Rainy out, isn’t it though?” Maybe the hackers should’ve taken a cue from the Rock Hall and … chilled out. “Never intended for public consumption, it’s only tangentially interesting. So instead of complaining - much - or ignoring it, we’re releasing all 18 hours,” Jonny Greenwood said in a statement. (You just need to act fast, as it’ll only be available for purchase until the end of the month.) “Someone stole Thom’s minidisk archive from around the time of OK Computer, and reportedly demanded $150,000 on threat of releasing it. Per Pitchfork, all of the songs are now available for purchase on Radiohead’s official Bandcamp page for a cool $23, with the proceeds going to Extinction Rebellion, a climate activist group.

A day after 18 hours of Radiohead OK Computer sessions (recorded around 1997) were leaked online, the band has decided to make the best of an unfortunate invasion of privacy. Rainy out, isn’t it though?”Īll proceeds will go to Extinction Rebellion, a socio-political movement which uses nonviolent resistance to protest against climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse.C’mon, hackers - we wanted more of the Phantom Thread score, get your priorities straight. “Never intended for public consumption (though some clips did reach the cassette in the OK Computer reissue) it’s only tangentially interesting. So for £18 you can find out if we should have paid that ransom. “So instead of complaining – much – or ignoring it, we’re releasing all 18 hours on Bandcamp in aid of Extinction Rebellion. “We got hacked last week,” Jonny Greenwood explains, “someone stole Thom’s minidisk archive from around the time of OK Computer, and reportedly demanded $150,000 on threat of releasing it. The music – from 18 minidiscs, and so dubbed ‘Minidiscs ’ – was from their ‘OK Computer’ sessions and is now available on Bandcamp for £18. Jim Steinfeldt/Getty Images Radiohead has officially released 18 hours of demos and outtakes recorded between 1995.

And still it somehow isn't my complete favourite album from Radiohead. Radiohead, pictured in 1997, around the original release of OK Computer. Last week, 18-hours’ worth of stolen, unreleased Radiohead material leaked online, and now the band are sharing it ‘officially’. You really can't get any better than this.

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