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Archivo histórico * Hemeroteca * Archive * datos
UNKLE
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.PRESENTACION
EN LONDRES (Especial para Rh in Spanish
& IndyRock)
Nominados a los BRITS
2000
Best British Newcomer en el apartado Indie/Rock
One for the roadkill - Banned ! UNKLE's "Rabbit
in your headlights" has been judged even
more terrible than "Smack my bitch up". But they still let Lorraine Kelly
on the airwaves. Crazy world. - The video for UNKLE's "Rabbit in your headlights"
features an insane man walking through an underground tunnel being repeadedly
mown down by traffic. At the end he tekes off his coat and destroys the
next car that hits me. You won't be able to see it though, because MTV
have refused to show the clip.
"The idea is obviously controversial", says the video's
outraged director Jonathan Glazer, "which was wy agreed to make certain
compromises for MTV. Firstly, they said they'd show it if we pixelated
the collisions and, because so many people had worked on it and we really
wanted it to be seen, we agreed. And they still refused to show it because
the actor playing the madman was too unnerving and subversive. They won't
show the video because the actor is too good ! What they are saying is
anyone on the edge of society shouldn't be seen on television."
Taking the ban as the work of mental pygmies, Glazer's
final words are worthy of Thom Yorke himself : "MTV's definition of the
"Real world" is four models living together in a luxury flat", he sneers.
"They seem perfectly happy to show videos featuring models who look like
they're on heroin, but the UNKLE video isn't fashion pain or panto punk.
Maybe I should have stuck the actor in a Stussy Parka." (SELECT)
Rabbit in your headlights"
Denis Lavant joue dans la video dirigée par
Jonathan Glazer. Denis Lavant est l'acteur préféré
du metteur en scène français "culte" Leos Carax.
+The first single off the recently released U.N.K.L.E.
LP will be Thom and DJ Shadow's 'Rabbit In Your Headlights', released in
the UK on October 12th (unlikely to be released natively outside the UK),
backed with remixes by Massive Attack and David Axlerod. The single will
be non-chart eligible due to its length, but it will have an accompanying
video directed by Jonathan Glazer (responsible for the Karma Police, Street
Spirit and Massive Attack's Karmacoma videos).
The UNKLE 'Rabbit in Your Headlights' single will
be released in the UK on 12th October on the Mo'Wax label. The tracklisting
will be :
1. Rabbit In Your Headlights 2. Rabbit In Your Headlights
(Instrumental) 3. Rabbit In Your Headlights (Underdog Mix) 4. Rabbit In
Your Headlights (Underdog Instrumental) 5. Rabbit In Your Headlights (3D
Mix (Reverse Light)) 6. Rabbit In Your Headlights (3D Mix (Reverse Light
Instrumental)) 7. Rabbit In Your Headlights (David Axelrod - Suburban Hell
Mix)
The formats will be ltd. edition 12" and CD, and
the promo CD contains only tracks 1, 5, 3 and 7.
Le Monde (daté
du samedi 19 septembre)
<<UNKLE : Psyence Fiction (signé Stéphane
Davet) * Ce devait être un des évènements de la rentrée.
[...] On attendait des aventures inouïes, des voyages visionnaires.
On constate un flagrant manque d'audace. [...] A sauver malgré tout
: les étranges arabesques du guitariste Jim Abbiss ("Unkle Main
Tittle Theme"), le rap ébouriffant du vétéran hip
hop Kool G Rap ("Guns Blazing") et , surtout, le délicat déchirement
de Thom Yorke, chanteur de Radiohead, sur fond de piano décharné
et de batterie jazzy ("Rabbit In Your Headlight").>>
magic!
<<UNKLE : Retour vers l'enfer. (signé
Christophe Basterra) * Projet gargantuesque, il est le disque de cette
fin de millénaire, une oeuvre jusqu'auboutiste où s'entrcroisent
la pop, le métal, le hiphop et l'électro, où se croisent
Richard Ashcroft, Thom Yorke, Mike D et bien d'autres encore. [...] Aujourd'hui,
avant même d'en avoir écouté la première note,
"Psyence Fiction" impressionne, de part sa liste d'invités : outre
Ashcroft -entre temps devenu star par la grâce de "Bitter Sweet Symphony"-,
Thom Yorke -l'artiste le plus respecté au monde depuis la réalisation
de "OK Computer"- et Mike D ont répondu présent. "Le plus
incroyable, c'est que tous ces gens avaient vraiment envie de collaborer.
Thom et Mike, pendant la conception du disque, étaient à
des tournants de leur carrière. le premier enregistrait "OK Computer"
alors que le second essayait de développer Grand royal et travaillait
déjà à la suite de "Ill Communication". Dans ce cas
il n'est pas évident de gérer les plannings. Mais ils nous
demandaient d'attendre car ils voulaient vraiment participer au projet.
Et ça, c'est l'un des plus bel honneur que l'on puisse te faire..."
[...] Si Mike D vous donne l'impression de vous trouver sur un disques
des Beastie Boys, Thom Yorke se fait encore plus mélancolique que
sur "OK Computer" le temps de "Rabbit in your headlights".>>
<<UNKLE : Psyence Fiction. (signé Phimippe
Jugé) * [...] Car les notes de piano distillées avec parcimonie
par Mark Hollis ne servent que de transition avec le dernier moment magique
de cet album. Sur une rythmique imposante et en équilibre, le fragile
Thom Yorke illumine "Rabbit in your headlights" de son aura.>>
Les Inrockuptibles
<<tontons flingués. (signé Jérôme
Brézillon) * [...] Entre-temps son extraordinaire album "Endtroducing"
étant passé par là, il en est devenu la vedette au
même titre que les stars mondiales qui ont prêté leur
voix au projet, Thom Yorke et Richard Ashcroft. "Psyence Fiction" doit
ainsi une part de sa réputation prénatale aux palmarès
conjugués des noms qui figurent à son générique.
[...] Un cas de figure similaire à celui de Thom Yorke, contacté
après "The Bends", quand Radiohead n'avait pas encore ce statut
mondial de sauveur providentiel hérité de "OK Computer".
En résumé, Lavelle avait cru embaucher deux tocards du rock
indépendant britannique et il se retrouve trois ans après
avec un couple de pur-sang dont la seule présence à bord
suffit à emballer la machine, à rendre son contrôle
impossible.[...]>>
Rock&Folk
<<UNKLE : le voyage fantastique. (signé
David Mikanowski) * [...] R&F : Thom Yorke, le chanteur de Radiohead,
participe à l'aventure UNKLE. Ce qui n'est qu'à moitié
surprenant lorsqu'on écoute "OK Computer", lui aussi très
influencé par l'univers de la science-fiction. / James Lavelle :
Je partage le même goût que Thom pour les sociétés
futuristes décrites par Kurt Vonnegut Jr (rires). Vous savez, les
affinités qui m'unissent avec Mike D, Richard Ashcroft ou Thom ont
sûrement été le véritable catalyseur de cet
album.>>
The Face
<<It is the UNKLE album. (signé Craig
Mclean) * JUNE 97. San Francisco. A car winds up through the mountains
outside town, deer botling across the road as it approaches a "recording
environment" known as The Site. Thom Yorke is on the back seat, scribbling
down lyrics. He has 48 hours free-time in the midst of Radiohead's first
Americain toure to promote "OK Computer" and, after meeting James Lavelle
in New York earlier that month at the Tibetan Freedom Concert, has decided
to devote his day off to UNKLE. As they drive, California native DJ Shadow
is decribing the local flora and fauna. "What' that really sweet smell
?" asks Orke. "Oh,that's Baby's Breath," replies Shasow. "It's a flower
with little white puffs." Up at the studio, Yorke sings of being "a rabbit
in your headlights" and "sweet baby's breath...". (he later decides to
remove the local reference). "this," says Shadow to Lavelle, "is where
the heart and soul of the record begins.">>
UNKLE bajo al 12 del puesto 4 en las listas UK,y
al 26 en la tercera semana al 32 la cuarta semana.
The in-stores entail the following (as of this
moment):
U.S. Premiering the video of "Rabbit in your Headlights"
Presentacion en London
por Irma Romero
Es domingo, dia 23 y tengo la pulserita que me
permite entrar en HMV a ver a UNKLE Habia mucha cola y nos hicieron
esperar casi una hora...la gente se fue situando en los mejores sitios
cerca del escenario. Yo me dedique a dar una pequeña vuelta
para terminar al lado derecho del escenario, cerca del "guest area".
Habia tres manadas de gente separada por los estantes de discos,
cubiertos de plastico. Una gran pantalla detras del escenario y
varias pequeñas desde donde nos bombardeaban con imagenes
de los responsables del Psyence, más artwork del artista neoyorkino.
Y alli estaba Thom en las pantallas tambien. Me sente en la barandilla
viendo la movida, con los ojos fijos en la guest area, pero ni rastro
de Thom. Reconoci a Terry Hall...el sitio empezaba a llenarse de
la gente más variopinta. James lavellesalto al escenario pasadas
las 23.00.
Tambien habia visto a DJ Shadow con camiseta
gris y la peririllita. Tenia ganas de preguntarle que que tal
las sesiones con Thom. El Mr Mo'wax toco unos 45 minutos varias remezclas
de canciones muy familiares via Beastie Boys y tambian del nuevo
disco, al igual que DJ Shadow. Las grandes y pequeñas pantallas
iban alternando imagenes live con las del disco. Genial. Despues
salto al escenario DJ Shadow, acompañado de aplausos.
Me encanta este pibe. Tocaba canciones
de su "Endtroducing"tambian y...fue mi momento, cuando empezaron
los primeros acordes de Rabbits in your headlights". Inconscientemente
solte un gritito cuando me di cuenta de lo que estaba sonando por
los altavoces. Oir la voz de Thom...!que gusto! Y la gente
encantada. DJ Shadow toco otros 45 minutos, luego empezaron a quitar
las vallas para formar unas filas cuando empezaron a firmar los dos.
Durante los dos shows estaba el pibe responsable del artwork del
disco pintando al lado del escenario. En total habia unas 400 personas
que corrieron a comprar el disco y a la cola de las firmas...Una
hora y media en la cola...cuando ya estaba llegando empece a sentir
el familiar cosquilleo de la tripa y oleadas de calor me subian
a la cara. Lavelle fue el primero al que le di el disco y la agenda..le
pregunte que que tal en Benicassim?y mirandome con unas extrañas
gafas, me dijo que le habia gustado bastante.
Cuando llegue a DJ Shadow me pregunto que
que quería que me firmase...todo el tiempo me quede en blanco.
Le sonrio. Le doy las gracias y me las piro...aliviada y con
una pequeña sonrisa en la cara. UNKLE France L'album de Unkle est
l'album de la semaine sur la radio Ouie fm à Paris dans l'émission
de 17 à 20 heures. Hier soir, ils ont passé l'intégralité
de Rabbit in your headlight. Evidemment je vais encore dire
que cette chanson est superbe, la voix de Thom est un merveilleux
medium qui transporte les sentiments à l'état pur.
(Laurence Boisnard-Paris)..
UNKLE disco de la semana en el Pais de las Tentaciones
¿Sigue siendo un fan fatal dispuesto a arriesgar
hasta el último penique por dar a conocer las músicas más
innovadoras y elegantes? ¿En qué ha cambiado James Lavelle
desde entonces? "En la talla", contesta riéndose. "Supongo que soy
una persona más feliz [más risas]. Tengo más dinero,
pero ése no es el motor de mi vida. Aquellos tiempos eran más
divertidos porque nada importaba una mierda: no tenías ni puta idea
de lo que hacías. Ahora todo es más profesional, y todo el
mundo está mirando con lupa cada puto movimiento que haces. El objetivo
hoy es pensar: ¡que les den por culo!".
Psyence fiction está editado en Mo'Wax / Polygram.
UNKLE France
L'album de Unkle est l'album de la semaine sur la
radio Ouie fm à Paris dans l'émission de 17 à 20
heures. Hier soir, ils ont passé l'intégralité de
Rabbit in your headlight. Evidemment je vais encore dire que cette
chanson est superbe, la voix de Thom est un merveilleux medium qui
transporte les sentiments à l'état pur. (Laurence Boisnard-Paris).ments
à l'état pur. (Laurence
Boisnard-Paris)..
"Investment pays musical dividens" .
. [...] They range from the stelar (Richard Ashcroft
of the Verve, Thom Yorke of Radiohead) to the deeply obscure (Baldly
Drawn Boy, Alice Temple)[...] [...] As the director of Psyence
Fiction, DJ Shadow draws the strands of Lavelle´s interests
together with some aplomb. The songs featuring richard Ashcroft and
Thom Yorke ("Lonely Soul" and "Rabbit In Your Headlight" respectively)
seamlessly blend Shadow´s imprimatur with the angst-ridden
rock in which both those singers specialise.[...]Financial Times
21,8,98
UNKLE
the first single, Rabbit In The Headlights
featuring Thom Yorke, will be released on
October.12
Mo Wax director Steve Finan makes no bones about
the difficulties posed by A&M's disappearance. "It's been very,
very painful and difficult," he says. "I was in America doing promotion
last week and was having to get to know people at Island at the same
time as organising this huge promotional campaign." However, both
Lavelle and Finan are determined these obstacles will not affect
an album which for Lavelle represents a chance to lift Mo Wax on
to a new level. "It's a chance to step up, to reach a whole
new group of people and to work with a great video director [Jonathan
Glazer]," he says. Finan is dismissive of rumours that the album cost up
to £2m or went ridiculously over budget. "It's no more out
of shape than a normal record of this size," he says. The whole marketing
campaign, which was eventually finalised last week, features a number
of typical twists. Although destined for a mainstream audience,
Psyence Fiction will be accompanied by the extravagant packaging
for which Mo Wax has been famed. The album's artwork has been created
by legendary New York graffiti artist Futura 2000, who also
designed a set of UNKLE character toys. Following the album's release in
August, the first single, Rabbit In The Headlights featuring Thom
Yorke, will be released on October 12. The single package will feature
remixes by Massive Attack and Sixties veteran David Axlerod. But,
because of its length, it will not qualify for the singles chart.
Finan says, "A lot of the time with Mo Wax we've made a conscious
decision not to go near the chart. People who buy our records want
them when they want them and not when a record company wants them
to."...... Tony Farsides Dotmusic .com
More UNKLE
The album, Psyence Fiction (Sept. 29)US will be released
by Island Records on August 24. UK Shadow had met Thom Yorke at a
party he had DJ-ed at in London in the summer of 1996 and at that
year's Tibetan Freedom Festival in San Francisco. Yorke's contribution,
'Rabbit In Your Headlights', was recorded in an isolated studio in
a forest outside San Francisco. "That track was one of the most rewarding,"
says Shadow. "After he did his vocal he ended up staying for
two days tuning pianos and laying down extra bass parts. The track
was built from the ground up." (NME) Yorke was another one who had one
take that was perfect out of the box, DJ Shadow said. "Looking
back, the lyrics to both songs are certainly about what both were
going through at the time. It's inevitable," he added. The track
Yorke appears on, "Rabbit In Your Headlights," was recorded last
fall in San Francisco while Radiohead were in town for a show at
the Warfield in support of their critically acclaimed album
OK Computer, it and features the vicious line "fat bloody fingers
are sucking your soul away." "The last minute of that song, the way he
sings, it feels like your hair is being blown back," DJ Shadow said
of the album-closing track. "It's really emotional and it was really
special working with him. There's no histrionics, it's just right."
LAVELLE'S UNKLE MAKES AUGUST VISIT
The UNKLE album, 'Psyence Fiction', featuring
contributions from Richard Ashcroft, Thom Yorke, DJ Shadow and the
Beastie Boys' Mike D, has finally been given an August 24 release
date by Mo'Wax. Richard Ashcroft and Thom Yorke recorded their contributions
before the successes of their 'Urban Hymns' and 'OK Computer' albums.
Lavelle said: "I've always wanted to bring together the different
types of music that I've grown up on, to intertwine them to create
something that people my age can get into." The Richard Ashcroft
song is called 'Lonely Soul'. The Thom Yorke/DJ Shadow song,
which was recorded in San Francisco, is called 'Rabbit In Your Headlights'.(NME)
UNKLE
Thom wrote and sang the words. Thom's
collaboration with DJ Shadow on a track 'Rabbit in Your Headlights'
will be part of a forthcoming U.N.K.L.E. album 'Psyence Fiction'.
It is doubtful that the track will be released as a single
from the album. Promotional copies of the track (backed by other
tracks from the album) will be released to the press on Monday, so
expect it to be heard on radio stations (Radio One has already
played it) frequently. The current release date for the LP to the
public is 24th August. and 17th August in Japan.
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