From Upaka Sent Sat, Apr 25th 1998, 05:41
From Upaka Sent Sat, Apr 25th 1998, 05:41
In a message dated 4/23/98 8:40:42 PM, you wrote:
>What's the big deal?
>I mean, their good, I own all their skam releases, but their music isn't
>really pushing the bounderies that other, perviously worshipped artists like
>Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, journey.... (oops... heh heh heh, can't get past my
>last post)
>
>will some one please explain to me the hype?
Hype? Well I guess people just really like their music. Rather simplistic, I
know, but there really isn't any other reason for it on this list. Any hype
that appears is a result of people liking the music. I just got their album,
and from what I've heard of it the first time through, I quite like it. For
myself, I like their use of melodic elements. Plus the nice vocal samples.
Lots of kids saying things. And the track 'roygbiv' is simply exquisite. It's
a very laid-back album, quite dreamy and introspective. Boards of Canada have
a unique sound, and if you like their tracks on Skam, you'll really like the
album. And I'm not easily influenced by hype. When I heard the Boards of
Canada on the Skam comp, I liked them straight off, and I hadn't even heard of
them before.
This thread does seem to turn up a lot on this list. Every time a couple of
people post about how they like an artist or group somebody else posts a
message that reads something like: "They're not that great, what's all the
hype about?". And this has happened many times even with such 'boundary
pushing' artists as Aphex Twin. You may think he's boundary pushing, but,
trust me, there are many people who do not share that opinion (I like him).
There's no way of telling why a particular artist becomes popular.
And, hey, who knows where Boards of Canada might go in the future? Brian Eno
started out as a glam rocker.
-DTC