Album Description: 2000 single release from Scottish electronica duo. Highly recommended for fans of Air, Kruder & Dorfmeister, etc.. B.O.C. and Broadcast are probably the only two melodic electronic bands signed to Warp Records. Tracks, 'Kid For Today', 'Amo Bishop Roden', 'In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country' & 'Zoetrope'. Standard jewel case.
Just an EP, but crucial BOC I got this cd upon reading reviews here on Amazon and being a fan of much of what BOC has done in the past. It seemed like just a small risk but boy did it pay off. I agree with what most of the posters have said of this album an its certainly a crucial offering if you're a fan or even a beginner wanting to try them out but not a take a full leap into a whole album. The first 3 songs are magnificent, each one being incredibly relaxed and repetetive but never boring. Its amazing how tracks that seem so simple can draw you in and hold on so tightly throughout the songs. The only negative is the 4th track which is why I can't give it the full 5 stars. I just found that one uninspired. BUT, the other tracks are some of the best they've ever released.
21st century update on 1970s "Berlin School" electronica This 2000 release by Scottish electronica duo Boards of Canada is simply excellent. As a fan of 1970s electronica (Tangerine Dream; Klaus Schulze etc) and other styles including minimalism, I was delighted by the spacey, brooding musical landscapes and the analog sound of their music.
The instrumentation on the album includes synthesizers; a drum machine and other electronic effects/processing, along with the occasional found sound e.g. laughing children, and a heavily altered vocal snippet on the title track (this music is predominantly instrumental). The synth tone colors that these guys select are very warm and organic sounding - even the drum machine sounds natural and not at all mechanical.
Although this EP is a bit short at 24:00 minutes in total length, it packs a lot of gloomy texture and mood into that short time and as such seems to last a lot longer (sometimes I will simply just hit the repeat button in order to maintain a loop). In fact, I enjoyed this first exposure to Boards of Canada so much that I have been inspired to seek out other works by the band.
As somebody who likes music off of the beaten path, this band has proven to be a fantastic discovery. All in all, In a Place Out in the Country is yet another fine recording by a contemporary band still interested in pushing the envelope and is very highly recommended.
Wow!!! Having sampled this through listen samples only and being encouraged to order this album by positive reviews by others, I went ahead and ordered this CD. Let's just say it's smooth, jazzy, jungley, spacey, so many other juicy happy beats I could think of but won't take up the whole page to list. It's really fun with feel good beats. I love an album that you can put on and let it repeat a few times from start to finish and you don't mind....... it's that good.
A Wonderful Introduction to Boards of Canada My friend got me into Boards of Canada, after I got him into Aphex Twin. When he paid back the favor and introduced me to BOC, I was very impressed. My best description of their music is electronic divided by ambient, with the square root of classical, subtracted from techno. I currently own all of their releases which all offer different cacophonies that range for dark to divine. As for this EP, "A Beautiful Place Out in the Country" offers many layers and dreamscapes, and is a great sampler for BOC's melodies.
I was extremely interested to see what this little EP had to offer. When I finally listened to it I was pleased. With only four songs on it, ABPOITC is a mesmerizing selection of ambient/instrumental music. The songs are mellow, but also have a trance feel to them, Amo Bishop Roden (one of my favorite songs by BOC) fits this exemplar perfectly. This is a great CD to relax with, drift off to slumber, use as white noise or as motivation for writing a term paper. I've used it for all of the above. Overall, this EP is a wonderful collection of music and a fairly price investment into the domain of Boards of Canada.
Oh my God.... ....all I've been doing the last hour is sit in a chair....and listening to this EP 4 times in a row...
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