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Leave it to pummeling Philly trio Genghis Tron to take a nice, tidy concept like the remix album and explode it into a million pieces. Actually, make that five pieces, as that's the number of remix records Genghis Tron will release on as many labels in the coming months.

Each of these 12" records features a variety of artists remixing tracks from the Tron's most recent full-length, Board Up the House. Thus explains the band's name for this project: the Board Up the House Remix Series.

Scattered across the series are remixes from Justin K. Broadrick (Jesu), Tim Hecker, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Dntel, Subtle, Rob Crow, Eluvium, Nadja, Telefon Tel Aviv, Odd Nosdam, Lucky Dragons, Circle, Flying Lotus, Ulver, and Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer/Agoraphobic Nosebleed), among others.

Volumes 1-5 of the Board Up the House Remix Series will come out on the following labels, respectively: Temporary Residence, Lovepump United, Relapse, Anticon, and Crucial Blast. Temporary Residence will release Volume 1 in September, and each subsequent month will reveal a new volume.

All volumes in the series are limited to 1,000 colored vinyl copies apiece. Board Up the House cover artist Jon Beasley will provide different artwork for each one.

Genghis Tron have a few shows in August with the Faint and Jaguar Love.

Board Up the House Remix Series:

Volume 1 [Temporary Residence Ltd.]:

01 Board Up the House (Steve Moore Remix)
02 Colony Collapse (Justin K. Broadrick Remix)
03 Things Don't Look Good (Rob Crow Remix)
04 Ergot (Eluvium Remix)

Volume 2 [Lovepump United]:

01 Relief (Black Moth Super Rainbow Remix)
02 Recursion (Circle Remix)
03 Recursion (CFCF Remix)
04 The Feast/Ergot (Dntel Remix)

Volume 3 [Relapse Records]:

01 The Feast (Scott Hull Remix)
02 City on a Hill/The Whips Blow Back (Phillip Cope Remix)
03 TBA (Danny Lohner Remix)
04 I Won't Come Back Alive (Ulver Remix)
05 Relief (Drumcorps Remix)

Volume 4 [Anticon Records]:

01 Board Up the House (Flying Lotus Remix)
02 Endless Teeth (Lucky Dragons Remix)
03 Relief (Telefon Tel Aviv Remix)
04 City on a Hill/The Whips Blow Back (Subtle Remix)
05 Colony Collapse (Odd Nosdam Remix)

Volume 5 [Crucial Blast Records]:

01 Board Up the House (Tim Hecker Remix)
02 I Won't Come Back Alive (Nadja Remix)

Genghis Tron:

08-20 Boston, MA - The Roxy *
08-21 Toronto, Ontario - The Opera House *
08-22 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre *
08-23 Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium *

* with the Faint, Jaguar Love