{"id":314315,"date":"2021-08-02T21:32:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T18:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nigel-godrich-talks-from-the-basements-return-radiohead-webcasts-and-more\/"},"modified":"2021-08-02T21:32:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T18:32:31","slug":"nigel-godrich-talks-from-the-basements-return-radiohead-webcasts-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nigel-godrich-talks-from-the-basements-return-radiohead-webcasts-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nigel Godrich Talks From the Basement\u2019s Return, Radiohead Webcasts, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34d5c4219a8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34d5c4219a8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nigel-godrich-talks-from-the-basements-return-radiohead-webcasts-and-more\/#Content\" >Content<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nigel-godrich-talks-from-the-basements-return-radiohead-webcasts-and-more\/#Content-2\" >Content<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Nigel Godrich Talks From the Basement\u2019s Return, Radiohead Webcasts, and More<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid--item body body__container article__body grid-layout__content\" data-journey-hook=\"client-content\">\n<p><em>From the Basement<\/em> is officially back. Produced, engineered, and curated by Nigel Godrich, the live-in-studio show originally ran from 2006 to 2009, and clips from it featuring acts like Sonic Youth, the Fall, PJ Harvey, and (of course) Radiohead were uploaded to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> last year. Now, Godrich has partnered with the Coda Collection\u2014a streaming service available via Amazon Prime\u2014to bring full <em>From the Basement<\/em> sets to a paid streaming platform. Archival sets from Fleet Foxes, My Morning Jacket, the White S<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>es, the Raconteurs, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Aimee Mann, and more will trickle out in forthcoming months, beginning with Radiohead\u2019s beloved <em>King of Limbs<\/em> performance. In even more exciting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, Godrich says there are plans to shoot new installments of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> for the first time in over a decade.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ConsumerMarketingUnitThemedWrapper-kknrtm gZsZUO consumer-marketing-unit consumer-marketing-unit--article-mid-content\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"consumer-marketing-unit__slot consumer-marketing-unit__slot--article-mid-content consumer-marketing-unit__slot--in-content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"journey-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ahead of the Coda Collection launch, Godrich talked with us about <em>From the Basement<\/em>\u2019s revival, live music as \u201ccontent,\u201d Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood\u2019s new band the Smile, and Radiohead\u2019s <em>King of Limbs<\/em> set.<\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"BaseWrap-sc-TwdDQ IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-fhmEXF hlNbBe osGWz iframe-embed\">\n<div data-testid=\"IframeEmbedContainer\" class=\"BaseWrap-sc-TwdDQ IframeEmbedContainer-hNgpng hlNbBe iteJOS\">\n<div class=\"MessageBannerWrapper-fxjTNs bdroYJ ConsentBannerWrapper-fjFHHh iYsVsD\" data-testid=\"message-banner\">\n<div class=\"BaseWrap-sc-TwdDQ BaseText-fFHxRE MessageBannerContent-gbqKAm hlNbBe jtPfyH jsjFxf\">\n<h4 class=\"ConsentBannerTitle-gRLylC dHxjBF\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Content\"><\/span>Content<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" class=\"heading-h4\">Pitchfork: What inspired you to put the series on a premium sub<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ion service?<\/div>\n<p>Nigel Godrich: I have very mixed feelings about YouTube and streaming <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly. When we first started talking about <em>From the Basement<\/em> in earnest, there was this idea that it\u2019d be an internet-based thing\u2014but this was in 2003, and it wasn\u2019t technically possible. Now, the internet is completely flooded by video content because anyone can do it. So when you get an offer from a larger entity with a proper platform, that\u2019s very appealing.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" class=\"heading-h4\">The pandemic has normalized homemade performance videos for TV broadcasts. It feels like we\u2019ve reached a time when artists have to value the presentation of their live performance even more than before.<\/div>\n<p>Part of the novelty has been watching people film themselves on web chat cameras and doing Zoom conferences and whatnot\u2014because it\u2019s the same <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> that everyone uses, so it somehow makes a connection between artist and viewer. It\u2019s both intimate and personal, but also the cheapest and easiest way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Container-ineSfH kZHRTY\"><\/div>\n<p>For us, it was always about using the best tools available, fidelity-wise, to make something that has no barrier or wrapper around it. No presenter, no editorial agenda, no other people in the room. <em>From the Basement<\/em> episodes were meant to be miniature movies, an attempt at making something into an art form. I was trying to create something that was just a cut above the rest, from a technical standpoint.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" class=\"heading-h4\">Most of the episodes were filmed at London\u2019s famed Maida Vale Studios. How did that space feed into the show\u2019s atmosphere?<\/div>\n<p>The room in Maida Vale was so beautifully set up, with a color scheme that\u2019s sort of this olive green. We brought in the red carpet, and the combination of that green and red basically dictated everything we did there afterwards\u2014it gave the show its identity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid--item body body__container article__body grid-layout__content\" data-journey-hook=\"client-content\">\n<p>Maida Vale itself is very important. The upstairs used to house the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, and the actual studio itself was where all the Peel Sessions were done. It\u2019s just an amazing building. It was originally an ice rink and converted by the BBC when the BBC was very young, in the \u201930s. All of these things feed into the legend, and, of course, that draws you to the place. When you walk in the room, you can cut the atmosphere with a knife.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AdWrapper-fEXqQS krBdZf ad ad--in-content\">\n<div class=\"ad__slot ad__slot--in-content\" data-node-id=\"ribk7e\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Maida Vale is also very important to <em>me<\/em>, as I\u2019ve been going there since I was a child. My dad was with the BBC, so I\u2019d go with him on \u201cbring your kid to work\u201d days. I\u2019ve known that place forever.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" class=\"heading-h4\">Ten years on, it\u2019s safe to say that there are a lot of Radiohead fans who love <em>The King of Limbs: From the Basement<\/em> maybe even more than the original record. What was it like to see how those songs evolved from their recorded versions?<\/div>\n<p>The live performance reflects the state of the art of any particular artist, in that it\u2019s a timestamp of that moment. If you\u2019ve seen Bob Dylan recently, I mean\u2014I sat and watched him for five minutes and when a song finished, I realized, \u201cOh! That was \u2018Tangled Up in Blue\u2019!\u201d Like, you cannot tell what he\u2019s doing. And I say that with the greatest respect. People go down rabbit holes; things change, and for the better.<\/p>\n<div data-attr-viewport-monitor=\"inline-recirc\" class=\"inline-recirc-wrapper inline-recirc-observer-target-1 viewport-monitor-anchor\"><\/div>\n<p>When I was a kid, we used to be able to go and buy all sorts of bootleg tapes and concerts. There\u2019d be different versions of, like, your favorite Dead Kennedys song, and it\u2019d be great. We tried to tap into that magic a little bit\u2014like how we captured Fleet Foxes [in 2008] at the time when they were exploding and put a magnifying glass on them. We were lucky to catch them at that moment.<\/p>\n<p><em>The King of Limbs<\/em> is an interesting one, because it was a very conscious attempt to do something special: to record the album again, once it had been rehearsed and played live, to show it in a different light. Revisiting the <em>From the Basement<\/em> set, I love it. I love the way it looks and I\u2019m proud of the way it sounds and the way they\u2019re playing. It\u2019s a very good example of the method working, for a record that was very mechanized and completely different. Because I worked with the band so closely, it also meant that it was very nice for me to be able to see the record through and then watch it become a thing that\u2019s very real and alive.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" class=\"heading-h4\">Can you share any details about the new episodes? Are there any bands you really want to capture this go around?<\/div>\n<p>It generally starts with friends, and then you think about things that would work really well in the format. I\u2019m not 100 percent sure what more I\u2019m allowed to say. When I was looking through all the footage last year, I was reminded how fun it was. It\u2019s really the most fun you can have in a recording studio.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" class=\"heading-h4\">Well, I have to ask you another question about things you\u2019re probably not allowed to talk about, which is your new group with Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, the Smile. Can you share anything more about the album?<\/div>\n<p>I can\u2019t talk about it\u2014it\u2019s just not time yet.<\/p>\n<div role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" class=\"heading-h4\">When I was watching the Smile\u2019s Glastonbury stream, I was reminded of <em>From the Basement<\/em> and those Radiohead webcasts. It felt like a spiritual successor to that type of thing.<\/div>\n<p>That\u2019s what [Thom] was after. Basically, the webcasts were done by me and 10 video cameras I bought off eBay. Some were the kind of cameras you used to use for TV news back in the 1980s. When we were doing <em>In Rainbows<\/em>, I was so bored and started setting up my own little sort of fantasy TV studio, and it was great because we could then film everything, and I have so much footage from that time. I think he wanted to sort of recreate that\u2014but he paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to somebody to do the same thing I did for nothing, so ironically, it\u2019s quite funny. 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