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    Tomorrows Harvest - Today

    in Boards of Canada

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    On 8/31/2017 at 3:40 PM, Embers said:

    I came across an interesting quote in my readings and saw the immediate applicability to the album. This quote was so powerful and the connections to the album so clear that I contemplated it for days and wrote up my thoughts. Or maybe I'm just severely autistic, eh, probably. You make up your own mind.

     

    Marcus Manilius (fl. 1st century AD), a Roman poet and astrologer, said of the Gemini twins in his poem Astronomica,
     

     

     
    Astronomica itself is a hexameter didactic poem.
     
    The number 6 and associated symbolism (primarily, hexagons) is a recurring item in Boards of Canada's music.
     
    Didactic refers to something that is "intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive." - Tomorrow's Harvest could be interpreted as didactic, commentating on how our current behaviours affect ourselves, our environment and inform our future (direct instruction / teaching), but also providing an opportunity for self-reflection, reparations and a path to salvation (moral instruction - "a more agreeable way of life", "banish the arms of war", "life of ease...in the arms of love").
     
     
     
    Comments on phrases from the quote, as they relate to Tomorrow's Harvest
     
    "...laborious callings..." - a direct reference to the album's title. A call to action. Work that must be performed soon. Something that must happen in the future. Something that must be faced in the future. Tomorrow's Harvest. Ties in with the sense of "something impending" oft used to described the album, even by the brother's themselves in an interview.
     
    "...less laborious callings and a more agreeable way of life..." - the quote indicates that the Twins call for an easement in work, or hardship, and a better way of living. This ties back into the moral instruction of the album. The only way to prevent our future suffering is to better ourselves in the present, to unburden ourselves from potential hardship. We can change the future by changing the present, that we do not need to walk the path of self-destruction.
     
    "...provided by varied song and voices of harmonious tone, slender pipes, the melodies inborn in strings and the words fitted thereto..." - a direct reference to the music.
    After the trumpet vignette (which itself is a signal of the coming apocalypse, as said in the Bible's Book of Revelation), the body of the track Gemini fades in with strings.
    slender pipes and melodies - woodwind, particularly flute-esque melodies, are a recurring theme in BoC's music.
    words fitted thereto - the album heavily features both subtle and non-subtle samples of human spoken word, Gemini included.
     
    "...the gloom of old age..." - the emphasis on the old age being a negative ties in with the moral instruction to change for the better, that something has changed or will [have to] change for the better. The transition from the old age to the new age, from darkness to light, that something is not the end but the beginning. This further ties in with the theme of cycles on the album. This is perhaps reflected in the track Gemini by the swirling, oscillating noise that backs the intense striking of chords. The album itself goes through 5 cycles of birth>death>rebirth and can be correlated to the 4 sides of the vinyl edition.
    Side A: Gemini (the call for better living) > Jacquard Causeway (an uneasy, perhaps perilous time or journey)
    Side B: Telepath (a new kind of life) > Collapse (destruction)
    Side ? Palace Posy (a very indigenous beat in this track, almost tribal/primitive, represents the dawn of a new society) > Sundown (coming of darkness)
    Side ? New Seeds (a new beginning, a new era, a new society) > Come To Dust (to die), followed by Semena Mertvykh ("Seeds of the Dead" - a new society emerges from the ashes) which cycles back onto the first track, Gemini.
     
    "...unfading youth..." - BoC often touch on nostalgia, most often tied to sensory experiences that occurred in our youth, and directly ties in with BoC's style and sound. In the context of the quote, it implies a positive: direct instruction to be carefree, to live well and happily. However, on Tomorrow's Harvest, it is commentary that we are negatively tied to the past, and the moral instruction to better ourselves is to unhinge from the past and instead look forward to where we are headed. The duality of this interpretation, not only a reference to the duality of the Gemini twins, but also highlights the tension between where we currently are at, and where we should be. That tension is change, specifically and how society often oscillates (cycles) between change and resistance to change.
     
    "...discover paths to the skies..." - reflective of the album's imagery, particularly the music video for "Reach for the Dead" which features scenes of flying through the sky, the air, the sign of Gemini. But also implies a level of technological sophistication, as a human requires understanding and invention of tools to fly. It is interpreted that technology may be our downfall, that it may outstrip our control, causing a catastrophic event. The album is littered with reference to understanding and technology, from the radioactive yellow on the vinyl (nuclear technologies requires understanding of matter), to the idea of a harvest (a human development that requires understanding of agriculture and associated technologies). Perhaps the idea is that which brings us so much ease and knowledge, that which identifies us as human - our ability to craft and use tools - can also undo us. Not an original idea for the album, but a common one used in all sorts of media that touches on catastrophic/apocalyptic failings of humans. 
     
    "...complete a survey of the heavens with numbers and measurements..." - a call back to BoC's earlier work that was heavily laden with references to mathematical concepts (numbers and measurements). A meta-reference that BoC themselves have yet again changed their sound on Tomorrow's Harvest. It may be BoC saying they as people have changed ("We've become more nihilistic", as quoted in an interview), an implicit example that people can change. The idea of surveying and measurement also ties back into the previous line of thought of technological sophistication and building knowledge. But can also be abstracted into the idea of surveying and measuring how things are, to make an assessment and to make changes for the better.
     
    "...outstrip the flight of the stars..." - still following the line of thought on technological sophistication.
     
    "...nature yields to their genius, which it serves in all things." - commentary on the ubiquity and pervasiveness of technology in nature. That their genius (their technology, their ability to manipulate their surroundings with said technology) serves all things (complete control of nature). But when we are so in control of our environment, what do we do with all that power? That is the core question presented on Tomorrow's Harvest- and we can be destructive or fruitful. This is the ultimate moral consideration presented here.
     
    "So many are the accomplishments of which the Twins are fruitful." - the ultimate direct instruction. We should use what control have for the better, to be fruitful, and for all to prosper without war, but in peace and love. To not live in the old age, but move into a new age. To live a more agreeable way of life.

    wild journey.

    Psychedelic Fantasy Films

    in General Banter

    Posted

    On 2/16/2012 at 5:37 PM, Freak of the week said:

    I've posted this before, but, what the heck, this need to be posted again:

     

    http://video.google....803032304&hl=en

     

    "René Laloux's french trippy animated, cartoon, film from the 70's. soundtrack rescored to idm, and experimental types music. Artitsts include: Aphex Twin, Venetian Snares, Prefuse 73, Mu-Ziq, Freeform, Matmos, Isan, Autechre, Japanese Telecom, Amon Tobin, Plaid, Manitoba, Luke Vibert, Mum, Clue to Kalo, Boom Bip, Kim Hiorthoy, Pole, Mira Calix ... rescoring was done in 2003 by http://everyone.doesntexist.com the tasteful and tasteless abstract; focusing on experimental forms of music. visit the site to get the playlist for this video and take a listen to the stream to hear more. why was this done?: for fun; but the orginal soundtrack is great as well."

     

    Track list (taken from http://everyone.doesntexist.com?

     

    01 - (00 00) - kid606 - i am leo hear me roar

    02 - (01 10) - venetian snares - h.l.t.g.f.h 1972-2006 - 05 - vokeheads

    03 - (03 30) - freeform - condensed - 04 - spandoe

    04 - (05 30) - aphex twin - girl boy ep - 03 - inkey$

    05 - (05 58) - mu-ziq - bilious paths - 12 - my mengegus

    06 - (07 16) - plaid - rest proof clockwork - 02 - ralome

    07 - (08 11) - pole - 3 - 06 - klettern

    08 - (11 16) - isan - lucky cat - 08 - read again

    09 - (14 40) - autechre - draft 7.30 - 08 - p.ntil

    10 - (17 26) - amon tobin - bricolage - 06 - the new york editor

    11 - (19 13) - jan jelinek avec the exposures - la nouvelle pauvrete - facelift

    12 - (21 06) - steriod maximus - aclectasis

    13 - (23 22) - prefuse 73 - one world extinguisher - 07 - detchibe

    14 - (26 00) - kim hiorthoy - melke - 05 - on sunday

    15 - (27 30) - matmos - west - the west

    16 - (33 38) - astrobotnia - part one - untitled 5

    17 - (36 04) - proem - 2 = 1 - 01 - binary and bored

    18 - (38 07) - japanese telecom - virtual geisha - 07 - virtual origami 2

    19 - (39 00) - meat beat manifesto ??- unknown - if you know tell me!

    20 - (42 03) - manitoba - start breaking my heart - 09 - pauls birthday

    21 - (44 34) - mira calix - woody

    22 - (48 55) - dwayne sodahberk - don't want to know you - 03 - lagre (long play)

    22 - (51 56) - autechre ??- unkown - if you know tell me!

    23 - (53 13) - venetian snares + speed ranch - making orange things - 01 - fire beats

    24 - (54 30) - luke vibert - phat lab nightmare - 01 - mahadelic

    24 - (58 27) - boom bip - seed to sun - 05 - newly weds

    25 - (59 00) - unkown - if you know tell me!

    26 - (101 43) - freeform - green park - 01 - tired of waiting

    27 - (103 04) - mum - blai hnotturinn - 11 - blai hnotturinn 11

    28 - (104 27) - aphex twin - drukqs disc 2 - 13 - ziggomatic v17

    29 - (109 38) - clue to kalo - come here when you sleepwalk - 03 - this is over by inches

    holy shit I wish this was still around. I remember being addicted to this!  Can't find it anywhere now though. Absolute beast of a rescore.

    How does the World view America these days?

    in General Banter

    Posted

    An interesting idea, despite the academic criticism- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strauss–Howe_generational_theory

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    The Strauss–Howe generational theory, also known as the Fourth Turning theory or simply the Fourth Turning, describes a theorized recurring generation cycle in American history and global history. It was devised by William Strauss and Neil Howe. According to the theory, historical events are associated with recurring generational personas (archetypes). Each generational persona unleashes a new era (called a turning) lasting around 20–22 years, in which a new social, political, and economic climate exists. They are part of a larger cyclical "saeculum" (a long human life, which usually spans between 80 and 90 years, although some saecula have lasted longer). The theory states that after every saeculum, a crisis recurs in American history, which is followed by a recovery (high). During this recovery, institutions and communitarian values are strong. Ultimately, succeeding generational archetypes attack and weaken institutions in the name of autonomy and individualism, which ultimately creates a tumultuous political environment that ripens conditions for another crisis.

     

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    Will BOC Release A New Album?

    in Boards of Canada

    Posted

    obviously they will create another 2 albums because they are currently at 4 and there's 6 sides to a hexagon.

    albums 5 and 6 will feature a total of 39 tracks for symmetry.

    MHtRtC>TCH has 56 tracks on original releases (ignoring japan exclusive and US issue happy cycling) TH has 17 tracks. 56-17=39.

    all up there will be 112 album tracks which can be expressed as the sum of SIX consecutive prime numbers (11+13+17+19+23+29).

    it can be hypothesized that the last track on the last album will be a backmasking of wildlife analysis thereby tying all albums together in a loop creating an infinite BoC cycle.

    from this the band will reincarnate onto a higher plane of existence and begin the process all over again.

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