Big Ideas: Don't get any -- by James Houston

Video by James Houston
jim@1030.co.uk

Digg this at:
http://digg.com/music/Radiohead_s_Nud...
Radiohead held an online contest to remix "Nude" from their album - "In Rainbows" This was quite a difficult task for everybody that entered, as Nude is in 6/8 timing, and 63bpm. Most music that's played in clubs is around 120bpm and usually 4/4 timing. It's pretty difficult to seamlessly mix a waltz beat into a DJ set.

This resulted in lots of generic entries consisting of a typical 4/4 beat, but with arbitrary clips from "Nude" thrown in so that they qualified for the contest.

Thom Yorke joked at the ridiculousness of it in an interview for NPR radio, hinting that they set the competition to find out how people would approach such a challenging task.

I decided to take the piss a bit, as the contest seemed to be in that spirit.

Based on the lyric (and alternate title) "Big Ideas: Don't get any" I grouped together a collection of old redundant hardware, and placed them in a situation where they're trying their best to do something that they're not exactly designed to do, and not quite getting there.

It doesn't sound great, as it's not supposed to.

Sinclair ZX Spectrum - Guitars (rhythm & lead)
Epson LX-81 Dot Matrix Printer - Drums
HP Scanjet 3c - Bass Guitar
Hard Drive array - Act as a collection of bad speakers - Vocals & FX

Thanks to Afrotech and Dr Roland Shregle (ganjatron)

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[yakkodash]

Why my printer doesn't sing like this?

[etc0051]

ох уж эти сине-белые полосочки. этот волшебный звук!!! подкручивание магнитной головки!!! и блять непременно джойстик для игр))) и срачь с мамой. что её надо телевизор смотреть....как же я хочу вернуться туда, прошлое.....блин....ZX...спект­рум....удачи тебе.... и мне!!! для инвайта на дерти....

[JeredtheShy]

I wanna see this in concert so bad.

[Pavignon]

o please please make more of this.

[Lord Brokami]

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[Ben Morris]

im in love with this. is there anywhere i can download it?

[genewitch]

Song still gives me chills every time i listen. This is fantastic art!

[oradbaforpsoft]

Loved those Sinclair Research ZX Spectrum's - best games ever!!

[greyhoundgill]

3:24 Scanner is exhausted 

[DemonLordChaos]

justin bieber can learn a lot from that scanner.

[angryslug1]

Why hasn't this got a millions views ;_;

[Jeffrey Greenland]

You've such an amazing journey ahead of you.