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Sometime around Friday lunchtime, nerdologists the web over had finally come to the definite, definite conclusion that there was definitely, definitely a Radiohead EP entitled Wall Of Ice due out today. We can't really be bothered to repeat exactly how this conclusion was arrived at, mostly because we don't really understand ourselves, but this article by the grown-ups over at The Quietus sort of explains it all, kind of.
Anyway, long and short if you go to www.wallofice.com [EDIT: Dont!] today you do indeed get redirected to Radiohead store www.waste.uk.com [EDIT: just go here!] where you can now download... 'These Are My Twisted Words', the song that had already been leaked to the internet last week anyway, possibly by the band themselves.
THEY'VE ONLY REINVENTED THE FUTURE OF MUSIC... AGAIN!!!!!
Oh.
Hmm.
Yeah, anyway, for now it seems matters are not as exciting as we'd hoped, but it's a fine new song and this at least puts to the sword the weird argument suggesting the track by a guitar band who sounded like Radiohead which obviously had Thom Yorke singing on it was not in fact a Radiohead song. By way of definite proof that it's not just them flogging music of some soundalikes, the following credits (along with some artwork of twisted trees) are contained within the zip file.
these are my twisted words:
written and played by radiohead. recorded and put together by nigel godrich. tracing paper images by donwood and tchock. additional engineering by drew brown. technology maintained by plank.
published by 41GP Music ltd P 2008 _xurbia xendless limited C 2008 _xurbia xendless limited
Wall Of Ice watchers may take some solace in the fact that given this is the band's second official release in three weeks following 'Harry Patch (In Memory Of)', it's really not too much of a stretch to suppose something may still be cookin' in a pre-Reading/Leeds headline slot stylee. Look to the nerds, for they will tell us all.
EDIT! If you go to www.wallofice.com now, then a very angry man seems to have left a message accusing people with websites of publishing lies about Radiohead to get hits. Or, um, something. We're quite confused, as, we suspect, is the proprietor of www.wallofice.com. EDIT EDIT! Er, so it appears there's a glitchy instrumental song that sounds not unlike Radiohead embedded within the code of the site - checkit at www.wallofice.com/btw.mp3 (cheers vonmusic). If it's not abundantly clear, we really have no idea what is going on here. EDIT EDIT EDIT! BTW has gone now. You weren't missing a whole bunch, tbh.
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Tracing paper
Ho ho, this is brilliant! I'm hoping that if there is indeed a physical EP on its way then the tracing paper design that accompanies the free download will form part of the package so I don't have to go and buy a load of tracing paper myself. Actually, I got so carried away with the whole concept, I haven't actually decided what I think to the song yet.
holy shit
go to wallofice.com now and you get this
Don't just publish bullshit only to get hits on your webpage.
Don't just create your own stories after reading one post on a message board.
Get your facts straight.
http://www.google.nl/search?hl=us&q=wallofice.com
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=wallofice.com
hmmmmm?
Hmmmm indeed.
Maybe we should just end every sentence about Radiohead with a question mark? That way we'd only be asking questions as opposed to saying anything is true or not?
Facts? Untruths? Unbelievable Truth?
So what are the facts? I've read the above DiS article, and the one on thequitus, gone to wallofice, been redirected to Waste, and downloaded the song. There are no untruths here as far as I can tell.
So was the EP rumour
just speculation?
It's an mp3
Sounds good too. Instrumental but sounds like a Radiohead instrumental.
By The Way
hmmm, now that is intruiging...no vocals on that one, so is that another Radiohead tune or not?
by the drums
I'd say no. By the strings, I'd say yes.
listening back
It's nothing to do with radiohead. It's too poorly recorded and amateurish.
there is something fishy going on
however, i don't care if we keep getting new radiohead "singles" every couple of weeks. and the artwork's pretty cool tbh
btw has disappeared
Was it actually any good? the completest in me is frustrated
Ah!
I f*ing love Radiohead...who else would do that?!
Probably a cryptic radiohead link
probably someone who doesnt like radiohead hacked it, and complained about the way they were promoting themselves.
re: btw has disappeared
btw is ok but nothing special. It's just a 1 minute instrumental. I don't know whether it's actually Radiohead or not. The bitrate is only 160kbps, half that of These Are My Twisted Words, which makes me think it didn't come from the same source, but that's the only clue. If it is them, and if there is an EP, I wouldn't be surprised to find it as an uncredited track at the end of the EP.
These are my twisted words
Guitar reminds me of "In Limbo."
Still a decent tune though

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