02. Reach For The Dead (4:47)

[re-phaelam-ed]

XYZ is one of those tracks that I've largely ignored in the past, I think I've literally only heard it once or twice before. Hearing the new track now, I'm really getting into it. It really does give off the same sort of vibe. It's a mystery to me that BOC never properly released XYZ. I heard that it was on original copies of the Peel Session but was quickly removed from subsequent pressings, a mystery in itself. I wonder how much those first pressings go for?

probably more than $5700. and i saw this "though it appeared on initial pressings of the CD, "XYZ" was quickly dropped due to unresolved sampling issues, making original copies a highly prized BoC rarity."
i read somewhere that DJ Food has a copy of Peel Session with XYZ on.

DJ Food is a collective of people mate

DJ Food is actually a dude that calls himself Simply Kevin. he crashed at my pad with ollie teeba, Herbaliser, when they played in vancouver in 95-96....one guy dude....one guy. he just rolls with the ninja tune crew.

.. you never let me crash at your pad

you never asked

[Snufkin]

XYZ is one of those tracks that I've largely ignored in the past, I think I've literally only heard it once or twice before. Hearing the new track now, I'm really getting into it. It really does give off the same sort of vibe. It's a mystery to me that BOC never properly released XYZ. I heard that it was on original copies of the Peel Session but was quickly removed from subsequent pressings, a mystery in itself. I wonder how much those first pressings go for?

probably more than $5700. and i saw this "though it appeared on initial pressings of the CD, "XYZ" was quickly dropped due to unresolved sampling issues, making original copies a highly prized BoC rarity."
i read somewhere that DJ Food has a copy of Peel Session with XYZ on.

DJ Food is a collective of people mate

DJ Food is actually a dude that calls himself Simply Kevin. he crashed at my pad with ollie teeba, Herbaliser, when they played in vancouver in 95-96....one guy dude....one guy. he just rolls with the ninja tune crew.

.. you never let me crash at your pad

you never asked

...can I crash at your place? ^_^

[jcotteri]

will they release a promotional DVD like they did with Dayvan Cowboy though?

A promotional Blu Ray would be nice

i feel this

Scratch that. 3D BLU RAY.

How outdated... In 4k would be best :0 and then I will need the 4k television to match

[re-phaelam-ed]

XYZ is one of those tracks that I've largely ignored in the past, I think I've literally only heard it once or twice before. Hearing the new track now, I'm really getting into it. It really does give off the same sort of vibe. It's a mystery to me that BOC never properly released XYZ. I heard that it was on original copies of the Peel Session but was quickly removed from subsequent pressings, a mystery in itself. I wonder how much those first pressings go for?

probably more than $5700. and i saw this "though it appeared on initial pressings of the CD, "XYZ" was quickly dropped due to unresolved sampling issues, making original copies a highly prized BoC rarity."
i read somewhere that DJ Food has a copy of Peel Session with XYZ on.

DJ Food is a collective of people mate

DJ Food is actually a dude that calls himself Simply Kevin. he crashed at my pad with ollie teeba, Herbaliser, when they played in vancouver in 95-96....one guy dude....one guy. he just rolls with the ninja tune crew.

.. you never let me crash at your pad

you never asked

...can I crash at your place? ^_^

i live in SF now...my door is open

[Snufkin]

Noted. En route. RIGHT NOW. (I should warn you, I'm pretty sexy..).

Back on topic: most recent listen I noticed those kinda 'high pitched helicopter-blade/drum-chops towards the end, panning around... f*cking awesome!!

[re-phaelam-ed]

Noted. En route. RIGHT NOW. (I should warn you, I'm pretty sexy..).

Back on topic: most recent listen I noticed those kinda 'high pitched helicopter-blade/drum-chops towards the end, panning around... f*cking awesome!!

cool...im hung

and...ya...the last couple seconds...the percs get AWESOME. wished it went on a little longer. its like a whole new track is starting...then it just stops. so good!

[rainier]

"reach for the dead" is a marvel of production - it's absolutely immaculate. "turquoise hexagon sun" now sounds pretty quaint in comparison. however in my heart i still love those early, dorky tracks like "turquoise" and "seeya later."

That's funny, "immaculate" is the exact word I used to describe this song to a friend today. And I really love what you call their "dorkier" tracks too, and to be honest I have probably listened to the old tunes more than any other release. But I have a growing fondness for their less melodic, more ethereal songs.

I've been a fan since around the same time as you and it is remarkable how many changes their sound has gone through, it always feels the same at it's heart to me, though I will admit that it's nearly impossible for me to be objective about them. I think they're probably the group I've loved the longest with no real wane in admiration. I have an embarrassing amount of affection for them.

I think my favorite part in the video is the little moment where the sun is coming through the window of the abandoned house and it skitters with the drum. Such a nice touch. It kind or reminded me of Michel Gondry in a small way.

[Guido]

The track is growing on me. The beautiful pads and chord progression make me want to stand around a campfire with people listening to this as soon as possible. Still not a big fan of the crunchy/bitcrushed percussion, though.

[jcotteri]

Did anyone else think this rock has a face in it when it cuts to a close up

absolutely, that's the first thing that I saw in the video, made me smile

[jcotteri]

Yes, I've been listening to it steadily and wow wow wow wowwww this track is deep..noticing all kinds of unique new sounds each time! Listened to it on my main stereo setup here and really felt that bass. After I smoked a little green, I listened to it on headphones (Sennheiser HD215's) and the emotion and vibe this song gives off if incredible. I don't want to overkill it but it's going to be hard not to.

On a fun note, I'm due back in the studio at 9PM for one of my recording lab classes. Gonna test it out on a pair of these! Should sound primo

Also gonna monitor it on our trusty Yamaha NS-10's, for shits and giggles..nostalgia

Those twin sixes are nice monitors, though it will loose a bit of sparkle on them I reckon.

I listened on my Yammies. Nice!

[Snufkin]

Did anyone else think this rock has a face in it when it cuts to a close up

absolutely, that's the first thing that I saw in the video, made me smile

Yes, first thing...

..and one of the most significant moments, for me in the thoughts/acid memories it evoked :0

[breadmaker]

"reach for the dead" is a marvel of production - it's absolutely immaculate. "turquoise hexagon sun" now sounds pretty quaint in comparison. however in my heart i still love those early, dorky tracks like "turquoise" and "seeya later."

That's funny, "immaculate" is the exact word I used to describe this song to a friend today. And I really love what you call their "dorkier" tracks too, and to be honest I have probably listened to the old tunes more than any other release. But I have a growing fondness for their less melodic, more ethereal songs.

I've been a fan since around the same time as you and it is remarkable how many changes their sound has gone through, it always feels the same at it's heart to me, though I will admit that it's nearly impossible for me to be objective about them. I think they're probably the group I've loved the longest with no real wane in admiration. I have an embarrassing amount of affection for them.

I think my favorite part in the video is the little moment where the sun is coming through the window of the abandoned house and it skitters with the drum. Such a nice touch. It kind or reminded me of Michel Gondry in a small way.

i confess i had a wane in admiration circa 2010 - 2012 when i assumed they'd just given up on music to be stay-at-home dads in the woods or wherever they live. but otherwise i agree with everything you said. in fact you might be my twoism.org soul mate.

[jcotteri]

Okay, wow... first listen. At first, I liked-- by the end, after all this layering came into play and done some 'magic' stuff to me... yes... yes, yes! Like. Very much. This is a good opener.

I also imagine this track might be a bit of a grower, for me. I can imagine having one of those 'Geogaddi moments', months down the line, where I hear a new thing/aspect/dimension of the song... and it will blow my freakin' little Snufkin mind! >_<

<3

tehehehehehe that made me giggle

[thingsthingsthings]

This track reminds me of a quote by one of my favorite architects, which was “I never want to make structures that are clear. I want to make structures that at first glance you do not understand”

His methodology was that creating a building that was immediately understood would no longer be contemplated by those who experience it; it would gradually recede into the periphery as it no longer possessed a certain mystery that kept visitors interested. However something more complex, something with many layers, riddled with small decisions, minute alterations and deviations from the expected, is able to maintain a continued curiosity, providing a different sensation every time.

Each time I listen to this song, there's another layer revealed, each time a different emotion, different reaction. I'm really excited to see how this track is part of the larger TH story.

[harpoon dodger]

Yes, I've been listening to it steadily and wow wow wow wowwww this track is deep..noticing all kinds of unique new sounds each time! Listened to it on my main stereo setup here and really felt that bass. After I smoked a little green, I listened to it on headphones (Sennheiser HD215's) and the emotion and vibe this song gives off if incredible. I don't want to overkill it but it's going to be hard not to.

On a fun note, I'm due back in the studio at 9PM for one of my recording lab classes. Gonna test it out on a pair of these! Should sound primo

Also gonna monitor it on our trusty Yamaha NS-10's, for shits and giggles..nostalgia

Those twin sixes are nice monitors, though it will loose a bit of sparkle on them I reckon.

I listened on my Yammies. Nice!

Yes, you're right about that..low end sounded beeeeeeautiful though. My entire class probably thought I was out of my mind, nobody else really is into this style of electronic music. But whatever, it was totally worth it! I ran out of time so I didn't get the NS-10 test..that will happen when I'm back there Monday

[jcotteri]

Ok, here's my honest assessment:

First listen - a little underwhelmed. I thought it was very good but I was hoping for something less ambient and more melodic. Found myself hoping that it was an intro, a taster, and only representative of the album stylistically rather than musically.

Then I listened while watching the video. And wow, it all came together in a big way. That is a stunning video, one of the best I have ever seen if not the best (Krug is now top of my "directors I want to work with" list) And the song, I don't know, it just did something to me. Something it didn't the first time. It was potent.

I gave it a few hours and I've just listened and watched the video again and wow, it drew me in deep. Without seeming like a wank about it, it was pretty transcendent. Truly impressive what they have done here, it goes beyond music. Krug and Boards is an incredible collaboration.

Now I feel like Tomorrow's Harvest could be their defining work. All I can think of after listening to that track for the third time is "You can tell it was 7 years in the making, these guys are perfectionists indeed." etc. I can only imagine what wonders the album has in store. And my anticipation is now at fever pitch. The idea of having more incredible, musical experiences like the one I just had - wow.

I am sure Boards of Canada don't read this forum themselves (doesn't seem like their style, in my humble opinion), but just on the off chance: thanks for creating something beautiful.

Haha as much as I agree about the video, and hope once I give my ears a rest with a TCH interlude and get back to it will be as ethereal as you describe, not that I haven't already had a slight eargasm/braingasm already.. I might add.

BUT!~ I think the reason they took 8 years or so to release another piece of music is because they took a family orientated sabbatical and more than likely moved away from each other, possibly to different sides of the world.. I like to think that one of them has permanently moved to Tasmania or New Zealand as it seems to me to be the most BOC appropriate place to live, with what I can only infer as their "style" or "personal intricacies". Then they got back together and jammed out this album.. That's the way I see it anyway. The were pissing in each other pockets no doubt for some time there during the late 90's and early 2000's, and who wouldn't get a little boxed in with that?

[thinkdontpray]

this song in reverse really trips me out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOK3qAki-fc

[jcotteri]

XYZ is one of those tracks that I've largely ignored in the past, I think I've literally only heard it once or twice before. Hearing the new track now, I'm really getting into it. It really does give off the same sort of vibe. It's a mystery to me that BOC never properly released XYZ. I heard that it was on original copies of the Peel Session but was quickly removed from subsequent pressings, a mystery in itself. I wonder how much those first pressings go for?

probably more than $5700. and i saw this "though it appeared on initial pressings of the CD, "XYZ" was quickly dropped due to unresolved sampling issues, making original copies a highly prized BoC rarity."
i read somewhere that DJ Food has a copy of Peel Session with XYZ on.

DJ Food is a collective of people mate

DJ Food is actually a dude that calls himself Strictly Kevin. he crashed at my pad with ollie teeba, Herbaliser, when they played in vancouver in 95-96....one guy dude....one guy. he just rolls with the ninja tune crew.

He held the throne but it is a collection of people, along with CC and a few others..



Man if Da 'Erb crashed my pad, I would be in heaven.. I guess many blunts were passed around..

With a seemingly single DJ name, it is often wrongly assumed that DJ Food is single person. In fact, a whole host of DJs, producers and musicians have performed under the name, so the evolutionary nature of the DJ Food sound comes as no surprise. Matt Black and Jonathan More (aka Coldcut) were responsible for starting Jazz Brakes series in the early 90s.

[LuminalStasis]

I find myself conflicted when watching the video because I find myself wanting to close my eyes and just get lost in the music, but I also want to keep them open since I really like the visuals. I'm very fortunate that this is my biggest dilemma on my mind right now

[Capt Kittinger]

I like to think that one of them has permanently moved to Tasmania..

Well, I live in Tasmania, and I haven't seen either of them!

Sorry, Tasmanian in-joke: it's so small that everyone has met everyone, or knows someone who has..

.. but I might start looking for M. Eoins and M. Sandisons in the phone book...