Jonny Greenwood: Grizzly Bear Is My Fave Band

It's nice to know that the love is mutual.

Read J's full declaration at The Quietus.

Visit Grizzly Bear on MySpace.

MP3: Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

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Jonny Greenwood Wins Evening Standard Film Award

At Ease Web reports: *Jonny Greenwood has won another award for the ‘There Will Be Blood’ soundtrack at the Evening Standard Film Awards. The success of the film came unexpected for Jonny: “It’s quite a surprise, cause it’s a very tough film, in a good way”. Although he was not too disappointed about missing out on the Academy Awards: “It’s funny. As you get temped by that kind of thing, you start thinking they’re important. Two months ago you didn’t care at all. It’s interesting, they suck you in a little bit, but I’m happy the film is being recognized.”*

MP3: Radiohead - Idioteque

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Jonny Greenwood Scores 'There Will Be Blood'

The Radiohead genius strikes again! At Ease Web reports: *Jonny Greenwood has scored the music for the upcoming Paul Thomas Anderson’s movie ‘There Will Be Blood’. The movie will be out in theatres on December 26th 2007. Director P.T. Anderson is known as a Radiohead fan. And years ago (Los Angeles, 2002) Radiohead attended a private screening of Anderson’s last film ‘Punch Drunk Love’. Who knows if the collaboration already started there. Anderson recommended the Bodysong documentary, which also featured Jonny Greenwood’s score: “I remember seeing Bodysong and feeling like I was in a trance. A wonderful collection of the two simple things a film has to work with: pictures and music.”*

MP3: Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees

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Jonny Greenwood Brings 'Popcorn' To NYC

The rumors were true! Here's more info on what to expect, as lifted from At Ease Web: *The Wordless Music Series has announced preliminary details of its 2007-08 season, which will include the much-anticipated U.S. premiere of Jonny Greenwood’s Popcorn Superhet Receiver for string orchestra, which will take place at St. Paul the Apostle in New York City on January 16 and 17, 2008.

Commissioned by the BBC in 2005, when Jonny Greenwood was named the BBC’s Composer-in-Residence, and premiered in November 2006 at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London by the BBC Concert Orchestra, “Popcorn Superhet Receiver” is a 20-minute work inspired by the phenomenon of white noise and the music of Krzysztof Penderecki, György Ligeti, and Olivier Messiaen. For its U.S. premiere, the work has been revised by the composer and will be performed by a string orchestra comprising 18 violins, 6 violas, 6 cellos, and 4 double basses.

The Wordless Music Orchestra will be led by conductor Brad Lubman, known for his work conducting the Steve Reich Ensemble, and will feature a one-time gathering of 50 instrumentalists, who represent many of the brightest talents in New York’s classical and new-music community. They come from a diverse group of bands and ensembles who have drawn inspiration from the music of Jonny Greenwood and Radiohead throughout the group’s 15-year history, including members of Alarm Will Sound and So Percussion.*

Tickets to both shows (on sale this Friday) and additional info can be found via this link.

MP3: Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees

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Is Jonny Greenwood Readying A Solo North American Tour?

Hmm. We just got a tip (thanks Jason!) that Jonny Greenwood (of Radiohead) will be performing this autumn in association with The Wordless Music Series here in NY.

If you recall, he's recorded Bodysong (the soundtrack to movie of the same name) in addition to releasing a compilation of his favorite reggae tunes (The Music Slut review of that LP can be found here) over the last few years, in addition to his work with Radiohead.

Have any of you heard/read of any further dates just yet? We're highly curious...

Also tapped for later this year at The Wordless Music Series: Mum, Beirut & Do Me Say Think. Full schedule can be found here.

MP3: Radiohead - Kid A

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Noel v. Thom: It's On!

This is really out of control already. As you could imagine, the following statement completely disgusts me:

Noel Gallagher: "Thom Yorke sat at a piano singing, 'This is f**ked up,' for half an hour. We all know that, Mr Yorke. "Who wants to sing the news? No matter how much you sit their twiddling, going, 'We're all doomed,' at the end of the day people will always want to hear you play CREEP. Get over it." (Noel is referring to Thom's 'Black Swan')


Thom's retaliation:.....wow, man, like, crazy.......he is entering his David icke phase..

In somewhat related news, Jonny just posted on Dead Air Space about a new Japanese game, Nakiwo, that he's obsessed with, check it out here!

MP3: Thom Yorke - Black Swan

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Review: Jonny Greenwood Is The Controller

A few weeks ago, we hinted that Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead extraordinaire, would be releasing a compilation of his favorite reggae tunes. This is his second venture into solo experimentation. A few years back, he released the brilliant instrumental soundtrack to Bodysong. Well, 'the reggae album' will be out in approximately a month (3/6) but we got a first taste this week and let us be the first to say, good job Jonny!

One paragraph in Jonny's CD sleeve description of the album declares 'Jamaican reggae is the style of music I always reach for when ranting to friends about there being so many great recordings in the world, and how you could listen to one style of music exclusively for the rest of your life, and it all be great, and varied, and worth hearing'.

The album's 17 tracks are almost exclusively from the '70s, as well. Now, if there is a genre I know very little about, this would be it. Perhaps this makes me a poor judge of the collection, but I can say this, each song flows wonderfully into its following track and the compilation truly runs the emotional gamut from happy to heartbroken to angry to jubilant. Whatever mood you happen to be in at the time of listening to this record, you will surely feel a little peppier after the album's completion. The extraordinary instrumentation and melodies produced from each and every artist included on the mix, is very apparent and wildly impressive.

A very pleasant surprise and a great introductory piece, indeed. Pre-order the album HERE for under 10 bucks!

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Jonny Greenwood Is The Controller

Yup, believe it! Jonny from Radiohead is on a reggae mission: Jonny Greenwood indulges his passion for reggae music by compiling his favorite tracks onto one album, Jonny Greenwood is the Controller. Coming out on March 6th, 2007, this one of a kind collection digs deep into rich Jamaican sounds and styles covering soul, roots and dub.

As a fervent fan of reggae music, Greenwood collaborated with Trojan Records to pull recordings from the extensive legendary catalog. After 6 months of endless listening, he narrowed down his choices to 17 crucial tracks of essential reggae listening. The set features renowned vocalists, musicians and producers including Desmond Dekker, Lee Perry, Gregory Isaacs, Sly & Robbie, King Tubby, Scientist and many others.....

Jonny Greenwood is the Controller
Tracklisting

1. Dread Are The Controller - Linval Thompson
2. Let Me Down Easy - Derrick Harriott
3. I'm Still In Love - Marcia Aitken
4. Never Be Ungrateful - Gregory Isaacs
5. Bionic Rats - Lee Scratch Perry
6. Cool Rasta - The Heptones
7. Flash Gordon Meets Luke Skywalker - Scientist & Jammy & The Roots Radics
8. Black Panta - Lee Scratch Perry & The Upsetters
9. Fever - Junior Byles
10. Beautiful and Dangerous - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
11. Dread Dub (It Dread Out Deh Version) - Lloyd's All Stars
12. Gypsy Man - Marcia Griffiths
13. A Ruffer Version - Johnny Clarke & The Aggrovators
14. Right Road To Dubland (Right Road to Zion Dub) - The Jahlights
15. Dreader Locks - Junior Byles & Lee Perry
16. This Life Makes Me Wonder - Delroy Wilson
17. Clean Race - Scotty (via AtEaseWeb)

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Here's... Jonny!

ContactMusic reports the following: RADIOHEAD guitarist JONNY GREENWOOD has been named Favourite Artist at the BBC Radio 3 Composer Of The Year Awards. Greenwood, 35, has been composer in residence at the radio station since 2004, composing pieces for classical orchestra in between making albums with the alt-rock band. His piece POPCORN SUPERHET RECEIVER won him the gong, beating eight other classical entries. Radio controller ROGER WRIGHT said of Greenwood's win, "It's a great example of Radio 3's unique cultural patronage."

Congrats to Jonny!


Here's a video from Bodysong. Jonny composed the score.

MP3: Radiohead - Talk Show Host (live @ Glastonbury)

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