After a few failed attempts at reviewing the real deal, we’ve been able to authenticate this recording as genuine bona-fide. You can listen to previews at Warp’s music shop Bleep.
This new album introduces stringed instrument samples into the sound chest. Violins and guitars acoustic and electric nestle into the familiar and beloved music mesh aesthetic of Boards of Canada, creating the distinctive sound of Headphase. Surprisingly, it’s hard to find a break-out track on this record, a stand-out, rather accessible track that might garner some more listeners. Instead of delivering any sing-alongs, the Boards offers us highly nuanced sound collages and deeply melancholic sound structures.
The Fall 2005 Television Season begins in earnest. Is this a heyday for quality programming or what? Prime Time is back.