BOARDS OF CANADA - Geogaddi - 3LP (w/ Etching on Side F) - Vinyl

LABEL: Warp

CAT NO: WARPLP101R

BARCODE: 801061810115

Tracklisting:

A1. Ready Lets Go (00:59)
A2. Music Is Math (05:21)
A3. Beware The Friendly Stranger (00:37)
A4. Gyroscope (03:34)
A5. Dandelion 01:15

B1.Sunshine Recorder (06:12)
B2. In The Annexe (01:22)
B3. Julie And Candy (05:30)
B4. The Smallest Weird Number (01:17)

C1. 1969 (04:20)
C2. Energy Warning (00:35)
C3.The Beach At Redpoint (04:18)
C4. Opening The Mouth (01:11)

D1. Alpha And Omega (07:02)
D2. I Saw Drones (00:27)
D3. The Devil Is In The Details (03:53)
D4. A Is To B As B Is To C (01:40)
D5. Over The Horizon Radar (01:08)

E1. Dawn Chorus (03:55)
E2. Diving Station (01:26)
E3. You Could Feel The Sky (05:14)
E4. Corsair 02:52

F1. “Magic Window”
(*Side F, Magic Window contains no music; it is etched with the image of a man, woman and two children.)

BOARDS OF CANADA – Geogaddi

3LP – 140g Black Vinyl
(*Triple panel gatefold sleeve w/ printed inserts. Custom etching on side F. )

Boards Of Canada‘s highly anticipated follow up to their Warp debut gets a long overdue repress. Geogaddi arrived four years after the success of Music Has The Right To Children and presented a slightly darker side of the duo. Although BOC did revisit the childlike atmosphere of their debut, something more sinister was afoot with this release. Some fans have even gone so far as to come up with outlandish interpretations of some of the album’s song titles. While the fans may have been searching for meaning in the titles, BOC provided little info beyond the music. Nostalgic as the sound of their compositions was, their once innocent sounding warbling synths were now imbued with a mischievous spirit. Further more they filled in the silent spaces with more ominous drone. This all tended to create a slightly more malicious atmosphere.

Overall Geogaddi was a satisfying release, especially for how hotly anticipated it was. Warp has done a great service to all those BOC fans that missed out on the vinyl when it initially came out in offering this reissue. They’ve faithful reproduced the release, from the triple gatefold cover, to the etching of the nuclear family on side F bka “Magic Window.” Recommended.

Recut by Noel Summerville from original DAT master.