Headphones on 24/3/2006 at 03:18
Looks cool.
If I pick it up it'll be for the Matthew Herbert and Cinematic Orchestra tracks.
Just so you know!
Spamlet on 24/3/2006 at 04:55
Bah, that's nothin'!
Check out what Pitchfork reported today:
Sometimes we have to ask ourselves, "Just how far will we go for Radiohead?" We own all the albums, natch, we have all the singles, and we've even collected bootlegs. We even copped those damned Christopher O'Riley piano covers. What's left to show our undying devotion?
Ohhh, we here at Pitchfork News know there's plenty left (hell, this is our third Radiohead story in four days). You just have to be patient. In fact, on August 15 you'll be faced with one of the biggest Radiohead fan challenges yet, when Brooklyn's Easy Star Records releases an all-reggae covers version of OK Computer, entitled...wait for it...Radiodread.
Uggggggggh.
Easy Star main man Michael G. has already corralled quite a few big (and not so big) names into the project. Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals tackles "Let Down", Citizen Cope does "Karma Police", Sugar Minott takes on "Exit Music (For a Film)", Junior Jazz does "Subterranean Homesick Alien", and Tamar-Kali voices "Climbing up the Walls". Horace Andy, Morgan Heritage, Frankie Paul, and Kirsty Rock also contribute.
Michael G. captured Toots' vocal at Inner Circle's studio in Florida, so it's only a matter of time before "Karma Police" replaces "Bad Boys" on Cops.
In press materials, the G-Man has said, "We're at the stage where we can all sense what an incredible album this will be. We can't wait to get started with the mix of Radiodread as that is where the true soul of the album will emerge."
And if you think he's not serious, consider this: Easy Star All-Stars released Dub Side of the Moon, a reggae take on, yes, Pink Floyd, in 2003. That's experience talking, kid.
Stitch on 24/3/2006 at 05:44
I did a bunch of Radiohead covers in the shower once. It came out pretty decent.
Para?noid on 24/3/2006 at 10:14
Seems the way to make the big dollars these days is to pay tributes to highly successful and popular musicians with covers in genres that are utterly irrelevant in todays musical climate. If I hear one more souless fucking jazz cover of a Radiohead song I'm going to shit my pants
Stainboy on 24/3/2006 at 10:27
The Mark Ronson tune has been around for quite a while, it's a big hit in the clubs (at least the ones I go to). Very rare though - I think everyone basically nicked it from Gilles Peterson, so nice to see it available for us less-well-connected people.
The whole album looks interesting, so wait for the review methinks. Fucking tasty indeed.
Shug on 24/3/2006 at 14:43
Quote Posted by Stitch
I did a bunch of Radiohead covers in the shower once. It came out pretty decent.
One of the better euphemisms for masturbation I've read!
APMeehan on 24/3/2006 at 16:07
omfg ttlgelitists i hate ur gutz
Who cares about climate change when it sounds so damn good? Though that's just, you know, like, my opinion, I guess.
trevor the sheep on 24/3/2006 at 19:28
I don't normally go in for this sort of thing but Toots Hibbert covering 'Let Down'? That actually sounds quite interesting.
