scarecrows on a Killer Slant | Tunde Adebimpe |
| 6 | I Still Can See an Outside World | Boyd Rice |
| 7 | Proud Evolution | Thom Yorke (500qd remix) |
| 8 | Drop Dead | Fol Chen |
| 9 | The Overachievers | Devendra Banhart and the Grogs |
| 10 | Goodnight Everything | Melvins |
| 11 | Too Much, Too Much | Carter Tutti |
Thom Yorke's 500Qd remix of Liars' Proud Evolution, from the Sisterworld bonus disc (Mute, 2010)· Liars - Topicwatch on youtube →