boards of canada - the campfire headphase

Have really come round to this.

http://sickmouthy.com/2013/02/19/boards-of-canada-the-campfire-headphase-2005/

Nice write up as usual sicko.

Are they even still a group?

As hinted in my intro, I suspect not, but like Orbital, they'll always be brothers, so who knows.

i had forgotten TCH was released almost 10 years ago already -- it feels so recent

Boards of Canada & Ctrl All Del – The Phasefire Camphead

The remixes are horrid.

wait a minute this is their best album

lol no

Yes it is

It's definitely in the top 5

well... it is

this and the debut are good, geogaddi is less good but people say it's their best to seem learned, tomorrow's harvest was a dirge, idk maybe the eps are ok, fin

Call me learned but Geogaddi = MHTRTC > Tomorrow's Harvest >>> Campfire Headphase

Granted I'd say MHTRTC is more consistently enjoyable than Geogaddi which is a rough and bumpy ride and has a few laggy moments but still works nicely as a record and a crystallisation of their... I wanna say 'ethos' or something

The production is exceptional but it's alcan be a little too redolant of knitted hat backpacker beats or something for comfort.

I always feel like this is the blueprint for Satellite Anthem Icarus - https://youtu.be/RS0wzDMfzOQ

bzzt
IABPOITC > Geogaddi = Hi Scores = Twosim > MHTRTC >> Tomorrow's Harvest > Campfire

xxxp HA - so close!

I'm not accusing Joni Mitchell of being a knitted hat hippy btw, even if that may literally be true.

In a Beautiful Place is perfect as far as I'm concerned. A perfect EP

Campfire Headphase indeed strays into the kind of tame chillout / trip-hoppy kind of music that was popular about 5 or 6 years before it came out. I do like '84 Pontiac Dream though.

this might be equal to the orig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD9WyWzbcS0

imago otm here.
kinda comforting to see dog latin continue his aversion. a steady rock in a world of chaos.

every few years I go back to In A Beautiful Place cause someone I respect touts it, and every few years I find it dull, monotonous.

yeah i recently discovered that Mira Calix version and it's really nice

In a Beautiful Place is perfect as far as I'm concerned. A perfect EP

Hear, hear.

In a Beautiful Place is perfect as far as I'm concerned. A perfect EP

― frame casual (dog latin), Wednesday, December 12, 2018 1:23 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

xp :)

please don't make me go listen again you assholes

You gotta be in the mood, maaan.

I know I felt slightly underwhelmed by Kid For Today first time I heard it - it's kind of repetitive compared to stuff on MHTRTC, but it's a really nice sustained wintry vibe and, as it's BoC, there are lots of subtle little details floating in and out the mix

Is this the apex of BoC fan art? Taking a 5 note, 2 sec snippet of flash audio from their old website and making a whole tribute style track from it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzdsrbRFbOg

Campfire Headphase gave us Dayvan Cowboy, which is their best album track imho. They hit higher peaks on their EPs, however.

Yeah, Dayvan is all-time. I think BoC is overall better at individual tracks than at entire albums.

Satellite Anthem Icarus tho

ignoring the intro, that run of four tracks is their pinnacle imo

and it isn't especially close. like, chromakey dreamcoat's last minute, all of peacock tail I mean

the intro is dope! that was the first sound of BOC i ever heard- my fondness for this album probably comes down to that. i didn't have any expectations or concerns about them using acoustic guitars

there's a lot of electro-rockism in this album's lower status tbh

Obviously. Guitars! They’ve sold out to become Beth Orton’s backing band!

I'm happy to be ILX's designated "I like BoC when they put the guitars in" opinionaut

I tried this again last night. Still nothing. :-(
I can't hear any melodies. And it's too clean. Generic. No mystery deep time moments. I like how their stuff up to and including MHTRTC had a layer of moss on it. This is just my problem, though. I barely listened to anything these days that doesn't sound foggy and covered in moss or rust.

Shame. What it lacks in occult dread, it makes up with pastoral epiphanies. This is the perfect music I’d listen to in a beautiful place out in the country

Satellite Anthem Icarus is like a masterclass in counterpoint & arrangement

Tomorrow’s Harvest OTOH I’ve never gotten close to get into

Felt like a conscious 180 degree turn after all the criticism they got for Campfire

yeah I like Tomorrow's Harvest for what it is: a sustained moodpiece or soundtrack

If there was a film to go with it, itd make much more sense.

I'm listening to the opening run of TCH now and yeah this is just stellar stuff