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and that's it! btw seems there might have been different play orders, maybe depending on location. i saw people posting TESTING 12345678910 long after that track played for me. |
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I'm Happy I ordered it twice |
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well that was lovely. |
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The one with the juggly beat approx 4-5 tracks in (can't say what was interludes) was not great IMO - sounded too much like a weed-driven session too me, but I'm sure it'll grow on me. The rest was better than I expected. There's at least 6 favorites for me so far. |
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Verdict: Will need repeated listens to decide quite how great it is, but easily album of the year for me so far. Very, very happy to see a return to proper BoC and none of this guitar nonsense. |
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I liked Reach For The Dead, Split Your Infinities, New Seeds, Semena Mertvykh and maybe Come To Dust. 2nd half was better than first, imho Not too shabby for such an hyped up project |
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I wonder how it sounds like after a joint |
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Well, I smoked before I streamed, and it was quite uncomfortable in the moment - but re-listening now and it doesn't sound as uncomfortable anymore, but a bit tedious still. It feels like +6 minutes at least. |
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It was excellent all the way through. Very happy to see that they can still bring the magic like no one else! (imo of course etc...) |
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Cheers Skink... |
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...this guitar nonsense .. come on old man Ceri ;) |
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i would preffer the guitar nonsense, honestly... that was nice, definetly will need several listenings to really appreciate... too bad well have to wait ages for a new boc now again... |
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I wasn't telling you off! :) I just like it is all. |
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Think you're going a little overboard with the "guitar nonsense", there was no such nonsense on TCH. |
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Man I'm speechless. I had listened to the whole thing lying down, eyes shut in a half asleep state. It was so trippy hearing what they've been up to again, really dark and cerebral at times. I felt that one track really stood for me out as being Coil-esque, if i can describe it that way. So happy I ordered vinyl and the cd, this is gonna sound crazy on the hifi. great to have them back, i'll bet that this is the last from them. |
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This album was fucking amazing. Pure Genius. |
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Download link, please? |
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Am I the only one who thinks "Jacquard Causeway" (the 6 minute track with the juggly beat) would have been better off without the beat, or at least with some variations in the beat? I just feels so heavy compared to the rest, and doesn't feel like it fits in. |
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...maybe it's just because I don't like waltz |
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i cant remember the tunes, or identify track titles yet, but you may be true, junktion... there was a tune on which my flat mate said 'that one is nice' then the beat come in and she said she didnt liked it anymore |
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I just looked at The Quietus , and the description definitely fits. I hope it grows on me like "Iced Cooly", which took some better headphones to get used to. "Cold Earth" is one of my favorites. Just seems more like the BoC we know from MHTRTC and Geogaddi - not to say that this isn't a unique album with its own sound, but I was secretly crossing my fingers for a track like "Cold Earth". |
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I love jacquard causeway but I agree that it's the one track that doesn't fit the albums theme on first listens. Or maybe it does.. it's definitely the stoner track of the year. I was very happy with Cold Earth. Holy shit. Same goes for Nothing is Real and others. What a treat! |
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Actually Palace Posy is the track that didn't fit the theme for me. |
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"New Seeds" is the best tho. |
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Yes. 'Cold Earth', 'Sick Times', 'Palace Posy', 'Nothing Is Real' and 'New Seeds' stand out as solid BoC-tracks. It's the usual way they do album - a handful of solids in between another handful of interludes. I'm still not feeling 'Jacquard Causeway', but it might happen at some time. Right now it feels like a bump on the road of an otherwise brilliant record. |
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..'Come to Dust' is also a solid BoC tune |
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Haven't re-heard the album today, I can't wait tho!! I'm scared though: Yesterday, when I heard the first track, i thought: "Sounds like Dario Argento". And when i heard the third one, i thought: "Sounds like John Caropenter". And now I'm re-reading this review i already read last week: What's scary is that what I thought was MY opinion was what I read last week. I really didn't remember I READ that and not found it myself. |
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Wow, I'm amazed how positive everyone is, I was expecting at least some hatred in this thread. Bodes very well for my first listening when the vaynul arrives. |
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It sucks hard. I didn't like "Palace Posy" and "New Seeds" anymore during my 2nd and 3rd listening... =/ |
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congratulations on apparently being immune to combo's bitching |
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Sir, I think you need to rethink your stance on . |
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I found the whole album incredibly musically uninteresting.. So I'm dissapointed even though I didn't have high hopes to start with after their previous album. As far as I'm concerned the last interesting thing BOC did was Geogaddi. I did only find their few old tunes 1 and 2 a few years ago and am loving that. The only track that is somewhat solid to me is new seeds (and the beginning of the next track is nice to before they mess it up), the rest is put together so badly it almost sounds like amateur work if it wasn't for the good production/sound quality. My guess is they had a really good workflow in their old studio with their Ensoniq synths and effect, right up to Geogaddi where they used the last real Ensoniq synth the Fizmo. After that I don't know what they've been using but the magic is GONE for me. And thanks for the link to Black Dog - 3/4 Heart, have always loved it :) Miles above anything on tomorrow's harvest. |
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And discuss :) |
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You must be Dutch, you have a sober and well formed opinion. My only problem is that you've only heard the album once. |
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lol |
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Jacquard: 1. A fabric with an intricately woven pattern. 2. A special loom or the method employed in the weaving of a figured fabric Causeway: 1. A raised roadway, as across water or marshland. 2. A paved highway. |
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I've heard it 4 times now, and I share the same opinion exactly. Though, alongside "New Seeds", which is ok, I also like the end of "Palace Posy". Not a bad album, but uninteresting and dull. Not even a single good melody. Nuffin! And I Overflow, man. |
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Not impressed at all, Jacquard Causeway was kindof nice but the rest was so-so.. Feels like they're just reusing the same old tricks. Whatever.. Didn't expect a masterpiece So when's RDJ releasing anything new? |
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Still need to hear this for the second time, but my first impression was that I liked it a lot. There were a few parts that I didn't like but overall I loved it. @chambre noir: using the old tricks is in my opinion the right thing to do, they made great things with those tricks and maybe you can say BOC are those tricks. It's like saying 'oh I don't like the new metalica album they are using guitars again'. |
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B o a r d s o f C a n a d a |
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Some tracks are 3 minutes too long, while some are 3 too short. I'm on my 4th listen now, the first was on a club soundsystem, second on a good hi-fi, 3rd and 4th on headphones. I'm finding there are several moments of really excellent tension and promise that don't quite deliver the smack or depth they're building up to, while on the other hand a handful of tracks are nice, welcome additions to the catalogue. The cleaner production does give it a modern feel, but at times takes strength from their warm and bristly edge and kills the VHSsy richness. They definitely could have laid off the arps in my books, as they sounded a bit played out after the 4th or 5th time. The counting in Telepath is a bit like a self-parody of a Boards tune, and I found it really disappointing, though some of the vocal processing was quite tasty and impressive. Fuck it I'm going for another listen |
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