the Boards of Canada
Geogaddi
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The Boards, along with label-mates such as Aphex Twin, are typical of Warp
Records in that they are the forefront of badass electronica today, with a child-like
quality which takes the devoted listener somewhere comfortable and fuzzy. The
best way, in my mind, to listen to this album is to curl up on a couch by yourself,
crank it up and close your eyes, letting the album's thematic progression take
you to wherever it is the Boards are coming from.
Fans of the Boards' first release, Music Has the Right to Children, will
definitely find this innocent, comforting quality familiar, but Geogaddi
finds them, for lack of a better word, simply better. Melody construction and
harmony in general on this album seems less groovy and more lilting and beautiful,
such as the wispy and haunting harmonies on "Julie and Candy," reminiscent
of that lovely instrument, the glass harmonica. Rhythm-wise, Geogaddi
finds the Boards a little less experimental, a change which contributes to their
overall sound by complimenting the harmonies rather than distracting the listener
from them. This is not to say the beats are boring; on the contrary, they are
slicker and more well constructed, with the opening track dropping a surprisingly
nice industrial beat. Vocally, Geogaddi also contains a change toward
a more subtle sound, which, like the beats, contributes further to their aforementioned
aesthetic. Quiet choral chants and filtered baby voices just take the Boards'
sound even further into their realm of dreamy goodness. All in all, a great
disc, and more importantly, one that shows marked growth artistically.
- Trent Yarosevich
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 Record Label Warp Records Released March 2002 |
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