Boards of Canada - “Reach for the Dead”
It’s good for your brain to Learn Things, and when you are learning a Thing, you generally do not know jack-squat about that thing, so it’s possible, self-esteem-wise, you might feel a li’l bit dumb, or at least Ignorant, and a lot of softies out there don’t ever want anybody to feel bad about anything, ever, but I contend feeling like a dum-dum is another good motivator for Learning, so when people are Learning Things, they should also be taught that feeling bad that they don’t know the first fucking thing about the thing they are Learning about is supposed to be a temporary deal, and when you learn, it makes your outcome seem even more triumphant, you know?
Just nine days ago, evidence of a new album from Scottish chill-out producers Boards Of Canada, who have been silent for the seven years since 2006’s Trans Canada Highway EP…
Adding fuel to the BoC conspiracy theories: every time Daft Punk releases a full-length studio album, Boards follows suit within a year, and Emily is a very happy girl. I knew my ambient cult music senses were tingling once the RAM stuff started rolling out.
