Nigel Godrich (nigelgod) is releasing From the Basement's video archives on YouTube. Watch:
Godrich began the project back in 2006, inspired after watching the Rolling Stones’ fiery concert film,to Pitchfork that same year, “We were just saying how amazing it was to see such a snapshot of that time: You get to see them, warts and all…hanging out with John Lennon and Eric Clapton and all these people. [We were] just saying what a shame it was that there wasn’t anything that really felt as honest as that anymore, at the moment.
While wanting to replicate the concert film’s ability to capture the pulse of the era’s music scene, Godrich was equally inspired by the atmosphere of the BBC television concert series he grew up with,. Wanting to bring that same energy to his new project, he settled on the principle that, “It’s just about having friends and close associates you know and just creating a relaxed atmosphere conducive to making something cool.
The concert series was filmed in BBC’s Maida Vale Studio 2—the same studio where Bing Crosby gave his last performance—and saw bands as far ranging as Thundercat to The Shins, though it’s most remembered for its Radiohead footage, which included full sets of their albums,
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