Note: This summary matches timestamp-wise with the unofficial leaks and not the Radiohead release, which edited down the 18-disc dump and removed non-Radiohead material (like the 15 minutes of James Bond score that appeared on Minidisc 6) and exceedingly superfluous stuff (like the 12-minute field recording buried within Minidisc 13, which was edited down from 51 minutes to 18 minutes in its official release). With Minidiscs, that window has been smashed open and now the house is being looted.Īs 17 hours of music is a lot for even Radiohead diehards to endure – “I Promise,” a thoroughly okay song, appears 14 times here – we wilted down Minidiscs to the 30 must-hear minutes that even casual fans should endeavor to explore. That 80-minute cassette – the contents of which feature throughout Minidiscs – included sound collages, rough sketches, unheard songs, rehearsals and aural experimentation that offered an opaque window into the making of the landmark LP.

While the origin story of the leak is still unclear – the band themselves mention that the files were “reportedly” ransomed for $150,000 by a hacker – the edited-down minidiscs served as a foundation for the cassette included in the deluxe edition of the OKNOTOK 1997 2017 reissue. As the title suggests, the Bandcamp file dump came nearly a week after the 18 disc-length mp3s leaked onto the internet.

On Monday, Radiohead officially (and begrudgingly) released Minidiscs, a 17-hour deep dive into the OK Computer birthing process courtesy of Thom Yorke’s own minidiscs.

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