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I can't think of a more perfect way to close IBPOITC than Zoetrope. There's a delicateness to it.. (and a sadness too) that I think perfectly represents the mood of that ep.
Moebius wrote:I'll admit I've listened to nearly all of BoC's work while watching it in the spectrum analyzer. No Windowlicker messages so far though
outhudd wrote:So sorry to bump such an old thread, but this didn't really warrant a new one, and there aren't many Zoetrope threads on the site already
I've always thought Zoetrope was very unique, both for BoC and also music in general, I'd never heard anything similar.
I heard this today and it reminded me of it more than any other track. Same instrument / synth maybe?
The Irresistible Force - Mountain High (UK Ambient, 1992)
https://youtu.be/KCSqIU5KaXI?t=110s
NTFMTS wrote:If ya'll are familiar with the Earthbound soundtrack, there are some similar sounding textures / musical moments to Zoetrope. I used to not like that song as much until I played Earthbound lol
The song overall has a "videogame"-esque quality to it imo
Echelon wrote:NTFMTS wrote:If ya'll are familiar with the Earthbound soundtrack, there are some similar sounding textures / musical moments to Zoetrope. I used to not like that song as much until I played Earthbound lol
The song overall has a "videogame"-esque quality to it imo
I'm so happy someone mentioned Earthbound in comparison to BOC. There's a lot off-beat, detuned music in the games that's very reminiscent of our favorite IDMers. The Happy Happy Cult music is like something you'd hear in one of the creepier tracks in Geogaddi. There's sort of a "Zen, hippie peacefulness" that is constantly interrupted by weird synths and delirium.
The music in the bar and Moonside are also very BOC-ish. Man, I really miss those games.
NTFMTS wrote:Echelon wrote:NTFMTS wrote:If ya'll are familiar with the Earthbound soundtrack, there are some similar sounding textures / musical moments to Zoetrope. I used to not like that song as much until I played Earthbound lol
The song overall has a "videogame"-esque quality to it imo
I'm so happy someone mentioned Earthbound in comparison to BOC. There's a lot off-beat, detuned music in the games that's very reminiscent of our favorite IDMers. The Happy Happy Cult music is like something you'd hear in one of the creepier tracks in Geogaddi. There's sort of a "Zen, hippie peacefulness" that is constantly interrupted by weird synths and delirium.
The music in the bar and Moonside are also very BOC-ish. Man, I really miss those games.
Yes! Absolutely! Thank you for saying so, I mean topically Earthbound does discuss a lot of similar themes that appear in BoC's catalogue, and what with the EB soundtrack being inspired by pyschedelicism from artists like the Beatles and Pop music also being a constant with BoC. The Moonside theme in particular is pretty esoteric (appropriately), but yeah there is that fusion of counterculture observance and underlying cultish malevolence in both the Mother Games and BoC's music.
In a different way, Earthbound seems to confront the nostalgia of childhood while edging out greater nightmarish stuff buried underneath, much like the music of Boards of Canada. Probably because these are relatively universal human things that we all confront in one way or another. Sry for the rant but I am currently mid-epiphany lol
Echelon wrote:I've always felt that those two franchises, BOC and Earthbound were connected for the reasons you highlighted. The psychedelic references combined with the nostalgia and darkness is exactly like BOC. The creator of Earthbound was inspired by some recent cult in Japan in the 90s, much like BOC with the Branch Davidians.
Also, Twoism, the track sounds a lot like the Earthbound selection screen with those weird bird noises.
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