Useful only to the most devoted Radiohead followers (who will probably have most of the contents to begin with), Com Lag is a patchwork of live material, remixes, B-sides, and other assorted scraps.
Naturally, the release isn't nearly as cohesive as Hail to the Thief; its apparent intent is to supply the fans with another stream of the band's recordings, regardless of both how they fit together and how mixed the tracks are to begin with.
The B-sides aren't nearly as solid as the ones collected on the Airbag/How Am I Driving EP, not to mention most of the intervening extras that trickled out between that release and this one -- though the live, solo piano version of Amnesiac-era B-side "Fog" is a definite standout, and the likes of "Paperbag Writer," "I Am Citizen Insane," and "Gagging Order" are hardly throwaways.
A Cristian Vogel remix of "Myxomatosis" is far more nerve-racking than the original, full of clattering percussion; Thom Yorke's vocals are placed higher in the mix and possibly multi-tracked to make them sound as if they're on the brink of lunacy.
Another standout is a ferocious live version of "2+2=5" recorded at London's Earls Court.
To make the release a little more enticing, no expense was spared with the packaging.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paperbag WriterColin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke | Radiohead | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | I Am a Wicked ChildColin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke | Radiohead | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | I Am Citizen InsaneColin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke | Radiohead | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Gagging OrderColin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke | Radiohead | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | Where Bluebirds FlyColin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke | Radiohead | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | 2 + 2 = 5 (Live) | Radiohead | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Remyxomatosis (Christian Vogel RMX) | Radiohead | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 8 | I Will (Los Angeles Version) | Radiohead | Play | 02:13 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 9 | Skttbrain (Four Tet RMX) | Radiohead | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | Fog (Again) (Live) | Radiohead | Play | 02:19 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 36 mins | 83 MB | |||||
| 36 mins | 224 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley Donwood | Design |
| 2 | Four Tet | Remixing |
| 3 | Nigel Godrich | Engineer, Producer |
| 4 | Colin Greenwood | Composer |
| 5 | Jonny Greenwood | Composer |
| 6 | Ed O'Brien | Composer |
| 7 | Radiohead | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 8 | Phil Selway | Composer |
| 9 | Graeme Stewart | Engineer |
| 10 | Darrell Thorp | Engineer |
| 11 | Cristian Vogel | Remixing |
| 12 | Thom Yorke | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |