Boards of Canada
Posted by: Brucie on 30 January 2007
Has anyone got the newer BOC album GEOGADDI?
Is it any good?
Also I was thinking of getting "The music has a right to children" but not sure whether to get it on CD or LP. Sometimes ambient music is better suited to CD(?) - you can kinda fall asleep to it.
Posted on: 30 January 2007 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
Hi Brucie!
Buy all of them with confidence.
You'll not regret!
Posted on: 30 January 2007 by Nick Lees
What Gianluigi said.
In my opinion, Music Has A Right To Children (the second) is the best, then The Campfire Headphase (the most recent), then Geogaddi (the third), then Twoism (the first).
Then collect the EPs!
Posted on: 30 January 2007 by Rasher
You also NEED In A Beautiful Place In The Country & Trans Canada Highway.
They can do no wrong.
Posted on: 30 January 2007 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
quote:
Originally posted by Gary Shaw:
Then collect the EPs!
Just like this:
Same ep, different editions.
Posted on: 30 January 2007 by Brucie
Mmmm, great to get feedback as ever but there is an awful lot of confidence here which is good I guess. OK so BOC stuff is not too sleepy? Some of this trippy electronica can be one big boring drone. For me there needs to be beats and lots of varied intersting sounds.
To give you an idea I am v.keen The Future Sound of London; Tangerine Dream; Leftfield; some orbital; most of the Orb (the album with the gold lattice cover is dreadful); Banco de Gaia - so I'm hoping BOC will become a favourite.
No takers on choice between CD of LP?
b
Posted on: 30 January 2007 by Gianluigi Mazzorana
quote:
Originally posted by Brucie:
OK so BOC stuff is not too sleepy? Some of this trippy electronica can be one big boring drone.
Not at all.
I don't know what you mean "trippy" but i'm sure it's not boring.
Try one and then decide!
Good luck.
Gianluigi
Posted on: 30 January 2007 by Nick Lees
quote:
Originally posted by Brucie:
Mmmm, great to get feedback as ever but there is an awful lot of confidence here which is good I guess. OK so BOC stuff is not too sleepy? Some of this trippy electronica can be one big boring drone. For me there needs to be beats and lots of varied intersting sounds.
To give you an idea I am v.keen The Future Sound of London; Tangerine Dream; Leftfield; some orbital; most of the Orb (the album with the gold lattice cover is dreadful); Banco de Gaia - so I'm hoping BOC will become a favourite.
No takers on choice between CD of LP?
b
Brucie,
I assumed you knew what BoC sounded like. Sorry. I think all the bands you mention are great too, but they're not really like BoC at all. BoC have beats but they're, well,
wibblier and more stoned than trippy. The overall feel will be quite a bit more ambient in feel than any of the above, except very early Tangs.
Having said that, they're not popular for nothing, so I'd go for Music Has A Right on CD and get it cheap as a taster. Amazon UK Marketplace has it for £6.35, eBay may be cheaper.
Posted on: 30 January 2007 by Simon Perry
I would strongly recommend Music has the right. Then get Geogaddi.
Posted on: 31 January 2007 by Occean
I love the album - go for it.
Also try Thievery Corporation
Posted on: 01 February 2007 by Brucie
Occean,
Yep got most of the Thievery albums. Have you got Dzihan and Kamien's "Gran Riserva"? - awesome.
