Kiasmos's II Reworked: three teams, one careful running order

II Reworked, the new Kiasmos album, is a 12-track set released through Erased Tapes on July 3, 2026. It is not a new Kiasmos record. Three outside teams take existing Kiasmos material and shape it into their own versions. The tracklist maps the division: Alex Somers takes Grown, Bound and Sworn; Rachika Nayar and Nina Keith take Burst, Sailed, Laced, Flown and Dazed; Kjartan Holm and Sin Fang take Spun, Told and Squared. The last track shares the album's title. Each timed track names its reworker, so the record reads as a set of separate rooms.

The record's strongest argument, on the page, is pacing. Seven of the twelve tracks stay under five minutes, and the short cuts cluster around the middle. The two longest are Somers reworks: Grown runs 7:01 and Bound runs 6:42. Sworn's 4:15 is a shorter release after Bound, which gives the album two weight-bearing sections. Nayar and Keith get five tracks between 3:13 and 4:18, and the center moves quickly because of it. Holm and Sin Fang anchor the final stretch with Told at 5:40 and Squared at 6:43. The longest timed cut opens the album and the untimed title track closes it. That is a running order with actual structure.

The limit is also structural. A rework collection asks the listener to trust that the original material earned this much attention, and the album gives no direct access to those originals. That is a reasonable risk to take. The final track, named II Reworked, arrives with no listed runtime in the verified data, so the album ends on an open door. It could be a quiet landing or a formal handoff; the listing will not say. The ambiguity keeps the record from making the case for its own existence.

That is why II Reworked lands at 3.5. The structure is disciplined, the three teams get distinct zones, and the pacing shows a clear hand. The record stays a collection of versions. The sequencing is the best argument the album makes.

The tracklist

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