80's electronica muso Thomas Dolby has remixed Radiohead's song 'Nude'.
Dolby is one of around 2000 people who have created remixes of the song. "I was trying out my new wireless router to see if I could get reception down on the beach in front of my house," said Dolby in a statement. "Sitting there shivering beside the North Sea with my laptop, huddled in a blanket and listening to Radiohead's 'Nude' stems on iTunes, with the waves lapping the shore and a crowd of seagulls fighting over a crab shell, I got an idea for a lovely remix."Most of the remixes for the song have been from fans. The professional musician Dolby was a complete surprise after Radiohead invited the fanbase to download the parts of the song and submit their remixes.
"Well as a fan myself I'm happy to pay homage to Radiohead just because I adore their music," Dolby said. "But objectively, it's great that a band of their stature would open up their intricately crafted music to regular users. And I love the fact that anyone with affordable music software gets to have a go, and might end up with the most votes. It's a true meritocracy in this amazing age of YouTube and MySpace, where big record labels and stadium rock bands are on level playing field with the hordes of brilliant amateurs out there who have never had an audience of their own."
Hear Thomas Dolby's 'Nude (Bathing In The Icefloe Mix)' at http://www.radioheadremix.com/remix/?id=1825.
