02. Reach For The Dead (4:47)

Everything related to our favorite Scottish duo.

Moderators: mdg, Mexicola, 2020k, Fredd-E, Aesthetics

User avatar
Eagle Minded
Status: Offline
Posts: 250
Joined: 27 Apr 2013
MindElevation wrote:
Geogandhi wrote: How many new members have there been do you think?


There have been 435 new members since record store day.


So in total there must be approx. 450 members here.

User avatar
Eagle Minded
Status: Offline
Posts: 250
Joined: 27 Apr 2013
I have always read this forum. I waited all these years because I wanted to create my account on the 1/3/13, to be more BoCish than the rest of the members, but I got sick on that day.

User avatar
Friendly Stranger
Status: Offline
Posts: 21
Joined: 23 Apr 2013
Location: Canada
hey hey please don't hate on "newbies" I may be new here but I'm certainly not new to BOC, I've been in love with their work since around '07/'08 :P

I've also been hovering on this forum once in a while for the past few years
Last edited by Kopriva on Fri May 24, 2013 6:33 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Image

User avatar
Happy Cycler
Status: Offline
Posts: 4338
Joined: 13 Apr 2006
Location: US
The scene where the clouds come in with mirrored images on the water makes me think of Tangerine Dreams cover to Stratosphere:

Image

User avatar
Happy Cycler
Status: Offline
Posts: 4720
Joined: 7 Jun 2007
Location: the system
GH wrote:If I'm being picky, and I mean really nit-picky, I think the sound used for the arpeggio could have been improved upon. It's a little too preset harp sound for me.


Aha :> So I'm not the only one.

As I said before - love the song overall, and even the synth arpegg is growing on me, but that was the first thing that struck me in a less than perfect way. It doesn't stop me from putting this thing on repeat...
another silo full / another dark dawn / bending the air / love is so small

returnal \ you've never left \ you've been here the whole time

New Seed
Status: Offline
Posts: 3
Joined: 24 May 2013
Hello everyone. Fresh to this forum, though I have been a solid BoC fan for about 8 years.

I noticed that people have mentioned the reversed version of Reach for the Dead, that Warp tweeted it, and that some have mixed the forward and backward versions together. Someone on the Youtube comments of the reversed version mentions that the actual song is to play both versions together. While I doubt he has any official evidence of this, what do you guys think? It does sound pretty epic that way, and fills in the long intro some have had issue with. Plus it gives it a pretty sweet outro. Also, scenes of driving through the desert match up when videos are side by side, and lots of other nice synchronous features. Thoughts?

User avatar
Posts Quantity
Status: Offline
Posts: 173
Joined: 16 May 2011
guys watch out u dont spoil this song listening to it SO MANY times before the album comes out!!!!

User avatar
Posts Quantity
Status: Offline
Posts: 181
Joined: 7 May 2013
Location: Devon, UK
WeHadNormality wrote:Oh, I see that other one is both forward and backwards. That reminds me of someone who did that with the film The Shining and overlayed them. There are some pretty amazing 'coincidences' in that one.


I know, slightly off topic, but this is also pretty bizarre:

http://www.theoverlookhotel.com/post/22 ... lay-in-the

User avatar
Boqurant
Status: Offline
Posts: 63
Joined: 26 Apr 2013
Location: oxford, UK
Kopriva wrote:hey hey please don't hate on "newbies" I may be new here but I'm certainly not new to BOC, I've been in love with their work since around '07/'08 :P

I've also been hovering on this forum once in a while for the past few years


I don't think anyone is hating on us newbies. Just the fact that a couple of us have sadly been less than respectful. I for one have felt very welcome on here, as I'm sure almost all of us are.

I do find it funny how many of us have been lurking for a while ("black box" for me) and have only chosen now to become part of things.

User avatar
Eagle Minded
Status: Offline
Posts: 443
Joined: 27 Feb 2012
Location: UK
I can't believe that this hasn't been mentioned, but I had a quick skim through these pages and didn't see it (apologies if it has!)... BBC Radio 6 played it this morning.

During Lauren Laverne's show. I just missed it live; turns out I listened-in literally a second after it had finished playing and didn't know... But I heard the mention of Reach For The Dead and knew they had broadcast it... Was expecting them to, but didn't know they'd be on it so quickly.

See just before 1:40:00:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01sk3tb

And more comments on the top-notch production. Was chosen as the day's Headphones Moment - great call.

User avatar
Dayvan Cowboy
Status: Offline
Posts: 2279
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Ontario, Canada
salamander wrote:I do find it funny how many of us have been lurking for a while ("black box" for me) and have only chosen now to become part of things.


Twoism - the most lurked forum on EARTH :lol:
The preparation for a dive is always a tense time.

User avatar
Sherbet Head
Status: Offline
Posts: 637
Joined: 14 Apr 2011
Location: Finland
salamander wrote:I do find it funny how many of us have been lurking for a while ("black box" for me) and have only chosen now to become part of things.

Heh, I actually lurked for couple years until around the Black Box incident (wonder how she's doing... :wink:) when I decided to join.

User avatar
Sherbet Head
Status: Offline
Posts: 636
Joined: 23 May 2013
salamander wrote:
Kopriva wrote:hey hey please don't hate on "newbies" I may be new here but I'm certainly not new to BOC, I've been in love with their work since around '07/'08 :P

I've also been hovering on this forum once in a while for the past few years


I don't think anyone is hating on us newbies. Just the fact that a couple of us have sadly been less than respectful. I for one have felt very welcome on here, as I'm sure almost all of us are.

I do find it funny how many of us have been lurking for a while ("black box" for me) and have only chosen now to become part of things.


I have not seen anyone show a lack of respect particularly, but I do think that tone and sarcasm is lost in places like these, especially when talking to a stranger.
You could feel the bullshit

User avatar
Moderator
Status: Offline
Posts: 8557
Joined: 30 May 2007
Location: Dorset, UK
kelp wrote:
WeHadNormality wrote:Oh, I see that other one is both forward and backwards. That reminds me of someone who did that with the film The Shining and overlayed them. There are some pretty amazing 'coincidences' in that one.


I know, slightly off topic, but this is also pretty bizarre:

http://www.theoverlookhotel.com/post/22 ... lay-in-the


Thanks for posting that man. Interesting read about one of my heroes. 8)
Image

Slow down...

User avatar
Eagle Minded
Status: Offline
Posts: 312
Joined: 31 Mar 2011
Mexicola wrote:
kelp wrote:
WeHadNormality wrote:Oh, I see that other one is both forward and backwards. That reminds me of someone who did that with the film The Shining and overlayed them. There are some pretty amazing 'coincidences' in that one.


I know, slightly off topic, but this is also pretty bizarre:

http://www.theoverlookhotel.com/post/22 ... lay-in-the


Thanks for posting that man. Interesting read about one of my heroes. 8)


You know I sometimes forget that you're actually not Stanley Kubrick.
You're gonna carry that weight.

User avatar
Moderator
Status: Offline
Posts: 4458
Joined: 28 Nov 2004
Location: Belgium
The Spaniard wrote:
MindElevation wrote:
Geogandhi wrote: How many new members have there been do you think?


There have been 435 new members since record store day.


So in total there must be approx. 450 members here.

This forum has 2465 registered accounts. Of course not all of them are active, but still...

User avatar
Moderator
Status: Offline
Posts: 8557
Joined: 30 May 2007
Location: Dorset, UK
OverTheHorizonRadar wrote:
Mexicola wrote:
kelp wrote:
WeHadNormality wrote:Oh, I see that other one is both forward and backwards. That reminds me of someone who did that with the film The Shining and overlayed them. There are some pretty amazing 'coincidences' in that one.


I know, slightly off topic, but this is also pretty bizarre:

http://www.theoverlookhotel.com/post/22 ... lay-in-the


Thanks for posting that man. Interesting read about one of my heroes. 8)


You know I sometimes forget that you're actually not Stanley Kubrick.


Ha! I could never be Kubrick. I can't grow a beard properly :wink:
Image

Slow down...

User avatar
Posts Quantity
Status: Offline
Posts: 110
Joined: 13 Mar 2010
Location: Austin TX
http://thequietus.com/articles/12364-bo ... est-review

track by track review.

I didn't feel like there were any major spoilers, but he does give some basic descriptions/impressions of each song.

User avatar
Moderator
Status: Offline
Posts: 8557
Joined: 30 May 2007
Location: Dorset, UK
softfokus wrote:http://thequietus.com/articles/12364-boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest-review

track by track review.

I didn't feel like there were any major spoilers, but he does give some basic descriptions/impressions of each song.


Thanks, but there's a whole thread about this article already, right here

:wink:
Image

Slow down...

User avatar
Posts Quantity
Status: Offline
Posts: 110
Joined: 13 Mar 2010
Location: Austin TX
redacted. sorry.

PreviousNext

Return to Boards of Canada

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 215 guests