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Spitting Feathers | 
| Artist: Thom Yorke
Label: XL Recordings/Warner Music Japan
Category: Music
List Price: £25.99
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 35630
Format: Enhanced, Ep, Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5.3 x 0.2
EAN: 4943674068432
ASIN: B000JJS2X4
Release Date: November 22, 2006
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Availability: Usually dispatched within 6 to 9 days
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| Tracks:
| • | The Drunk Machine | | • | A Rat's Nest | | • | Jetstream | | • | Harrowdown Hill (extended mix) | | • | Iluvya | | • | Harrowdown HIll (video) |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Spitting leftovers October 3, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Eraser is a musical gem, but it's by no means perfect. While some of it resonates magnificently, such as "Atoms For Peace", "And It Rained All Night" and "Cymbal Rush", some of the songs just sound a bit unfinished and not properly thought out. (I'm thinking of "The Clock" and "Skip Divided" - both meritable bits of music, but hardly standouts.) Spitting Feathers, Thom Yorke's first solo EP, is mostly in that vein.
"The Drunkk Machine" is a mess of disparate noises, and although it does communicate its subject matter very well, the same ideas are covered again in the very next song, "A Rats' Nest", to infinitely more melodic and powerful effect. "Jetstream" is another highlight, blistering, quick and creepy, and it's a triumph. But that's the best I can say about the record. "Harrowdown Hill" was far from being the most interesting part of The Eraser, and doesn't benefit particularly from the extra few minutes here; it's simply longer and more drawn out. (God only knows what Yorke could have done with "The Eraser" or "Cymbal Rush" given the extra run-time.) There's also the aforementioned "Drunkk Machine" - referred to as a "stink-bomb" by Yorke himself - and "Iluvya", which features a fun looped drumbeat but never really goes anywhere. Like "Drunkk" it just sounds embarrassingly cobbled together.
There are two deeply worthwhile moments on this release, and I'm grateful that Thom felt obliged to put them out on a separate CD - but seriously, the rest is sketchy at best.
 3 fine b-sides, but too expensive June 8, 2007
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
OK, first-up, just to correct the last review - these are not vinyl-only b-sides - I bought them all quite legitimately as downloads. Secondly, I payed considerably less downloading 3 b-sides than the asking price for this Japanese import. OK so you get a video and an extended mix too... But well, nice though the packaging is, can they really justify the import mark-up on this item? It's not imported from Mars, it's imported from Japan - where CD's are cheaper than over here, incidentally. I can't help thinking this is a rip-off, cynically aimed at completists who aren't going on holiday to Japan anytime soon. Despite all this talk of 'levelling the CD price playing field', there's little doubt that UK music fans are still being ripped-off by record companies. Nuff said.
 The Lost Partner To The Eraser May 26, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Assuradly Thom Yorke is a musical genius, be it with Radiohead or his solo career its widely agreed he is a talent at creating something new, different and superb. The Eraser was a macabre step into Yorke's brain exploring further his ideals and opinions. Spitting Feathers, is very unique. Essentially, its not like The Eraser. Only having its release in Japan it was an almost secretive expedition for Yorke. Its dark, sombre and somewhat detached. However it does have strong beats, with heavy flowing bass lines. Yorke's lyricism is also rather audioble comparred with some of his musical outings. Its a fresh sound but also familiar.
Track by track, we can say that "The Drunkk Machine" is fast paced, like fluttering visions or memories, good beats provide a good tempo for thought. "A Rat's Nest" is dark, depressive and removed from the rest of the album. "Jetstream" is vert pacey. It has quick clicky beats, with fast lyrics, strong feelings of monotiny, like a daily commute. The "Harrowdown Hill (Extended Mix)" track is superb, its not better nor worse than the original recording, its a slightly different version, but just as enjoyable. Lastly "Iluvya" is a very quirky track. Its different, repetitive and very creepy, but, regardless, easily listened to.
A superb EP, which we must remember, this is an EP, not an album. Do not disregard it for its length, if your a fan of later Radiohead, or Thom Yorke, this album should be in your collection.
The perfect companion to The Eraser December 14, 2006
27 out of 29 found this review helpful
Effectively an emalgamation of the UK single b-sides (3 of which were limited edition vinyl-only tracks) and the video to Harrowdown Hill (which stirred up memories of Bjork's Joga video), Spitting Feathers is a real gem.
The Drunkk Machine and Iluvya are a little more quirky than most of Thom's Eraser material but equally fascinating. A Rat's Nest is pretty great and the extended mix of Harrowdown Hill is a great bonus for those who didn't catch the single upon it's UK release.
The artwork, in typical Japanese import manner, is lavish and excellent, the cd housed in a fine protective sleeve inside a die-cut sleeve even prettier than the original Eraser sleeve. All in all, it's a perfect companion to the album and a cd no self-respecting fan should be without.
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