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- Artist: Boards Of Canada
- Album: The Campfire Headphase
- Label: Warp
- Year of Release: 2005
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- Reviewed by: dscanland on 2006-02-22
RecommendBoards of Canada make some very beautiful music and their latest effort, The Campfire Headphase is no exception. While I'm sure I, along with other fans, will always regard their debut Music Has The Right To Children as their finest moment and probably always will, this is only because it was such an original album at the time and so many people looked to it for inspiration. That alone is no reason to drop expectations of the Scottish duo. Campfire Headphase seems to take a little more of an organic feel to that of their previous two albums. Partially due to the guitars in multiple places. That's not to say the samples have been lost, they have only been added to. I can't really pull out any favorites out of the set because again, the album works as an "album". Sure, Headphase doesn't scream innovation, you have to give Boards of Canada credit for creating a very fine downtempo album that still sounds fresher than most of the like groups out there today. I would recommend this album to anyone looking for some good, laid back instrumental music that still borders on the edge.
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on 2010-09-06 gutterseed Said:
The downtempo genre is an absolutely incredible genre. Months ago Pandora opened Downtempo Manifesto and now I can't get enough of them. This album is no exception. I'd go so far that they give pink floyed a run for their money. They don't rely on many special effects, just a very downtempo drug beat and guitar. I've been listening to this album for the past 3 hours and I have not even thought about half the stuff I have on my place over the past few days.
Boards of Canada are slow, melodic, and an overall Jam Session. This album is going to get mad rotation in my car. I think I will retire though, to the bedroom, and perhaps just fall asleep lookin for the remainder of the CD for the 4th time.
Great band, great genre fit, and outstanding band name.
Rating: 9/10
