Monday, January 28, 2008
After the lengthy tour, the rest of 2004 passed with band members devoting themselves to solo projects and recordings with other artists. Chief artists Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke were mostly at the fore. Drummer Phil Selway, unlike previous years, also started doing collaborative work. He was working with the longtime collaborators Samaritans Health Organizations. Other bandmembers Ed O'Brien and Colin Greenwood weren't making solo projects, partly because both were becoming fathers: a son Salvador was born to the former in early 2004 and at the time the latter also was expecting a child. The band only gave note of themselves as a whole, releasing the DVD The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth Of All Time. Greenwood, along with Phil, will have a cameo role in the next Harry Potter movie - HP and the Goblet of Fire. Jonny became a composer for the BBC, charged with creating classical pieces. He and Thom participated in the Band Aid 20 project, playing respectively guitar and piano, collaborating with batch of famous artists. In 2004 was the UK Premiere of the highly anticipated dance piece Split Sides. Radiohead’s and Sigur Ros's collaboration with dance legend Merce Cunningham at the Barbican Theatre from 5-9 of October. The piece featured Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do as well as a 20-minute new work by Radiohead. A roll of dice at the beginning of each performance dictated which combination of choreography, music, costume, design and lighting was actually seen. There were 32 potential combinations, making each night a completely different experience. The production also featured Décor by photographer Robert Heishman and Turner Prize Nominee Catherine Yass. The show was also seen in Norway on 21 May.Thom and Jonny presented some new work with the London Sinfonietta Orchestra on 27 March 2005 and 28 March 2005 at the Ether Festival in London. Thom sang from some lyrics sheets the ocean themed debut song "Arpeggi", including the lines "in the deepest ocean", "the bottom of the sea" and "sunk without a trace", which can also be found at the official site. "Where Bluebirds Fly", a b-side of the "There There" single, was also debuted as an orchestral piece. Thom was joined by female vocalist, Lubna Salame. Until that point, "Where Bluebirds Fly" had never played live before, only being used as the band's intro music at their live shows from 2002 onwards. Jonny presented his new work "Piano For Children", performed by the Sinfonietta, also. The performances were attended by Nigel Godrich, Ed, Colin, and Beck.
After a year out of the spotlight Radiohead returned again to recording sessions. In early March, Thom Yorke, on the band's official messageboard, mentioned that the band had started work. In late March Jonny Greenwood confirmed that the band are rehearsing and are working on new material in their Oxford studio, where they recorded their first album. "We're rehearsing at the moment, and again it's fun. We all want to push forward, and when you have five people who are all like that, you couldn't ask for a better thing." According to Jonny the recording process of LP 7 will be interrupted by his engagement with BBC in late 23 April 2005 with the BBC Concert Orchestra in London. Following Jonny and Thom's performance at the Ether Festival, Ed O'Brien revealed that Radiohead have already spent about four weeks in the studio recording a new album. According to Ed, another small tour, like the band did in Portugal and Spain in middle 2002, to try out Hail to the Thief material, could be possible if the recording process takes a long time. Jonny has hinted that he would like to do a fanclub tour.
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After a year out of the spotlight Radiohead returned again to recording sessions. In early March, Thom Yorke, on the band's official messageboard, mentioned that the band had started work. In late March Jonny Greenwood confirmed that the band are rehearsing and are working on new material in their Oxford studio, where they recorded their first album. "We're rehearsing at the moment, and again it's fun. We all want to push forward, and when you have five people who are all like that, you couldn't ask for a better thing." According to Jonny the recording process of LP 7 will be interrupted by his engagement with BBC in late 23 April 2005 with the BBC Concert Orchestra in London. Following Jonny and Thom's performance at the Ether Festival, Ed O'Brien revealed that Radiohead have already spent about four weeks in the studio recording a new album. According to Ed, another small tour, like the band did in Portugal and Spain in middle 2002, to try out Hail to the Thief material, could be possible if the recording process takes a long time. Jonny has hinted that he would like to do a fanclub tour.
http://www.greenplastic.com/band/
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