Christopher O'Riley (music for Radiohead fans)

DavidC · #1 06-23-2005, 04:31 PM

This guy plays piano scores of Radiohead songs.

I don't know if that's all he does. But these pieces are surprisingly mellow and beautiful in piano (as they are in their original version).

If you're a radiohead fan, check it out.

Also, as long as I'm on a radiohead note, Kid Koala (who toured with Radiohead, he mixes music) did a Kid A remix and it's absolutely fantastic!

(His Bjork scratch is awesome too.)

--Dave.

gumpzilla · #2 06-23-2005, 05:04 PM

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He also hosts a weekly show on NPR called From The Top, which focuses on teenage classical musicians.

sexypanda · #3 06-23-2005, 05:15 PM

Do you have any mp3 links?

Also, if you're into this stuff, you should check out Brad Mehldau, he's a great jazz pianist who does a few great Radiohead covers.

There's a link to his version of Exit Music (for a film) on this site:
http://www.bradmehldau.com/mehldau/media/index.html

Edit:

Found this site that streams mp3s: http://www.bradmehldau.com/mehldau/media/index.html

Really good so far!

DavidC · #4 06-23-2005, 05:24 PM

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Do you have any mp3 links?

Also, if you're into this stuff, you should check out Brad Mehldau, he's a great jazz pianist who does a few great Radiohead covers.

There's a link to his version of Exit Music (for a film) on this site:
http://www.bradmehldau.com/mehldau/media/index.html

Edit:

Found this site that streams mp3s: http://www.bradmehldau.com/mehldau/media/index.html

Really good so far!

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Thanks, bro!

Soul Daddy · #5 06-23-2005, 05:28 PM

Did jason_t pay you to post this?

sexypanda · #6 06-23-2005, 05:48 PM

Opps, just realized I posted the same link twice:

This is the link that streams O'Riley's mp3s:

http://www.truelovewaits.cc/

partygirluk · #7 06-23-2005, 05:53 PM

Check out the string quartet version of OK computer.

SmileyEH · #8 06-23-2005, 05:53 PM

Yeah, Chris O'riley is badass.

-SmileyEH

Chiron · #9 06-23-2005, 10:51 PM

awesome. just ordered it from amazon.

jason_t · #10 06-23-2005, 11:00 PM

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I don't know if that's all he does. But these pieces are surprisingly mellow and beautiful in piano (as they are in their original version).

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I saw him perform live here in LA a few weeks ago. He performed his Radiohead transcriptions as well as some Elliott Smith transcriptions. Apparently he's releasing a CD of Elliott Smith transcriptions in the near future.