From the Basement: The Nigel Godrich Show

by Jarrett Martineau | February 16, 2008 at 01:00 am | 634 views | 1 comment

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I heard rumours about this series early last year. What a great concept for music television: compelling intimate performances by compelling artists, recorded and broadcast in high quality sight and sound. No gossip, no chatty hosts, no fancy, flashy graphics. Just good music.

Count me in.

Producer extraordinaire Nigel Godrich’s new show From the Basement will be airing in the States next week. Shot in high definition, recorded on analog reel-to-reel tape, and mixed in 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround from London’s Maida Vale studios, the most sought-after producer of the late ’90s (Radiohead, Beck, and Pavement, among others) will be recording intimate performances of his favorite bands, without the frills of a live audience or a smarmy host to muck it up. Included in the season’s lineup are: Thom Yorke, Albert Hammond, Jr. (the Strokes), the White Stripes, the Shins, Neil Hannon (the Divine Comedy), Beck, Jarvis Cocker, Jamie Lidell, Sonic Youth, José González, Laura Marling, PJ Harvey, Super Furry Animals, Free Blood, Operator Please, Damien Rice, Eels, Autolux, and Architecture in Helsinki. Rave TV plans to air the first episode on February 22 at 9 p.m. EST. If you don’t have a premium cable plan, you can download episode one from Godrich’s site for ten pounds (approximately 20 dollars.) Pricey, yes, but according to voom.tv the first episode will include Thom Yorke, Albert Hammond, Jr., and the Envelopes, so all you Radiohead fans can use the cash you saved up by haggling In Rainbows.

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jordan

at 11:14 on February 16th, 2008

good stuff:

Music television? That would be a breakthrough! MTV has format-shifted itself into a game-show network. Meanwhile, though, Godrich would do well to study download trends: ten quid is more than the price of an entire album, so there's not much disincentive for piracy here.