Big Ideas (Don’t Get Any): Radiohead “Nude” Played With Computer Parts

Fun starts at around 1:09

We’ve posted about a disk drive hacked to play the Imperial March and a scanner playing Beethoven’s Ode to Joy on Neatorama. Now, listen to this: "Big Ideas (don’t get any)" by James Houston re-mixed Radiohead’s song "Nude," played on old computer hardwares!

Radiohead held an online contest to remix "Nude" from their album – "In Rainbows" This was quite a difficult task for everybody that entered, as Nude is in 6/8 timing, and 63bpm. Most music that’s played in clubs is around 120bpm and usually 4/4 timing. It’s pretty difficult to seamlessly mix a waltz beat into a DJ set. [...]

Based on the lyric (and alternate title) "Big Ideas: Don’t get any" I grouped together a collection of old redundant hardware, and placed them in a situation where they’re trying their best to do something that they’re not exactly designed to do, and not quite getting there.

It doesn’t sound great, as it’s not supposed to. [...]

Sinclair ZX Spectrum – Guitars (rhythm & lead)
Epson LX-81 Dot Matrix Printer – Drums
HP Scanjet 3c – Bass Guitar
Hard Drive array – Act as a collection of bad speakers – Vocals & FX

Hit play or go to Link [Vimeo] – Thanks Rodney McDonald!

Previously on Neatorama: Take a Stroll Down Computing Memory Lane