BOARDS OF CANADA

[WiDGe->]

INFERNO

 

[big ron]

I havent listened yet but I’ve seen some reviews

 

[OutSynk]

I haven’t bothered. I assume it’s more of the same but less good.

 

[WiDGe->]

It’s amazing. Production level is up several notches. Little samples are back. Touches on vibes from their entire catalogue.

The opening salvo is incredible.
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[OutSynk]

Just saw the Pitchfork 8.6 score. "some of the most captivating music of their career"

 

[WiDGe->]

I havent listened yet but I’ve seen some reviews

Mostly very decent, an 8.6 from Philip Sherburne in Pitchfork and he’s very well attuned. An egg with a beard in the Guardian was less enamoured.

 

[big ron]

I’ll give it a proper listen asap

 

[WiDGe->]

Thematically - you can hear elements from across everything they’ve done including recent remixes on here. SAMPLES ARE BACK, and playful. The production is properly widescreen.

I found it hard to warm to Tomorrows Harvest. Not because it sounds chilly. In some respects, it was really well executed, contextual but really had few moments that you’d pick as highlights. A decent high bar but even and no peaks. This has loads I am dialling back to. The opening up to Father & Son is great. And I’m so happy teaser Tape 05 made it on as Deep Time, which then extends into a further track.

Some proper hidden stuff on here, like as I was listening to Helium… yesterday and headphones I could hear loads of weird chanting sitting underneath things near the end.

 

[Kate]

I like the one they've been playing on 6 Music
Always makes me think of the OLDEN DAYS of WiDGe-> and ggggggggggggggg going on about them to a bunch of uninterested gays and girls

 

[WiDGe->]

Traditions must be kept.

 

[WiDGe->]

I’ll return when the next album is out.

 

[OutSynk]

I’ll return when the next album is out.

Anyway, I really like Blood in the Labyrinth.