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Given the multimedia angle of Bj?rk?s Biophilia LP of 2011, where tracks were released as apps, this remix collection might appear to be rather old hat; something of a step backwards for an artist persistently at the vanguard of pop?s potential.

Yet Bastards furthers Bj?rk?s extra-curricular output rather nicely, coming after similar collections rounding up remixes from her first two LPs. Those sets, 1994?s six-track The Best Mixes from the Album Debut? and 1996?s Telegram, saw the likes of LFO, Underworld and Sabres of Paradise reshape her singular works. The results were often riveting ? and Bastards? crew turns in a commendably original 13 tracks.

Immediately striking is Matthew Herbert?s Tectonic Plates mix of Mutual Core, which in its more combustive passages manages to out-shout the tremendous racket of the original cut. Herbert turns in two more mixes ? his Pins and Needles rework of Sacrifice (reprise) is 30 seconds of absolu