I love everything Thom Yorke does (ixi picks ep. 1)

A new series where I share my thoughts & passion for my favorite tracks. This first episode features Thom Yorke's solo project and collaborations.
(Was going to pick only 3 but oops, it's Thom Yorke!)
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[@QKvox]

I agree strongly, Thom Yorke is the greatest living musician (in my opinion). Everything hes done with other artists outside of Radiohead, his solo career and other bands he’s in is fucking incredible.

[@jameshoward-white2288]

Can the new series just be Thom Yorke each week? 😁

[@mathieuhellot7862]

+1

[@Inequities]

@@mathieuhellot7862 +2

[@ericlapointe5870]

@@Inequities +3

[@_CoasterNinja]

+4

[@MacianArt]

+5

[@ElectricApe]

Also, don’t forget the early Thom collab with Unkle ‘Rabbit in the Headlights’. Great tune and video.

[@matthewmccarty6508]

hands down, one of my favorite music videos

[@leoself9858]

So this is where all the cool kids hangout ❤

[@AnnQuebecPolska]

I totally worship Thom Yorke... if you could do a video about The Smile!🙏 Amazing ... a + 30 years old career...Yorke & Greenwood still coming up with extraordinary new material!💕

[@TheLandInTheSea]

God, your videos are a point of light in the fog.

[@JustNierninwa]

Personally, Analyse from The Eraser always gets me. But also Jigsaw Falling Into Place and Wolf at the Door are brilliant.

[@Barcles_G]

You are an utterly fantastic human being. As is Thom Yorke

[@pedrosolermartinez6273]

My sons first listen to Thom Yorke’s voice when he was 6 was on the song Beautiful People, he automatically fell in love with his voice.

[@katkatkat88888]

He is definitely a genius! Reckoner is amazing.

[@shanerohane7494]

I love the song Thom did with Burial and Four Tet, called "Her Revolution," very ethereal but moved me so much when I first heard it. I also love "Dawn Chorus" and "Mother Lode." Thom definitely hits me in the emotional and mental feels! ❤

[@iximusic]

I didn't know about this collab but I'm going to listen to it today!

[@avedic]

I hadn't heard those either.... Thom has SO much amazing music out there....and lots of really cool collabs. It's kinda overwhelming at times. I _know_ there's hidden gems out there that will knock me over....but I just don't know they exist yet. "This" was new to me....and I adore it. I'm a big fan of Lorn, and got immediate Lorn vibes.

[@iximusic]

That was lovely, very calming. I think I'll listen to it again when I'm in a beautiful place on a hike!

[@shanerohane7494]

@@iximusic ❤️

[@pimposki6232]

i like the motherlode a lot. if that was put out as a single i could have seen it being very successful. at least in europe (including england, scotland, wales and ireland)

[@sector69102]

Completely agree, I’m a fan of just about everything Thom Yorke composes!

[@SebastianKomor]

Hi. I am here to comment on my appreciation for your channel. The love for music and sound truly is universal. Have a great day.

[@johnpaulclarkson4671]

Thom yorke Harrowdown Hill. Genius lyrics. Hopefully there's a bvi in it

[@ryanleeharrell]

Big Thom Yorke fan and this was my first time hearing Beautiful People. It's beautiful, so thank you for the introduction.

[@simonjones4870]

Love this channel. I’m no music expert. It’s really interesting to hear how ixi analyses the tracks and the compositions. What I also find stunning is that, oh god I hope I’m correct here - Thom Yorke doesn’t read music - but yet he can create so much that beguiles and fascinates the likes of me ( I know no music theory) up to people like ixi who obviously is completely around everything theoretical and beyond). That is an incredible gift. If that is not enough……. Jonny greenwood is , dare I say it, a more innovative musician/composer. Once in a generation talents in the same band. I didn’t even mention Colin’s bass which every KZbinr absolutely quite rightly lauds).

[@experimentalsoundrecordings]

I've been saying Thom Yorke is like our generations John Lennon but noone listens. He is pure genius at best.

[@yungkimchee7172]

thom yorke is such a gem of creativity, his art truly makes me feel alive

[@beanMosheen]

Modeselektor fucking kills! You'd love Vitalic's Ok Cowboy album.

[@DonPritch1850]

The new Clark album is being executive produced by Thom Yorke.

[@andreemenarivas4791]

We'd love to see you do a full cover of Suspirium, I think you'll do great!! Anyway, awesome video as always :)

[@anuraj2201]

I can relate so much to the way you feel Thom’s harmonies and rhythms. Here is a strange request: Can you do an episode on Chopin’s harmonies? 😅 It’ll be so much fun to understand how he achieved those beautiful harmonies in his Nocturnes.

[@FramesGone]

I remember when A Moon shaped Pool came out, I had a hard time appreciating it. It felt too quite for some reason. However, it is probably the Radiohead album that has grown the most on me over the years, and songs like Present Tense and Glass Eyes have become some of my favourites. Daydreaming takes the top spot though. It's beautiful and sad expression of sorrow, makes me feel like I'm floating on a blank quite lake at night. When the song swells, it lifts me up into the clouds, towards the stars, only to gently put me back into the lake at the end. I'll never forget the time I saw them live in 2017. They opened with Daydreaming, and almost on cue, a silent rain descended on us, which lasted the whole concert.

[@iximusic]

First time I listened to it I was like "wow. This is so good." But then I put it away. A year later I came back to it and went all in. It's become one of my top 3 favorite Radiohead albums! Daydreaming feels so incredibly sad to me, that's just the way I connect to it. Concert sounds amazing!

[@LosPompadores]

Always great to listen to new Mark Pritchard stuff. His 76 14 (Global Communication) with Middleton is still the best ambient album of all time in my opinion

[@TheLunarnotes]

The drum groove on the Pritchard/York track sounds like a loop from a Moondog song, very distinctive sound, he was called The Viking of New York and many of his songs had that strange percussive rhythm

[@matthaze30]

Check out “5.17” by Thom Yorke if you haven’t already. Beautiful song.

[@_CoasterNinja]

Thom’s output the past few years has Ben great. Daily Battles, 5.17, Suspiria OST. All so beautiful.

[@pluto8015]

Whole video of song recs, I know at least a third of these are going on some Playlists, and I'm already a radiohead stan 😭 thank you

[@tritonneptune3834]

Oh man you need to check out Dawn Chorus by Thom. The chords and the lyrics are both heart breaking id love to see you break down that.

[@nihilitys]

also his singing is very interesting. it's like he isn't realy singing, just staying in this one note all the time

[@iximusic]

I will!

[@crumbtember]

that whole album is pretty interesting to listen to. some of his best vocals imo.

[@StuartQuinn]

If you like the original Dawn Chorus, you have to check out this cover. It takes the achingly beautiful chords and at one point ascend and ascends them up the keyboard. I think I even prefer it to the original. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4rLfKt-pJKUe7c

[@Inbetween_days_]

I can confirm that playing black swan on bass is absolutely infectious the fingerings are just so natural to play and the groove has that immaculate flavor

[@blob-465]

Mind-blown by all those unknown Thom Yorke tracks and fantastic analysis!

[@Metathronos]

what the bass is doing in black swan is doing a double slide one after the other towards the higher note and then one longer slide to return to the lowest note

[@the.emc33]

While you were playing Suspirium in this video I opened it and let it play in Spotify and it created an incredible round-like experience. Wow.

[@rodrigotellom]

Oh, nice! Pours a glass of wine, AGAIN

[@dawoodgrig9166]

@ixi music….. you are my new favourite human. Can’t wait for more Radiohead related videos 😁

[@isajmody2344]

I was thinking about this all morning.

[@ChristopherGun]

The Eraser is such a great experience overall

[@zootook3422]

That flute on Beautiful People could very well be a Mellotron sound.

[@iximusic]

oh yeah, good point!

[@alankennedy3074]

Mark Pritchard did a break down of the production of that album and I think he said it was the Gforce Mtron pro plugin

[@artpinsof5836]

So stoked to see more Thom & Co. videos!!! 😁 I’d especially love to see analysis of anything/everything from AMSP & The Smile!

[@ettuaslumiere]

Love your analyses, subscribed and I hope you do more Radiohead content in the future! Your Airbag video is such a great exploration of a really dense song. I completely agree about the "satisfying-ness" of the snare cross stick. On Black Swan, the bass is doing a slide into that high E note both times, and then also sliding out of the second note back down to hit the low D. A bass player would characterize these as a "slide from/to nowhere" -- that is, it's not sliding from one defined note to another, it's sliding from an undefined location below the target note, into the E, and then down from the E to an undefined location (usually roughly a few frets down), which makes a sort of string noisy grace note slur kind of thing. Also, there's some light distortion on the bass which helps to blend the notes together and make you hear more of the slur noise. I think on this track, it adds a "struggling to reach" feeling as you described. It also gives me the feeling of an analog machine struggling to start up, like how if you put a needle on a vinyl record and then turn it on, there's that pitch glide while the record gets up to speed.

[@leeward6948]

Adoring these videos, thank you. Thom's got other mainly piano tracks that would be great to break down: Unmade, also from the Suspiria OST. Haunting Like Spinning Plates, piano version Pyramid Song.

[@lms2932]

I'm no music major, but I get his musical point of view, which in my opinion, is the best music has to offer. You get him too!

[@lucyblotter]

Oh snap I was at the dance for night in Houston as well!! NIИ had to cut their set short because of the storm but I got to mosh to Reptile which was my highlight of the festival :) I also remember they were giving away these tambourines at one of the promo stands and Thom has to stop the first song cos of one dude in the front row and be like "do you want me to put this tambourine up your arse?"😂 It's a shame they never done that festival again.

[@greun]

Thank you so much for sharing your favorite Thom York songs.

[@aldo34]

Coming from another of your vids where I happened to mention 'Beautiful People' - such a great track. Agree, a fantastic video too. To continue down the Mark Pritchard rabbit hole, really recommend '14:31' from his 1990's ambient Global Communication album. Similar use of interesting chord structures and mood, but from a much earlier stage in his career.

[@MicahBuzanMUSIC]

Loved this analysis! Also enjoyed you doing the more obscure Thom Yorke songs. Would love to hear your thoughts on The Smile.

[@eyelessnevermore]

That lamp to our left flashes at disconcerting moments.

[@aleksandratarnetckaia9462]

Recently was fascinated by "This Mess we're In", so it was pretty cool to listen to your quick analysis on this one!

[@ekadow]

Your reaction and analysis is truly infectious, thank you. I'm really enjoying these tracks even more than usual with your forensic breakdown of Thom Yorke's musicality

[@orbitaljunkie]

Yeah I'm drawn to anything Thom does like a moth to a light. Beautiful People has been on of my favorite tracks of the last decade. There's a park out near the Puget Sound I walk through and always listen to this.

[@Ploist]

Fun fact, thom is a big fan of modeselektor and even wore their merch during a set at lollapalooza 2008

[@decampstheo3779]

Thank you so much for all your videos. Your analyses are so sensitive and warm, it’s a pleasure to the ear

[@nihilitys]

31:15 yeah that chord just kills me. it's incredibly satisfying and sounds nobel in a way. speaking of nobel, you should listen to the live version of like spinning plates, it's just thom and his piano. i think it's got a similar feeling.

[@clashpanda120]

Thanks for this video, Thom Yorke is awesome and you are lucky to have seen him live. Love all things to do with him aswel. The most notable songs from the Suspiria soundtrack (excellent film aswel btw) are probably Suspirium, Unmade and Volk. I absolutely love Reverse Running and title track Amok by Atoms for Peace and A Hairdryer is my favourite The Smile song, it’s so good! Hearing Damage is fantastic too.

[@vickhs]

As someone who knew absolutely nothing about electronic music before listening to RH I have to say Thom’s collabs as a solo artist has introduced me to many many cool acts. I’m musically illiterate so I could never dissect these songs like you do, but I’m currently obsessed with the Ego/Mirror and Her Revolution/His Rope collabs he did with Burial and Four Tet. The vibes are just… chef’s kiss

[@iximusic]

whatttt he collabed with Four Tet? omg

[@m4point5]

@@iximusic kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWGyfo2sgNSMbbc soooooooo good!

[@daftkifty]

I came here to make sure this collab was mentioned! I think you'd love the piano sample at the end of "Ego".

[@steveprice7869]

i absolutely LOVE everything Thom Yorke does but i now know, that someone else feels this! Love your videos! Suspiria just oozes emotions i cannot explain! Music is so powerful. I know Thom has a lot of respect of Autechre, probably due to their complexity and their distinctive music construction style / signatures. What do you think of them ? Also, just heard you mention Jon Hopkins and Lorn! BOTH amazing electronic artists. Amazing live too.

[@professoryaffle]

Bloom (Live from Electric Lady Studios). Sublime

[@lous111]

Unmade -- also a great track on Suspiria.

[@playin-with-fire]

Love it. Great stuff by you.

[@mars8916]

im with you, Thom Yorke is basically one of the all time greatest. Have some music that I think you actually really really like...do you ever listen to random peoples music? Wouldn't normally do this I just think you would get it.

[@colinjohnson8511]

thanks for this, i really enjoy your videos of these flavours

[@colinjohnson8511]

off topic from Thom Yorke et al . i have been really getting into Hania Rani a Polish pianaist and composer , that i'm sure you are aware of. but wondered if you would analize her work and do a video , kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGbSi2tmecaXq8U&ab_channel=Cercle

[@der4815162342]

"A rat's nest" is one of my creepy, sad, tragic favorites!

[@iximusic]

Don't think I've heard this one!

[@mcnimi]

@@iximusic you definitely should.

[@_CoasterNinja]

I like both versions, but the Jonny Greenwood remix is so beautiful.

[@Documentationz]

Atoms for Peace is G L O R I O U S PJ Harvey and Thom Yorke just wow (and shout out to limewire ha) All songs just tops here! Modeselektor is tops(edited cause I meant to say Modeselektor is savage)

[@evedotcom]

Saaaaaame! I don’t think there is any other artist so prolific and who I love so consistently. There is a strange beauty to his music. Disjointed but never too much. Continues to challenge my musical intuitions after all these years, but doesn’t lose the soul. Feels so intimate. And his vocal tone is just stunning 😭 As a singer, he is my number 1 influence. All of that said, I haven’t really explored all of Thom’s work outside of Radiohead in depth, so I’m gonna go do that now. Really enjoyed this video, especially exploring the melodies and chords 💛💛💛

[@the.emc33]

Black Swan is so, so good.

[@dylanz4791]

The raw emotions that hit me with Thom’s music are brand new to my system. The combination of tension, anxiety, loneliness, pain and grief mixed with love, eternal bliss, new beginnings, positivity and hope all intertwined. He takes you on a journey that can be uncomfortable at times but so worth it in the end. You become your better self just by listening and absorbing. Wow. The pure genius of Thom Yorke!! I absolutely loved this video. Your thoughts and words really resonated with me. You removed layers which led me to discover new aspects of songs I already loved. Spot on. I’m so glad that channels like this exist. Thank you!!

[@whatissurge]

I love Atoms for Peace so much. I wish they got together and made more music. But also the beauty of a single moment in time they got together.

[@_CoasterNinja]

That vocal interplay between Thom and PJ Harvey is just so good, so memorable.

[@GrantValdes]

He adds so much to A Beautiful Feeling on that album. Overlooked.

[@jamolotl]

I feel like I cry every time I hear Suspirium, it's just so beautifully cathartic. Volk from the same album is a fantastic horror movie track. Twist is one of my favourite Thom Yorke solo tracks - beautiful little electronic track that builds up alongside Thom's usual haunting vocals. Thank you for the video as always. 💚

[@tmidd12]

I get the same “feeling” when I hear suspiria. I don’t think I ever listened to it without shedding a few tears

[@hoagieimpact9189]

Beautiful People Hence my care for you Beautiful people You know you're that Hence my care for you I can't go back On all of that Hence my care for you That the love is ours That the love is ours A flap of the wings and the chaos that it brings Wake up my love Please don't be sad There is no time That the light goes on That the light goes off Flies out of the window while angels stroke your hair To know you're that I can't go back I'm running blind I'm running blind I'm running blind Hence my care for you Beautiful people Taken from us (that our love is blind) If there's a God Hence my care for you You know you're that (that our love is blind) And I am so afraid I'm running blind to the faces I have I can't go back To all of that To know you're that I can't go back I dial out the bad I dial out the bad Hence my care for you If there is a God If there is a God Cut me some slack

[@hoagieimpact9189]

It's nice you make so beautiful videos. So here are some more TY songs you need to know: 1. Unmade (from Suspiria) 2. Ego/Mirror & Her Revolution/His Rope (with Burial and Four Tet) 3. Rabbit In Your Headlights (with U.N.K.L.E. / DJ Shadow)

[@michaelmartinez6645]

Also the Cristian Vogel spare parts remix of Black Swan which is on The Eraser remixes album is an amazing listen...hard to believe they make this song better...But they do..

[@mikelistman5263]

Love your musical observations...just enough tech stuff. Re Yorke, I've got atoms for peace. Really interesting!

[@professoryaffle]

Another great video. I do a playlist every year that I call Songs of The Year (not only contemporary but new to me) and Beautiful People went straight on it. It’s looking to be a good year - I’ve already got 8 songs on the playlist.

[@theComaCalling]

Be sure to check out Modeselecktor’s project with Sascha Ring ofApparat called Moderat. Their second and third album is great. Check Apparat’s latest too if you like Thom’s vocal stylings.

[@iximusic]

Moderat's III is in my rotation, love it! But I haven't listened to their other stuff, and I should.

[@sweetwheatsy]

@@iximusic Moderat's stuff is great; I especially have an affinity for their debut album, that imo is a bit more rough-around-the-edges (in a really good way) than the later ones. Can really recommend aswell

[@mikelistman5263]

Beautiful people...really nice. Bjork was doing this type of sonic landscape long ago, it must be said. You're great, and thanks!

[@mcnimi]

amazing video 💞 his side projects are so amazing and mesmerizing.

[@Inequities]

My fiancée and I found your channel last week and are absolutely HOOKED!! The Radiohead stuff lately is amazing, we’re so glad you’re taking on Kid A right as you’re breaking it down!! Have you read “Everything in its Right Place” yet? If you haven’t, you need to, I feel like it was written for amazing neurodivergent souls like yourself!! Awesome work ixi!!

most of these are songs I've never heard before, so thank you for that! its hard to pick a favorite Thom Yorke track, but some (non-Radiohead) that come to mind are "Analyze" and "Harrowdown Hill" from The Eraser, "Thin Thing" and "A Hairdryer" from The Smile

[@tylerjhunter]

I also saw him perform at Day for Night! The abandoned post office space created a very dingy, industrial atmosphere. Kind of eerie, but also very memorable!

[@Lioness4cyn]

OMG you picked This by modeselektor! I feel seen! You should listen to Silikon. I discovered them through Thom on a BBC radio show where he picked music he was into at the time and he picked that song. I became obsessed! Your taste is impeccable! 🤌🏾 Ingenue has been known to play on repeat, but my first favorite from AMOK is Default. From The Erasure I fell in love with Analyse and Skip Divided. My dream Thom Yorke collab is with Jonna Lee of iamamiwhoami. I hope you’ve heard of her. If not you might love it!

[@iximusic]

I've heard one track from iamamiwhoami but it was awhile ago!

[@Lioness4cyn]

@@iximusic if you’re interested I might suggest either ‘sever’ or ‘play’ from kin. Most of her work are audio/visual albums, so you should check out her channel. Gorgeous cinematography

[@BrendanReape88]

Fantastic video!

[@pezaoBsb]

My favourite this past year was "Her Revolution" by Fourtet feat. Thom Yorke. I don't know how much he was involved in the arrengements and harmony, but I definitely hear his touch.

[@GrantValdes]

If you love The Same, you'll also love the very sinister, creeping, synth-based Unless.

[@dreww1609]

The version of Thom singing this solo on the piano is maybe my favorite vocal performance he's ever done - whole new vibe for the song, I ended up preferring/totally hooked on - it brings the gorgeous lyrics to the front as well and is a pure lesson in a true pro singing falsetto at a ludicrously amazing level! Check it out - right with you on Thom (same effect with him on a solo acoustic guitar with "The Clock" and - well so many more) but I have a feeling you may already know!

[@mbraucht]

Request: Max Richter.... anything. Awesome content. Especially love the NIN eps.

[@jhope1923]

Anima! His best work to date outside of Radiohead!

[@GIBKEL]

Have you ever seen his solo piano performance from the Live from The Basement… it is brilliant. Stripped down but my favorite versions of these songs.

[@facundofernandez4676]

I think you will love Unmade from the Suspiria soundtrack

[@sparko2012]

I remember reading an interview with Thom years ago and he spoke about ModeSelektor and was bigging up a track they did called "Dark side of the Sun". Brilliant song.

[@reacherstudio]

This is the best thing I've ever seen!!!!! Thank you so much

[@seanrichards8774]

Oh hell yeah! Lorn and Hopkins!

[@_CoasterNinja]

Edit: Should of waited til the end to comment! LOL Thanks for covering “This Mess We’re In”. Doesn’t get discussed a ton when it comes to great Thom songs. Been a big fan of the track and his vocal performance for a long time and glad to see you break it down for a layman like me. Cheers! Thank you for introducing me to “This”. Thought I had heard everything Thom has done, so it was a great surprise. The PJ Harvey track “This Mess We’re In” which Thom features on, is one of my favourite vocal performances of his. Also love the Jonny remix of an Eraser b-side called “A Rat’s Nest”. I think it was only released on the Radiohead website years and years ago, but it’s just such a beautiful little tune which I always encourage Thom Yorke fans to seek out. You can find it here on KZbin I’m pretty sure!

[@domjcoller]

This is so cool, thank you for sharing this!!!

[@jonathandavies7462]

Thanks Ixi, Thom is a genius for sure. Would you be able/willing to help us understand more about “Dawn Chorus”…it’s so achingly beautiful. I know nothing about music theory, but would love to understand how this song is constructed

[@jonathandavies7462]

Also 5.17 😍

[@ryanleeharrell]

I like how you were early for the Chorus of Suspiria. I always want to jump to that "all is well" a half step early. Not sure why I have so much trouble with that timing. Haha.

[@andreelandra]

Always nice to see someone with musical knowledge dissect songs from Thom Yorke. I think he is truly an artist and the sheer amount of his creativity is sometimes felt overwhelming, the fact that he is now aged more than half century and still creating amazing songs is just mind boggling. His solo projects are all worth listening imo, also got into electronic music because of it. Here are some songs that you may have not heard from Radiohead / Thom Yorke and I think you’ll love it! “Ill Wind” this one is a B-side from AMSP and “YouWouldn’tLikeMeWhenI’mAngry” yes that’s the title. Both I think are just very beautiful and I suggest you hear it alone with headphones. Trust me. P.S. Atoms For Peace also very worth checking out if you haven’t. Sorry, just so many good stuff from this dude 😂

[@babymammal1980]

There was another Thom Yorke / Modeselektor collab on the matter’s 2007 album Happy Birthday called The White Flash. It’s also quite excellent. Highly recommend. Also, really love your videos!

[@MrLarimene]

a real genious

[@cornishwavesmusic]

Huge Radiohead fan,but Boards of canada ,Aphex and Max cooper my fav,love your videos and def going to watch more,thank you

[@gookymofo]

So it turns out that Thom Yorke is such a master at ambient and electronica as well which makes him so amazingly talented, which we all know. Then you have Jonny Greenwood, too. He’s the other oddly, dark, beautiful theme himself but more on the atmospheric and mood end. What are your thoughts on Jonny Greenwood and would you ever do a video on his work in movies and his collaborative efforts with symphonic orchestra? He and Yorke both really create that “Radiohead” feel that you can also here in their side band The Smile (great band, btw!).

[@_CoasterNinja]

Jonny and a Smile video would be awesome

[@mattd8725]

Mary Anne Hobbs did a great interview with Thom after the release of Suspirium. I feel like you would enjoy her BBC six music show, as she plays a lot of the sort of things you are into.