From nick Sent Thu, Feb 4th 1999, 13:24
From nick Sent Thu, Feb 4th 1999, 13:24
> the boards of canada ep is stunning, with 'olson' as the high moment. > i especially like the effect of the sampled dissonant choir (sampled > from 2001, i would gather) running behind the rhythm and melody. it > creates an eerie effect, and i can really see the monolith floating in > space (consequently, a few weeks back i was playing an ambient set and > the organisers had set up a video screen in the room; guess what was > showing?). also, the change of rhythm from broken beats to an overlaid > straight one nearer to the end is a touch of grace. the vocal sample > and the seagulls give a nice ambient feeling, too. as for the others, > 'aquarius' and 'happy cycling', they are not as strong on their own, > but as a collective whole, the ep gives everything i could hope for > just one record. 'olson' makes this ep a almost better than the > first boards of canada on skam. Are you getting 'Happy Cycling' (the one with the seagulls) and 'Olson (version 3)' mixed up? The ep is definitely worth getting for 'Happy Cycling' but the 'Aquarius version 3' is a little pointless (best to stick to version 1). While were at it, is the album version of 'Olson' 'version 1' or 'version 2'? Is another version of 'Olson' commercially available (perhaps on 'Twoism'?)? I'm assuming that the 7" of 'Aquarius' is 'version 1', making the album one 'version 2' etc. Goodness, I'm an interesting person aren't I? No idea why I'm asking about this. Oh well... the question still stands. Nick