RE: Nostalgia and BOC -
I think (at least for me) the nostalgic value and feelings BOC evoke are from a
childhood in the 70's, seeing and hearing all the similar samples and tunes
they put in their music. I know that I must have heard "The Color Of The Fire"
on Sesame Street or some other 70's show.
joYrex
www.joyrex.com
EggyToast wrote:
quoted 49 lines At 07:28 AM 3/29/2001 -0500, R. Lim wrote:> At 07:28 AM 3/29/2001 -0500, R. Lim wrote:
>
> > > pick out the "best" things and plops them together. I think his "side
> > > project" as Polygon Window didn't fit this scheme - it sounds like an
> > album
> > > created from one or two main ideas. Of course, I could be wrong too.
> >
> >Might I propose that (IQ factor aside) even compilations can be sequenced
> >effectively? I mean, to treat it as a mere assemblage of unconnected
> >contributions is to cement its "for novices and completists only" status.
> >For instance, a film director will often choose to cut a scene that he/she
> >really likes, just because it interrupts the flow of the larger work.
> >How often do you think this happens when a label puts together a comp?
> >I'm not suggesting that it's necessary to makes these sacrifices (or even
> >really pragmatically feasible), but the fact that you can often tell is
> >kind of a bummer.
>
> Yeah, I think that there are definitely compilations that are very cohesive
> (and of course the opposite end of the spectrum). I think that cohesive
> compilations are a little more prevalent on independent labels due to the
> fact that most indie labels strive for a certain sound (usually one that
> the label founders enjoy), and then compile tracks in a more "logical"
> order. I think it also shows whether the person(s) putting the compilation
> together create music of their own or not, too, since compilations put
> together by salesmen always seem to be rather boring...
>
> It explains why a compilation "album" by Richard James has a pretty decent
> flow to it, and why your run-of-the-mill "greatest hits" cd usually blows.
>
> >ps- does anybody else think it's funny that Boards of Canada evoke
> >nostalgia in an audience that is decades off from a mid-life crisis?
>
> We're either prone for mid-life crisis, or are looking forward to what
> nostalgia must feel like.
>
> "well, I hear this is nostalgic, so this must be what nostalgia feels
> like! Ahhh, nostalgia..."
>
> cheers,
> /derek
>
> -------
> eggytoast.com
> -------
> what?
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 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