Anika announces Change: The Remixes, out February 11th on Sacred Bones and Invada, and shares “Planningtochange” (Planningtorock Remix). As an avid fan of dance music and the communal power of the club, Anika wanted to give her 2021 album Change a wider range by entrusting it to some friends in contemporary electronic music – Planningtorock, Dave Clarke, Lauren Flax, Maral, and PDBY. The result is a remix record that illustrates both the underlying compositional depth of the album and its ability to inspire equally exciting new songs.
Anika elaborates: “Change is quite a specific album. It was made in the context of the lockdown, very much a headphones, inside-your-head record. As a big fan of DJing and dancing in dark spaces, I wanted this to go further, keep growing, expanding, so I asked some friends from very different worlds to take it somewhere else, beyond the bird-filled hills of Brandenburg. This is what happened.”
Planningtorock’s Jam Rahuoja Rostron adds: “Anika is a dear old friend of mine and I’ve loved her music right from the beginning. Her latest LP is sooooo good and I really love Change so I was super happy be able to make a remix for this which was also a lot of fun to make.”
Anika will also tour North America in May and June. All dates are below and tickets are on sale now here.
Stream “Planningtochange” (Planningtorock Remix)
Pre-order Change: The Remixes
Change: The Remixes Tracklist:
1. Planningtochange (Planningtorock Remix)
2. Never Coming Back (Dave Clarke Remix)
3. Critical (Lauren Flax Remix)
4. Finger Pies (Maral At The Controls Dub Mix)
5. Freedom (PBDY Remix)
6. Change (Lauren Flax Remix – bonus track)
Anika Tour Dates:
Feb. 11 – Berlin, DE @ Volksbühne
March 9 – Koln, DE @ Bumann & SOHN
March 11 – Lille, FR @ L’Aeronef
March 12-13 – Saint-Malo, FR @ La Route Du Rock Hiver
April 17 – London, UK @ Moth Club
April 18 – Manchester, UK @ Yes (Basement)
April 19 – Glasgow, UK @ Nice N Sleazy
April 20 – Bristol, UK @ Louisiana
May 13 – Austin, TX @ Oblivion Access Festival
May 15 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
May 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
May 17 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
May 19 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
May 20 – Seattle, WA @ Vera Project
May 21 – Vancouver, BC @ The Fox Cabaret
May 23 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
May 25 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
May 26 – Montreal, QC @ Fairmount Theatre
May 28 – New York, NY @ Knockdown Center
May 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
May 30 – Washington, DC @ Union Stage
May 31 – Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light
June 1 – Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records
June 2 – Memphis, TN @ Crosstown Arts
June 3 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
Keep your mind open.
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