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Radiohead's 'Nude' played by old computer parts watch!

youtube.com — 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.

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  • SYunker, on 06/06/2008, -1/+65This man is a ***** genius
  • r2builder, on 06/08/2008, -0/+58Thanks for the nice comments guys.
    Better quality on Vimeo - http://www.vimeo.com/1109226

    I made this video, any questions ask here or email jim@1030.co.uk
  • skyhawk326, on 06/06/2008, -0/+34Unbelievable, not only is the technical side genius, but the camera work and editing was amazingly well done as well. Bravo!
  • kineticworm, on 06/06/2008, -0/+32...and that base line by the scanner is perfect.
  • moock, on 06/06/2008, -1/+21Brilliant
  • damntourists, on 06/06/2008, -0/+18wow, that's incredible... so original.. i love it!
  • kineticworm, on 06/06/2008, -0/+17...and it still sounds nice.
  • dual, on 06/08/2008, -0/+14I can't believe how good this is. So much talent and effort here. The end result is scarily touching; anyone else almost start tearing up?
  • madmondo, on 06/06/2008, -0/+14Now that is cool.
  • jrmontano, on 06/09/2008, -0/+11Sinclair 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
  • aformalevent, on 06/09/2008, -1/+11here is a direct download and a torrent link to the mp3:

    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2BY3LU10
    http://thepiratebay.org/tor/4230073

    enjoy!
  • diskit, on 06/08/2008, -0/+10Old school FTW
  • glabbage, on 06/08/2008, -0/+9nice job james
  • Dokument, on 06/08/2008, -0/+9i'd hate to have to sort all the emails you are getting, great video btw.
  • kompfreak, on 06/09/2008, -1/+9I played this for my GF, and then I played her the original (which she had never heard) and she was like "Holy crap!"

    And then I was like "I know."
  • commanda, on 06/08/2008, -0/+5This is simply amazing, great job.

    ~ Commanda
  • kramerica1, on 06/08/2008, -0/+5holy!!! freaking genius!
  • Dokument, on 06/08/2008, -0/+5I played this the second time using my own hard drive speakers. Just wait, you'll wake up tomorrow with this video stuck in your head.
  • inactive, on 06/10/2008, -0/+5i miss my Spectrum. I broke it. Sniff Sniff
  • xispo, on 06/10/2008, -0/+5brilliant. well done!
  • wiz0rian, on 06/10/2008, -0/+5Simply amazing. Kudos to you
  • sm3gh3ad, on 06/11/2008, -0/+4Brilliant, creative and interesting.
  • Stwo, on 06/08/2008, -0/+4Brilliant, James!
  • needcaffeine, on 06/11/2008, -0/+4uber-cool
  • QuadSix50, on 06/12/2008, -0/+4This was just amazingly awesome. Saw it on CDM and Retro Thing as well which is where I saw it some time ago.
  • endofamnesia, on 06/18/2008, -0/+4Brilliantly done!
    Colin from the band posted on Radiohead's site btw
    http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/
  • sho222, on 06/14/2008, -0/+4hey r2builder, give criplecat (and the rest of the world) permission to seed this as a torrent. it looks like as nobody exploits it, you don't have to worry (http://www.radioheadremix.com/terms/) - actually, if you never uploaded it since the contest was over, you shouldn't be party to these terms... which means you don't enjoy the implied right to redistribute radiohead's song (term 8). isn't it sad that you need a lawyer to figure this ***** out? also... I'm drunk.
  • neugens, on 06/19/2008, -0/+3You should win the contest, no matter you missed the deadline.
  • r2builder, on 09/28/2008, -0/+3I'm Scottish.
  • mercuryvapour, on 06/12/2008, -0/+3If only everything in life was this inventive. The first decent use of the hard drive speaker I've seen. Awesome.
  • smogit, on 06/11/2008, -0/+3Amazing! A true work of an evil genius
  • goodhorsehymn, on 06/20/2008, -0/+2Pure legend! Very well done to you.
  • alstewart73, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2That is sheer unadulterated class!
  • hypografik, on 06/26/2008, -0/+2Genius, wishing you the best in your career.
  • Tripleagent, on 06/27/2008, -0/+2LOVE IT! Especially the hard drives as the vocals just fantastic
  • rentmitchum, on 06/26/2008, -0/+2Nice! For a minute there, I lost myself.
  • cripelcat, on 06/11/2008, -0/+1I will happily seed the hell out of these, if the artist has given permission.
  • ZenAlbatross, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1This is by far one of the most fascinating re-imaginings of popular song I've ever heard.
  • Regulator980, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1Did anyone check out the Star Wars Floppy Disk Drive in the related videos? It made me smile.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4SCSGRVAQE&feature ...
  • SomniumDS, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1that was freakin brilliant, amazing, definite win! Great job man
  • Machismo, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1As I understand Radiohead HAS! Radiohead has released their last few albums online but asked for donations in response. So go hit them up and give them some dough.
  • steviesteveo, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1Radiohead has given permission to use Nude on your own terms, but James Houston - Big Ideas is a totally different way of getting the same song. Do we know if he's given permission to seed a torrent with his remake of it?

    It's like the new Italian Job movie with Mark Walhberg migt be a remake of the original Michael Caine movie but no one would assume that permission to distribute the original also lets you distribute the remake.

    So, James Houston, pretty please?
  • JAK2112, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1Before now, that was one of the few in rainbows songs i didn't like. Now, i love it. Great stuff.
  • Nubc4kes, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Forgot how freakin' cool this was. Someone reminded my about it today, and I saw I never offically dugg it. I'm 33 days late, but better late then never, right?
  • autodidactic, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1me too.
  • ASSHO, on 06/28/2008, -0/+1I wonder why this didn't make the front page and the other link did
  • MisterEX, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1I almost like his version better. I wonder if he can do "Creep" as well.
  • tomovon, on 08/27/2008, -0/+1This is the best thing I have seen in a long time !!! Excellent!!!
  • Kormiku, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1amazing setup isnt it
  • Kormiku, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1amazing. This is the most original music video ive seen on the internet in my whole life. On the whole internet, in my whole life. Bravo man, and wish you the best of luck in the visual communications field after graduation!
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