Hey Radiohead fans, I’ve got two things for you. The first is some links to two of the mixtapes that Thom Yorke has been posting on Dead Air Space. Feel free to squeal with excitement and if you like them, throw a “thanks Josh” in the comments section because he tracked these down for everyone. Links and tracklists are below!
Next, I have a link to a Spin Mag editorial piece entitled “MYTH No. 1: Radiohead Can Do No Wrong.” Read it and watch as they attempt to stir up the pot. Some of the comments are priceless.
Mixtape 1 (week of Nov. 23rd) tracklist:
As the Landscape Dissolves…
1. Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4>> Vladimir Ashkenazy & James Walker Rachmaninov: Preludes
2. There’s A World [Live At Massey Hall 1971]>> Neil Young from Neil Young Archives Volume I [1963 - 1972]
3. CELLZ>> Doom from BORN LIKE THIS
4. RN2-09 PT1 + PT >> AOKI Takamasa from ununtrium / RN-RHYTHM-VARIATIONS
5. Magnetfeld>> Feadz from 10 Years of BPitch Control
6. Everyone>> The Aliens from Luna
7. Hyper (Instrumental)>> Illum Sphere from Incoming Ep
8. Ghost Train Acid>> Ceephax Acid Crew from Bainted Smile - EP
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Mixtape 2 (week of Nov. 17th) tracklist:
As I Sweep Up The Last Of The Leaves…
1. Intro + Gold Love Riddim by Tapes from Hissing Theatricals
2. Herzog by Clark from Warp20: Chosen
3. Square Footage by Luke Vibert from We Hear You
4. Take A Ride Version by Dub Specialist from Studio One Dub
5. Incredible by M Beat General Levy from Rumble in the Jungle
6. Quiet Dog by Mos Def from The Ecstatic
7. Dinamo by Nathan Fake from Dinamo
8. Drane by Autechre from Warp20:Chosen
9. Nordic House by Ceephax from Exidy Tours
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Ugh. Paste’s profile of Free Energy made me kind of hate them. So does your review. It’s this unctuous defense of good-time rock-and-roll ("we’re just here to party, and we’re awesome!") that seems more self-serving than fun-loving.
by beth on Wed Mar 17, 2010 at 09.41 pm from the entry: Foreign Born + Free Energy - The Knitting Factory (Brooklyn, NY; Mar. 12, 2010)
that inescapable feeling you are referring to, is that like when you hear something and you could have sworn you heard it before because of the nostalgic catchy quality? or is is like when you’ve heard a band exactly like said band?
great post by the way!
by paul on Wed Mar 17, 2010 at 03.15 pm from the entry: The Novel Ideas - "The Sky Is A Field" - Borrow It
Whoa! I had no idea she was enegaged. You would never know with the way she behaves! Wow!
by art on Wed Mar 17, 2010 at 09.48 am from the entry: Nikki Darlin and John McCauley: 1+1=1
This comment stream is so meta. Great review Kelly.
by chris on Tue Mar 16, 2010 at 07.50 pm from the entry: Flying Lotus - "Cosmogramma" - Buy It
no prob. The whole album is excellent, combining some of the harder sonics of Los Angeles with the meat of his debut and obviously difficult to summarize in only 50 words… 
I’d say it’s on par with the debut, but better than Los Angeles.
by kelly on Tue Mar 16, 2010 at 06.23 pm from the entry: Flying Lotus - "Cosmogramma" - Buy It
By the way, I really liked the mp3 posted. Thanks.
by Joshua H on Tue Mar 16, 2010 at 06.17 pm from the entry: Flying Lotus - "Cosmogramma" - Buy It
WHO WROTE THIS...PUKE ! “WHO WROTE THIS...PUKE ! “Picture yourself coasting your bike past space funk palm trees, homeless harpists, vintage video arcades, electronic drum circles, and 60s psychedelic singers who’re waiting for the bus. Cosmogramma is kinda like that if someone suddenly tripped you just as you’re starting to enjoy the ride. But in a good way.””
by Joshua H on Tue Mar 16, 2010 at 06.17 pm from the entry: Flying Lotus - "Cosmogramma" - Buy It
Looking forward to checking this out, even thoug its a bit away from my own chill out downbeat highway.
Thanks