The Soundtrack to the End of Times - A Deep Dive Into Tomorrow's Harvest (Boards of Canada)

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  • Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
  • After 8 years of complete silence since their third full-length project "The Campfire Headphase", in 2013 the electronic duo Boards Of Canada unexpectedly came back with "Tomorrow's Harvest", an opus of 17 mysterious tracks acting as a soundtrack to a dystopian and hopeless world... Our future.
    This video explores the core themes and theories around Tomorrow's Harvest, track by track.
    Since the Geogaddi deep dive was so well received, I decided to deep dive a Boards of Canada project again! This video took a lot of work, so if you enjoy this video, please feel free to leave a like and subscribe. It means a lot :)
    *Of course, some parts of the video are based on my interpretation of the record so if you disagree with whatever part/concept I said, (as always) I ask you to *RESPECTFULLY share your own opinion or correct me in the comments ;)
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    - Boc Pages website: bocpages.org
    - A very interesting interview with Boards of Canada about "Tomorrow's Harvest": www.theguardian.com/music/201...
    - Conspiracy theories surrounding the FEMA concentration camps: www.splcenter.org/fighting-ha...
    - If you want to support Boards Of Canada: bleep.com/release/43515-board...
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    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    3:24 The Album/The Cover
    4:52 Gemini
    9:03 Reach For The Dead
    11:23 White Cyclosa
    12:47 Jacquard Causeway
    14:53 Telepath
    16:40 Cold Earth
    19:09 Transmisiones Ferox
    21:46 Sick Times
    23:27 Collapse
    28:11 Gemini/Semena Merthvykh
    30:14 Reach For The Dead/Come To Dust
    31:36 White Cyclosa/New Seeds
    32:58 Jacquards Causeway/Sundown
    35:00 Telepath/Nothing Is Real
    38:16 Cold Earth/Uritual
    39:39 Transimisiones Ferox/Split Your Infinities
    41:52 Sick Times/Palace Posy
    43:42 Collapse (Part 2)
    47:30 Outro
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Комментарии • 269

  • @TennisThom
    @TennisThom  2 года назад +68

    Hi! Here are some small clarifications that have been brought to my attention by viewers in the comments below:
    - That mysterious one second of audio in Cold Earth is MUCH more likely to be appearing at 1:54 in the track
    - The sun is RISING on the front cover and SETTING on the back cover (thanks sun scientist)
    - Aphex Twin's Syro was released in 2014 (not 2013)
    (Don't hesitate to comment! I'll add more clarifications if necessary)
    Also thanks for watching :)

    • @TRaddcliff
      @TRaddcliff 2 года назад +2

      Actually nothing to do with sun science and more to do with knowing the photo was taken from Alameda. Which is east of SF. So you face west to shoot SF from there. I order for the sun to be in frame it has to be west as well…so setting ;)
      Album starts with the death and ends with rebirth, leading to death, leading to rebirth, leading to….

    • @SpectNorway
      @SpectNorway 2 года назад +2

      The 3 suns may relate to this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Suns_(eschatology) and is representing the "three stages of the end-time."

    • @serraramayfield9230
      @serraramayfield9230 2 года назад +4

      Palace Posy has the word "Eleven" repeated many, MANY times - that's the sound you labeled as grunting.

    • @connor48880
      @connor48880 Год назад +1

      Yeah and it’s from this Metromedia Television ident:
      ruclips.net/video/KX8fUEzOSgk/видео.html

    • @squirlmy
      @squirlmy 10 месяцев назад +1

      "Ken me my harvest" is Scottish, not Irish. Outlander is also Scottish, as are the members of BOC. I don't really understand why you reached for "Irish" whe "Scottish" is right there, practically screaming at you like a demented Highlander!

  • @PoisonInc
    @PoisonInc Год назад +67

    To think it's been 10 years since this masterpiece of an album came out. Here's hoping we get to hear something from the boys again soon.

    • @EvilTim1911
      @EvilTim1911 5 месяцев назад +5

      Apparently someone close to them (part of the Hexagon Sun collective) posted about a year ago that they are indeed working on something, and this guy is legit. However, last time he said that was 2009 or 2010 and it took a few more years for this album to come out in 2013. Hopefully that at least means we will se an album in the next few years. I've been waiting for a BoC album a new GTA game for the same amount of time now.

    • @xBINARYGODx
      @xBINARYGODx 3 месяца назад

      @@EvilTim1911 God, I hope your post is not BS.

    • @EvilTim1911
      @EvilTim1911 3 месяца назад

      @@xBINARYGODx If it is BS, at least I can promise you it's not me consciously bullshitting. This comes from Mark David Garrett, known in the community as MDG, who is a photographer and is part of the Hexagon Sun collective where BoC are the most prominent members. He posted a year or two ago that the brothers are working on something but didn't give any details on release dates and such.
      As I said he previously confirmed that they were working on something before the release of Tomorrow's Harvest but that was a couple of years before the album actually came out, so we might have to wait a year or two yet. Trust me I also hope that my post is not BS.

  • @soulslip
    @soulslip Год назад +34

    One of my favorite moments on the whole record is how Collapse transitions into Palace Posy. Sounds exactly like a missile before palace posy hits and the world goes boom!

  • @BLudzart
    @BLudzart 2 года назад +25

    Hello, in the interview they say this " In a way we're really celebrating an idea of collapse rather than resisting it", for me, as they grew older and had children, they realized that life is a cycle, and that humanity works in cycles too, that's why is a palindrome and can be read both ways and you end always in the same place "Collapse": the etymology of the word means "to slip together", so it makes sense they celebrate the collapse instead of resisting it. Fighting death and rebirth cycle is totally useless and makes more suffering than joy, again, another quote: "Being a father fills you with a healthy understanding of your own mortality, and on a bigger scale that responsibility highlights the fragility of our society, or the problems with it. ". That's my take. And by the way, thanks a lot for the video, I loved it

  • @syesepoh
    @syesepoh 9 месяцев назад +22

    Annoys me how many people put this album down when it first came out but the marketing and the actual album were top tier. An absolute masterpiece...

    • @soulslip
      @soulslip 8 месяцев назад +6

      And many came to change their minds. At least on some of the forums. But some still feel let down, but I feel maybe those are the sort of people that don’t relate much to “deep” “controversial” topics etc.... the album is very moody and done differently to their back catalogue, but even so, I felt the judgement was a little displaced and harsh. And for what? Because some people don’t think or feel about deep subjects, or won’t? This isn’t an all “ear-candy” album. To me it was the album they made very personally, and always wanted to make, and then they did it. It is still my favorite thing they have ever done. Jacquard Causeway is my life anthem. So hauntingly beautiful

    • @syesepoh
      @syesepoh 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@soulslip spot on bud 👌

    • @itemcaligo
      @itemcaligo 3 месяца назад +2

      @@soulslip totally agree. Jacquard Causeway is something incredibly sad and poignant to the core. I listened to this track for the first time at night when I was walking in an unfamiliar part of town and the track made the deepest and most depressing impression on me.

    • @lotusglobe2671
      @lotusglobe2671 3 месяца назад

      @@itemcaligo I myself would agree about that song being sad and poignant BUT I also find Jacquard Causeway to be fascinating because of the sheer "massive scope" of the musical elements, composition and production value. I became a BoC fan in 2005 and have taken in all their work (well their mainline albums and 3 of their EP's so far) and I have heard nothing...NOTHING...in their catalog sound anything like this!
      The slow, dragging 2/2 beat, the quiltwork of lo-fi synth leads that fade-in and out through the course of the 6 minute+ length, the way it breaks down into a fiery afterglow of ambience toward's it fading last seconds like a supernova lighting up the sky.
      Just because Tomorrows Harvest is an album about the potential "end times," I'd like to think that's it's about something beyond death (a re-occuring theme on the album). If you've ever watched Lars Von Trier's Depression Trilogy and see the transition point between Melancholia and Nymphomaniac, I kind of see a similar mood happening on BoC's 2013 album too (ironically the same year that Nymphomaniac came out). Yes this album and that song in particular are depressing...but there's beauty that lies within depression as well. Something sacred that endures.
      Anyways, Jacquard Causeway is a brilliant piece of electronic music evolution for BoC. I wonder how they're going to top that one with their next album haha.

    • @treesurgeon2441
      @treesurgeon2441 10 дней назад

      Campfire Head phase will always be my favorite but this one is a close second.

  • @misharial-ebrahim7239
    @misharial-ebrahim7239 Год назад +24

    man you breakdown of geogaddi and Tomorrows harvest are insanely good and very accurate. BOC have been my favourite artist since 97 when they released tunes on warp. I am in the uk and was lucky to have seen them rarely live...incredible brothers who make music which is inspiring creative and unparralled...no one comes close...hoping we get new music from them soon as been too long since 2013

  • @ohraisins
    @ohraisins Год назад +16

    Man this is such a great video! Even if you're 18, I'm 51 and you've made the album even better for me so thank you very much!

  • @friendlynightmares
    @friendlynightmares 2 года назад +117

    I am a sun scientist. I can without doubt say that what is on the cover is the Sun.

    • @friendlynightmares
      @friendlynightmares 2 года назад +12

      ok but in all seriousness I love this video! I have a strong nostalgia connected with BoC (as do many others I'm sure) and this album came out right when I was graduating college. It was honestly such an overwhelming and scary feeling. Because I was supposed to know right then and there what I was going to do with my life. And as I get older, I realized that I should have taken more time to figure out myself, and I regret that to a certain extent. Anyway, great video!!

    • @TheCagamerda
      @TheCagamerda 2 года назад +4

      Oh man I thought it was pluto

    • @NElectronicLyrics
      @NElectronicLyrics Год назад +1

      @@TheCagamerda 😂😂

    • @srnq11
      @srnq11 Год назад +5

      I am an urbanist. I can without doubt say that what is on the cover is city

    • @rdholb
      @rdholb Год назад +1

      I always thought it was a nuclear blast

  • @twoytel1469
    @twoytel1469 Год назад +11

    Corsair and Sundown are literally two of the best BOC tracks. There’s something about them that’s calming but also a little unnerving. I love them so much

  • @peacebone4359
    @peacebone4359 2 года назад +7

    Also, the 'grunting' sample in Palace Posy is a sample from a news channel saying "Eleven".

  • @MillywiggZ
    @MillywiggZ 2 года назад +16

    That Gemini poem was spookyly prophetic, it’s kind of describing where we are at the moment.

    • @xBINARYGODx
      @xBINARYGODx 3 месяца назад

      I mean, that likely is true for many times - many things written like that are kind of horoscope.

  • @Kaczula31
    @Kaczula31 2 года назад +10

    The palindrome theory blew my mind.
    TH was my least favorite album from BoC because it didn't seem to click like their other albums (like you play one song and you have to listen to the rest because you can't stop), the flow was weird, the songs were random and didn't make much sense to me.
    Now when I listen to it in the right order everything has become clear, you can feel the whole landscape in its full force, these guys are genius.
    This album should be the next Voyager album if that happened.
    The release part with the ARG was also interesting and fun.
    Thanks for the vid bud!

  • @vincentcarrot
    @vincentcarrot 2 года назад +16

    Before I forget, just one name: Richard Pinhas. Highly recommended by me, albums like Iceland and Rhizosphere. And then, thank you for this analysis, it was so well made that in 15 years time if there is still an Internet, your video might become a principal information source for BoC researchers.

  • @Roddy1965
    @Roddy1965 2 года назад +24

    I really got into this album in the months prior to Covid. And I still love the shit out of it. It just blows me away. Little did I know the world would soon be thrown into some version of a dystopian dream lasting year upon year (and I hope it ends!). True masterpiece.

    • @squirlmy
      @squirlmy 10 месяцев назад +3

      By "hope it ends" I assume you mean becoming less dystopian, because; it could end altogether, which IDK, might be a good thing for all the surviving non-human creatures. After all, that's what the album is kinda getting at.

    • @ancientlord7695
      @ancientlord7695 5 месяцев назад

      It only ends if we make it end. The dystopia is by design.

    • @xBINARYGODx
      @xBINARYGODx 3 месяца назад +1

      @@ancientlord7695 "by design" implies intention, at least usually that is the use. Are you one of 'those' people or are you simply hip to the fact of the current system happily walking us all off the cliff, so long as next year's financials appear better?

  • @LetsFindOut1
    @LetsFindOut1 2 года назад +9

    great presentation man. i like that you shout out bocpages too. so fascinating that they hide so much in their music
    edit: 7:45 thereto means onto. It is pronounced like two words "there" "to". The sentence means that " the melodies were created from the strings and then the words were added to the melodies.

  • @galedribble9535
    @galedribble9535 2 года назад +16

    KEEP THESE COMING MY MAN!!!
    I literally just found your channel and watched your Geogaddi video two days ago lolol
    It’s like Christmas

  • @peacebone4359
    @peacebone4359 2 года назад +63

    As time goes on Tomorrow's Harvest seems to becomes more and more relevant.
    Whether or not one believes we're on the cusp of something dark, or at least big, it's really possible we might be and to me this album really embodies this element quite well. Come to Dust and Reach For The Dead come to mind...
    Anyways, in a tragic way I think Tomorrow's Harvest would almost be the most cinematic, perfect end for their discography. Unless of course they have something that touches upon similar themes in an even bigger way. This is all opinion of course, just how I feel.
    That being said, I'm holding onto the sentiment that there is something new coming, eventually...
    But TH would naturally be, to me, a great conclusion of their work.

  • @thestatpow5
    @thestatpow5 2 года назад +22

    The palindrome idea is that it sounds the same when said forward and backward. yes pairing them with their sister track is coherent but thats not the idea of the palindrome at all.
    Quite simply you have to listen to the album forward and THEN you have to listen to it with the backward tracklist (Semena, Come to dust, new seeds) so that the album sounds the same foward and backward (backward in tracklisting not in audio term)
    I think this is what most people get wrong about this album and it annoys me a lot ahah.

    • @thestatpow5
      @thestatpow5 2 года назад +2

      To give you an example if you say REDIVIDER, you don't go: "Oh wow it's a palindrome REDIVIDER -> RREEDDIIV"
      you just say the word ... and then you say it backward and it sounds the same.
      That doesn't mean the Sister track way of listening to it is wrong but in my opinion it's not what the bros meant when they said the album is a palindrome.

    • @soulslip
      @soulslip Год назад +1

      @@thestatpow5 yes. It is almost purely compositional in reality.

  • @MedvediPetrovichi
    @MedvediPetrovichi Год назад +5

    Such a great analysis, thank you. TH is my second favorite after TCH and I just can't get enough of it. It also makes me extremely happy that you're twice as younger than me, but seem to be a huge fan of the band. Their music will live forever

  • @evanwood4683
    @evanwood4683 2 года назад +5

    I’ve been watching since the geogaddi episode, keep it up! Glad you covered the most underrated BOC record out there

  • @phantomarchive
    @phantomarchive 2 года назад +6

    Thank you so much I can barely find content on these albums

  • @semaphorephoto
    @semaphorephoto 9 месяцев назад +1

    watched the Geogaddi video and working through this one and have to stop and marvel at how no one is mentioning how low-key funny this guy is, in addition to being a mad genius putting all of this together for us. i like the triangles too bud!

  • @phantomarchive
    @phantomarchive 2 года назад +3

    Watched this twice now, your best video so far the editing and stuff is crazy well done

  • @FornaxVoid
    @FornaxVoid 2 года назад +9

    Great analysis of my favorite BoC masterpiece. 💜

  • @LK-428
    @LK-428 2 года назад

    You absolutely did an amazing job on the Geogaddi episode, I love BoC, and to see their albums with lots of mystery surrounding them get an as-well put together video as this and that one were does them justice. Going to enjoy this episode.
    Edit: Jacquard is also my favorite off of the record, that track is beautiful.

  • @paulfigg4048
    @paulfigg4048 Год назад

    Phenomenal job on this!!! I love how much detail you put into this! So informative- thank you!!!

  • @jeffreyblender465
    @jeffreyblender465 2 года назад

    You’re amazing. Thanks for all your effort. I appreciate all your work with this. Hope your application goes well. I anticipate more BoC commentary from you. You’ve got talent in this arena.

  • @guillaume.quinette
    @guillaume.quinette 2 года назад +2

    Congrats on this awesome video. Please keep them coming (particularly BoC discography…) :)

  • @KalakauaGodHimself
    @KalakauaGodHimself Год назад +2

    it is purely due to you that I am even able to listen to this album, your video has changed my mind and allowed me to love Tomorrow's Harvest just as any other BOC album, thank you

  • @fadedmemories86
    @fadedmemories86 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you for making this! Such a solid and well-produced analysis. Jacquard Causeway is also my favorite track.

  • @Victor-fp1nv
    @Victor-fp1nv 2 года назад +3

    Nice timing, been listening a lot to this album in the last 2 years. The greatest collapse soundtrack

  • @dmttunez
    @dmttunez 3 дня назад

    Sick Times/Palace Posy reminds me of Ring Around the Rosie because of the line “Ashes, ashes, we all fall down” which ALSO reminds me of your Ready Lets Go theory

  • @srnq11
    @srnq11 2 года назад

    I couldn't find the time to listen to this album, but in your video I listened to all the tracks a little and figured out the idea. I really liked your previous video about Geogaddi. Good job!
    Hello from Kazakhstan!

  • @ricochetsixtyten
    @ricochetsixtyten 2 года назад

    Amazing work! Your channel has so much potential! Will follow you closely in the future! Keep up the great quality!

  • @nicolelopez8897
    @nicolelopez8897 11 месяцев назад

    Awesome video! As a BOC fan I really enjoy your videos analysis. Thank you for the effort and the time!

  • @brandonvizcarra3609
    @brandonvizcarra3609 6 месяцев назад +1

    I am not gonna lie but It's been a while since I sit and watch a very long video like this, incredible work and deep analysis

  • @willo7734
    @willo7734 Год назад

    I just wanted to let you know how happy I was when I saw you made another BoC video. Awesome stuff man!

  • @toddspeck9415
    @toddspeck9415 2 года назад +2

    Super cool info on B.O.C. I dig the feel of your stories. Your narration skills are epic man. You sure remind me of Shiey. Such a mysterious personality. Peace out.

  • @vinniramos
    @vinniramos 2 года назад +1

    Dude, I'm a BOC fan and I'm blown away! Good job, my man! Definitely worth watching!

  • @michaelstokes919
    @michaelstokes919 Год назад

    Absolutely brilliant analysis. Love the album, but always thought that the running order of the tracks seemed to suggest a collection of ideas rather than a full blown concept. When you put forward the idea of rearranging them to create a cohesive narrative, mind blown lol. Looking forward to giving a listen in the order. Great work.

  • @arnaudbernier1406
    @arnaudbernier1406 2 года назад +1

    I love your job on this album! I'm at some point when BoC's music is becoming to some kind of obsession and it feels good to have someone sharing his views and analysis on it :)

  • @DesertPunks
    @DesertPunks 2 года назад +8

    BoC content is so welcomed thank you so much

  • @Stay_ClassyYT
    @Stay_ClassyYT Год назад

    Excellent breakdown towards this album you've encountered to share along side the community wiki of the band's name.
    Didn't even know there's an alternative tracklist thought the second half of your video where it makes even more sense that BOC themselves is pretty much sums up of the album even more clearly. Very brilliant by them along with tour take where I may even relisten to the album.with the alternative tracklist order to hear exactly.
    Thank you so much for doing these BOC album breakdowns where thus far it's very intresting that I would like to see more videos towards other electronic artists to discover as well, once you have free time to start uploading videos again.
    Nice work!

  • @Wil_Dsense
    @Wil_Dsense 8 месяцев назад +1

    Dude you make me laugh your channel is cool!. I enjoyed your Geogaddi video and now I’m getting into this Tomorrow’s Harvest video essay! Lol. I just listened to the Palidrome playlist of this album, it sounds like a more natural order.

  • @Zyxxus
    @Zyxxus Год назад

    Really enjoying these deep dives into one of my favourite artists. I've learned a lot of new information from watching your videos, and I've been a BoC fan since around 2000 when I first heard '1969' on the first Weebl and Bob video (I think) and sought out what the artist was so that I could listen to more of their work.
    I was initially disappointed with Tomorrow's Harvest when I first heard it, but it has definitely grown on me over time. Still isn't my favourite BoC album (that is Music has the Right to Children), but I appreciate it a lot more now.

  • @MrHermes1910
    @MrHermes1910 Год назад

    Watched it last night and then i watched it again ;-) Thank you for work, i appreciate very much.

  • @DanielJayUSA
    @DanielJayUSA 2 года назад +1

    Amazing review dude. Been a boc fan since 2002.

  • @richardweakland2818
    @richardweakland2818 2 года назад +2

    Thanks dude! Your videos are always on point. Dig the sarcastic lil bits you throw in there. Im curious on what you think of the fake, unconfirmed or unreleased stuff from BOC (maybe a future video?) . You seem too be one of the bests at speaking BOC (the lost language lol) in media. Take care !

  • @hcaz5818
    @hcaz5818 2 года назад +21

    Really good video, the palindrome theory is very interesting I'm going to have to check out that tracklist order. I always felt the odd tracklist was in reference to soundtracks which usually never have transitions/why some tracks end abruptly

    • @barbeque08
      @barbeque08 2 года назад +4

      Yes. I totally agree with 'hcaz'. This is a score/soundtrack for an imaginary film. And those albums don't have smooth transitions. They are various chronological points throughout the film.

    • @cinquefoilofficial
      @cinquefoilofficial Год назад +3

      @@barbeque08 this album though is a palindrome. With its track listing but also the musical composition itself, a few tracks are identical backwards as they are forwards

    • @serraramayfield9230
      @serraramayfield9230 Год назад

      @@cinquefoilofficial such as?

    • @xBINARYGODx
      @xBINARYGODx 3 месяца назад

      @@serraramayfield9230 well the middle one, but that is the only one - I think they mean with other ones the fact that so frequently one song plays right into its mirror partner, but who knows what they mean.

    • @serraramayfield9230
      @serraramayfield9230 3 месяца назад

      @@xBINARYGODx I mean BoC has gone on record saying that the tracklist isn't reflective of the intended progression

  • @reno6703
    @reno6703 Год назад

    Great video! Very interested in the future of this channel. I’d recommend the history of Unwound’s Leaves Turn Inside You

  • @hagenthomann804
    @hagenthomann804 2 года назад

    Was waiting for this! Thank you! 🙂

  • @MattLeando
    @MattLeando Год назад +1

    Loved this album for years, this is the first I’ve ever heard of the palindrome theory and listening to the different tracks connecting seamlessly properly blew my mind.
    I always thought Farewell Fire from the Campfire Headphase makes a really good prelude to this album. It very much gives an tone along the lines of hearing the world and civilisation ending as it slowly fades out, with Tomorrow’s Harvest being the aftermath

  • @smr7286
    @smr7286 2 года назад +1

    Truly brilliant video and so enlightening thank you for all the info it's impressive what you have done (:

  • @voidfeast
    @voidfeast 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you for the comprehensive analysis! I'd been meaning to watch this video - should've done so sooner. I discovered BoC through a music teacher almost 15 years ago, and it seems there's still always something new to discover within the fine details and obscure symbolism of their music. 🌀🌀🌀

  • @SullenMorbius
    @SullenMorbius 8 месяцев назад

    just got done watching your 'geoghadi' review, now watching this -- really digging your reviews. BoC, one of my fave bands. thanks for these close analyticals with these records. 'tomorrow's harvest' is a masterful record for/to me.

  • @MillywiggZ
    @MillywiggZ 2 года назад +3

    It’s interesting that the whole album re-samples their previous albums and music. Almost like it’s going in reverse.

  • @phalanxiatheroan863
    @phalanxiatheroan863 Год назад

    Just watched your deep dive into Geogaddi, and was curious if there was a deep dive into Tomorrow's Harvest.
    You did it, so you get a sub. Yay.

  • @eric_james_music
    @eric_james_music Год назад

    this is my new favorite channel. I would love to see you go through Old Tunes Vol1/2. I just got into those recently and they're soooo good

    • @faithnamer
      @faithnamer 7 месяцев назад

      Old tunes don’t really have any meaning, yes they are a fucking bop but it’s basically just a compilation of random songs. (1 has songs that were created between 95-96, meanwhile 2 goes as far back as their earliest work, 86-96.)

  • @vibrantdragon3123
    @vibrantdragon3123 2 года назад +2

    the fact that BOC were to many years ago trying tell us what will happend in this days broke my heart

  • @noahschuutz2064
    @noahschuutz2064 7 месяцев назад

    Great Video ! More BoC Videos please. They are inctedible, thanks ❤

  • @ma_martin
    @ma_martin Год назад

    what a video! really mind opening, thank you

  • @tharkthax3960
    @tharkthax3960 Год назад +1

    A superb break down of my favorite album. Very nicely done.
    Be good if you did same with campfire headphase! A way under rated album.
    And I didn't realise palace posy spelled out Apocalypse!
    Anyway all the best to you and thankyou.

  • @GP-qp6ld
    @GP-qp6ld Год назад +1

    Compliments from Italy, now I'm your proud subscriber

  • @kentcampbell122
    @kentcampbell122 2 года назад

    Awesome work! I wish I could give it a thumbs-up more then just once

  • @TheGrendyz
    @TheGrendyz 2 года назад +4

    More videos of Boards Of Canada pls! I love it!!

  • @Cinnimin
    @Cinnimin 2 года назад +1

    you have great explanation of albums. i am learning new cool things about the albums i like from you

  • @wrikkolakkasam5500
    @wrikkolakkasam5500 Год назад

    Thank you for this great work!!!

  • @aphtwin3593
    @aphtwin3593 Год назад

    GREAT video, keep going!

  • @mauroromero2508
    @mauroromero2508 2 года назад

    man, i need you to talk about autechre, i think after boards of canada, they are very very interesting, even above aphex twin
    and, other than that, I am eternally grateful that you make these videos. I know that you are not monetized by the copyright of the songs, and even so, the love and effort that you put into this seems incredible to me, thank you very much, you have my full support

    • @rediscoveryrecords1348
      @rediscoveryrecords1348 Год назад +1

      I dont think there would be much to talk about with autechre unless you are a musician. And an electronic one. I dont think there is any reasons behind their evolution besides just getting in front of machines and trying their best to push the boundaries and jam.
      In any interview i have seen of theirs they really only talk about experimentation then any theories or stories behind it

  • @explosivehotdogs
    @explosivehotdogs Год назад +2

    For those deeply into BoC and don't already know these artists, I can highly recommend Loess and Zorn off the top of my head.
    Loess self titled as well as Wind and Water, or Zorn's The City's Collapsing (But Not Tonight) or All We Can Do is Enjoy the Ride are standouts from my musical memory.
    Hope someone enjoys them as much as I do; I can probably find some more if desired : )

  • @Glutahhn
    @Glutahhn Год назад

    Great job dude... good content remembering now I would play this in my caravan on my xbox360...and it would actually play the the tracks like this when randomised

  • @JogiBeatz
    @JogiBeatz Год назад +2

    I'm glad I rediscovered my love for this band and came upon this and many other analysis videos. But can ANYONE here tell me what are some very similar bands to BoC? In terms of this dreamy compositions and overall ambient-y feeling. I'll be so grateful - my sleep playlist needs a refreshment :)

    • @555sothis6
      @555sothis6 11 месяцев назад

      The artist 'Christ.' has a very similar feel. Lorn as well

  • @scottmcneil1150
    @scottmcneil1150 8 месяцев назад

    Brilliant. Only a young person could suss this out. Has anyone compiled and posted the revised track list ? Well done man and thanks.

  • @TRaddcliff
    @TRaddcliff 2 года назад +3

    you didnt mention the CB clicks in Jacquard Causeway, done when trying to find if anyone is listening.

  • @PeaceDub
    @PeaceDub Месяц назад

    Love to listen to you! Would love if you did more reviews and Deep dive into music like this Aphex Twin, Autechre etc..

  • @Shaun.is.typing
    @Shaun.is.typing 4 месяца назад

    Cool breakdown 😎

  • @DinoJunguillo
    @DinoJunguillo Год назад

    Cool video, man!

  • @hourslookingsideways7850
    @hourslookingsideways7850 8 месяцев назад

    Thom, I'm so glad you talk about that one second sound on Cold Earth. It may be the single most unusual sound I've ever hear in electronic music, so jarring and unexpected. I disagree with where you feel it occurs in the song, however. The sound I'm referring to is at about 1:55.

  • @Squiddit
    @Squiddit 2 года назад

    great video, hope this one blows up

  • @theartofseeing4422
    @theartofseeing4422 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the video. About the 1 second thing on Cold Earth; I’ve always thought it’s the “piercing” sound that leads into the second chorus. It’s at 1:24 in the track.

  • @PeaceDub
    @PeaceDub Месяц назад

    When I was listen to this album in an empty dry field outside the town 2020 when Covid-19 was on the news this album hit me like never before 💔

  • @_va3y
    @_va3y Год назад +2

    Huh, I found the Palacy Posy the "funkiest" track of the bunch, lol.
    Wonder what's the thing with that. It didn't sound very dramatic at all

  • @KoenBosman
    @KoenBosman 2 года назад +4

    these videos are a perfect commentary on the tracks, so I'm pretty sure all the use of the music would be fair use!

    • @squirlmy
      @squirlmy 10 месяцев назад

      While that's true, RUclips gives benefit of the doubt to lawyer's complaints, so the video gets demonetized or taken down, until the process of investigation is done(they take their own sweet time). So even videos that rightly claim fair use are subject to attack by lawyers who dedicate their time to finding such "violations". It's subject to the whims of RUclips, unfortunately.

  • @user-ki1dn4jm9c
    @user-ki1dn4jm9c 5 месяцев назад

    I think that the song "nothing is real" is the most beautiful song...besides the creepy message it's amazing

  • @keithmorrison8373
    @keithmorrison8373 9 месяцев назад

    Also it makes sense that come to dust sounds like an extension because like I said the alblum is done in the film score style so to have reach for the dead end abruptly and then later have a track that's pretty much a twin continue on the bizzare note makes sense as movie will sometimes do that

  • @rosswalkman9652
    @rosswalkman9652 2 месяца назад

    The album flows so much better when put in proper order.

  • @user-nc1ts8nj9d
    @user-nc1ts8nj9d 9 месяцев назад

    Hi, I feel a strong connection with you. I'm 26 and for me it took very long time to get used to think about our gloom destiny. As humanity. Now my eyes are open and I can't go back. I can't avoid to see the signs and I see them almost everywhere, every day. You are really smart, being able to take dive so deep in this at 18 yo. I hope people like me and you will plant good seeds for the future.

  • @tyburvandeezo8218
    @tyburvandeezo8218 2 года назад +4

    "Never trust someone who doesn't pronounce the letter H"
    -Me while watching this video

  • @mystereo9041
    @mystereo9041 Год назад +1

    Good work. Glad to see that you are loving the music I grew up to. I have been listening to BOC since 1996 I ran across Boc Maxima when I used to DJ. Funny thing, I followed the whole 'puzzle' before this album drop. In the beginning, I guessed that the album would come out June 9th. Close! But regardless, as soon as the album dropped I immediately DJ'd the tracks mainly so I could just do a quick remix all in one play. Well I posted on the internet and they actually liked it! Huge deal to me. But WARP ended up taking it down the next day for copyright infringement. All good though f&ck em. Can't believe they dug my mixtape I was acting like a 16 year old groupie at a Britany Spears concert.
    You should listen to Future Sound of London. They have have changed music at that time and have a ridiculous amount of music under various Monikers. It's crazy to me nobody has done a Doc on them. As far as I am concerned they are the OG's of trip hop/IDM. Check them out. But good work holmie!

  • @icekall35
    @icekall35 2 года назад

    finally youre back

  • @555sothis6
    @555sothis6 11 месяцев назад

    The track title 'Reach for the Dead' reminds me of the Judgement tarot card which has an image of the dead reaching up towards an angel with a trumpet. This ties in with the seven angels with the seven trumpets

  • @YershJRSZ
    @YershJRSZ 2 года назад +2

    Absolutely love the video.
    Now dunno if it's only me, but when the previous 3 albums in form of MHTRTC, Geogaddi and Campfire Headphase seems like the 3 parts of the same story, this one sounds to me like it's own separate thing, maybe the part of the next trilogy?

    • @soulslip
      @soulslip Год назад

      TH has always felt like Geogaddi pt. 2 to me in a way, although different in terms of musical composition, less driving melodies but the sinister subliminals and overall themes...

    • @blongo2112
      @blongo2112 10 месяцев назад +1

      If MHTRTC, Geogaddi, and TCH were the "first half of the hexagon", then maybe TH signifies the beginning of the "second half"...
      [Just a theory I've seen around ;) ]

  • @mclovin_69_
    @mclovin_69_ 7 месяцев назад

    nice plate reverb from that room

  • @nestorrubenguerrero
    @nestorrubenguerrero 5 месяцев назад

    nice video, from Argentina!

  • @arafatnote92
    @arafatnote92 2 месяца назад

    You're really doing amazing, and know i even more love BoC, and especially for this album that which is my least favorite from them, i starting to love it more

  • @keithmorrison8373
    @keithmorrison8373 9 месяцев назад

    From what I can tell the non transitions aren't because the tracklist is wrong but instead done on purpose to give it the felling of a movie cue

  • @gerryfearon7905
    @gerryfearon7905 Год назад

    Great vid man! Had TH since release, always felt the tracks were, oddly placed or something. But now it makes sense, even if it is just a happy accident!
    Do MHTRTC and IABPOITC please, I know it's an incredible amount of work for you to do, but I love hearing other people's breakdowns of BoC work and you will get the views over the years as more and more people discover them.
    Have you ever thought of doing a breakdown of the 'A Few Old Tunes' tapes? Now that's a lot of work with some amazing hidden gems in there.
    Been a fan going on 24 years and they STILL manage to surprise me 🤔

  • @thestatpow5
    @thestatpow5 2 года назад

    Very great analysis.

  • @enumeratedentity
    @enumeratedentity 2 года назад +1

    Tomorrow's Harvest is like the masterful alternative OST to Todd Haynes' 'Safe,' if the film were adapted to the "post"-pandemic world within which we find ourselves today. Unattenuated credit to Ed Tomney for the original score.

  • @stevenpayneproductions
    @stevenpayneproductions 2 года назад

    Love boc and it's always great to get a education on the best electronic band ever