Fear Stalks the Land!: A Commonplace Book
Fear Stalks the Land!: A Commonplace Book
Fear Stalks the Land!: A Commonplace Book
Description
Description
In which the writings of the authors Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood are gathered together.
This commonplace book includes faxes, notes, fledgling lyrics, sketches, lists of all kinds and scribblings towards nirvana, as were sent between the two authors during the period 1999 to 2000 during the creation of the Radiohead albums Kid A and Amnesiac. This is a document of the creative process and a mirror to the fears, portents and fantasies invoked by the world as its citizens faced a brave new millennium.A celebration of the Radiohead albums Kid A and Amnesiac, this is the first book of writing from Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood. It is publishing alongside a full-colour book of artwork, Kid A Mnesia.
A must-have for all Radiohead fans.
Fear Stalks the Land! is a pocket-sized A-format book with French flaps. The cover is printed 5 colours on uncoated stock and debossed. The book is 176 pages long and features black and white text and more than forty black and white images by the authors.
About the Author
About the Author
Thom Yorke is a musician, composer and artist, best known as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the band Radiohead.
Stanley Donwood is a graphic designer, artist and writer. He has published three collections of stories and has worked with Radiohead since 1994, producing all the artwork for their albums and promotional materials.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
A
celebration of the ideas, both written and drawn, that were behind the
creation of the Radiohead albums Kid A and
Amnesiac . . .
Includes faxes, notes, scribblings and sketches that musician Yorke
and artist Donwood exchanged in the run-up to the creation of two iconic
albums-- "INDEPENDENT" The
themes they [explore] (global warming, government surveillance, the corrosive
power of the internet) are still strikingly relevant-- "SCOTSMAN" These
companion art books show the depth of Radiohead singer Thom Yorke and visual
artist Stanley Donwood's decades-long creative partnership . . . Filled with
rare artwork, early drafts, poetry and even a glossary to many of their
inspirations, these works shed light on some of their more cryptic mysteries,
while folding in new shadows to consider-- "Variety"
celebration of the ideas, both written and drawn, that were behind the
creation of the Radiohead albums Kid A and
Amnesiac . . .
Includes faxes, notes, scribblings and sketches that musician Yorke
and artist Donwood exchanged in the run-up to the creation of two iconic
albums-- "INDEPENDENT" The
themes they [explore] (global warming, government surveillance, the corrosive
power of the internet) are still strikingly relevant-- "SCOTSMAN" These
companion art books show the depth of Radiohead singer Thom Yorke and visual
artist Stanley Donwood's decades-long creative partnership . . . Filled with
rare artwork, early drafts, poetry and even a glossary to many of their
inspirations, these works shed light on some of their more cryptic mysteries,
while folding in new shadows to consider-- "Variety"
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Canongate Books
Pub date:
2021-12-07
Length:
176 pages
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