BOARDS OF CANADA Geogaddi WARP 3xLP GATEFOLD
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AUCTION ITEM: BOARDS OF CANADA Geogaddi WARP 3xLP GATEFOLD.
Scottish brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin formed Boards of Canada in 1987, and sporadically released EPs and albums on cassette for several years on limited runs. These have now been disowned by the band and have not even surfaced on file-sharing networks, despite fans curiosity to hear them. Their earliest recording that is available now is 1995's Twoism, which was re-released in 2002 by Warp. Initially another limited release, it was sent to Skam Records, who were impressed enough to sign the brothers and release another EP. This was followed in 1998 by their breakthrough album, Music Has The Right To Children. A masterpiece of ambient IDM, it brought them widespread acclaim from music critics and instantly made them stars of electronic music (although Boards of Canada very rarely give interviews or perform live).
After a couple more EPs, their second full-length was released in 2002. Geogaddi was again widely praised, although it was not considered to be quite as good as Music Has The Right To Children. Third album The Campfire Headphase (2005) saw a slightly different style, with more conventional structures and the inclusion of real instruments. It received mostly positive reviews, but some reviewers were disappointed with the new sound. Nevertheless, Boards of Canada are still very well regarded by fans of experimental electronic music.
Geogaddi, like Boards of Canada's 1998 debut album, Music Has The Right To Children, drifts its way into consciousness, rolling a fog of dark-hued psychedelia over slow-burning, lullaby melodies. Having led a reclusive existence in their Hexagon Sun studio, shunning interviews and live shows in an effort to escape the shrill, loud praise that accompanied Children's release, the enigmatic Scottish duo has stayed focused, creating another tour de force in the process. Geogaddi opens with no fanfare, with the bare hum of "Ready Lets Go" blossoming into the soporific, hypnotic chimes of "Music Is Math". But for the next 65 minutes, it's clear that while BOC move slow, they do so with the power of shifting glaciers. All their old influences--the noise-as-melody drone of My Bloody Valentinethe brave futuristic synths of Neu!-- remain, but more than anything, Geogaddi is about the vivid sense of warm melancholy that lingers when the music fades out. It's another slow-burner, but Geogaddi is as utterly essential as its predecessor.
LABEL: CRUSHER
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VINYL: VG
COVER: VG (Spine splitting at ends)
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