skam08 boards of canada - high scores ep 12"
press release says thus "the band originates
from the north east coast of scotland (locals!!),
they began recording on home hi fi around 1983..
the main duo of mike and marcus have stuck to
a homemade sound...they can be caught playing
live on january 17th at roadhouse (manchester)
with plaid...you are welcome to join us..."
what does it sound like then? pretty diverse in
the skam tradition..obviously comparisons to
gescom are inevitable..but on the whole is more
structured and linear with very much an abstract
hip hop flavour as opposed to pure electronica...
opener "hi scores" rides in on a low slung distorted
hip hop beat , with melencholic chord washes and
random bursts of radio intereferance....the sounds
of late night drinking dens invade the next track "turquiose
hexagon sun" , a stacatto beat jitters over masked
barely audiable conversation whilst gently tinkering
keys create a cool atmosphere, would not be out of
place on a mo wax compilation.."nlagon" takes the
computer funk of hashim/cybetron and pours on a
disorientating mixture of spiralling keys and unintelligable
gibbered vocals.....'June 9th' keeps the funk flavour,
but with a looser structure , one push and the track
composed of inverted electro beats and soothing melodies
would fall apart..."See ya Later" is hip hop for the 21st
century , tight delayed drum loop , earth quake low end
and again the track nestles on a delicate melodic structure.
..slow mo beats and haunting melodies dominate the
last track 'Everything you do is a Balloon' , a classical
orchestra conducted by DJ Premier...
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