Wednesday 2 December 2009

Disaster Year 2000: Radiohead - Idioteque



The later half of my 2000 was spent floundering around in a different city occasionally attending university. Inflexible essay deadlines meant many late nights bleeding into bewildered days. In particular, I remember bumbling around a park on my way to hand something off with Radiohead's bleak beats buzzing around inside my head. I felt nauseous and swamped; effects accentuated by the sharp indistinct shrieks you tend to pick up on when you're running on empty.

3 comments:

Lee said...

Oooooh yes! For me though, as big a 'head fanboy as I am, 2000 (well the latter half) was all about At the Drive In's 'Relationship of Command', as it still often is to this day...

Holy Shit I love that album

Look forward to the rest of this retrospect!

Lee said...

Mind you, the more I think about it, I guess 'Idioteque' as a song, lyrically and musically pretty defines the decade that was to follow. So like... perfect choice

Chris Ready said...

Thanks Lee! I'll hit up that At the Drive In album. Never heards.