Thom, an out-of-tune piano and a very simple riff. It was recorded by Thom on MiniDisc at home. And the sound that sounds like someone washing up in the background? It’s his girlfriend actually doing the washing up. Read the rest of this entry »
Another B-side which had been knocking around for a while. Featuring Jonny’s xylophone and Let Down-like guitars. The band have not yet Read the rest of this entry »
Palo Alto, California, is home to many of America’s large corporations, including Xerox and a few computer companies. When the band played there in March 1996, they were given a several tours of these temples of economical and technological advancement. Thus, the song is about the “city of the future” Read the rest of this entry »
Radiohead’s first ever instrumental – programmed entirely on synthesizers by Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker (those responsible for the ‘Climbing Up the Walls’ Zero 7 remix). Read the rest of this entry »
This song was written by Thom in 1996 when he was bored in a hotel room.
The version available on the Paranoid Android CD1 and the US Airbag EP is considered the original, and the remix is available on the No Surprises/Running From Demons EP. The latter has clearer production values and a slightly louder guitar at the beginning; Jonny plays a different ending on the guitar. Read the rest of this entry »
This page, titled ‘w.a.s.t.e. products’, appeared on radiohead.com during the recording of OK Computer: