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Media stunt to promote the album? Is there any third party confirmation of this extortion plot?
by darkpuma 7y ago
Media stunt to promote the album? Is there any third party confirmation of this extortion plot?
- hoolm 7y agoI think this is a fair question, how did a hacker steal data off a minidisk like they claim?
- josteink 7y agoThe hackers leaked a minidisc archive. Everyone has backups, and some of these minidiscs were probably used in the 20th anniversary OK Computer re-master and re-release (OKNOTOK).
- vonseel 7y agoI assumed they somehow came into possession (stole) the actual minidisks.
- kebman 7y agoThey were using mind reading techniques to remember what was on the minidisc archive....... Ok, I'll show myself out.
- cuu508 7y agoFrom the pitchfork link in comments: > Unsurprisingly, Nicholas has a theory about this as well. “The situation that makes the most sense to me is that these minidiscs were digitized by a third party so the band could choose material from them for the OKNOTOK box set, and that someone involved at the third party stole the files and traded them,”
- Angostura 7y agoThe BBC reported that they had previously been digitised and placed in private online storage. Make of that what you will.
- sleavey 7y agoDoubtful. They are giving all the proceeds to Extinction Rebellion, only selling it for 18 days, and in the past they've sold albums as "pay what you want". This is typical Radiohead.
- zubspace 7y agoBut why only for 18 days? Artificial scarcity? Would there be any drawbacks to sell them without a deadline? After those 18 days the music will probably be available through other means anyway..
- josteink 7y ago18 minidiscs were leaked. The total MP3 is 1.8gbs. The selling price is £18. It’s on sale for 18 days. To me it seems clear that they just took the 18 number, decided to own it, and went from there on in everything else.
- cstrat 7y agoTo promote their album from last century? Seems a bit far fetched to me.
- jmmcd 7y agoNot to mention it's Radiohead. Some of the cynicism in this thread is so mindless.
- coffeedoughnuts 7y agoI can confidently believe that this album was never meant for ‘real’ release and therefore that this is not a stunt. While the archive has some gems and recordings that many in the Radiohead fan community have heard whisper of but certainly never thought they would hear - it also contains some very rough recordings, some poor playing and singing and some pieces that I’m sure the band find embarrassing and would never choose to release themselves unless forced into a corner like this.
- josteink 7y ago> I can confidently believe that this album It’s not an album in any sense. These are 18 hours of demos and unfinished takes.
- avip 7y agoRadiohead needs "media stunt" to promote themselves?
- djtriptych 7y agoNot unprecedented. I think Thom himself was in the street handing out promo material for Moon Shaped Pool. Obviously in this case it's extremely unlikely.