I was very sad to hear the news of Adam Yauch's death yesterday.
We looked up to the Beastie Boys a lot when we were starting out and how they maintained artistic control making wicked records but still were on a major label, and the Tibetan Freedom Concerts they organized had a very big influence on me personally and the way Adam conducted himself and dealt with it all impressed me a lot. He was a mellow and v smart guy. May he rest in peace.

On another note check this out> people connecting the dots of our weird weather patterns, though the climate change deniers still frantically shout their voice is getting quieter.
climate dots around the world

and some music..

1. Kurduli Hidjazkiar Taxim Kementchedi Alecco Open Strings
2. Blue Horizon Sidney Bechet The Ultimate Collection
3. Too Polite Feat. Louis Vines Throwing Snow
4. When the Ship Comes In Bob Dylan
5. Gene Piece, R.A.I Bird Pierre Henry, Pierre Schaeffer
6. Strange Fruit Sidney Bechet
7. Shake Your Rump Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique
8. Ghana: Voices & Percussion Vocalists and drummers of Ghana African Rhythms & Instruments: Vol 1
9. Caves Of Paradise Actress R.I.P.
10.Ascending Actress R.I.P.
11.Ocoras Four Tet

Hi, and here's the first record for the summer! I was chuffed when Kathryn asked me to play on it, it's a lovely thing, and heralds bright days and warm nights. Kieran ' Fourtet' Hebden is at the controls, and Giles Petersen has picked ' She Was Out in the Water ' to play on BBC Radio 6.

It comes out next week, Monday May 7th.

You can pre - order it on Itunes

You can get the cd from Boomkat

There are two tracks streaming on Soundcloud, and the whole record's going up to Soundcloud next week.

Penderecki is coming to London this week, with the AUKSO Chamber Orchestra . They're going to play the music on the recording we've just released together.

To hear him conduct Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima and Polymorphia with this wonderful Polish orchestra is a really magical experience, so if you're in London on Thursday, perhaps you'd like to come along.....

Mixed bag of stuff for yer ears - some sufi qawwals, some 50's chopin jazz covers, some californian 60's rock. Now can I be in pseuds corner?


1. Daras Bin / To Die In Love - Shye Ben-Tzur
2. No Other Love - Jo Stafford
3. Habibi Baheb el tesh - Hoda Rohana
4. Candlebird - Martin Suckling
5. Dalina - Dudu Tassa
6. Time Was - Canned Heat
7. Dance Figures, Nine Choreographic Scenes for Orchestra: 1 Spell - George Benjamin
8. Dancing - Shye Ben-Tzur
9. Penderecki - 5th Symphony - Antoni Wit/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
10. Schulhoff String Quartets

HI!

it's very busy round here at the moment..

the office is in fact full of people measuring things and making lists but i have struggled my way to the photocopier to send you an office chart

sit back and enjoy..

1. It was all a dream by Zomby
2. Stayput by Aardvark
3. Percussion One by Percussions
4. Replica by Oneohtrix Point Never
5. Shyness is Golden by Kid606
6. An iceberg hurled northward through clouds by Gold Panda
7. An echo from the hosts that profess infitium by Shabazz Palaces
8. Conquistador by Yesterdays New Quintet
9. Larari-Olala by Jorge Ben
10. The perilous NIght: VI.- by John Cage.. played by Phillipp Vandre
11. Cactus by Objekt
12. La La by The Stepkids
13. Didn't cha Know by Erykah Badu




........right where's me sysex?

'The Island President' is a film about the Maldives, and the struggle of President Nasheed to get the voice of a small nation heard in the climate change debate.
Unless something is done to stop rising sea levels they will lose everything.
The country will be under water.
Some of our music was used to help tell the story.
The film won 'Best Documentary' at the Toronto film festival and will be screened this week at the Sundance film festival.

The Daily Mail and Staircase are now available to download HERE or from your preferred digital retailer.


The songs were recorded as part of The King Of Limbs: From The Basement session, which is also available in a digital format from today. The DVD/Bluray is still available to order from The King Of Limbs Store, and will be in in the shops at the end of January.

Another three dates to add to next year's touring schedule:

They are:

Wed 18th April - Mexico City, Mexico - Foro Sol
Friday 13th July - Bilbao, Spain - BBK Live - Kobetamendi
Sunday 15th July - Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugal - Optimus Alive Festival

For information on dates and tickets, check the radiohead tour dates page.