I didn't know that (the phone part) :huh:

 

well, i read that some months ago as well. not surprised by the way, considering how genius they are :cool:

 

how are you btw? :)

Super! Today was my last day of high school :dance: party?

 

 

 

eeepp *edt* so excited I can't remember my formality manners

 

 

How are you, Nik.

Super! Today was my last day of high school :dance: party?

 

haha cool :kiss: enjoy your day, hun.

 

to be honest my day was... what should i say??? shit!!! don't know why though, i just don't feel good at all. :/ i'm missing something i think...

oh. that is one strange feeling... and you have no idea why?!

Pitchfork reviewed The Eraser :dance:

 

 

Matthew Solarski reports:

Major break-ups, deaths, and Thom Yorke records-- pretty much the only stories Pitchfork News wakes up on a weekend to break. A couple of Saturdays back, we caught wind that Yorke was planning his first-ever foray into, um, solitary territory ("i don't wanna hear that word solo," the man wrote in a W.A.S.T.E. e-mail), on a forthcoming album to be titled The Eraser. And now, we've had the distinct pleasure of hearing the album in its entirety. The Eraser is a sumptuous, Nigel Godrich-produced layer cake of plaintive piano, haunting synth squalls, and chugging guitars built atop skittish programmed beats and devoured by Thom Yorke's anguished ruminations on the pressures and paranoias attendant to fame and expectation. And no, it's not a techno record.

 

Here's a track-by-track first glimpse at The Eraser:

 

1. "the eraser": The title track opens with a muffled, repeated piano chord. After a few bars and a chord change, programmed beats settle in, and Thom interrupts, "Please excuse me but I got to ask," scraping the upper register. Soon, a gaggle of disembodied, moaning Thoms joins in for the chorus, which seemingly takes a cue from Morrissey: "The more you try to erase me/ The more that I appear".

 

2. "analyse": Vocal and rolling piano lines launch this meditation on futility. "The fences that you cannot climb/ The sentences that do not rhyme," Thom laments, sad and clever all at once. And later: It gets you down/ You're just playing a part," one of many presumed jabs at self-identity. The chord progression somewhat recalls an accelerated "Knives Out", with a hesitant snare plodding along in the background, before Godrich drops in the first of The Eraser's many cinematic synth flourishes.

 

3. "the clock": A cyclical guitar line lends this track an almost motorik vibe, albeit one evoking a leisurely Sunday drive. Click-clack beats add to the pace before the inevitable opening line: "Time is running out/ For us." By the end, Thom is humming a simple, bluesy melody over the steady but relentless rhythm.

 

4. "black swan": Opens with an almost hip-hop beat, before a blues-inspired riff more than a little reminiscent of "I Might Be Wrong" drops in and sets the structure. "This is fucked up, fucked up," Yorke declares. Later, more identity crises are averted: "I don't care what the future holds/ 'Cause I'm right here and I'm today/ With your fingers you can touch me."

 

5. "skip divided": Samples of Thom drawing breaths help form the percussive foundation of this dark stalker-ly declaration. Yorke's at his most conversational here, almost pub-drunk, revealing, "When you walk in a room I follow you 'round/ Like a dog/ I'm a dog, I'm a dog, I'm a dog/ I'm a lapdog/ I'm your lapdog." Creepy.

 

6. "atoms for peace": Thom returns, all homesick alien, beseeching you: "No more going to the dark side with your flying saucer eyes/ No more falling down a wormhole that I have to pull you out," and striving for some higher octaves during the chorus: "I wanna geeet ouuut/ And make it woooork." Celestial tones underscore a warm, bumbling bassline-- a relatively minimal arrangement compared to the rest of The Eraser. "So many lies/ So feel the love come off of them/ And take me in your arms," he sings. Thom's own "You're Beautiful"?

 

7. "and it rained all night": And it's back to the Dark Side for The Eraser's chilliest number, a tune awash in eerie synth and driven by a Joy Division-esque bassline. Thom assumes the role of the poet-observer, surrealistically detailing visions of post-downpour New York, clipped vocal samples later piggybacking the bassline. It culminates in a strained, desperate: "I can see you/ But I can never reach you."

 

8. "harrowdown hill": Don't get thrown off by the practically post-punk opening bass riff; more haunted synth and programmed beats soon drift in and turn things nocturnal once again. "I'm coming home to make it alight/ So dry your eyes," sings Thom-- one of the most conventional, pop-esque vocal melodies on the record. "I can't take the pressure/ No one cares if you live or die/ They just want me gone/ They want me gone." The moment is suspended to make way for some riffing, which closes out the song.

 

9. "cymbal rush": We're greeted here by what sounds like the Pac-Man death sound effect kicked down an octave kicked down an octave; then more funereal, ambient synth, along with pitter-patter programmed percussion not unlike that on "Kid A". "Try to build a wall that is high enough," sings Thom. "It's all boiling over." Finally, the climax: percussion picks up, guitar enters over melancholic piano chords, and more disembodied Thoms float about, moaning-- until all drops out for one final blip-bloop parade, which sputters out to an abrupt finish.

 

Regarding The Eraser, Yorke also wrote "inevitably it is more beats & electronics. but its [sic] songs," and that pretty much sums it up. The record is song-oriented to a perhaps surprising degree-- no instrumentals, all tracks pretty much in the four-minute range, mostly standard time signatures-- and emphasizes the trademark textural richness of Radiohead and Godrich.

 

The Eraser lands in stores July 11 in the U.S. (lucky Brits get it a day earlier) via XL Recordings, but for now, those of you who enjoy being puzzled, hop on over to http://www.theeraser.net for more (totally cryptic) album details.

 

Oh, and incidentally-- that band Yorke sometimes sings for? Stereo-something? They're preparing to embark on a U.S. tour. Tickets available now! On eBay! For $900 a pop! Awesome!:

:wink:

:wink:

 

fact:

 

*reviewed in typical nonsense Pitchfork style*

Pitchfork reviewed The Eraser :dance:

 

 

Matthew Solarski reports:

Major break-ups, deaths, and Thom Yorke records-- pretty much the only stories Pitchfork News wakes up on a weekend to break. A couple of Saturdays back, we caught wind that Yorke was planning his first-ever foray into, um, solitary territory ("i don't wanna hear that word solo," the man wrote in a W.A.S.T.E. e-mail), on a forthcoming album to be titled The Eraser. And now, we've had the distinct pleasure of hearing the album in its entirety. The Eraser is a sumptuous, Nigel Godrich-produced layer cake of plaintive piano, haunting synth squalls, and chugging guitars built atop skittish programmed beats and devoured by Thom Yorke's anguished ruminations on the pressures and paranoias attendant to fame and expectation. And no, it's not a techno record.

 

Here's a track-by-track first glimpse at The Eraser:

 

1. "the eraser": The title track opens with a muffled, repeated piano chord. After a few bars and a chord change, programmed beats settle in, and Thom interrupts, "Please excuse me but I got to ask," scraping the upper register. Soon, a gaggle of disembodied, moaning Thoms joins in for the chorus, which seemingly takes a cue from Morrissey: "The more you try to erase me/ The more that I appear".

 

2. "analyse": Vocal and rolling piano lines launch this meditation on futility. "The fences that you cannot climb/ The sentences that do not rhyme," Thom laments, sad and clever all at once. And later: It gets you down/ You're just playing a part," one of many presumed jabs at self-identity. The chord progression somewhat recalls an accelerated "Knives Out", with a hesitant snare plodding along in the background, before Godrich drops in the first of The Eraser's many cinematic synth flourishes.

 

3. "the clock": A cyclical guitar line lends this track an almost motorik vibe, albeit one evoking a leisurely Sunday drive. Click-clack beats add to the pace before the inevitable opening line: "Time is running out/ For us." By the end, Thom is humming a simple, bluesy melody over the steady but relentless rhythm.

 

4. "black swan": Opens with an almost hip-hop beat, before a blues-inspired riff more than a little reminiscent of "I Might Be Wrong" drops in and sets the structure. "This is fucked up, fucked up," Yorke declares. Later, more identity crises are averted: "I don't care what the future holds/ 'Cause I'm right here and I'm today/ With your fingers you can touch me."

 

5. "skip divided": Samples of Thom drawing breaths help form the percussive foundation of this dark stalker-ly declaration. Yorke's at his most conversational here, almost pub-drunk, revealing, "When you walk in a room I follow you 'round/ Like a dog/ I'm a dog, I'm a dog, I'm a dog/ I'm a lapdog/ I'm your lapdog." Creepy.

 

6. "atoms for peace": Thom returns, all homesick alien, beseeching you: "No more going to the dark side with your flying saucer eyes/ No more falling down a wormhole that I have to pull you out," and striving for some higher octaves during the chorus: "I wanna geeet ouuut/ And make it woooork." Celestial tones underscore a warm, bumbling bassline-- a relatively minimal arrangement compared to the rest of The Eraser. "So many lies/ So feel the love come off of them/ And take me in your arms," he sings. Thom's own "You're Beautiful"?

 

7. "and it rained all night": And it's back to the Dark Side for The Eraser's chilliest number, a tune awash in eerie synth and driven by a Joy Division-esque bassline. Thom assumes the role of the poet-observer, surrealistically detailing visions of post-downpour New York, clipped vocal samples later piggybacking the bassline. It culminates in a strained, desperate: "I can see you/ But I can never reach you."

 

8. "harrowdown hill": Don't get thrown off by the practically post-punk opening bass riff; more haunted synth and programmed beats soon drift in and turn things nocturnal once again. "I'm coming home to make it alight/ So dry your eyes," sings Thom-- one of the most conventional, pop-esque vocal melodies on the record. "I can't take the pressure/ No one cares if you live or die/ They just want me gone/ They want me gone." The moment is suspended to make way for some riffing, which closes out the song.

 

9. "cymbal rush": We're greeted here by what sounds like the Pac-Man death sound effect kicked down an octave kicked down an octave; then more funereal, ambient synth, along with pitter-patter programmed percussion not unlike that on "Kid A". "Try to build a wall that is high enough," sings Thom. "It's all boiling over." Finally, the climax: percussion picks up, guitar enters over melancholic piano chords, and more disembodied Thoms float about, moaning-- until all drops out for one final blip-bloop parade, which sputters out to an abrupt finish.

 

Regarding The Eraser, Yorke also wrote "inevitably it is more beats & electronics. but its [sic] songs," and that pretty much sums it up. The record is song-oriented to a perhaps surprising degree-- no instrumentals, all tracks pretty much in the four-minute range, mostly standard time signatures-- and emphasizes the trademark textural richness of Radiohead and Godrich.

 

The Eraser lands in stores July 11 in the U.S. (lucky Brits get it a day earlier) via XL Recordings, but for now, those of you who enjoy being puzzled, hop on over to http://www.theeraser.net for more (totally cryptic) album details.

 

Oh, and incidentally-- that band Yorke sometimes sings for? Stereo-something? They're preparing to embark on a U.S. tour. Tickets available now! On eBay! For $900 a pop! Awesome!:

 

Is this a Thom Yorke solo album?

Is this a Thom Yorke solo album?

 

heh, yes it is solo and it is not solo, he doesn't like this word, but true it's his album which will be out in July and hopefully will be imported to Europe (UK doesn't count)

 

solo doesn't mean split up in this case ;)

RH guys are still working at the their new songs and trying/performing them at the live gigs

heh' date=' yes it is solo and it is not solo, he doesn't like this word, but true it's [i']his[/i] album which will be out in July and hopefully will be imported to Europe (UK doesn't count)

 

Great! Thanks for the info! :)

 

How are the new Radiohead songs? I read they played some of them live!?

heh' date=' yes it is solo and it is not solo, he doesn't like this word, but true it's [i']his[/i] album which will be out in July and hopefully will be imported to Europe (UK doesn't count)

 

Great! Thanks for the info! :)

 

How are the new Radiohead songs? I read they played some of them live!?

 

oh yes!!! they rock imo! :cool:

 

you can get some here:

http://lders.nl/index.php?m=05&y=06&entry=entry060518-214918

 

oh yes!!! they rock imo! :cool:

 

you can get some here:

http://lders.nl/index.php?m=05&y=06&entry=entry060518-214918

 

Thank you!

 

Will listen to it.

I got my tickets today!

 

I cannot wait for The Eraser (the artwork is amazing btw).

i really like the new songs :cool:

15 Step is mind blowing!! i absolutely agree with you, somehow it reminds me of Idioteque, but still they're totally different. 15 Step is much faster and makes me dance :dance:, though Idioteque is better lyrically. but comparing these 2 songs is unfair, still we don't hear the studio version of 15 Step which is hopefully will be on the album. the other personal favourites are Arpeggi, Videotape and Nude. these songs are absolutely brilliant. ahhhhhh!!!! Videotape is maybe one of the most beatiful songs ever :shocked2: and i'm not joking...

 

you'll find the available gigs here (temporally some are not available, check the site in 1 week or something) :wink: :

http://lders.nl/

 

EDIT:

 

http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/

 

Ahh yes, how could I totally have forgotten --> Arpeggi :shocked2:

Beautiful song, especially the version Thom recorded with the orchestra... I was left speechless. I'm loving House of Cards too at the moment. As for Videotape, I'm not too sure... Still needs some refining IMO. Overall, I think it would be a good idea for them to not rush out the album... Early next year sounds just about right. That would give them more time to really get into their songs :nice:

when will it be in Europe out?

in July probably. thank you Nik for the review. i didn't really get what's the final grade for this album?

heh' date=' yes it is solo and it is not solo, he doesn't like this word, but true it's [i']his[/i] album which will be out in July and hopefully will be imported to Europe (UK doesn't count)

 

solo doesn't mean split up in this case ;)

RH guys are still working at the their new songs and trying/performing them at the live gigs

i read this too in the teletext

http://www.lders.nl/ Videotape is here under the 18th show

 

about Jools, i think they won't do any TV appearances before releasing of the new LP. so next year maybe

 

thankyou so much:nice:

NME scans [thanks to Fast Tracker from MT]

 

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7757/nme110bw.jpg

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/1229/nme228te.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7762/nme331ss.jpg

i got that mag today!!! :nice: love the front cover

Does someone know where i can get all the Radiohead bsides?

if you want only b-sides the first 2 discs will be enough ;)

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1525130&postcount=84

jesus nik you're an uploading machine. bless you :nice:

jesus nik you're an uploading machine. bless you :nice:

 

actually not me uploaded that stuff :confused:

 

anyway thanks Bonita, how are you doing? ;)

if you want only b-sides the first 2 discs will be enough ;)

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1525130&postcount=84

 

Wow, what a collection!! :D

 

Thank you!!!

 

Are these all the bsides they did(the first 2 discs)?