The Cure Announce ‘Mixes Of A Lost World’ – clashmusic.com

The Cure have outlined plans for a new remix album.
The band returned last year, with ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ representing their first new album in a decade. Greeted rapturously by fans, The Cure toasted the release with a momentous night at London venue the Troxy.
Now the story continues. Announced over the Easter weekend, ‘Mixes Of A Lost World’ is a new album-length remix project, offering fresh perspectives on last year’s release.
Out on June 13th via Fiction/Polydor, the tracklisting contains a number of peers, touring partners, close friends, and long term fans of the band.
Four Tet, Paul Oakenfold, Orbital and many more will contribute, with the deluxe edition including additional remixes and reworks by Chino Moreno (Deftones), Mogwai and 65daysofstatic, among others.
Available to pre-order now, The Cure will donate their royalties from the project to War Child.
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In a note, the band’s Robert Smith comments:
JUST AFTER CHRISTMAS I WAS SENT A COUPLE OF UNSOLICITED REMIXES OF ‘SONGS OF A LOST WORLD’ TRACKS AND I REALLY LOVED THEM. THE CURE HAS A COLOURFUL HISTORY WITH ALL KINDS OF DANCE MUSIC, AND I WAS CURIOUS AS TO HOW THE WHOLE ALBUM WOULD SOUND ENTIRELY REINTERPRETED BY OTHERS. THIS CURIOSITY RESULTED IN A FABULOUS TRIP THROUGH ALL 8 SONGS BY 24 WONDERFUL ARTISTS AND REMIXERS AND IS WAY BEYOND ANYTHING I COULD HAVE HOPED FOR. GIVING OUR RECORDING ROYALTIES FROM THE PROJECT TO WAR CHILD HELPS MAKE ‘MIXES OF A LOST WORLD’ AN EVEN MORE SPECIAL RELEASE.
‘Mixes Of A Lost World’ will be available as 3LP/3CD/3MC deluxe editions featuring both the ‘Artists’ and ‘Remixers’ tracks. The 3LP set includes three half speed mastered 180g heavyweight black bio vinyl LPs, a tri-gatefold printed sleeve, and a large foldout poster; the triple deluxe CD has an eight-panel digi-sleeve and includes a foldout poster; the limited edition 3MC set has individually printed o-cards and obi-strip and is exclusive to The Cure store.
Two new remixes are online now, courtesy of Four Tet and Paul Oakenfold.
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