Throw a group of Czech Radiohead fans into an audience loaded down with video cameras, cull and sync the disparate footage together, and this is what you get- a wonderful two-hour Radiohead experience. Are you experienced?
From Sean Michaels at The Guardian:
Radiohead have thrown their support behind a fan-made live DVD, providing the hi-fi soundtrack to Czech film-makers' amateur shots. The British band provided audio masters to the makers of Prague DVD, a DIY concert film shot on 23 August 2009.
While the project website has been overwhelmed by traffic, samples of the Prague film have been uploaded to YouTube. It's a strangely communal document, collecting the viewpoints of more than 50 camera-people – each with a cheap handheld Flip camera. "A group of Radiohead fans descended on the Výstaviště Holešovice exhibition hall in Prague to capture the band perform, using as many different angles as possible," explain the film-makers. Recalling the Beastie Boys' groundbreaking Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!, the footage is scattered, inconsistent and frequently electrifying.
Radiohead reportedly love it, giving film-makers the soundboard recordings that would make or break the movie. If you manage to access the Prague DVD website, you can download the entire set for free, including a version for the iPhone. Czech Radiohead fans can even obtain a free CD. "Strictly not for sale," reads the site. "By the fans, for the fans. Please share and enjoy."
Although Radiohead issued a live CD in 2001, they have not released a concert film since 1995's Live at the Astoria. In 2008, the band shot a 10-song acoustic set for Nigel Godrich's From the Basement series; this was made available as an iTunes download.
Radiohead are currently working on their eighth studio album.
Technical Information:
Title: Radiohead: Live in Praha- 23-08-09
Artist: Radiohead
Date: August 23, 2009
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Source: DVD9
Pro-shot: No- Multi-cam audience
DVD Format: NTSC
DVD Size: DVD9
Container: .iso + mds
Size: 7.90 GB
Length: 02:02:57
Programs used: Not Available
Resolution: 720x480
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Video: MPEG2
Frame Rate: 29.97
Audio Track 1: English- Dolby Digital AC3, 48000 Hz @ 320 kb/s
Audio Track 2: English- Dolby Digital AC3, 48000 Hz @ 320 kb/s
Subtitles: None
Menu: Yes
Video: Untouched
DVD extras: None
Setlist:
01. 15 Steps
02. There There
03. Weird Fishes
04. Arpeggi
05. All I Need
06. Lucky
07. Nude
08. Morning Bell
09. 2+2=5
10. A Wolf at the Door
11. Videotape
12. (Nice Dream)
13. The Gloaming
14. Reckoner
An extra special thanks to the original uploaders! A version of this DVD for the iPhone is also available for free on their website.
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Live In Praha Megaupload Links