Thom Yorke - Spitting Feathers, 5 B-Sides and 1 Video [EP]
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Artist: Thom YorkeEdition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced, EP, Import, Single
CD Release Date: 2006-12-04
Music Label: Wea Japan
Soundtracks:
- The Drunkk Machine
- A Rat's Nest
- Jetstream
- Harrowdown Hill
- Iluvya
Music reviews of Spitting Feathers, 5 B-Sides and 1 Video [EP]
Music Review: Definitely worth getting if you're a fan.
Rating: 4 Stars
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.
Description of Spitting Feathers, 5 B-Sides and 1 Video [EP]
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.General CDs
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