Released in the summer 1997, OK Computer is one of the last masterpieces that make artistic statements.
The album is both musically and lyrically depressing, discussing Schizophrenia, suicidal thoughts, social alienation, political malaise, near death experiences, human’s dependency on technology, etc. ” However, we still don’t know what happened to that album since OK Computer is definitely not it. Thom Yorke said at the time that he was “deliberately just writing down all the positive things that. And the majority of the instruments weren't overdubbed separately, adding to the mostly live feel of some portions of the record.After the lyrically morbid The Bends (1995), Radiohead wanted to make a positive album. The acoustic guitar for 'Exit Music' was captured in a stone staircase, for instance, while 'Let Down' was brought to life in a ballroom at 3 o'clock in the morning. Many of the songs were recorded in different areas of the house, to add atmosphere. The drum loop used for 'Airbag', inspired by DJ Shadow, was run through Jonny Greenwood's guitar effects pedals, while 'Karma Police' incorporated the buzzing sound of an over-worked fridge. It was during this stage of production at St Catherine's Court that his and the band's penchant for experimental recording came into its own. The plan was to later relocate somewhere more comfortable to complete the album, and engineer Nigel Godrich soon became their co-producer. 'That was very important, because everything went through it', Yorke told Mojo magazine. Among the hardware they obtained was a plate reverb unit bought from the English musician Jona Lewie. Skip ahead to May 1996, from which point Radiohead spent around two months at their Canned Applause rehearsal space, writing and demoing after investing in equipment that they could work with and take anywhere they wanted in the future.
The band's 'sixth member' Nigel Godrich co-produced the album
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