Forget everything you ever thought was dull or ponderous about ambient music, as Boards of Canada return like Greek heroes -- unbound from a genre that often sounds like a washing machine begging for a swift kick.
Pay attention, Radiohead.
Boards of Canada traced a disturbed childhood in the arctic, austere Music Has the Right to Children, but here there's a slightly warmer feeling.
More central, tweaked vocals add a new dimension to the "hard beats + bittersweet melodies" pattern of the past; songs like the gorgeous, ice-melting "Zoetrope" glide along on simple celestial glimmers without a single bassline in sight.
It's as if the band is thawing out in preparation for something.
Even when it's hard to tell what that might be.
Tiny, exploratory decisions -- no matter.
You'll likely want to crawl inside this EP's washing machine for a long, long time.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kid for TodayMarcus Eoin, Michael Sandison | Boards of Canada | Play | 06:23 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Amo Bishop RodenMarcus Eoin, Michael Sandison | Boards of Canada | Play | 06:16 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | In a Beautiful Place Out in the CountryMarcus Eoin, Michael Sandison | Boards of Canada | Play | 06:07 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | ZoetropeMarcus Eoin, Michael Sandison | Boards of Canada | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 24 mins | 55 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boards of Canada | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Marcus Eain | Producer |
| 3 | Marcus Eoin | Composer, Producer |
| 4 | Michael Sandison | Composer, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |