PLUGIN WEEK 2026: Can you can remember exactly where you were when you heard your favourite album (or a life-changing track) for the very first time? We are fortunate enough to have had many moments like that. But there was one particular album where this writer can remember calmly sitting down in front of a (now old-fashioned) hi-fi system, and having his mind thoroughly blown from the very first track onwards…
I think we can all agree that Radiohead are quite ‘the’ experimental band. Their exploration of the various extremes of music have taken them to the very fringes of what’s usually acceptable in the studio - including the use of some exceedingly cutting-edge production techniques. They’ve also incorporated a fair share of vintage instrumentation, such as the Ondes Martenot, as well as strings and well… you name it, Thom, Jonny, Ed and co have probably done it at some point.
