First off, love the artwork. I never knew there were such possibilities
with a simple terrazo effect. I'd love to see these guys getting heavy into
film.
As for the moment of truth, it did me well. Upon first listen (a casual
one), it sounded like a slightly updated Music Has the Right. But this is
definitely the type of album that grows on you very fast. It's been in my
stereo ever since it left the digipak, and that's a very rare situation for
me.
You'll need headphones. On the surface, the tracks seem very hazy and
lo-fi, but when you break out the headset, you'll notice more things and
come to more realizations. On "Music Is Math" (or was it "Gyroscope?"),
you'll notice a very peculiar vocal acting as a watermark, but you can't
make it out. Later in the track, the vocal reveals itself more
understandably. And then you see.
BoC certainly capture a conceptual vibe that is untouchable to anyone else
on Warp, or anyone else in electronic music for that matter. In fact, "The
Devil Is in the Details" is one of the best tracks Warp has ever released.
Now, just how do you pronounce "Geogaddi?" Call it a silly, recurring
question on this list, but I host a radio show, and I'd rather not resort
to, "That was Boards of Canada, off the new Giddle-diddy LP." I'm sure BoC
haven't assigned a formal pronunciation to it, but I'm sure some ways are
more proper than others. How about Geo - Gad(not Jad) - Die ? Does that
work for anyone?
-char
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