#517 Quinton Sung - Kid A (8-bit)

8 bit versions of every song on Kid A (free here)! Two things that must be said:

 - It is perfectly executed, nailing the sounds better than would have seemed possible given the limited toolset.

 - If you're a fan of Kid A this is definitely worth hearing once, because when the loops and melodies are quantized this way you can really see the skeletons of the songs. Kid A is almost too perfect in is blending of sounds, such that the entire thing hits as a cohesive package, defying any understanding of how it achieves what it does. This album serves as a blueprint, allowing you to trace how the parts interact. If you're into that kind of thing.

That said, its not all that listenable, and in no way serves to replace the original: its a novelty, an overlay on the classic album more than an album in its own right, even if it is admittedly the perfect realization of its concept 3/5