The BBC has news that Radiohead are releasing their latest single in parts. No, silly, not like a novel. What I mean is that you can get the individual tracks – voice, guitar, bass, drums and strings – separately and re-mix them yourself. You can also add your own tracks to it. And the band is running a competition for the best remix. This is a seriously cool idea, and one I’d be totally up for if I had the time and musical talent. It also seems to me to be the musical equivalent of encouraging fanfic of your own work.
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Kudos to them, but the great Canadian Band “Bare Naked Ladies” did the exact same thing nearly a year ago, plus sold the album directly with your choice of CD, download or buy the album, unmixed tracks and a bunch of other material on a thumb drive!
Daniel:
Thank you! It is, of course, the way of news media that a good idea is only news when someone famous comes up with it. Hopefully through the magic of teh intrawebs we can get the credit spread around a little.