In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country [LP]

by Boards of Canada

Overview

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. ~ Dean Carlson

Product Details

Release Date:	11/19/2013
Label:	Warp
UPC:	0801061814410
Rank:	35205

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Boards of Canada   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Marcus Eain   Producer
Michael Sandison   Composer,Producer
Marcus Eoin   Composer,Producer