The King of Limbs – From The Basement
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The King of Limbs - From The Basement is a 2011 live video album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead
. It includes performances of all eight tracks from The King of Limbs
, plus unreleased tracks "The Daily Mail" and "Staircase". The DVD and BluRay editions will include a performance of Record Store Day
single "Supercollider
", plus a download code and a 32-page hardback book of photos from the recording session. The album will also be available via iTunes
. It is the first BluRay disc released by Radiohead, the first official DVD released by the band in seven years, the first video release to receive a retail physical edition since Meeting People Is Easy
in 1999, and the first to focus mostly on performance by the band since Live at the Astoria
in 1994. Other video releases such as Radiohead for Haiti
were endorsed by the band, but not released by them, and the 2008 programme In Rainbows – From the Basement received a digital-only release in most territories (in Japan, it was later included on a special re-release edition of In Rainbows).
In this performance the five members of the band are also joined by several guest musicians. Most notably, Clive Deamer, currently a touring member of both Portishead and Radiohead, performs the songs' complex percussion parts alongside Phil Selway. Horn players are also featured on "Bloom," "Codex" and "The Daily Mail." In between songs, the film briefly captures conversations between band members.
Originally filmed as a television special, From the Basement was aired on a number of channels internationally, but it ran into problems with its planned British distributor BBC Worldwide, who cancelled its planned air date on July 1, 2011. The band have uploaded selected songs from the performance to YouTube
, and in August 2011 they uploaded the entire set (not including "Supercollider") for a limited time on YouTube.
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
. It includes performances of all eight tracks from The King of Limbs
The King of Limbs
The King of Limbs is the eighth studio album by English rock band Radiohead, produced by Nigel Godrich. It was self-released on 18 February 2011 as a download in MP3 and WAV formats, followed by physical CD and 12" vinyl releases on 28 March, a wider digital release via AWAL, and a special...
, plus unreleased tracks "The Daily Mail" and "Staircase". The DVD and BluRay editions will include a performance of Record Store Day
Record Store Day
Record Store Day is an internationally celebrated day observed the third Saturday of April each year. Its purpose, as conceived by independent record store employee Chris Brown, is to celebrate the art of music...
single "Supercollider
Supercollider / The Butcher
"Supercollider"/"The Butcher" is a 2011 single by the English alternative rock band Radiohead. It was released on 12-inch vinyl in the UK, Europe and Japan on 16 April 2011 for Record Store Day. It was released on the same format in the United States and Canada on 14 June 2011."Supercollider" was...
", plus a download code and a 32-page hardback book of photos from the recording session. The album will also be available via iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
. It is the first BluRay disc released by Radiohead, the first official DVD released by the band in seven years, the first video release to receive a retail physical edition since Meeting People Is Easy
Meeting People Is Easy
Meeting People Is Easy, first released on 30 November 1998, is a rockumentary by Grant Gee following British alternative rock band Radiohead on their exhaustive world tour following the success of their 1997 album OK Computer...
in 1999, and the first to focus mostly on performance by the band since Live at the Astoria
Live at the Astoria
Live at the Astoria is a live concert video from English alternative rock group Radiohead's concert at the London Astoria venue on 27 May 1994, released on 13 March 1995 to VHS, and later to DVD in 2005....
in 1994. Other video releases such as Radiohead for Haiti
Radiohead for Haiti
Radiohead for Haiti is a live concert video from Radiohead's concert at the Henry Fonda Theatre, Hollywood, United States on 24 January 2010....
were endorsed by the band, but not released by them, and the 2008 programme In Rainbows – From the Basement received a digital-only release in most territories (in Japan, it was later included on a special re-release edition of In Rainbows).
In this performance the five members of the band are also joined by several guest musicians. Most notably, Clive Deamer, currently a touring member of both Portishead and Radiohead, performs the songs' complex percussion parts alongside Phil Selway. Horn players are also featured on "Bloom," "Codex" and "The Daily Mail." In between songs, the film briefly captures conversations between band members.
Originally filmed as a television special, From the Basement was aired on a number of channels internationally, but it ran into problems with its planned British distributor BBC Worldwide, who cancelled its planned air date on July 1, 2011. The band have uploaded selected songs from the performance to YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, and in August 2011 they uploaded the entire set (not including "Supercollider") for a limited time on YouTube.
Setlist
- "Bloom"
- "The Daily Mail"
- "Feral"
- "Little by Little"
- "Codex"
- "Separator"
- "Lotus FlowerLotus Flower (song)"Lotus Flower" is a song by the English band Radiohead. It was released in 2011 on their eighth studio album The King of Limbs.A music video was released on February 18, 2011 and features black-and-white footage of lead singer Thom Yorke dancing while singing the song. It was directed by Garth...
" - "Staircase"
- "Morning Mr. Magpie"
- "Give Up the Ghost"
Personnel
- Thom YorkeThom YorkeThomas "Thom" Edward Yorke is an English musician who is the lead vocalist and principal songwriter for Radiohead. He mainly plays guitar and piano, but he has also played drums and bass guitar...
- vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, percussion - Jonny GreenwoodJonny GreenwoodJonathan Richard Guy "Jonny" Greenwood is an English musician and composer, best known as a member of the English rock band Radiohead. Greenwood is a multi-instrumentalist, but serves mainly as lead guitarist and keyboard player. In addition to guitar and keyboard, he plays viola, harmonica,...
- guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums - Colin GreenwoodColin GreenwoodColin Charles Greenwood , is an English musician and composer, best known as the bassist of the rock band Radiohead. Apart from bass, Colin plays keyboards, synthesizers and works on sampling on the electronic side of Radiohead...
- bass guitar - Ed O'BrienEd O'BrienEdward John O'Brien is an English musician, songwriter and guitarist for the rock band Radiohead. He is also responsible for harmony vocals during live concerts and on many tracks from the band's albums...
- guitar - Phil SelwayPhil SelwayPhilip James "Phil" "The Graf" Selway is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer of English rock group Radiohead. He also drums and provides backing vocals, along with occasional guitar and lead vocals, for 7 Worlds Collide...
- drums, percussion - Clive Deamer - drums, percussion
- Noel Langley, Yazz Ahmed, Clare Moss, Trevor Mires, Owen Marshall, Ben Castle, Phil Todd - brass section