Geogaddi
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| Geogaddi | ||
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| Album by Boards of Canada | ||
| Released | February 18, 2002 | |
| Recorded | Hexagon Sun Studio, Scotland | |
| Genre | IDM | |
| Length | 66 min, 06 sec | |
| Record label | Warp Records | |
| Producer | Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Pitchfork Media (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/) | 8.6 out of 10 | link (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/b/boards-of-canada/geogaddi.shtml) |
| Boards of Canada Chronology | ||
| A Beautiful Place Out In The Country (2001) | Geogaddi (2002) | N/A |
Geogaddi, released February 2002, was the second widely distributed album by the enigmatic electronic music duo Boards of Canada.
The theme of the album continues the exploration of innocent, child-like bliss found throughout the band's 1998 major label debut album, Music Has the Right to Children. The album also has the band moving into darker territory: Haunting references to horned gods ("You Could Feel the Sky") and cultism ("1969") abound. Although it retains the duo's trademark soundscapes and melodic vignettes, the album can be unsettling and fraught with paranoia at times:
- "Geogaddi is a record for some sort of trial-by-fire, a claustrophobic, twisting journey that takes you into some pretty dark experiences before you reach the open air again. It has a kind of narrative." - Mike Sandison of Boards of Canada [1] (http://www.oor.nl/OorNL/custom/Boards.htm)
The album received mixed reviews the year of its release from critics who were unimpressed by the lack of "development" since 1998's Music. Since then, Geogaddi has grown to be a strong fan favorite due to the hidden depth of the record.
The duo and its record label, Warp Records, announced Geogaddi with little fanfare. The album premiered in six churches around the world: London, New York, Tokyo, Edinburgh, Paris, and Berlin. They provided only one press interview for the NME via email.
The album is available in three formats: Standard jewel case CD packaging, limited edition hardbound book packaged with a CD and extra artwork enclosed, and a triple vinyl package. Side F of the vinyl package, with the track "Magic Window," is uncut and the vinyl contains an etching of a nuclear family that one can see by looking at the record. Note that "Magic Window" is a track of pure silence in all three formats.
The Japanese import of Geogaddi features an additional track entitled "From One Source All Things Depend." This track consists entirely of children talking about who they believe God to be.
Tracklisting
- Ready Let's Go (0:59)
- Music Is Math (5:21)
- Beware the Friendly Stranger (0:37)
- Gyroscope (3:34)
- Dandelion (1:15)
- Sunshine Recorder (6:12)
- In the Annexe (1:22)
- Julie and Candy (5:30)
- The Smallest Weird Number (1:17)
- 1969 (4:20)
- Energy Warning (0:35)
- The Beach at Redpoint (4:18)
- Opening the Mouth (1:11)
- Alpha and Omega (7:02)
- I Saw Drones (0:27)
- The Devil Is In the Details (3:53)
- A is to B as B is to C (1:40)
- Over the Horizon Radar (1:08)
- Dawn Chorus (3:55)
- Diving Station (1:26)
- You Could Feel the Sky (5:14)
- Corsair (2:52)
- Magic Window (1:46)