Ben: http://www.google.com/experimental/ you can now enable google vim like bindings on web searches via cookie

Grant: awesome

Ben: you can join whichever experiment you want

Ben: cool stuff

Grant: very

Grant: ok that rocks

Ben: yea

Grant: I already use the vim bindings in google reader

Ben: one of the main reasons i liked it yea

I’m enjoying the first track of In Rainbows, Mk 1, and it has a nice callback to the first disc over a gradual fade-in. Down Is The New Up has a nice start, and what could be more refreshing than a normal drum kit played by a human? It sounds great! The song builds and builds, string and piano interaction backing Thom nicely. The beat changes from a slow hip hop roll to kicks and snares together at the 3:03 mark and the strings and piano begin echoing with urgency. A crescendo is approaching as we approach 3:30 into the tune.

At that point precisely, the guitars and bass completely fail even enter the track.

Damnit.

Update: It’s been a month, I love both releases and wouldn’t change a thing now.