Radiohead did clear that sample, by contacting him directly, if anyone wondered.
I really like his music too; his work with live ensembles is really
nice and not at all
dry and academic. I had an e-mail exchange with him a couple years
back and he was
a swell guy.
On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:01:24 -0700 (PDT), arthur.b.purvis
<mingux@yahoo.com> wrote:
quoted 16 lines the whole song sort of (the main riff) is a straight
> the whole song sort of (the main riff) is a straight
> sample from lansky's mild und liese. it's about a
> minute in or so and it's obvious if you listen (the
> mp3 is on his website).
>
> it is one of the better examples of a sample being
> given new life and made into a completely different
> and wonderful thing without even being changed very
> much (at least sonically).
>
> lansky was my music professor for studio. he has a
> good relationship with a surprising number of famous
> musicians, idm (like autechre) or not (radiohead, who
> apparently have sought his opinion on each of their
> last few records). and he is a super cool guy to boot.
>