Grimes announced today the upcoming release of a remixed Rave Edition of her previous album Miss Anthropocene which was released in February of 2020. The album will be released on New Years Day and will feature remixes from REZZ, ANNA, Britain’s own Richie Hawtin, rapper Channel Tres, EU’s Modeselektor and BloodPop. Every track on Miss Anthropocene: Rave Edition will be a remix with the exception of the tracks 4ÆM and Before The Fever.
On September 5, 2019, Grimes released the music video for the first single release off the Miss Anthropocene album Violence which featured the artist i_o on one of the last tracks he worked on before his death last month. In October of 2019 an unfinished version of Miss Anthropocene leaked online, prompting Grimes to release an art mix and an algorithm mix of the Miss Anthropocene single So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth, which will be the first remixed track on the upcoming album. The artist preformed her now famous song 4æm for the first time at the 2019 Video Game Awards to introduce her character in the game Cyberpunk 2077 which was released 2 weeks ago.
Grimes will feature many musicians, mixers and producers on Miss Anthropocene: Rave Edition that are from UK and EU, including British-producer Richie Hawtin. Hawtin remixed the single Darkseid, which was recently released as a new remix, acting as Miss Anthropocene: Rave Edition’s second single release. The only other previously released remix from this new album is the latest version of So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth, this version has been mixed by ANNA.
Along with the album release in February, the multiple features and singles released this year, Grimes recently announced the single AI Lullaby with Endel, which acts a sound-escape for children to help them sleep; this is likely inspired by Grimes recent birth of her child X Æ A-12 with Elon Musk. Grimes has also been busy promoting her latest Cyberpunk game which features the song Delicate Weapon which was released along with the game on December 18th.
Grimes does not have any upcoming tour-dates in 2020 or 2021, however, it is unclear whether that is because of safety concerns surrounding the Covid-19 global pandemic, or because she has not headlined a tour since 2016. However, when discussing her latest musical style and genre in the tracks released since 2016, Grimes stated that her music is unplaylistable – which is a huge problem. This not pop. This is not rock. They’re not discernible genres.
Miss Anthropocene: Rave Edition will be released at midnight in the UK on New Years Day, the original album Miss Anthropocene, along with her various singles released in 2020 are all available for streaming on all platforms. Cyberpunk 2077 is available on eBay and Grimes has a new colouring book available for purchase as well. No ticket sales are available at this time.
Miss Anthropocene: Rave Edition Track-List
01 So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth (ANNA Remix)
02 Darkseid (Richie Hawtin Remix) [ft. 潘PAN]
03 Delete Forever (Channel Tres Remix)
04 Violence (REZZ Remix) [ft. i_o]
05 4ÆM (Original Mix)
06 New Gods (Tale of Us & Âme Remix)
07 My Name Is Dark (Julien Bracht Remix)
08 You’ll Miss Me When I’m Not Around (Things You Say Remix)
09 Before the Fever (Original Mix)
10 IDORU (Modeselektor Remix)
11 We Appreciate Power (BloodPop® Remix) [ft. HANA]
