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in case you didn't know, according to Warp-Net and the official Boards of Canada site, they're finally putting out something new. a 4 track EP called "In A Beautiful Place Out In the Country" is to be released this fall sometime. jeff ___________________ glueslabs@home.com icq: #59895018 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

Am I hearing this right? I don't think I could hear it wrong, it's a pretty straightforward vocoder....but.... ""come out and live in a religious community in a beautiful place out in the country...."" what the hell? well, whatever, the ep is amazing. Much brighter feel like ROYGBIV, or Everything you Do I A Balloon, rather than the darker tracks on MHTRTC. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

I hear - come out and live with everything just give me energy in a beautiful place out in the country. and i'd have to say it's very dark. likea ralph bakshi, george romero atmosphere. i can't hear an uplifting melody in the whole album. but we all have our opinions. can't wait to buy the real thing... twice. jon.

quoted 1 line Am I hearing this right? I don't think I could hear it wrong, it's a pretty

>Am I hearing this right? I don't think I could hear it wrong, it's a pretty

quoted 17 lines straightforward vocoder....but....

>straightforward vocoder....but.... > >""come out and live in a religious community in a beautiful place out in >the country...."" > >what the hell? > >well, whatever, the ep is amazing. Much brighter feel like ROYGBIV, or >Everything you Do I A Balloon, rather than the darker tracks on MHTRTC. > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > > >

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quoted 2 lines I hear - come out and live with everything just give me energy in a beautiful

> I hear - come out and live with everything just give me energy in a beautiful > place out in the country.

quoted 2 lines ""come out and live in a religious community in a beautiful place out in

>> ""come out and live in a religious community in a beautiful place out in >> the country....""

it sez both _i_ think Jeff --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

quoted 1 line it sez both _i_ think

>it sez both _i_ think

kinda like how "pete standing alone" says both "bollocks" and "balloons"? :) /derek --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

i haven't heard the song yet, but i recall reading something earlier about the first "lyric" version, the religious community version. perhaps something on the boc website, but probably not. plus it makes a lot more sense, esp. since it's likely sampled from old TV. plus you can count syllables. "in a religious community" is 9, whilst "with everything just give me energy" is 11, 10 at the least with some slurring. i suppose we'll all have to wait until the end of november to really figure it out though. unless you chaps feel like giving mp3's to everyone who wants to try deciphering it. :) cheers, /derek

quoted 37 lines I hear - come out and live with everything just give me energy in a beautiful

>I hear - come out and live with everything just give me energy in a beautiful >place out in the country. > >and i'd have to say it's very dark. likea ralph bakshi, george romero >atmosphere. > i can't hear an uplifting melody in the whole album. but we all have > our opinions. > can't wait to buy the real thing... twice. > >jon. > > >Am I hearing this right? I don't think I could hear it wrong, it's a pretty > > >straightforward vocoder....but.... > > > >""come out and live in a religious community in a beautiful place out in > >the country...."" > > > >what the hell? > > > >well, whatever, the ep is amazing. Much brighter feel like ROYGBIV, or > >Everything you Do I A Balloon, rather than the darker tracks on MHTRTC. > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > > > > > > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your FREE FlashMail Address now at http://www.flashmail.com >It's Free, Easy, & Fun !!! > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

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it definitely says "in a religious community" doesn't matter really, it's a good song, and an excellent ep. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

Yes! The vocoder on "A Beautiful Place..." is sooo lovely :-) "Kid For Today" is awesome too, one of the best releases this year! MVH Magnus Karlsson <e96maka@stud.hh.se> On Sun, 5 Nov 2000, IR wrote: | | it definitely says "in a religious community" | | doesn't matter really, it's a good song, and an excellent ep. | --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

quoted 2 lines kinda like how "pete standing alone" says both "bollocks" and "ba

>kinda like how "pete standing alone" says both "bollocks" and "balloons"? >:)

no way- is that what that is???? it sounds like "walgreens" to me... I didn't think they had those out there... :) z _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

At 12:18 PM 11/6/2000 -0600, zachary mastoon wrote:

quoted 3 lines kinda like how "pete standing alone" says both "bollocks" and "ba

>>kinda like how "pete standing alone" says both "bollocks" and "balloons"? :) > >no way- is that what that is????

well, i'm not too sure about the balloons bit, but "bollocks" is definitely there. the other word sounds similar to bollocks and begins with a "b", so i just assumed balloons, but it could be a myriad of things. but the picture along with the title makes the "bollocks" like make even more sense... i like a lot of the imagery they create around their sounds (non-aural imagery).

quoted 1 line it sounds like "walgreens" to me... I didn't think they had those out there

>it sounds like "walgreens" to me... I didn't think they had those out there...

maybe they're saying "walmart".. hmm.. cheers, /derek --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

I can't be the only one who thinks this is only so-so at best. I mean, track 1 is fine, but nothing really amazing. Track 2 has a great twisted melody in the background but the rest of the track is just so-so. I hate the self-titled track, that vocoder is just shit in my opinion. Last track is nothing special, sounds like 20 other tracks I've heard before. All I know is I won't be running out to buy this one. Be surprised if I even keep the mp3s of it. -Nathan

quoted 2 lines Yes! The vocoder on "A Beautiful Place..." is sooo lovely :-)

> Yes! The vocoder on "A Beautiful Place..." is sooo lovely :-) > "Kid For Today" is awesome too, one of the best releases this year!

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Is kid for today supposed to be Olsen (version 4)? It seems as if their stuck in the same melodies. The mp3's have been on napster for a while if anyone wants to give it a listen. At 12:13 PM 11/6/00 -0700, Nathan Lueckenhoff wrote:

quoted 21 lines I can't be the only one who thinks this is only so-so at best. I mean,

>I can't be the only one who thinks this is only so-so at best. I mean, >track 1 is fine, but nothing really amazing. Track 2 has a great twisted >melody in the background but the rest of the track is just so-so. I hate >the self-titled track, that vocoder is just shit in my opinion. Last track >is nothing special, sounds like 20 other tracks I've heard before. > >All I know is I won't be running out to buy this one. Be surprised if I >even keep the mp3s of it. > >-Nathan > >> Yes! The vocoder on "A Beautiful Place..." is sooo lovely :-) >> "Kid For Today" is awesome too, one of the best releases this year! > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >

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quoted 1 line I can't be the only one who thinks this is only so-so at bestBe surprised

> I can't be the only one who thinks this is only so-so at bestBe surprised

if I

quoted 3 lines even keep the mp3s of it.

> even keep the mp3s of it. > > -Nathan

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this sounds right - considering they have their own cult - the Turquoise Hexagon Sun.

quoted 46 lines From: "Selected Montoya" <selectedacre@flashmail.com>

>From: "Selected Montoya" <selectedacre@flashmail.com> >Reply-To: selectedacre@flashmail.com >To: idm@hyperreal.org >Subject: Re: [idm] new BoC ep >Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 15:08:51 -0800 > >I hear - come out and live with everything just give me energy in a >beautiful >place out in the country. > >and i'd have to say it's very dark. likea ralph bakshi, george romero >atmosphere. > i can't hear an uplifting melody in the whole album. but we all have our >opinions. > can't wait to buy the real thing... twice. > >jon. > > >Am I hearing this right? I don't think I could hear it wrong, it's a >pretty > > >straightforward vocoder....but.... > > > >""come out and live in a religious community in a beautiful place out in > >the country...."" > > > >what the hell? > > > >well, whatever, the ep is amazing. Much brighter feel like ROYGBIV, or > >Everything you Do I A Balloon, rather than the darker tracks on MHTRTC. > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > > > > > > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your FREE FlashMail Address now at http://www.flashmail.com >It's Free, Easy, & Fun !!! > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >

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Was anyone else as thoroughly as disappointed as me with this new album? Zoetrope I thought was *ok*, but come on. it pales in comparison to hiscores and MHTRTC. delphi --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

what qualities do Hi Scores and Music Has The Right To Children have that the new EP doesn't contain? I'm sure the weaknesses found in this EP are the same weaknesses originally heard in the albums you tout as being "great". All Boards of Canada takes a while to sink in - that's sort of the point :D cheers, /derek On 12 Dec 2000, Ian Pojman wrote:

quoted 2 lines Was anyone else as thoroughly as disappointed as me with this new album?

> Was anyone else as thoroughly as disappointed as me with this new album? > Zoetrope I thought was *ok*, but come on. it pales in comparison to

hiscores

quoted 3 lines and MHTRTC.

> and MHTRTC. > > delphi

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No, I disagree. MTHR and hiscores instantly were hits. I was immediately disappointed when I heard the new EP. on 12/12/00 3:59 PM, youn0394 at youn0394@umn.edu wrote:

quoted 18 lines what qualities do Hi Scores and Music Has The Right To Children have that

> what qualities do Hi Scores and Music Has The Right To Children have that > the new EP doesn't contain? I'm sure the weaknesses found in this EP are > the same weaknesses originally heard in the albums you tout as being > "great". All Boards of Canada takes a while to sink in - that's sort of > the point :D > > cheers, > /derek > > On 12 Dec 2000, Ian Pojman wrote: >> Was anyone else as thoroughly as disappointed as me with this new album? >> Zoetrope I thought was *ok*, but come on. it pales in comparison to > hiscores >> and MHTRTC. >> >> delphi > >

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I like the new EP, and gets better as time goes, but for me, when I originally heard it I thought there was a certain warmth lacking. Not in the mood of the melodies but rather in the actual recording. It seemed more 'digital' and clean, less murky than I was used to. Almost as if the duo recorded the tracks into their shiny new G3's, and then proceeded to play around with the Orange Vocoder cubase plug in... but I dig it now. I think it's even more stripped down than previous work, which I like... nate On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Ian Pojman wrote:

quoted 31 lines No, I disagree. MTHR and hiscores instantly were hits. I was immediately

> > No, I disagree. MTHR and hiscores instantly were hits. I was immediately > disappointed when I heard the new EP. > > on 12/12/00 3:59 PM, youn0394 at youn0394@umn.edu wrote: > > > what qualities do Hi Scores and Music Has The Right To Children have that > > the new EP doesn't contain? I'm sure the weaknesses found in this EP are > > the same weaknesses originally heard in the albums you tout as being > > "great". All Boards of Canada takes a while to sink in - that's sort of > > the point :D > > > > cheers, > > /derek > > > > On 12 Dec 2000, Ian Pojman wrote: > >> Was anyone else as thoroughly as disappointed as me with this new album? > >> Zoetrope I thought was *ok*, but come on. it pales in comparison to > > hiscores > >> and MHTRTC. > >> > >> delphi > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >

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there were obviously very high expectations for this new EP and im sure that no one felt it more than boc. Personally i really do enjoy this release, although the first track and the title track were the ones that stuck out immediately for me. these kind of releases serve best as (for me at least) space out listening sessions. when i listen to autechre or the like sometimes i concentrate too hard on the technicalities of the song (which at times isnt bad) and dont just let myself zone out and appreciate the flow and the mood of it. ive heard some people say that the songs are too unchanging and too looped based. loops arnt bad! with looped music i can concentrate on other things or just not concentrate at all. its definitely an EP with a certain mood in mind, so it gets my vote for one of the best chill-out albums this year. leif np are you that retail snob ? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

On 12 Dec 2000, Ian Pojman wrote:

quoted 3 lines No, I disagree. MTHR and hiscores instantly were hits. I was immediately

> > No, I disagree. MTHR and hiscores instantly were hits. I was immediately > disappointed when I heard the new EP.

how so? most people hadn't even heard of Hi Scores until Music Has The Right To Children came out! and I didn't hear much acclaim about Boards of Canada until early-to-mid '99... and Music Has The Right To Children came out in '98... hmm... cheers, /derek --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

on 12/12/00 4:54 PM, youn0394 at youn0394@umn.edu wrote:

quoted 14 lines On 12 Dec 2000, Ian Pojman wrote:

> On 12 Dec 2000, Ian Pojman wrote: >> >> No, I disagree. MTHR and hiscores instantly were hits. I was immediately >> disappointed when I heard the new EP. > > how so? most people hadn't even heard of Hi Scores until Music Has The > Right To Children came out! > > and I didn't hear much acclaim about Boards of Canada until early-to-mid > '99... and Music Has The Right To Children came out in '98... hmm... > > cheers, > /derek >

dude, like n:h said.. It sounds all too clean. n:h seems to like that but I dont. That clean, refined sound is the antithesis of why I liked earlier BoC. They got arguably: 1) less hip-hoppy, 2) less analogy-mellowy-smooth, and 3) less 'unrefined' and raw. I didnt hear hi scores until after I hda heard MHTR either, but the time elapsed since the production makes no difference. MHTR adn Hiscores -are- way different, but the difference between the new EP and the style i heard in those two and the MASK100 track is vastly greater. Props to the MASK100 track btw. if they had went that way or even cloned MHTR, (which MHTR was kindof a clone of iteself ANYWAY), I would haev been more pleased with what they put out. Granted, I still respect BoC alot I think theyre great, and I'll still kick back to the new EP. I juts had high expectations that were dropped - autechre and RDJ and MoM and metamatics and stuff like that fail to disappoint me so... bu its hard to compare such geniuses of different styles. Ian/delphi --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

well, although i have been enjoying it, i have to agree with nate on the fact that it sounds pretty pristine (in a negative way) compared to their other stuff. the warmth is there for me; I just think the grittiness/detuning of their synths and crunchy drums were what gave that warmth uniqueness in the first place and made me come back to it so often (when I bought both Hi Scores and Music Has the Right to Children, they never left my cd player). regardless, i have been listening to it a lot- with the exception of Zoetrope which is kinda fucking boring- and just hope that BOC continues to evolve. btw, nate: you know you love your orange vocoder!!! z

quoted 62 lines From: "n:h" <nate@toshoklabs.com>

>From: "n:h" <nate@toshoklabs.com> >To: Ian Pojman <ipojman@jmlafferty.com> >CC: idm@hyperreal.org >Subject: Re: [idm] new BoC EP >Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:44:46 -0500 (EST) > > >I like the new EP, and gets better as time goes, but for me, when I >originally heard it I thought there was a certain warmth lacking. Not in >the mood of the melodies but rather in the actual recording. It seemed >more 'digital' and clean, less murky than I was used to. Almost as if the >duo recorded the tracks into their shiny new G3's, and then proceeded to >play around with the Orange Vocoder cubase plug in... > >but I dig it now. I think it's even more stripped down than previous work, >which I like... > >nate > >On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Ian Pojman wrote: > > > > > No, I disagree. MTHR and hiscores instantly were hits. I was immediately > > disappointed when I heard the new EP. > > > > on 12/12/00 3:59 PM, youn0394 at youn0394@umn.edu wrote: > > > > > what qualities do Hi Scores and Music Has The Right To Children have >that > > > the new EP doesn't contain? I'm sure the weaknesses found in this EP >are > > > the same weaknesses originally heard in the albums you tout as being > > > "great". All Boards of Canada takes a while to sink in - that's sort >of > > > the point :D > > > > > > cheers, > > > /derek > > > > > > On 12 Dec 2000, Ian Pojman wrote: > > >> Was anyone else as thoroughly as disappointed as me with this new >album? > > >> Zoetrope I thought was *ok*, but come on. it pales in comparison to > > > hiscores > > >> and MHTRTC. > > >> > > >> delphi > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >

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I think all you guys are funny - it's BoC for goodness sake - it's about music that's simple and nostalgic. Geeze, it's not like they're about pushing the envelope of soundsculpture or deconstructing music to its most minimal essence. I think it's as simple as : Boards of Canada - take it or leave it. Really, there's plenty of great music to pick apart... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org