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mattp

21st July 2005, 22:09

Something different or more of the same ?

Anybody know ?

http://www.warprecords.com/news/?offset=0&ti_id=969

Hagbard

21st July 2005, 22:39

If its more of the same they should be refered to as the Coldplay of Electronica... ;)

nikrem

21st July 2005, 23:50

oi, oi

Hagbard

22nd July 2005, 00:05

That came out sounding harsher than I meant it to. I just hope they push it forward a bit.

penciLneck

22nd July 2005, 00:20

I thought it was quite well observed, not harsh in the slightest. :-)

KaOz

22nd July 2005, 01:06

BOC FOREVER

Hagbard

22nd July 2005, 01:24

I think they have beautiful sounds, and for once the press isn't bullshit.. they really do sound like a 70's Polaroid... but after 1 min of pretty much any track of theirs I get bored and flick to the next, that's why I like their short tracks most....

penciLneck

22nd July 2005, 01:26

lol

nikrem

22nd July 2005, 01:34

geogaddi formed part of the soundtrack to our daughter's birth, so it retains a special place in our brains. quality easy listening.

Lady E

22nd July 2005, 09:02

i dont know geogaddi, cris likes it which is good enough for me. but i dont really like 'music has the right...' i think i heard it too late to care anymore.

Coe

22nd July 2005, 09:11

Originally posted by emma
i dont know geogaddi, cris likes it which is good enough for me. but i dont really like 'music has the right...' i think i heard it too late to care anymore.

I don't agree with you Emma. Music has the right to the children it's for me their best work until date(very, very good). Also they got a blue vinyl E.p. ( "In a beatyful place in the country" I think ) wich is great too.

Waiting to hear the new stuffffff..!!!

Lady E

22nd July 2005, 09:14

Originally posted by Coe

I don't agree with you Emma. Music has the right to the children it's for me their best work until date(very, very good). Also they got a blue vinyl E.p. ( "In a beatyful place in the country" I think ) wich is great too.

Waiting to hear the new stuffffff..!!!

yes ive got that EP too. ho hum. i dont really care about them that much, perhaps i shouldnt be posting in this thread.

audiofelch

22nd July 2005, 09:46

i think the ep is my fave.

its all awesome stuff . and althought they havent taken huge leaps in their sound, geogaddi wasnt just a rehash of Music has the right.. i found it deeper and darker ...and had a different pallette of sounds (even if the wobbly synth lines were still in place).
still, i do hope the next one takes a few chances... hmm.. perhaps theyll go dubstep?

Ruben A

22nd July 2005, 10:00

I think it´s some of the most beautiful electronica made - so I´m kind of curious how the new stuff sound. I´m really caught in a dream when I listen to their music. Strange.. but nice :)

kungfoo

22nd July 2005, 10:52

i could listen to BOC 24/7.. Hopefully also with their new album :)
Everytime i switch on BOC after month not touching them, i'm caught by their spell again..

big raff

22nd July 2005, 11:00

Originally posted by emma

i dont really care about them that much

me too. can't really understand the hype. there's a couple of good tracks on the MHTRTC lp, but geogaddi is just not my cup of tea. has a real 'being a kid on a wet day with wellies on and no-one to play with' vibe.:(

dan gulberry

22nd July 2005, 11:23

I don't dislike BOC but I HATE their hype. Nothing I've heard of their music I would describe as forward-thinking or (that other silly one) "experimental".

They sound like a very comfy pillow. I feel safe and warm when I listen to them...and consequently often drift off to sleep.

That said, I think they have their place.

Hagbard

22nd July 2005, 11:28

It's music for the nicest 70's elevator EVER.

dan gulberry

22nd July 2005, 12:27

Yeah, kind of like a really plushly decorated office space

Ruben A

22nd July 2005, 12:51

Originally posted by dan gulberry
I don't dislike BOC but I HATE their hype. Nothing I've heard of their music I would describe as forward-thinking or (that other silly one) "experimental".

Speaking of hype, is it just me or am I right that Aphex also is way too much hype?? He made some great tunes, and has an interesting touch on music and video but that´s about it.. or?

Hagbard

22nd July 2005, 12:57

Originally posted by Ruben A
Speaking of hype, is it just me or am I right that Aphex also is way too much hype?? He made some great tunes, and has an interesting touch on music and video but that´s about it.. or?

Well I think Warp is the common factor in all of this, they do hype stuff beyond the point of credulity very often...

KaOz

22nd July 2005, 13:51

thinkin about hypes is gay.

audiofelch

22nd July 2005, 16:33

[i]

They sound like a very comfy pillow. I feel safe and warm when I listen to them...and consequently often drift off to sleep.

. [/B]

ok.. theyre not merzbow...
but they dont make me feel safe and warm.. i find them quite hallucinatory and often disturbing...

they evoke such a wierd sense of nostlagia its sometimes quite overwhelming: in a queasy kind of way.

thembuzz

22nd July 2005, 19:04

Originally posted by Steev

Well I think Warp is the common factor in all of this, they do hype stuff beyond the point of credulity very often...

it's not just warp, though, is it? it's us mugs who treat warp as goldenarse

Hagbard

23rd July 2005, 00:58

Originally posted by thembuzz

it's not just warp, though, is it? it's us mugs who treat warp as goldenarse

Nah.. It's been downhill since 96...

solitary_zen

23rd July 2005, 01:24

Originally posted by Ruben A

Speaking of hype, is it just me or am I right that Aphex also is way too much hype?? He made some great tunes, and has an interesting touch on music and video but that´s about it.. or?

Plenty of hype surrounding Mr. James, but he really is in a different league to BOC when we are talking about innovative music.

christtjj

23rd July 2005, 10:08

i just don't understand how any of this is innovative. i mean it's all brilliant to me, it's just when you're talking about this as art, you're really looking at a reflection of the people making the music and that's what you're getting deeper into.

so a confusing story later, how is aphex twin innovative and boards not?

listen to underground resistance, coil, boc & aphex and it's all good and making a strong artistic statement.

does innovative really just mean technically difficult?

Ruben A

23rd July 2005, 11:03

yes, sometimes IDM seems to be "top of the pops" - like it´s the most advanced electronic music = must receive most respect..
Well, to me, some of the coolest music made is still the most simple to make.

Ruben A

23rd July 2005, 11:04

Ruben A

23rd July 2005, 11:07

stinkfinger

23rd July 2005, 11:30

I'VE SAID IT BEFORE ON HERE. I THINK B.O.C ARE CRAP. IF I WAS THEM I WOULD BE REALLY DEPRESSED. MY HEAD HURTS JUST THINKING ABOUT THEIR BLAND, MEDIOCORE SHITE. ;-(

Ruben A

25th July 2005, 13:08

ok.. what happend there? I had to post three times in a row?? haha..

roberta_hood

25th July 2005, 13:52

looking forward!

Konx-om-Pax

25th July 2005, 14:25

Originally posted by Steev

Nah.. It's been downhill since 96...

heard warp have signed 4 more guitar bands... turning into domino...

Dask

25th July 2005, 14:46

It's all about Hi Scores, Music has the right is just a rehash of that anyway, there where a few good tunes on there.

Geodadi is fucking awful, sell indulgent waste of packaging IMO

They seem too much like a one trick horse, and I can't be bothered to get excited about them anymore.

love_tempo

25th July 2005, 18:05

I don't know how people can mention Richard James and BOC in the same breath. Fair enough, he has put out more than his fair share of poo.

But if you listen to SAW I (and polygon window, the bubblebaths, the analords...list goes on and on) it's still sounds like music from another world whereas BOC sounds like a cardboard cut out version of same.

It's the Ikea of the designer music world. sounds good if you don't listen too closely.

Lady E

25th July 2005, 18:51

Originally posted by stinkfinger
I'VE SAID IT BEFORE ON HERE. I THINK B.O.C ARE CRAP. IF I WAS THEM I WOULD BE REALLY DEPRESSED. MY HEAD HURTS JUST THINKING ABOUT THEIR BLAND, MEDIOCORE SHITE. ;-(

:)

tell us how you really feel stinkfinger! dont hold back...

solitary_zen

26th July 2005, 02:26

Originally posted by christtjj
i just don't understand how any of this is innovative. i mean it's all brilliant to me, it's just when you're talking about this as art, you're really looking at a reflection of the people making the music and that's what you're getting deeper into.

so a confusing story later, how is aphex twin innovative and boards not?

listen to underground resistance, coil, boc & aphex and it's all good and making a strong artistic statement.

does innovative really just mean technically difficult?

I hear what you are saying, and I'm certainly not suggesting that Aphex is the most innovative artist on the planet (total originality is an impossibility anyways). But I do agree with those that say BOC's music is very samey and "safe", certainly compared to a lot of the stuff Richard James has done over the years.
But of course, this is just an opinion after all - the only thing that matters is whether you enjoy listening to the music or not.