Journeys In Sound - Ed O'Brien

JOURNEYS IN SOUND - ED O'BRIEN: THE MUSICAL UPS AND DOWNS OF MY LIFE (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 14th May 2026

Ed O'Brien of Radiohead shares the pivotal moments that have made him the artist he is today.

Talking to Nemone, who combines her roles of DJ and qualified psychotherapist, he dives deep to share his story and the songs that have moved him.

The Radiohead guitarist tells Nemone how his latest solo album Blue Morpho was born out of a lockdown depression, and how deep breathing, cold water and advice from Thom Yorke aided his recovery.

In this series Nemone also talks in depth to musicians Shy One, Max Cooper and Bonnie "Prince" Billy.

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Ed O'Brien - Incantations [Transgressive]
Ed O'Brien - Blue Morpho [Transgressive]
Ed O'Brien - Incantations [Transgressive]
Ed O'Brien - Teachers [Transgressive]
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water [Now]
The Beatles - Roll Over Beethoven [Parlophone]
The Beatles - Paperback Writer [Apple]
Bauhaus - She's In Parties [Beggars Banquet]
Ed O'Brien - Sail On [Capitol]
Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) [Motown]
Swervedriver - The Other Jesus [Creation]
Radiohead - Planet Telex [Parlophone]
Radiohead - Let Down [Parlophone]
Ed O'Brien - Blue Morpho [Transgressive]
Ed O'Brien - Obrigado [Transgressive]
Elis Regina & Antônio Carlos Jobim - Águas De Março [Philips]

Ed O'Brien Sits In For Iggy Pop - 6 Music 21st February 2020

ED O'BRIEN SITS IN FOR IGGY POP - 6 MUSIC 21.02.20 (320kbs-m4a/259mb/1hr53mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 21st February 2020

Ed O'Brien sits in for Iggy Pop ahead of his performance at this year's 6 Music Festival in Camden.

Better known as one of the guitarists in Radiohead, Ed launched his solo project EOB at the end of 2019.

Jorge Ben Jor - Bebete Vāobora [Philips]
Chico Buarque - Sogno Di Un Carnevale
Stan Getz & João Gilberto - Só Danço Samba
Karine Polwart - The Wife Of Usher's Well
Led Zeppelin - The Battle Of Evermore
Paul Davidson - Midnight Rider [Tropical]
Primal Scream - Don't Fight It, Feel It [Creation]
Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 - Gwên
Little Simz - Sherbet Sunset [Age 101 Music]
Earth, Wind & Fire - That’s The Way Of The World [Columbia]
Michael Kiwanuka - Piano Joint
The Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knocking [Rolling Stones]
CamelPhat & Elderbrook - Cola [Defected]
Roy Montgomery - Clear Night Port Hills [Drunken Fish]
Gilberto Gil - Aquele Abraço [Philips]
Labi Siffre - I Got The..
Luke Abbott - Brazil [Border Community]
Paco de Lucía - Almoraima
Jimmy Reed - Bright Lights, Big City [Vee-Jay]
Kamasi Washington - Connections [Young Turks]
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Bourgie Bourgie
Little Walter - Boom Boom Out Goes The Lights
XTC - Runaways [Virgin]
The The - Love Is Stronger Than Death [Sony]

The First Time With... Series 13 - 4. Ed O'Brien

THE FIRST TIME WITH... SERIES 13 - 4. ED O'BRIEN (320kbs-m4a/133mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 15th June 2017

Matt talks to Ed O'Brien from Radiohead about the first key musical moments in his career to date.

He tells how his childhood was dominated by the pop charts and his early passion for the more unusual guitar heroes that emerge after punk, and his first impressions of meeting the schoolfriends who would go on to become Radiohead. He discusses the band's early musical insecurities, their unusual route to recognition, and their reaction to the attention that followed. Ed also looks back at the band's back catalogue, how The Bends was a reaction to being called one hit wonders, the wonder of the OK Computer sessions, and how the group transformed their whole approach to creating music with Kid A and Amnesiac. Matt also asks about his love for Brazilian music, his plans for a solo album and Glastonbury 2017.

Radiohead - Decks Dark [XL Recordings]
Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place [XL Recordings]
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water [Columbia]
Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line [Old Gold]
Andy Cameron - Ally's Tartan Army
The Beatles - Kansas City
The Police - Walking On The Moon [A&M]
The Smiths - This Charming Man [WEA]
Radiohead - Prove Yourself
Radiohead - Bones [Parlophone]
Massive Attack - Karmacoma [Polygram TV]
Radiohead - No Surprises [Parlophone]
Radiohead - Let Down [Parlophone]
Jorge Ben - Take It Easy My Brother Charles
Radiohead - Treefingers [Parlophone]
Radiohead - All I Need
Radiohead - Desert Island Disk
Yarbrough & Peoples - Don't Stop The Music [BBR]