"FeelingPulledApartByHorses" and "TheHollowEarth" are songs by

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, produced by

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. The songs were self-released as a limited

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vinyl in September 2009 and as a download on 6 October 2009. "FeelingPulledApartByHorses" began as a Radiohead song, and was first performed in 2001. Yorke later performed it with his bands Atoms for Peace and the Smile. "TheHollowEarth" came from the recording sessions for Yorke's album '' The Eraser'' (2006)''.''

Writing and recording

Yorke's band

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performed an early version of "FeelingPulledApartByHorses", then titled "Reckoner", in 2001. Yorke likened it to heavy metal; '' Pitchfork'' described it as a "droning rocker", and ''

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'' wrote that it featured "one of the loudest and most sinister riffs in Radiohead's catalog". In 2005, Yorke performed the song solo on acoustic guitar at a

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show. Working on the song for their 2007 album '' In Rainbows'', Radiohead added a

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that developed into a different song with the original title, "

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". Afterwards, Yorke and the Radiohead guitarist

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reworked the original song to create the final version. They omitted the chorus and added bass guitar, "glitchy" drums, "disembodied" vocals, and an extended synthesiser coda. ''Rolling Stone'' described it as "more subdued and textural", in the style of Yorke's 2006 album '' The Eraser''. Yorke described "TheHollowEarth" as a "bass menace" that came from the recording sessions for ''The Eraser.''

Release

The songs were self-released as a

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on 21 September 2009 and as a download on 6 October 2009. The vinyl was limited to 8000 copies worldwide.

Reception

''Pitchfork'' gave "FeelingPulledApartByHorses" a positive review, writing: " Quartering, in medieval times, meant being pulled apart by horses; Yorke's skillful production here re-imagines that punishment as a disorienting pleasure."

Live performances

In 2009, Yorke formed a new band, Atoms for Peace, to perform his solo material. They performed "FeelingPulledApartByHorses" on their 2013 tour. Yorke and Greenwood performed "FeelingPulledApartByHorses" with their band the Smile on their 2022 tour. A performance was included on the 2023 Smile EP ''Europe: Live Recordings 2022''.

Track listing

References

External links

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