Yeah, Dayvan is all-time. I think BoC is overall better at individual tracks than at entire albums.
― days of being riled (zchyrs), Friday, 14 December 2018 17:49 (five years ago) link
Satellite Anthem Icarus tho
― flappy bird, Friday, 14 December 2018 18:02 (five years ago) link
ignoring the intro, that run of four tracks is their pinnacle imo
― imago, Friday, 14 December 2018 18:03 (five years ago) link
and it isn't especially close. like, chromakey dreamcoat's last minute, all of peacock tail I mean
― imago, Friday, 14 December 2018 18:04 (five years ago) link
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
― flappy bird, Friday, 14 December 2018 18:05 (five years ago) link
there's a lot of electro-rockism in this album's lower status tbh
― imago, Friday, 14 December 2018 18:20 (five years ago) link
Obviously. Guitars! They’ve sold out to become Beth Orton’s backing band!
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Friday, 14 December 2018 18:23 (five years ago) link
I'm happy to be ILX's designated "I like BoC when they put the guitars in" opinionaut
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 14 December 2018 20:39 (five years ago) link
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.
― brimstead, Friday, 14 December 2018 20:53 (five years ago) link
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
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Friday, 14 December 2018 21:22 (five years ago) link
Satellite Anthem Icarus is like a masterclass in counterpoint & arrangement
― flappy bird, Friday, 14 December 2018 23:57 (five years ago) link
Tomorrow’s Harvest OTOH I’ve never gotten close to get into
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Saturday, 15 December 2018 11:58 (five years ago) link
Felt like a conscious 180 degree turn after all the criticism they got for Campfire
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Saturday, 15 December 2018 12:02 (five years ago) link
yeah I like Tomorrow's Harvest for what it is: a sustained moodpiece or soundtrack
― frame casual (dog latin), Saturday, 15 December 2018 12:45 (five years ago) link
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
― imago, Saturday, 15 December 2018 12:51 (five years ago) link