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-- -- Boards of Canada :: The Campfire Headphase (Warp, CD/2LP) Read full review :: http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1124&category=reviews "...Less like chemists in a lab than like carpenters in a workshop, or gardeners living amongst what they have designed, grown, and cultivated, this album showcases Marcus and Michael at their best, creating a soundtrack to life in the countryside the likes of which has not been heard before..." -- -- :: Pietro Da Sacco, Managing Editor IGLOO Magazine :: http://igloomag.com Abstract Electronic Music Coverage PO Box 307, Corona CA. 92878 USA --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

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quoted 4 lines Boards of Canada :: The Campfire Headphase (Warp, CD/2LP)

> Boards of Canada :: The Campfire Headphase (Warp, CD/2LP) > > Read full review :: > http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1124&category=reviews

"maybe New York is not yet ready for songs that meander through life, unafraid and unapologetic." You know, this is why I hate music reviews, even for more intelligent and "underground" music and by more (self-proclaimed) intelligent reviewers -- just too many damn words and, if it suits the narrative, outright nonsense. Why not just say that this is a great album, although it is incredibly mainstream given the artists involved. And as such, its not a particularly good _Boards_Of_Canada_ release, although it would be an absolutely brilliant release by any of the old burnt out downtempo acts of the late 90s and early 2000s. Just to restate my point, it really is a fabulous album. But New York isn't ready for it? This is the Boards of Canada album I would give my mom, because it certainly wouldn't freak her out or go over her head. And I probably will, because I think she'd love it. "like pop sensibility seen through a strange refracting prism." How about this: two producers, at the top of their game, releasing an album that would have justified (commercially) the success of their last album. Great, masterfully written and superbly produced -- just not the album hardcore BoC fans were probably waiting for. -- V, ~Rick Strom Glowdot Productions On Glowfoto: http://users.glowfoto.com/Strom ============================ Photo: http://www.glowfoto.com Music: http://www.glowdot.com Strom: http://www.rick-strom.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

quoted 5 lines You know, this is why I hate music reviews, even for more intelligent and

> > You know, this is why I hate music reviews, even for more intelligent and > "underground" music and by more (self-proclaimed) intelligent reviewers -- > just too many damn words and, if it suits the narrative, outright > nonsense.

I can't wait to read what Pitchfork say about it... most likely the same pompous drek they say in all their reviews.