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Classic Album Sundays presents Radiohead ‘OK Computer’

As Radiohead’s OK Computer turns twenty in May we have decided to celebrate with album listening sessions around the world.

Brimming with genuine emotion and beautiful, complex imagery OK Computer is one of the most inventive and rewarding albums of the nineties. The album was a turning point for the band, marking a perfect halfway point between their earlier, alternative-rock records and the avant-garde/electronica albums that would follow. Even after 20 years it still manages to engage the listener is a way few albums during that time period have come close to.

For a more detailed breakdown of the album check out this great video of The Guardian’s John Harris from when he joined us at Camp Bestival in 2015 as he discussed his love for one of the greatest albums of the nineties.

London

Date and Time: Sunday 7th May 4 – 7 pm

Venue: Brilliant Corners, 470 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4AE

Tickets: SOLD OUT

Presenter: Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy

Audio Menu: Dynavector D17D3 MC Cartridge, Rega P9 Turntable, Rega IOS Phono Stage Audio Note Jinro Integrated Amp, Chord Signature Speaker Cable, Chord Signature Tuned Aray interconnects, ISOL-8 Substation Integra Power Conditioner and Klipschorn Loudspeakers

Berlin

Date & Time: Sunday 21^st May 5 to 8 pm

Venue: Baumhaus Bar, Falckensteinstrasse 48, 10997 Berlin

Tickets: €8 Euro in advance here. – €10 on the door

Presenter: Christine Kakaire – Guest speaker: Torsten Groß

Audio Menu installed by Max Schlundt Kulturtechnik and with a Clearaudio turntable and Avantgarde Acoustic loudspeakers. An Innovation Series Turntable with its dedicated stand and a Universal Tonearm and a DaVinci Phono Pick up.

Cambridge

Date and Time: Sunday 7th May 3 – 6 pm

Venue: Hidden Rooms, Jesus Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8BA

Tickets: £9 in advance, student discount tickets £5 also available here

Presenter: Dean Butler

Audio Menu: The audio menu for our events in Cambridge is kindly supplied by the fantastic Criterion Audio

SME Model 15 turntable with Ortofon Cadenza Red cartridge, Bel Canto ACI600 integrated amplifier and streamer, PMC FACT12 loudspeakers, Analysis Plus loudspeaker cables.

Brussels

Date: Sunday, 21st May, 4 to 7pm

Venue: Le Cercle des Voyageurs, 18 Lievevrouwbroersstraat/ Rue des Grands Carmes 18, 1000 Brussels

Tickets: €10 online here, €7 for Mondocultures members, €5 students.

Presenter: Dorien Schampaert. Apart from teaching popular music studies, music analysis and music technology at the University of Leeds for the past 6 years, Dorien has been a huge Radiohead fan for even longer. In fact, her current research is on the Ondes Martenot, an electronic instrument which features on several Radiohead albums. She will be sharing with us her knowledge of both the band and this particular album.

Audio menu: Acoustic Signature Challenger MkIII turntable, Ortofon SPU Royal N cartridge, Audio Innovations Series 800 step-up, Audio Note M1 RIAA (modified) phono preamp, Avantgarde Acoustic XA Integrated amplifier, Avantgarde Duo XD horn loudspeakers.

Oslo

Date and Time: Monday 29th of May 7-9pm (doors open 6pm)

Venue: Kulturhuset LAB

Tickets: 100NOK in the door or in advance HERE. Students (student card), Juniors (under 18), Seniors (above 65) and Initial Service Norwegian Armed Forces (ID card): Half price!

Presenters: Kent Horne with prize winning authors John Erik Riley and Johan Harstad

Audio Menu installed by Duet Audio and Midas Reference: Cartridge: Ortofon Cadenza Black, Turntable: Dr. Feickert Blackbird, Tone arm: Jelco750 LB 12″, Preamp: 4 x Monoblocks Auralic Merak 2x800W, Integrated Amp with phono stage: Ayon Auris, Loudspeakers: Piega Classic 80.2, Interconnects: Midas Reference Silje, Speaker Cable: Midas Reference Silje, Power Conditioner: Isol-8.