White Stripes Go Classical

10 White Stripes songs have been remixed for the limited edition disc 'Aluminium.'
Thursday, October 5, 2006

Music from The White Stripes has been reworked into avant-garde orchestral tracks for a forthcoming new album.

XL Recordings head Richard Russell and composer Jody Talbot have remixed 10 White Stripes songs for the limited edition disc 'Aluminium,' which is set to be released next month.

Russell explains, "I've grown up on popular music, but in the last couple of years I've begun to appreciate classical music, and for some reason I've often thought of the White Stripes when I've heard it: the hypnotic, repetitious, enigmatic nature of it."

According to reports, choreographer Wayne McGregor will use some of the album in a forthcoming Royal Ballet performance in London.


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Wonder if these remixes/remakes will include vocals... I'd want to listen to it before plunking down my cash.

Gee, I'm only a year and three months late with this!

Actually I found this thread tonight whilst tidying up ICE's older posts. If there was ever a physical CD issue of this album, I can't find it through the usual sources. It would appear that the [lilred]Aluminium[/lilred] album ended up being released only as a digital download:



1. Aluminum 2:12
2. I'm Bound To Pack It Up 4:13
3. Why Can't You Be Nicer To Me 2:54
4. Astro 3:00
5. Never Far Away 4:27
6. Little Bird 3:11
7. Let's Build A Home 2:46
8. Who's A Big Baby 3:25
9. The Hardest Button To Button 3:45
10. Forever For Her 4:28

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000S58T2I/?tag=imwan-20

After listening to the Amazon previews, I'm guessing there's virtually no sampling of the original recordings at all, which would place this squarely in the genre of "A Classical Tribute To..." albums. Pass.