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GoGo Penguin’s Chris Illingworth, Neil Blacka and Rob Turner (Photo: John Shard/Montage: Paul Middlewick) Though jazz and cover performances are a long familiar pairing, remixing isn’t nearly as ubiquitous an exercise for the repertoire. Yet, GoGo Penguin and its new album GGP/RMX, there’s a sense of fully realized destiny in what Nick Blacka (Bass), Chris Illingworth (Piano) and Rob Turner (Percussion) have brought to life with the artistry of nearly a dozen other collaborators, including Machinedrum, Shunya and Squarepusher, among others. With 11 tracks for tinkering from the trio’s self-titled fourth release GoGo Penguin (Blue Note, 2020), and previously Japan-only single “Petit a,” GGP/RMX puts more than new sonic arrangements on display. Everything about the record its musicality, collaborating artists and the album from which GGP/RMX draws its inspiration works together to showcase the musical flexibility of GoGo Penguin’s compositions as well ....