Geogaddi

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Geogaddi
Geogaddi cover
Studio album by Boards of Canada
Released February 13, 2002 (Japan)
February 18, 2002 (Europe)
February 19, 2002 (USA)
Recorded Hexagon Sun studio
Pentland Hills, Scotland Flag of Scotland
Genre IDM
Length 66:06 (Standard)
68:16 (Japanese)
Label Warp Records WARP101
Producer(s) Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin
Professional reviews
Boards of Canada chronology
In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
(2000)		 Geogaddi
(2002)		 The Campfire Headphase
(2005)


Geogaddi is the second album of Boards of Canada. It was released in February of 2002 on three different days for each region[1] to a large degree of anticipation.[2][3][4] Released with little advertisement, it was of a darker sound than its predecessor Music Has the Right to Children. The title of the album has no conclusive meaning, as it was meant to be decided on by the listener.[2]

Contents

This album explores the innocent, child-like melodic and harmonic structure found throughout the band's 1998 major label debut album, Music Has the Right to Children. The album uses a range of motifs and gestures throughout, especially themes and ideas that push the duo moving into darker territory: Haunting references to horned gods ("You Could Feel the Sky"), Branch Davidian cultism ("1969"), backmasking ("A is to B as B is to C") and hypnotism ("The Devil is in the Details") abound. The album is riddled with symbolism, which vary from song titles, beat structures, and the album artwork. Although it retains the duo's trademark soundscapes and melodic vignettes, the album can be unsettling and fraught with paranoia at times:

“ Geogaddi is a record for some sort of trial-by-fire, a claustrophobic, twisting journey that takes you into some pretty dark experiences before you reach the open air again. It has a kind of narrative. – Michael Sandison ”

The album received mixed reviews the year of its release from critics who were unimpressed by the lack of "development" since 1998's Music Has the Right to Children.

The duo and its record label, Warp Records, announced Geogaddi with little fanfare. The album premiered in six churches around the world: London, New York, Tokyo, Edinburgh, Paris, and Berlin. They provided only one press interview for the NME via email.

The album is available in three formats: Standard jewel case CD packaging, limited edition hardbound book packaged with a CD and extra artwork enclosed, and a triple record package.[1] Side F of the vinyl package, with the track "Magic Window", is uncut and the vinyl contains an etching of a nuclear family that one can see by looking at the record.[1] Note that "Magic Window" is a track of pure silence in all three formats.

The artwork of the album carries a distinct kaleidoscopic motif. The limited edition version comes with a 12-page booklet exhibiting artwork.[5] The triple record set holds inner-sleeves that feature artwork on either side. In fact, a kaleidoscope was originally for sale when Geogaddi was first released[5] and can often be found floating around online auctions.

The band received the idea to make the track time total 66 minutes and 6 seconds from Warp Records president Steve Beckett, his reasoning being to joke around with the listeners and make them believe that the Devil had created the album.[6]

The Japanese edition of Geogaddi features an additional track entitled "From One Source All Things Depend". This short track contains many samples of children praying and explaining who they believe God to be.

  1. "Ready Lets Go" – 0:59
  2. "Music Is Math" – 5:21
  3. "Beware the Friendly Stranger" – 0:37
  4. "Gyroscope" – 3:34
  5. "Dandelion" – 1:15
  6. "Sunshine Recorder" – 6:12
  7. "In the Annexe" – 1:22
  8. "Julie and Candy" – 5:30
  9. "The Smallest Weird Number" – 1:17
  10. "1969" – 4:19
  11. "Energy Warning" – 0:35
  12. "The Beach at Redpoint" – 4:18
  13. "Opening the Mouth" – 1:11
  14. "Alpha and Omega" – 7:02
  15. "I Saw Drones" – 0:27
  16. "The Devil Is In the Details" – 3:53
  17. "A is to B as B is to C" – 1:40
  18. "Over the Horizon Radar" – 1:08
  19. "Dawn Chorus" – 3:55
  20. "Diving Station" – 1:26
  21. "You Could Feel the Sky" – 5:14
  22. "Corsair" – 2:52
  23. "Magic Window" – 1:46
  24. "From One Source All Things Depend" – 2:10 (Japanese edition only)

  • Michael Sandison – performer
  • Marcus Eoin – performer

  • Peter Campbell – cover photograph
  • Michael Sandison – producer, artwork, photography
  • Marcus Eoin – producer, artwork, photography

The track "Beware the Friendly Stranger" is frequently featured in the popular animated flash series Salad Fingers by David Firth.[7] "Over the Horizon Radar"is featured in other cartoons created by David Firth, namely - Pulch: The Good Times.

  1. ^ a b c Boards of Canada Discography (2006). Retrieved on November 24, 2006.
  2. ^ a b Mark Pytlik (2002). The Colour & The Fire. HMV. Retrieved on November 24, 2006.
  3. ^ John Bush (2002). Geogaddi Overview. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on November 24, 2006.
  4. ^ John Mulvey (2002). The Most Mysterious & Revered Men in Electronica. NME. Retrieved on November 24, 2006.
  5. ^ a b Warp Records (2002). Warp Records; Geogaddi. Warp Records. Retrieved on November 24, 2006.
  6. ^ Heiko Hoffmann (2005). Stirred Up the Ashes. Flavorpill Productions LLC. Retrieved on November 24, 2006.
  7. ^ David Firth. Fat-pie.com; Flash Cartoons by David Firth. David Firth. Retrieved on November 24, 2006.

Boards of Canada
Michael Sandison | Marcus Eoin
Christopher Horne
Management
Warp Records | Skam Records | Music70 | Matador Records
Studio albums
Catalog 3 (1987) | Acid Memories (1989) | Closes Vol. 1 (1992) | Play by Numbers (1994) | Hooper Bay (1994) | Twoism (1995) | Boc Maxima (1996) | Music Has the Right to Children (1998) | Geogaddi (2002) | The Campfire Headphase (2005)
Singles & EPs
Hi Scores (1996) | Aquarius (1998) | Orange Romeda (1998) | Peel Session TX 21/07/1998 (1999) | In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country (2000) | Roygbiv/Telephasic Workshop 10" | Trans Canada Highway (2006)
Live Recordings
Live @ Warp10 (1999) | Live @ Lighthouse (2000) | Live @ ATP (2001)
Related articles
Discography | Hexagon Sun Collective | Music70

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