Boards of Canada

[Jinsai]

yay, ordered the record.

BoC just uploaded a new teaser trailer... nothing really new here, but still cool

[thevoid99]

I'm new to this group, where should I start?

[Jinsai]

I'm new to this group, where should I start?

Almost everyone would suggest Music Has the Right to Children, and it's hard to argue with that, even if my personal favorite album of theirs is Geogaddi.

[thevoid99]

Ok, thanks. The only thing I've heard from them was a track that appeared in the soundtrack to the film Morvern Callar. A very underrated soundtrack album.

[eversonpoe]

Ok, thanks. The only thing I've heard from them was a track that appeared in the soundtrack to the film Morvern Callar. A very underrated soundtrack album.

don't know if you saw a page or so back, but i said that that's how i got into them. love that film & soundtrack so much. and honestly, if that song is your only exposure to them so far, start with geogaddi.

[blackholesun]

Definitely start with Music Has the Right to Children or Geogaddi. Very different feeling albums, albeit with a similar sound. The Campfire Headphase is my personal favorite, but I found it the hardest to get into.

The track titles on this new one seem very dark, so I'm hoping for a dark album like Geogaddi.

[coolguy]

Am I the only one who'd recommend starting with Twoism?

[liquidcalm]

I think Campfire is pretty accessible, or at least made with the most familiar sounds.

[Jinsai]

Am I the only one who'd recommend starting with Twoism?

No... probably not. I love Twoism.

[Highly Psychological]

Would be cool to see some live shows too, they never play live think the last show they did was in August 2001 at All Tomorrows Parties, they have played about 10 shows in their entire career.
Bootlegs reveal them to be mindblowing with a lot of never released material.

[joplinpicasso]

They've progressed so perfectly in their career that I honestly would recommend in chronological order from 'MHTRTC' onwards until 'Trans Canada Highway', and then 'Twoism'. I really hope they don't backtrack fully on 'Tomorrow's Harvest', forgetting cool guitar lines and reusing children samples again. Is that just me?

[The Reason Being]

I'm expecting this to be their most accessible album. Not saying that's what i'd like, but it's what I expect.

[Deepvoid]

Really looking forward to this album. It's been so freaking long.

[elevenism]

Where/when did they say this, and they being who, and worst of all, was it last April 1st? i have this really strong feeling that we won't be hearing from them again...that MHTRTC, Geogaddi and TCH were a kind of trilogy, with the first one being the young, innocent, hip pot smokiness; the second being a descent into a kind of (possibly hallucinogen induced) madness; and the third being memories of those days. Twoism, ABPOITC, etc, are their own entities.

Strangely enough, The Campfire Headphase is my favorite of the three "big ones." Geogaddi is amazing but also hard to listen to and fairly disturbing. I guess MHTRTC is the one i listen to the most after TCH.


I can't put my finger on why, i just have this feeling that they were a beautiful, mysterious, elusive force of nature that existed and is over.

i stand corrected. WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can't fucking believe it! There IS a god!!!!!!!!!!! are you guys as thrilled as i am!? i think i MIGHT have came in my pants when i saw the reveal on youtube.
Oh...My...God. I can NOT FUCKING WAIT!
again...WWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOO-HHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[richardp]

[blackholesun]

NEW SONG

https://soundcloud.com/warp-records/reach-for-the-dead

Edit: This is awesome.

[exilajei]

Sweet accompanying visuals y'all:

[DF118]

Fantastic.

Boards of Canada are Scottish, you know.

/national pride.

[thefragile_jake]

Wow, this track is sounding really great.

[Highly Psychological]

I like it. It reminds me of something from Geogaddi.

[xmd 5a]

Now that's just brilliant.

[elevenism]

i never thought i'd see the day. Good god i love this band

[DF118]

DJ Food has made an extended 10 minutes long mix, with a longer percussion sequence.

[Rdm]

Best song I heard all year. Absolutely brilliant, if the album sounds like this it will be their best

[thefragile_jake]

From Pitchfork.com...

Boards of Canada have already dropped an official hint that we can expect something from them at 5 p.m. PDT today-- but in the meantime, the duo appeared to premiere a new song at Detroit's Movement Electronic Music Festival last night. Just before Squarepusher took to the stage, a song that 2020k suggests is called "Cold Earth" was broadcast over the soundsystem, with accompanying pink visuals. 2020k point to an oblique tweet from Warp Records as confirmation of its composers: "Tonight at Movement main stage in Detroit @_Squarepusher headlines and something earlier".

[Jinsai]

so they did a listening party in the California desert today. The first four songs are streaming here: http://pitchfork.com/news/50901-boar...rn-california/

[Maximilian]

It's hipster city out there! Let the Pabst flow freely!

I'm digging the tunes so far....

[Verthandi]

New album is going to be streamed on Monday - https://www.facebook.com/events/133438326851947/.

[botley]

New album is going to be streamed on Monday - https://www.facebook.com/events/133438326851947/.

Holy shit! I'm going to need to score some more drugs.

[Jon]

New album is going to be streamed on Monday - https://www.facebook.com/events/133438326851947/.

Bump because today is the day! It may only be streaming quality, but I have the Sennheiser HD600's all ready to go


BOARDS OF CANADA - TOMORROW'S HARVEST

01. Gemini (2:56)
02. Reach For The Dead (4:47)
03. White Cyclosa (3:13)
04. Jacquard Causeway (6:35)
05. Telepath (1:32)
06. Cold Earth (3:42)
07. Transmisiones Ferox (2:18)
08. Sick Times (4:16)
09. Collapse (2:49)
10. Palace Posy (4:05)
11. Split Your Infinites (4:28)
12. Uritual (1:59)
13. Nothing Is Real (3:52)
14. Sundown (2:16)
15. New Seeds (5:39)
16. Come To Dust (4:07)
17. Semena Mertvykh (3:30)