September 22, 2025 • 12 mins
Featured Artist: Radiohead
Featured Vinyl: The King of Limbs
Alexis’ Hot Pick
Bloom
Sam’s Hot Pick
Lotus Flower
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Episode Transcript
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(00:09):
Welcome to B Side, the mini series.
From through the Creative Door, join Alexis and Sam as they dive into the timeless world of vinyl.
For Alexis, vinyl was more than music.
It was a Sunday ritual she shared with her dad, listening, talking, and soaking in the stories behind each album and the artwork on every sleeve.
(00:30):
Though her dad is no longer with us, she continues this tradition with her friend Sam Timmerman.
Join them as they share their passion for vinyl and the stories is records.
Hold.
Hello brother.
Good afternoon.
How are we?
We're back in Zoom land again.
(00:51):
We were on the couch last time.
We were, and we were on the couch with producer Ruby.
Our amazing bit of a tongue twister.
I have to say that three times fast.
Yeah.
Well, tongue tied.
Tongue tied.
That's true.
Ruby was fantastic.
I know.
But today my offering.
Is very excited.
(01:13):
Radiohead.
It's Radiohead.
It's, I know a couple of people who were going nuts for this.
Oh my goodness.
It is such an amazing, um, album.
Um, king of Limbs, Radiohead.
Yes.
King of Limbs.
Is this something that you'd heard before?
No, I've, I am ashamed to say I'd heard very little Radiohead.
(01:37):
Outside of kind of the most common, most popular tracks.
So getting to dive into a whole album was very cool.
Yeah.
Made me realize what everyone was going on about as well.
Yeah.
Understand why there are cult following now.
Yeah.
That's it.
I read, first thing I read was, this was released initially just as a download.
(01:58):
There was no physical release on the initial release date.
Oh really?
Which I thought was kind of fun.
Interesting.
And given how little I know about radio herd, I went, cool.
Let's, let's find out more.
Well, in my, um, vinyl sleeve, there's like a little card that talks about how you can collect your digital download by following the URL and downloading it.
(02:26):
Ah, yeah.
So that, and that's, that's within the vinyl.
Mm-hmm.
Within the vinyl.
Yeah.
Cool.
I'm just gonna start with the artwork.
Which I have, I don't know how I interpret that.
It's really cool and I dunno what to think.
Well, it's experimental sound right?
For this album, so it, it's very immersive.
(02:49):
I do like the back of the vinyl 'cause it's a bit more structured and more treelike.
Mm-hmm.
But I have the joy of what the actual inside sleeve looks like.
Ah.
So you've got a cool tree.
Wow.
So for those Oh wow.
Twisting in, it's like a black and white cartoon of like trees with no leaves, um, shortest, essentially.
(03:13):
Like they look like gum trees with no leaves on them.
Mm-hmm.
And then there's all of this beautiful artistry, experimental, organic kind of drawings.
Um, again, in black and white, which is very cool.
So I can, I can see on screen in front of me, Arbor Philosophical.
Uh, so it talks about, uh, the different people that were involved in the production, talking about the imagery.
(03:40):
It also, there's quite a lot here, so I won't read it verbatim, uh, but essentially talks about the strings like the, uh, London, uh.
Uh, orchestra that was involved in some of the songs.
And funnily enough, my fun fact is actually written at the bottom here, which is Let's go.
(04:01):
That it has, so a big thank you very much indeed to Dr. Drew Barrymore.
Yeah, I saw that.
Yeah, got confused.
Yeah, so I did through Barrymore, amazing human being, but what, well, I did a little deep dive about that 'cause they haven't publicly talked about, uh, why they left that message on, um, the vinyl sleeve.
(04:24):
But, uh, from what I can gather, um, she was essentially thanked because she had several sources anyway, say that she potentially gave.
Um, space in her home in, uh, la um, and they, yeah, were able to, uh, spend some house three weeks or something in her house.
(04:45):
Yeah.
The, the very little bit of reading I did on that was that, yeah, the, a bunch of the time spent on the sessioning was done in Drew Barry Moore's home, which I, which is way to go.
How cool is that?
Open up your house.
I know.
Without further ado, what is your top pick?
(05:05):
Lotus Flower is mine.
That is a stunning track.
Look, I mean, coming from my little musical niche of where I like to sit and feel happy, the, the record, the entire record here turned into a bit of an intellectual listening thing for me.
Whereas this one, I could really just sit back and chill and listen to it because it's a little bit less of that active and angular.
(05:31):
Musical approach that the rest of the record has.
So this one has a little bit more of a, a subtle approach.
So yeah, I could see it.
I could just immerse in it a little bit more, enjoy it for what it was hearing, what I was hearing without having to think about it too much.
And that really stuck with me.
Yeah, it probably in that sense, it just kind stuck out as one where I took a breath after listening to the record on the whole.
(06:00):
Well, especially 'cause that track is the first track on the B side of the record and I think it really sets the tone halfway through the album.
Yeah.
Can't say that I spent too much time on lyrics as I usually and want, not what?
Shock, horror, what.
Um, yeah, just really enjoyed that kind of change of pace.
(06:22):
Which is, yeah, it's a, it's a very simple answer, but that's where I came from.
What was yours?
You know what I would say, if I had to have a runner's up, it would actually be that song.
Mm-hmm.
I actually think it's quite engaging and it's mesmerizing and you exactly what you've encapsulated is that you can just really like lean into it and just enjoy it.
Um, I feel the same about that track.
(06:43):
I really do.
Mm-hmm.
And funnily enough, not anything to do with lyrics, just purely.
That soundscape and that that body eloping you.
It's great.
Mm, love it.
Nice choice.
What's, what's yours?
What's yours?
Mine is, funnily enough, the first track on the, A side of the vinyl, which is Bloom.
(07:06):
Bloom, yes.
Um.
I really adore vinyls or just records in general that the first, like the placement of the songs and that the first track really sets the tone of the whole entire record.
I really enjoy that and for me, especially 'cause this, um, album is such a. Experimental, such a, a soundscape kind of, uh, vibe.
(07:35):
Like, don't get me wrong, like musically, there is quite a lot of structure in there as well, but it's leaning a lot on, there's a lot of, um.
Drum samples and bits and pieces like that, as well as obviously stringed instruments and things to bring that all in.
Um, but yeah, absolutely for Bloom, absolutely love that soundscape of like, there's all bits and pieces happening.
(07:56):
It almost gives you that feeling that you're in nature because things aren't exactly together, but they still are in sync and they still work.
It's got that, that sense of a little bit of entropy going on.
Hmm.
Yeah, exactly.
So you've got that.
Controlled somewhat, uh, uh, drum loops that are sort of happening and sounds in that sort of space.
(08:20):
But then you've got this like bass, like relentlessly sort of tapping away, um, sort of halfway back in the mix.
And then lyrically, um, and, and, and vocally, you know, you've got super sparse, uh, vocals.
But whether or not you're paying attention, there's almost a response for each of those sparse bits of head lead vocals.
(08:44):
And it's like almost like a whisper.
And it's really back in the mix.
Um, and they're, if you, for those listening, have a look at the lyrics because they're actually.
They mean a lot.
They're actually quite provoking, um, in regards to lyrics and, and that was not the thing that washed over me initially, but when you actually read them and hear those responses, read those responses, um, yeah, they're quite striking.
(09:09):
Um, um, talking about the looping in the sampling in that sense, having a little read about the recording process, um, the majority of the recording process itself was done using sampling software that Johnny Green would.
Created himself.
Yeah.
How nuts is that?
Oh, like go to the next level of your creativity and let's create the software that we're gonna make to record this thing.
(09:32):
But if there's nothing at market, that's, it is, yeah.
Doing the thing that you want and you've got this idea.
I love that.
Just like, let me make it so cool.
Yeah.
Talk.
Talk about John Noel creating Photoshop to make movies.
I know.
How crazy is that?
It's amazing.
Um.
But before I stop talking about bloom, there is one little thing that I found in my little scavenger hunt looking around.
(09:56):
It's, um, that Tom York once described it as inspired by watching David Attenborough's the blue Planet.
Oh yeah.
And said that mostly the ocean sequences with sea life drifting in vast strange rhythms.
That's fantastic.
(10:17):
So I think when you have that, I would love to know.
I would love to know if he was watching it on mute.
Oh, true.
Yeah.
'cause the orchestral soundtrack to that, we should do an episode on the orchestral soundtrack to Blue Planet because that is an amazing soundtrack to the lead in itself.
Yeah.
I can see where some of the influence might come from musically, but visually, absolutely.
(10:41):
I've watched that many times.
So now when you have that in your mind, I need to go back, or sorry, we need to go back and listen again with that, and you go, ah, yeah, well, for those, it's pleasure listening.
Get this in your ear holes.
Radiohead.
Oh my goodness, you won't.
The King of Limb disappointed.
Yes, won't be disappointed.
(11:04):
And as always, not much.
If you're watching or listening, thank you very much and go check out through the creative door.
Thanks, brother.
Thanks for tuning in for another episode of Through The Creative Door.
If you enjoy our episodes and find value in them, consider supporting us by making a donation.
(11:26):
Just visit buy me a coffee.com/through the creative door, or via the link in our Instagram bio where you can choose an amount and even write us a little message.
Every little bit helps, and we truly appreciate all of your support.
But if you can't donate, no worries.
You can still help us out by sharing our podcast with your friends and family, and leaving a review on your favorite platform.
(11:53):
Thanks so much for being part of our community, and we'll catch you on the next episode.
Bye.
Welcome to B Side, the mini series.
From through the Creative Door, join Alexis and Sam as they dive into the timeless world of vinyl.
For Alexis, vinyl was more than music.
It was a Sunday ritual she shared with her dad, listening, talking, and soaking in the stories behind each album and the artwork on every sleeve.
(00:30):
Though her dad is no longer with us, she continues this tradition with her friend Sam Timmerman.
Join them as they share their passion for vinyl and the stories is records.
Hold.
Hello brother.
Good afternoon.
How are we?
We're back in Zoom land again.
(00:51):
We were on the couch last time.
We were, and we were on the couch with producer Ruby.
Our amazing bit of a tongue twister.
I have to say that three times fast.
Yeah.
Well, tongue tied.
Tongue tied.
That's true.
Ruby was fantastic.
I know.
But today my offering.
Is very excited.
(01:13):
Radiohead.
It's Radiohead.
It's, I know a couple of people who were going nuts for this.
Oh my goodness.
It is such an amazing, um, album.
Um, king of Limbs, Radiohead.
Yes.
King of Limbs.
Is this something that you'd heard before?
No, I've, I am ashamed to say I'd heard very little Radiohead.
(01:37):
Outside of kind of the most common, most popular tracks.
So getting to dive into a whole album was very cool.
Yeah.
Made me realize what everyone was going on about as well.
Yeah.
Understand why there are cult following now.
Yeah.
That's it.
I read, first thing I read was, this was released initially just as a download.
(01:58):
There was no physical release on the initial release date.
Oh really?
Which I thought was kind of fun.
Interesting.
And given how little I know about radio herd, I went, cool.
Let's, let's find out more.
Well, in my, um, vinyl sleeve, there's like a little card that talks about how you can collect your digital download by following the URL and downloading it.
(02:26):
Ah, yeah.
So that, and that's, that's within the vinyl.
Mm-hmm.
Within the vinyl.
Yeah.
Cool.
I'm just gonna start with the artwork.
Which I have, I don't know how I interpret that.
It's really cool and I dunno what to think.
Well, it's experimental sound right?
For this album, so it, it's very immersive.
(02:49):
I do like the back of the vinyl 'cause it's a bit more structured and more treelike.
Mm-hmm.
But I have the joy of what the actual inside sleeve looks like.
Ah.
So you've got a cool tree.
Wow.
So for those Oh wow.
Twisting in, it's like a black and white cartoon of like trees with no leaves, um, shortest, essentially.
(03:13):
Like they look like gum trees with no leaves on them.
Mm-hmm.
And then there's all of this beautiful artistry, experimental, organic kind of drawings.
Um, again, in black and white, which is very cool.
So I can, I can see on screen in front of me, Arbor Philosophical.
Uh, so it talks about, uh, the different people that were involved in the production, talking about the imagery.
(03:40):
It also, there's quite a lot here, so I won't read it verbatim, uh, but essentially talks about the strings like the, uh, London, uh.
Uh, orchestra that was involved in some of the songs.
And funnily enough, my fun fact is actually written at the bottom here, which is Let's go.
(04:01):
That it has, so a big thank you very much indeed to Dr. Drew Barrymore.
Yeah, I saw that.
Yeah, got confused.
Yeah, so I did through Barrymore, amazing human being, but what, well, I did a little deep dive about that 'cause they haven't publicly talked about, uh, why they left that message on, um, the vinyl sleeve.
(04:24):
But, uh, from what I can gather, um, she was essentially thanked because she had several sources anyway, say that she potentially gave.
Um, space in her home in, uh, la um, and they, yeah, were able to, uh, spend some house three weeks or something in her house.
(04:45):
Yeah.
The, the very little bit of reading I did on that was that, yeah, the, a bunch of the time spent on the sessioning was done in Drew Barry Moore's home, which I, which is way to go.
How cool is that?
Open up your house.
I know.
Without further ado, what is your top pick?
(05:05):
Lotus Flower is mine.
That is a stunning track.
Look, I mean, coming from my little musical niche of where I like to sit and feel happy, the, the record, the entire record here turned into a bit of an intellectual listening thing for me.
Whereas this one, I could really just sit back and chill and listen to it because it's a little bit less of that active and angular.
(05:31):
Musical approach that the rest of the record has.
So this one has a little bit more of a, a subtle approach.
So yeah, I could see it.
I could just immerse in it a little bit more, enjoy it for what it was hearing, what I was hearing without having to think about it too much.
And that really stuck with me.
Yeah, it probably in that sense, it just kind stuck out as one where I took a breath after listening to the record on the whole.
(06:00):
Well, especially 'cause that track is the first track on the B side of the record and I think it really sets the tone halfway through the album.
Yeah.
Can't say that I spent too much time on lyrics as I usually and want, not what?
Shock, horror, what.
Um, yeah, just really enjoyed that kind of change of pace.
(06:22):
Which is, yeah, it's a, it's a very simple answer, but that's where I came from.
What was yours?
You know what I would say, if I had to have a runner's up, it would actually be that song.
Mm-hmm.
I actually think it's quite engaging and it's mesmerizing and you exactly what you've encapsulated is that you can just really like lean into it and just enjoy it.
Um, I feel the same about that track.
(06:43):
I really do.
Mm-hmm.
And funnily enough, not anything to do with lyrics, just purely.
That soundscape and that that body eloping you.
It's great.
Mm, love it.
Nice choice.
What's, what's yours?
What's yours?
Mine is, funnily enough, the first track on the, A side of the vinyl, which is Bloom.
(07:06):
Bloom, yes.
Um.
I really adore vinyls or just records in general that the first, like the placement of the songs and that the first track really sets the tone of the whole entire record.
I really enjoy that and for me, especially 'cause this, um, album is such a. Experimental, such a, a soundscape kind of, uh, vibe.
(07:35):
Like, don't get me wrong, like musically, there is quite a lot of structure in there as well, but it's leaning a lot on, there's a lot of, um.
Drum samples and bits and pieces like that, as well as obviously stringed instruments and things to bring that all in.
Um, but yeah, absolutely for Bloom, absolutely love that soundscape of like, there's all bits and pieces happening.
(07:56):
It almost gives you that feeling that you're in nature because things aren't exactly together, but they still are in sync and they still work.
It's got that, that sense of a little bit of entropy going on.
Hmm.
Yeah, exactly.
So you've got that.
Controlled somewhat, uh, uh, drum loops that are sort of happening and sounds in that sort of space.
(08:20):
But then you've got this like bass, like relentlessly sort of tapping away, um, sort of halfway back in the mix.
And then lyrically, um, and, and, and vocally, you know, you've got super sparse, uh, vocals.
But whether or not you're paying attention, there's almost a response for each of those sparse bits of head lead vocals.
(08:44):
And it's like almost like a whisper.
And it's really back in the mix.
Um, and they're, if you, for those listening, have a look at the lyrics because they're actually.
They mean a lot.
They're actually quite provoking, um, in regards to lyrics and, and that was not the thing that washed over me initially, but when you actually read them and hear those responses, read those responses, um, yeah, they're quite striking.
(09:09):
Um, um, talking about the looping in the sampling in that sense, having a little read about the recording process, um, the majority of the recording process itself was done using sampling software that Johnny Green would.
Created himself.
Yeah.
How nuts is that?
Oh, like go to the next level of your creativity and let's create the software that we're gonna make to record this thing.
(09:32):
But if there's nothing at market, that's, it is, yeah.
Doing the thing that you want and you've got this idea.
I love that.
Just like, let me make it so cool.
Yeah.
Talk.
Talk about John Noel creating Photoshop to make movies.
I know.
How crazy is that?
It's amazing.
Um.
But before I stop talking about bloom, there is one little thing that I found in my little scavenger hunt looking around.
(09:56):
It's, um, that Tom York once described it as inspired by watching David Attenborough's the blue Planet.
Oh yeah.
And said that mostly the ocean sequences with sea life drifting in vast strange rhythms.
That's fantastic.
(10:17):
So I think when you have that, I would love to know.
I would love to know if he was watching it on mute.
Oh, true.
Yeah.
'cause the orchestral soundtrack to that, we should do an episode on the orchestral soundtrack to Blue Planet because that is an amazing soundtrack to the lead in itself.
Yeah.
I can see where some of the influence might come from musically, but visually, absolutely.
(10:41):
I've watched that many times.
So now when you have that in your mind, I need to go back, or sorry, we need to go back and listen again with that, and you go, ah, yeah, well, for those, it's pleasure listening.
Get this in your ear holes.
Radiohead.
Oh my goodness, you won't.
The King of Limb disappointed.
Yes, won't be disappointed.
(11:04):
And as always, not much.
If you're watching or listening, thank you very much and go check out through the creative door.
Thanks, brother.
Thanks for tuning in for another episode of Through The Creative Door.
If you enjoy our episodes and find value in them, consider supporting us by making a donation.
(11:26):
Just visit buy me a coffee.com/through the creative door, or via the link in our Instagram bio where you can choose an amount and even write us a little message.
Every little bit helps, and we truly appreciate all of your support.
But if you can't donate, no worries.
You can still help us out by sharing our podcast with your friends and family, and leaving a review on your favorite platform.
(11:53):
Thanks so much for being part of our community, and we'll catch you on the next episode.
Bye.
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