The Digging Remedy

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The Digging Remedy
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Studio album by
Released10 June 2016
Genre IDM
Length44:48
Label Warp
WARP277
Producer Plaid
Plaid chronology
Reachy Prints
(2014)
The Digging Remedy
(2016)
Polymer
(2019)

The Digging Remedy is the eighth studio album by British electronic music duo Plaid. [1] [2] It was announced on 28 April 2016, [3] with the lead single of the album, "CLOCK", [4] being released on the same date, along with an interactive website for the album co-created with digital artist Cabbibo. It was released 10 June 2016 on Warp Records. [5] [6]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andy Turner and Ed Handley.

No.TitleLength
1."Do Matter"3:40
2."Dilatone"3:40
3."CLOCK"4:24
4."The Bee"2:50
5."Melifer"4:05
6."Baby Step Giant Step"4:14
7."Yu Mountain"4:04
8."Lambswood"4:10
9."Saladore"3:51
10."Reeling Spiders"3:23
11."Held"3:46
12."Wen"2:41
Total length:44:48

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 110
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 165
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [9] 14

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