Strung Out On OK Computer - The String Quartet Tribute To Radiohead - Vitamin String Quartet
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Strung Out on OK Computer: The String Quartet Tribute to Radiohead is a track-by-track retelling of the epochal album in string quartet format.
Eric Gorfain (violin), Roland Hartwell (violin), Piotr Jandula (viola), and Richard Dodd (cello) accurately capture the dour mood of their subject, even without the benefit of Thom Yorke's evocative voice and lyrics.
In fact, given the subject matter of OK Computer, to hear it played exclusively on instruments opposite to the album's technological nightmare is interesting, and even a bit unsettling.
The musicians have their hands full with the source code of tracks like "Fitter Happier" -- after all, it's difficult to replicate computerized voice simulation with stringed instruments.
But the quartet is at least able to lend their version of the pivotal song the same feeling as the original.
"Paranoid Android" and "Karma Police" fare particularly well in this setting, their Baroque melodies becoming somber dirges, as if arranged for the funeral of a dead linux server.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AirbagColin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke | Vitamin String Quartet, Section | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Paranoid AndroidColin Greenwood, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke | Vitamin String Quartet, Section | Play | 06:19 | 14 MB | 33 MB |
| 3 | Subterranean Homesick AlienColin Greenwood, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke | Vitamin String Quartet, Section | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Exit Music (For a Film)Colin Greenwood, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke | Vitamin String Quartet, Section | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | Let DownColin Greenwood, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke | Vitamin String Quartet | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | Karma PoliceColin Greenwood, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke | Vitamin String Quartet | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Fitter HappierColin Greenwood, Thom Yorke | Vitamin String Quartet | Play | 01:21 | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| 8 | ElectioneeringColin Greenwood, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke | Vitamin String Quartet | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | Climbing Up the WallsColin Greenwood, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke | Vitamin String Quartet | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | No SurprisesColin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke | Vitamin String Quartet | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 11 | LuckyPhil Selway, Thom Yorke | Vitamin String Quartet | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 19 MB |
| 12 | The TouristColin Greenwood, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke | Vitamin String Quartet | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 18 MB |
| 49 mins | 112 MB | |||||
| 49 mins | 244 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Dodd | Cello |
| 2 | Eric Gorfain | Arranger, Producer, Violin |
| 3 | Colin Greenwood | Composer |
| 4 | Jonny Greenwood | Composer |
| 5 | Roland Hartwell | Violin |
| 6 | Piotr Jandula | Viola |
| 7 | Ed O'Brien | Composer |
| 8 | Section | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 9 | Phil Selway | Composer |
| 10 | Vitamin String Quartet | Primary Artist |
| 11 | Thom Yorke | Composer |
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| 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). |