Boards of Canada: Classic or Dud?

ROYGBIV now reminds me as much of the time and place I first heard MHTRTC as it does some indistinct moment in 1976.

I live in California and the fact that the smell of campfire smoke now has a sinister undertone is the most Boards of Canada thing ever. Tomorrow's Harvest indeed.

In 20 mins - https://artists.wxaxrxp.net/boardsofcanada

Thanks!

Just tuned in. On a train.

What's this rueful glam-prog thing just after Devo?

First of many ID requests no doubt.

Ppl are trying to work it out, nothing coming up so far, the one that sounds a bit like 10CC or the first Peter Gabriel solo record?

I wondered if it was Jobriath but I think probably not.

https://youtu.be/ouP2A0aMR-4

I see it's ID'd in a playlist on YouTube. Dude from mid 70s Amom Düül II. Shoulda guessed!

Found it yeah, Stefan Zauner, Discogs says 1978, it sounds exactly like something from Peter Gabriel II, even the production.

has this been archived anywhere for replay?

https://rareboc.ax.lt/23-21_00-Boards_of_Canada_2hr_complete.mp3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXV1dsx5yfs

nice, thanks!

Look out for the lovely Hell Interface style edit of Slave To The Rhythm/Just An illusion/Aquarius

The These Trails song is pretty wonderful. Shout out to man like Dave Choy on synthesiser and (presumably) vocal trmolo effects.

Head's up: poster Ledge has graced us with a link to a torrent of the whole shebang!

Crikey!

I've always been a stan of these guys but have never been much interested in remixes by anyone, ever. The ones I've caught on spotify are a fucking revolution, esp in observation that the source material I found to be sonic duds. Intentional choices, if I want to give the elusive duo a bit of ego. I don't mind.

whoooo!!!

Man this radio mix is great

"The (1998 Peel session) radio broadcast contained an additional track, "XYZ", which was originally included on the EP, but soon removed due to sample licensing issues, meaning that original copies of the CD containing "XYZ" are extremely rare."

I did not know this. It's going to be re-released with the track reinstated, it just came up on spotify - *chef's kiss*

I don't think XYZ was ever on the commercially released EP, not even for a short time. Discogs says there are like 5 handmade CDRs with the track which were made by the band themselves.

I've never heard XYZ without John Peel's introduction for it. Has one of the greatest BoC intros/buildups I've heard this side of Dayvan Cowboy, but the release sadly isn't there for me. Still a solid track and worth hearing again though.

have heard this on the radio twice in the last week. what's the sample?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0008yjy

(the other time was late junction, RIP)

"it would be like Samoa" by Edgar Froese, iirc

Man this radio mix is great

― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 27 June 2019 14:58 bookmarkflaglink

Finally got round to listening to this (in fact I still am) and yes, it's wonderful! Perfect for today - spring outside, so i've got the windows open, and it's perfect for this sort of airy quarantine.

Best mix of last year for me

I'm sort of tempted to listen to Tomorrow's Harvest but I'm worried it'll freak me out

Out on the hills in on the beers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QTGyjQ_2lE

Tomorrow's Harvest gives me big end of the world vibes, so yeah, probably skipping that for now.

It's disconcerting at the best of times

Drinking in the sun on my terrasse in eerie silence brings strong ‘In a Beautiful Place..’ vibes

Played Tomorrow's Harvest while driving through Death Valley and the Mojave desert a month ago in February. It's definitely not an upper, but damn it sure does fit the scenery (which was influenced by them, of course - SF's cityline and the Mojave are the visual motifs for the record).

I wonder, is something brewing or is it just one of those periodic phases where the fanz are flapping their feathers...

Any potential clue dropped?

oh hey, happy saturday morning, BoC topic! you're looking well.

XP - Discussion is arising about an insta account, thought to be an official one, gone on a liking spree including liking any comments related to new music inquiries.

Unless they put out a total outta left field thing like a psych-pop vocal album (would love) I think that with “Tomorrow’s Harvest” they’ve done their duty for our current moment in time.

that's a rather bleak conception of "their duty". i'm not sure i've ever heard a record that was a more open invitation to mass suicide, and i've heard some of chris korda's records.

I had a church of euthanasia bumper sticker on my car for a good ten years & I'm still here

i'm not sure i've ever heard a record that was a more open invitation to mass suicide,
― Kate (rushomancy), Saturday, August 15, 2020 12:24 PM

This is intriguing. Care to expound?

xpost bleak times, soundtrack for

that s/b and xxpost to kate

I’d be so down for a soundcloud dump of early shit

no soundcloud dump, official release!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmOCvON8BuE

I need to go and listen to those 'A Few Old Tunes' comps again soon.

ah yeah of course! I got all those from the bocpages, whittled it down to the stuff I like. guess I just yearn for a galaxy of bocumas and skimming stones and carcans etc

White Cyclosa is one of their most unsettling tracks but also I reckon the main melody is the same as in this Stargate SG-1 cue.

Can be heard at 3:24 here:

https://youtu.be/FqqKJhN8fZo

This is intriguing. Care to expound?

― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin)

i don't know how to expound. do you _not_ feel the crushing weight of utter and complete hopelessness, despair, and futility when you listen to it? do you check it out and go "yeah that's some sick jamz alright"?

Not exactly. . . but I guess I should say that I sort of get that vibe from most of BoC's music. Some of it less so, to be certain, but Tomorrow's Harvest doesn't strike me as especially so in that regard.

Sidebar, but I often consider it as maybe their best overall record. But that's like picking a favorite ice cream flavor for me; even my least favorites are still pretty good and satisfying.

Would very much love to hear some new music from them — especially this year. It would be fantastic if they did release new music and, through doing so, finally exposed the fact that they have been communicating with their home world with their music this entire time and the aliens finally show up. Because if that's going to be the case with any music makers out there, I want it to be them.