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offline IronLung from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2002-02-12 10:59 [#00086204]
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I just downloaded the album and I think I may already be
addicted.....I have listened to it all the way through one
time and am working on a second....

BOC is the greatest....
If anyone has WINMX...I am on now and have them up and
posted.....
Look for username - UndertowBreeze

I should be on for awhile....

=)


 

offline Binaural Tea from Christmas City (Christmas Island) on 2002-02-12 11:17 [#00086210]
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hmm.. i´ve never heard boards ´o canada....
should i go check them out ?


 

offline IronLung from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2002-02-12 11:18 [#00086212]
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This instant....stop ALL your doing, all you know about good
music....GO GET ANY/ALL BOC....

The revolution has begun.....=)


 

offline Henry from Oxelösund (Sweden) on 2002-02-12 11:43 [#00086223]
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BOC really rules!

But i must say i like their project Bola more, its great!


 

offline KEN from BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) on 2002-02-12 11:47 [#00086226]
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sorry dude, but bola isnt boards of canada-bola is one guy,
darrel fitton, whos not even in boards of canada


 

offline nacmat on 2002-02-12 11:53 [#00086228]
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album of the issue: boards of canada
geogaddi (warp)

"self-plagiarism is style." - alfred hitchcock
"yellow!" - boards of canada, 'alpha & omega'

the seemingly endless parade of boc-wannabes that have
surfaced since 1998's landmark music has the right to
children have obviously left us all clamoring for the real
thing. as such, (and with the possible exception of drukqs
duly noted) it's not unreasonable to suggest that geogaddi
is the most highly-anticipated electronic record of all
time. does it live up to the promise? depends.

whether or not you consider this 65-minute stunner a success
will largely depend on what you might've been expecting from
geogaddi. the harsh truth is that no track here will
immediately sound as utterly mind-bending as, say,
'aquarius' or 'roygbiv' might have on first blush, but that
is merely a crime of context. if you find this record
disappointing, it will only be because you've tasted this
recipe (children's voices, seaside washes, analog basslines)
once before.

and make no mistake about it: with its mangled samples,
filtered synths and somnolent interludes, geogaddi is
undeniably cut from the same cloth as its predecessor.
fortunately, there's enough genius and innovation here to
warrant the wait. 'music is math' delivers a typically
clever chord progression before yielding to some mulched-up
beats and an eerie vocoded coda; 'julie and candy' morphs
instantaneously from a carnivalesque dream piece to a
psychedelic stomper; the brilliant '1969' braids about six
ideas into one track, culminating in a torrid bliss of some
analog whirlygigging, a young girl's atonal refrain and the
best exhortation this side of "yeah... that's right!" -
"1969 in the sunshine." we could go on from there, but in
the interest of brevity... suffiice to say that there are
many treasures to be gleaned from this glorious record.

much like in a beautiful place out in the country, geogaddi
yields its most substantial rewards after lengthy
consideration. that m


 

offline Binaural Tea from Christmas City (Christmas Island) on 2002-02-12 11:55 [#00086230]
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hmm. im not going to read all that, but i might have a
listen to those "BOC" guys.


 

offline nacmat on 2002-02-12 11:55 [#00086231]
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part two:that means it'll take at least five full listens
for this record to properly seep in; once it does, it'll
co-exist with your subconscious in that same, curious way
that boards of canada records tend to do. and you'll love
it.

until then, go easy on them; they clearly know what they're
doing.

(9) - review by mark pytlik



 

offline IronLung from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2002-02-12 11:58 [#00086233]
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wow....you write that Nac?....

I dont know if its the BIGGEST anticipation in elec. music
of all time...
I have listened to the whole thing twice already and I have
already picked out fav's....but as with all BOC
material...Tommorow I will hear different effects and noises
that I did not hear tonight...and fall in love all over
again...

My summer romance has come early.....



 

offline IronLung from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2002-02-12 11:59 [#00086234]
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ahhhh....You heard any yet NAC?


 

offline nacmat on 2002-02-12 12:00 [#00086235]
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copy and paste from absorb



 

offline nacmat on 2002-02-12 12:01 [#00086236]
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yes ironlung and i have quite the same feeling as you...
great music... funny what you said about falling in love....
but i guess that describes very good the way tha album makes
you feel


 

offline IronLung from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2002-02-12 12:07 [#00086239]
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yeah....BOC gives me such a warm feeling inside when hearing
them....Sometimes it actually "makes" me smile....

I just picture myself watching summer arrive and go while
having Geogaddi always playing....



 

offline Henry from Oxelösund (Sweden) on 2002-02-12 12:13 [#00086243]
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Ah, someone told me that Bola was Boards of Canada... hmm,
Bola is dope anyway!


 

offline Archrival on 2002-02-12 12:15 [#00086244]
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Yeah I agree, Boards are the greatest!

Twoism, and Boc Maxima (put togheter on one CD) was my
summer theme in 2001 :)

BOC are so nostalgic it aint even funny ;)

I heard Arovanes Tides album......I liked it but some tracks
was just straight BOC rips.

Geogaddi is my fav album at the moment.


 

offline Archrival on 2002-02-12 12:16 [#00086245]
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Bolas new Fyuti is NICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!


 

offline IronLung from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2002-02-12 12:23 [#00086247]
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I feel ya Arch....

Geogaddi wont be leaving my cd player for a LONG time....I
even have the "limited edition" coming next week from
WarpMart.....I am so excited to get it....
I only have the album at 96k right now....but it will do
until next week.....



 

offline Archrival on 2002-02-12 13:36 [#00086268]
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I think one of BOCs strength is the longevity of their
releases, its just so hard to get tired of their albums.
They just grow and grow and grow......

I mean I got MHTRTC in 98 and I just cant get enought of it.


 

offline IronLung from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2002-02-12 13:38 [#00086271]
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Yeah...."Music has the right...." still is in constant
rotation.


 

offline Archrival on 2002-02-12 13:38 [#00086273]
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"They want their music to be listenable, to be a pleasurable
experience, but one in which, if you choose to delve deeper,
the rewards are there to be had."



 

offline Archrival on 2002-02-12 13:40 [#00086276]
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From a BOC interview -

"For us the aim is to try and make something that you like
instantly, but the important thing is actually the hidden
mystery hypnotism that happens after ten listens."



 

offline Archrival on 2002-02-12 13:40 [#00086278]
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"Its almost like bait," Sandison joins in. "You disguise a
track as a nice big juicy worm, and then put a hook inside
it! There is almost a critical point, a threshold, and if
you get past that, then you are going to be completely
immersed in what we are doing musically. We always assume
that the listener is the most intelligent person imaginable.
If you always think like that, you never insult the
listener, and someone wanting to analyse what we do will
always get something out of it."

:)


 

offline Inverted Whale from United States Minor Outlying Islands on 2002-02-12 14:49 [#00086317]
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Hey IronLung, which opennap server are you on?


 

offline IronLung from the 91fwy in soCAL (United States) on 2002-02-12 14:53 [#00086318]
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I am leaving the office within an hour, so I will not be on
until tonight again....

Ill update this post when I am back....


 


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