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Japanese release features 6 tracks plus 2 enhanced videos for 'Harrowdown Hill' & 'Analyse'. The audio tracks are 'Harrowdown Hill', 'The Drunk Machine', 'A Rat's Nest', 'Jetstream', 'Harrowdownhill' (extended mix) & 'Iluvya'. XL Recordings. 2006.
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By John Schultz (Illinois)
I love this CD. When away from Radiohead Yorke goes VERY electronic, more-so than when with Radiohead. I like it in small doses. But then ultimately after a few songs I just start jonesing for the whole band. These songs work well within playlists, especially The Drunkk Machine, and A Rats Nest. Worth getting for anyone who is a fan. Do You LOVE eraser? if so you will LOVE spitting feathers. The video is OK, Plays fine on my OSX machine but the viewer window is quite small Approximately 6x4" which was a disappointment. The content of the video is of typical Yorke political imagery. Worth a view.
By Marshall Stoner
I would have rated 5 stars but for the price tag. It is a bit steep for what you get.
The four b-side songs definitely go off on a slightly different tangent from the sound of "The Eraser" thus it's easy to see why Thom decided not to include them. However, together on this 5 track EP they actually mesh quite well. Darker than anything on "The Eraser", the ambience on here has a strong resemblance to Autechre but the cleverly composed vocals add a new dimension that is completely original. This is Thom at his most angry and dismal, but it's as brilliant as ever.
The first song "Drunkk Machine" starts off with deep buzzing mechanical drones and a harsh reverberating synth track. Thom snarls dystopian lyrics in a monotone voice over a churning din of synth and syncopated beats. Towards the end the song goes completely haywire with a buildup of hissing sounds and muffled human screams, as if the machine is about to self destruct.
The second song "A Rat's Nest" is more subdued and fluid than the others, yet it evokes thoughts of an inexorable evil and a hopeless situation. The song starts out with some high pitched warbling notes followed by a flowing deep-hypnotic fuzzy-synth/electro-beat track that slowly fills in and continues through the entire song. Thom sings in his normal voice here. I almost get a chill later in the song where additional layers of synth and spooky warbling sounds fade in and out just before the vocals cut out leaving that ominous slow thumping beat to finish the song.
"Jetstream" is my favorite track. It's an absolutely haunting tune. The sounds vaguely resemble flutes and organ pipes with Thom singing/chanting in a very panicky/neurotic cadence over a stampeding, heavily syncopated percussion track. I can only imagine the lyric "I wanna turn back" being whimpered by a shell-shocked victim curled up in the fetal position on the floor rocking. Only Thom Yorke can turn the sounds of abject misery into a captivating tune.
The extended mix of "Harrowdown Hill" isn't too different from the original release other than having extended ambient breakdowns. However, it's one of those songs that sounds better extended to 7:00 minutes IMO.
The final track "Ilovya" is a bit out there, chaotic and completely instrumental, other than some odd vocal yelpings. Probably my least favorite because I enjoy it more when Thom Yorke sings. Fans of experimental electronic music may like this though.
By Robert Austin (NY, USA)
People that are ordering this album are forgetting that fact that you are ordering an IMPORT cd. Needless to say, it comes from another country. Take the price increase into affect once you realize that fact. Album is wonderful and is NOT over-rated or overly pricey, contrary to popular belief.
By Casey G. Hancock (Hartsville, SC USA)
This EP is very overpriced. Though I like the music tracks that are on it, it's just not worth the price. The quality of the video (as in the encoding, not the production) is so low that that doesn't add much value to the purchase either. I'd venture to guess you could find a higher-quality encoding of the video on bittorrent somewhere. This purchase is only for the most most hardcore fans and collectors.
By BC (Colorado)
It's more from Mr. Yorke. Need I say more?
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