Radiohead - The King of Limbs

Nope I have the suspicion they will either broadcast some sort of announcement on the big screens at Hachiko square or even more probably (and better!) do a webcast like the ones they did for IR and Kid A.

Hachiko square has too much affluence... doesn't seem like an adequate place for shows. There's loads of screens in there tho so they might have rented some seconds to broadcast.

http://www.photopassjapan.com/images/img%206657%20tokyo%20shibuya%20eki%20mae%20hachiko%20square%20kosaten%20-%20shibuya%20station%20hachiko%20square%20crossing%20q%20front%20tsutaya%20building%20starbucks%20cafe%20panorama%20window.jpg

Godzilla-sized version of the Radiohead bear emerges, eats everyone.

Godzilla-sized version of the Radiohead bear emerges, eats everyone.

― Ned Raggett,

http://i875.photobucket.com/albums/ab318/turismo417/UltramanandThom.jpg

cheers for the new desktop wallpaper

Okay so allegedly whatever's happening in Japan is in three hours.

The only thing that's stopping me preordering this (mp3) album is the chance of DRM.

Radiohead event in Shibuya cancelled due to safety concerns. Website broadcast planned. http://bit.ly/gR6DYR

" People bummed about the Radiohead non-event can enjoy a "special online thingummy" here at 18:59: http://thekingoflimbs.jp "

ie in a couple of hours GMT

Radiohead don't believe in DRM, Autumn Almanac. And In Rainbows did not have DRM.

AWES <3

So apparently I wasn't that off on my prediction. They were set to broadcast 6 minutes of something in one of the screens on Shibuya but apparently it has been cancelled and instead they'll do some sort of webcast from the japanese website. Anyone interested I suppose will get to see something over here in an hour:
https://thekingoflimbs.jp/index.php

Dissapointed about the Shibuya thing, the whole thing sounded like a brilliant marketing tactic. Maybe too good in fact... apparently they didn't expect such a crazed response from fans... even the japanese government got concerned.

what, that they might not have been able to see from where they would have been standing?

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

Apparently a video to Lotus Flower.

so this is not really their folk / prog record but their disco funk record it seems.

I honestly don't know what I just watched.

I like it!!

Great video, great tune, A+ dance moves

Well I loved the song but I don't think he's much of a dancer to support a whole video of it, still love it. Also jamiroquai has better hats.

I like the song and love the fact that he obviously couldn't give a flying fuck about looking like an idiot.

Doesn't sound too much like Radiohead tho... it's closer to Thom Yorke's solo stuff.

Doesn't sound too much like Radiohead tho... it's closer to Thom Yorke's solo stuff.

I'd welcome that sound on this album tbh

Of all the more recent live material, this is one of my least favorite songs. And I don't think they added much to it other than a kind of cliched Radiohead gloss.

Video for 'Lotus Flower' from The King of Limbs

Produced and Directed by Garth Jennings
Choreographed by Wayne McGregor
Director of Photography- Nick Wood
Editor- Leila Sarraf

Choreographed????

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfOa1a8hYP8

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/feb/18/radiohead-king-of-limbs-live

I like it, seems like a grower.

Ace song. Bought the album.

SEE MEN IN SUITS, OFFER A DECENT PRICE AND SIMULTANEOUS WORLDWIDE RELEASE AND PEOPLE WON'T STEAL YR PRODUCTS

OTM.

Apparently the release might be today instead of tomorrow?

Yup. Link I posted upthread is also confirmed by xl

http://www.xlrecordings.com/

Today would be good, means I can listen to it at lunchtime/on my way home rather than inflicting it on my Radiohead-hating gf tomorrow.

don't think it will be out anytime soon tho... probably in around 4 or 5 hours.

If it does come out today I won't be able to listen to it till tomorrow by which time this thread will have 3000 posts, the record will have been dissected to death and everyone'll be bored of it.

Well, at least the poll won't have concluded.

growing on me a bit

Anyone who ordered, check order tracking because the album is available for download right now.

Good lord, so it is. Cheers for the tip-off.

(I won't get to listen to it until tomorrow but hey)

Guessing that traffic will be that heavy that downloads won't complete until Sunday anyhow.

Yeah, mine's already slowed to 24k (30-40 mins).

Got it. Longest track is 5.20, bad luck LJ.

Here’s the track list.

1. Bloom
2. Morning Mr Magpie
3. Little By Little
4. Feral
5. Lotus Flower
6. Codex
7. Give Up The Ghost
8. Separator

1. Bloom (5:14)
2. Morning Mr Magpie (4:40)
3. Little By Little (4:27)
4. Feral (3:12)
5. Lotus Flower (5:00)
6. Codex (4:46)
7. Give Up The Ghost (4:50)
8. Separator (5:20)

Sorry LJ, no 8-minute epics. Suppose that means it must be shit.

If it does come out today I won't be able to listen to it till tomorrow by which time this thread will have 3000 posts, the record will have been dissected to death and everyone'll be bored of it.

― chandelier falling through a bar in a batman costume (dog latin), vrijdag 18 februari 2011 11:50 (23 minutes ago) Bookmark

QFT... Hopefully we'll be in time to catch the second backlash!

The opener is sounding very much like something off The Eraser.

Shuffly slightly out of synch sounding drums, no immediate catchiness.

It needs to sound like the album cover (or have a different cover) or I will be mad.