Boards of Canada....

Yeah, wanted to add that I purchased - Sakura, by Susumu Yokota and really liked it too, along with BOC and Global Comm.

There are more of his albums out there too (Symbol, Grinning Cat, Distant Sounds of Summer, to name a few) does anybody own any and would care to recommend....??

Cheers,
Ali

Which Global Comm did you get?

76.14 double disc......love it!!

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Originally posted by Lee:
I've just received my copy of Trans Canada Highway

Where did you get it from?

It isnt released till next week!!

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Originally posted by arf005:
76.14 double disc......love it!!

I remember buying this in ( '93?) and i loved every track the first time round.

In fact, if you peruse the listening too thread, you will see i was actually listening to it last night.

Where do they get the idea of making a track with a grandfather clock ticking as the beats?

You also need to track down the Chapterhouse -"Blood Music" cd, which was remixed by GC.

It is bloody awesome.

Mind you, i last saw it for sale at nearly 50 quid!

However, if you want me to sort one for you, i will be happy to oblige . Not sure if it will make it to the North Sea tho!

Hello Jason,
can't seem to find Chapterhouse's Blood Music, after only a quick surf....

Very kind of you to offer a copy, believe it or not we do actually get mail out here (wink)....along with the day or so old newspaper! Flights are quite regular during the week - I hear them coming in when I'm in my bed trying to get into nightshift.....

Do you own any Susumu Yokota...???

Cheers,
Ali

Or what about Biosphere for that matter....???

I've stumbled across their albums on the web but not heard anything yet, could be more of the same, or better.....

Anybody listen to them....???

Cheers,
Ali

Hi Ali,

I have one Biosphere cd - "Substrata" from 97.

Very similar to GC.

Leave that one with me

Maybe send me a mail jasonsparrow at the yahoo place in the uk

Please excuse my ignorance/stupidity (I use hotmail arf005@hotmail.com) but would that be, your name, @yahoo.co.uk or do thay actually have the yahoo place in it......

Can't believe I'm posting this......just e mail me I think it would be easier!!

Cheers,
Ali

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Originally posted by arf005:
Can't believe I'm posting this......just e mail me I think it would be easier!!

Cheers,
Ali

Done

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Originally posted by jasons:

quote:

Originally posted by Lee:
I've just received my copy of Trans Canada Highway

Where did you get it from?
It isnt released till next week!!

Jason, Warp records direct - http://www.warprecords.com/
Not always the cheapest, but often before the general release date and with unexpected freebies (stickers, postcards, occasional cd samplers).

I got the GC 76.14 recently and Susumu Yokota/Rothko (possibly 'Distant Sounds of Summer' ?) too. The former is superb, a real grower (yeah the grandfather clock beats are inspired!). Not listened to the other enough to get a good impression.

Re Biosphere, I've got Microgravity, Substrata2, Cirque and Shenzhou. The first is more electronica, the others are ambient at it's best. Recommended. I really must get around to buying Patashnik some day...

...and if you like the ambient stuff I'd recommend Chris Watson (ex Cabaret Voltaire and now an acclaimed wildlife sound recordist) - in particular Weather Report:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/experimental/reviews/chriswatson_weather.shtml

edit: Just read the bbc reviews and Chris actually answers one of the questions too. Cool (pun not intended).

cheers
Lee

Hi Lee,

Give G.C. a little time, it will be one you come back to more often than you think!!!

However, at the moment ive moved on to this:



BOC - "In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country" EP

Here is a little useless info for you about the BOC:
The sentence "Come out and live with a religious community in a beautifull place out in the country" reminded me of something. Waco. On further investigation, the other track in the Mini-EP/Single "Amo Bishop Roden", was actually a religious nut who was also A Branch Davidan (the religious sect involved in the waco tragedy). Infact, the events of April 19, 1993 seem to be a long standing theme with BoC in that within the track "1969" (geogeddi) there is a line "Although not a follower of David Koresh, she's a devoted Branch Devidan" - reffering to Amo Bishop Roden. Speculative also, is that the grenades used to enter the Branch Devidan farm were made in 1969.

Peace

Ali,

Re Susumu Yokota; my favourite album, by far, is The Boy and the Tree. Other albums I have are Laputa (is okay) and Grinning Cat; don’t get on with that one at all.

Got my BOC copy of Trans Canada Highway today on lovely snow-white vinyl.

Peter

Nice one Peter.

Cheers for that,
Ali

Out of interest do BOC tour?

Diccus