Check out the first part of the article here if you haven’t yet. Today is the 10th of June, 2023. Today we are celebrating Boards of Canada’s second major anniversary of 2023, which is the 10th anniversary of their latest album “Tomorrow’s Harvest”. Before diving into this album though, I want to continue from where …
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This year, we will see two milestones achieved for probably my favourite musical act of all time: Boards of Canada. A very influential act in electronic music since the 90s, Boards of Canada has maintained a perfect album discography on Warp Records throughout the years, starting from their debut album on the label “Music Has …
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Oftentimes when we listen to music, we hear some sounds that have this kind of “echo” effect in our ears, like a sound made in a large and empty hall. The sound echoes and decays, and feeds us with some sort of angelic vibe. To achieve this dreamy wet sound, musicians and producers use an …
Writing about this topic came immediately into my mind after listening to Portishead’s legendary “Dummy” album, released in 1994. Yes, I know one of their band members dislike the term ‘trip hop’ (Portishead on avoiding the media, 2008), but I’ll still continue using the term. The sound design and manipulation in this album is just …
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