In Rainbows – From the Basement
Encyclopedia
In Rainbows – From the Basement is a 2008 live
video album by the English
alternative rock
band Radiohead
. It features ten live performances of songs from their album In Rainbows
and the bonus CD included in the discbox edition of In Rainbows. It is an exclusive iTunes Store
digital release.
and video direction by David Barnard at The Hospital Club
's TV Studio in London
's Covent Garden
for longtime Radiohead collaborator Godrich's podcast
and television programme From the Basement
. The Radiohead performance was the beginning of the second series of this programme.
. The band performed songs from their album In Rainbows
as well as older tracks such as "Myxomatosis", "Optimistic", "Where I End and You Begin", and "The Gloaming".
on 25 June 2008, to coincide with the band's series of outdoor concerts in the United Kingdom
.
The iTunes version featured live renditions of songs from In Rainbows
and its bonus CD, omitting tracks from the VH1 performance that weren't on In Rainbows
. It was available as 10 separate videos ($0.99 or £ 0.89 per video) or in full for $7.99 or £ 6.99.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
video album by the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
. It features ten live performances of songs from their album In Rainbows
In Rainbows
In Rainbows is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was first released on 10 October 2007 as a digital download self-released, that customers could order for whatever price they saw fit, followed by a standard CD release in most countries during the last week of 2007. The...
and the bonus CD included in the discbox edition of In Rainbows. It is an exclusive iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
digital release.
Production
In Rainbows – From the Basement was filmed in a day with sound by Nigel GodrichNigel Godrich
Nigel Godrich, , is a recording engineer, record producer and musician. He is best known for his work with the English rock band Radiohead and is sometimes referred to as the "sixth member" of the band...
and video direction by David Barnard at The Hospital Club
The Hospital (club)
The Hospital Club is a private members' club and creative arts venue, which houses a television studio, music studio, screening room, restaurant and art gallery. It is in Endell Street, Covent Garden, London on the site of an 18th century hospital....
's TV Studio in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
's Covent Garden
Covent Garden
Covent Garden is a district in London on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St. Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit and vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and the Royal Opera House, which is also known as...
for longtime Radiohead collaborator Godrich's podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
and television programme From the Basement
From the Basement
From the Basement is a podcast turned television programme created by music producer and engineer Nigel Godrich that features live performances from various musicians, without a host or audience.-Background:...
. The Radiohead performance was the beginning of the second series of this programme.
VH1 broadcast
In Rainbows - From the Basement premiered on Saturday, 3 May 2008 at 12am on VH1VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
. The band performed songs from their album In Rainbows
In Rainbows
In Rainbows is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was first released on 10 October 2007 as a digital download self-released, that customers could order for whatever price they saw fit, followed by a standard CD release in most countries during the last week of 2007. The...
as well as older tracks such as "Myxomatosis", "Optimistic", "Where I End and You Begin", and "The Gloaming".
iTunes
The performance that aired on VH1 previously was made available through iTunesITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
on 25 June 2008, to coincide with the band's series of outdoor concerts in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
The iTunes version featured live renditions of songs from In Rainbows
In Rainbows
In Rainbows is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was first released on 10 October 2007 as a digital download self-released, that customers could order for whatever price they saw fit, followed by a standard CD release in most countries during the last week of 2007. The...
and its bonus CD, omitting tracks from the VH1 performance that weren't on In Rainbows
In Rainbows
In Rainbows is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was first released on 10 October 2007 as a digital download self-released, that customers could order for whatever price they saw fit, followed by a standard CD release in most countries during the last week of 2007. The...
. It was available as 10 separate videos ($0.99 or £ 0.89 per video) or in full for $7.99 or £ 6.99.
Track listing
- "15 Step" – 3:56
- "BodysnatchersBodysnatchers (song)"Bodysnatchers" is a song by English rock band Radiohead and is the second track on their 2007 album In Rainbows. The song was released alongside "House of Cards" as a promotional single from In Rainbows in late June 2008...
" – 4:16 - "House of Cards" – 5:29
- "Bangers & Mash" – 3:31
- "Videotape" – 4:47
- "ReckonerReckoner"Reckoner" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, and is the seventh track on their 2007 album In Rainbows. The song was released as the third and final single from In Rainbows on 23 September 2008. It was released through the Radiohead Remix website in the form of "stems",...
" – 5:03 - "Go Slowly" – 3:54
- "All I Need" – 4:21
- "NudeNude (song)"Nude" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, appearing as the third track on their 2007 album In Rainbows. The song was released as the second single from In Rainbows on 31 March 2008. "Nude" was written in 1997, and the band began to perform it live soon after. However, a recording was not...
" – 4:21 - "Weird Fishes/ArpeggiWeird Fishes/Arpeggi"Weird Fishes/Arpeggi", originally known as "Arpeggi", is a song written by the English rock group Radiohead, appearing on their album In Rainbows as the fourth track. The name comes from the chorus "I get eaten by the worms/And weird fishes" and the plural of the Italian word 'Arpeggio'...
" – 5:20