Radiohead
Kid A LP vinyl

It’s hard to imagine today's world without Kid A. In October of 2000, the incorporation of sampling, synthesizers and computers in rock music was anything but commonplace. Radiohead took a giant leap on the heels of 1997's guitar-heavy Ok Computer, their most successful album to date, and dove head first into IDM, techno and ambient music. Many fans were initially dumbfounded, but an entire generation of future musicians took inspiration from their bold dismissal of traditional rock instrumentation and arrangement. Recording sessions nearly dissolved the band; with Thom Yorke insisting that guitar and drums had no place on certain tracks, the band members were forced to reinvent their roles in the group, instead focusing on vocoder, modular synths, ondes martenot and sound processing. The few instances of straight-ahead rock (“Optimistic,” “National Anthem”) are some of the best pieces in their oeuvre, but the more experimental tracks (“Everything In It’s Right Place,” “Idioteque,” the title track) are by far the most potent. “Idioteque” remains a deadly peak-time tool in techno and electro sets to this day. 

NEW / Released in 2000 / Reissue 2016

Tracklist:

Alpha

A1 Everything In Its Right Place

A2 Kid A

B1 The National Anthem

B2 How To Disappear Completely

B3 Treefingers

C1 Optimistic

C2 In Limbo

D1 Idioteque

D2 Morning Bell

D3 Motion Picture Soundtrack