Earth: Legacy of Dissolution (Southern Lord) - LP originally released March 2005

The beautiful artwork, heavy pressing and list of intriguing remixers meant that this is the only Earth record I actually own. Overdosed on this sort of stuff during the past year and I'm rarely returning to likes of Earth tribute band Sunn O))) (despite the excellent 'Monoliths and Dimensions' released in 2009). But this remix album has had trouble leaving my turntable since its release in 2005....

Jim O'Rourke's (ex-Sonic Youth) remix of 'Thrones and Dominions' extends the drone-like qualities of the original over 16 slow minutes, underpinning the guitar work with mid-range tones. Russell Haswell creates noise from pitching down the guitar. But Autechre's astonishing remix is surprisingly straight; more Sabbath than Sabbath, who'd have thought Metal ran through their network.