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Exit Music.....Songs With Radio Heads
Various Artists
(BBE) 2006
People get confused about cover versions. They are a labour of love,
not some sort of disrespectful treatment of the classics. Everyone involved in the “Exit Music” project love the
music of Radiohead – “Songs with Radio Heads”
doesn’t attempt to replace the originals as “definitive versions”. Instead, like the Futureheads cover of
Kate Bush or the Slits cover of Marvin Gaye, this is an exercise in translating well loved tracks into a different genre.
“Exit Music” also taps into the dancefloor potential of Radiohead, long recognized by DJs ranging from
Paul Oakenfold to the Scratch Perverts. The band themselves are devotees of both hiphop and dance music – commissioning
remixes from respected figures such as Madlib, DJ Shadow and Four Tet. With an increasing number of under the counter remixes
beginning to surface, BBE thought it was time to collect together the finest hiphop and dance cover versions of Radiohead
songs. Ranging from gentle acoustic treatments to raw funky versions, BBE have taken the songs of Thom Yorke into realms even
he couldn’t imagine. And with a new album from Radiohead expected in 2006, “Exit Music” may only be the
beginning…
Exit Music features
The Randy Watson Experience, Shawn Lee, Bilal, SA-RA, RJD2, Mark Ronson, Sia, Meshell Ndegeocello, Osunlade, Eric Roberson,
Wajeed (Platinum Pied Pipers) and The Cinematic Orchestra.
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