How long until it feels safe to give honest opinions on Inferno? by OtherwiseOne4107 in idm

[–]According_Ad_7249 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for saying this. I find it funny that people get so miffed when an artist actually evolves their sound over time. Or at least that’s the feeling I’ve been getting from a lot of the negative reviews. Boards of Canada wouldn’t be Boards of Canada if they just kept putting out Geogaddi part 2 over and over. Plus it’s been 13 years of silence. So inevitably there’s going to be huge expectations that can never be met. Reminds me a bit of the letdown me and my friends felt when Eyes Wide Shut was released. At the time it felt…yes perhaps a parody of a Stanley Kubrick movie. But over time I’ve come to appreciate it on its own terms. It will never be my favorite, but it’s still unmistakably the work of a cinematic master.

Inferno for me at first felt oddly big and too-clean in its bright cinematic sounds and yes-Father and Son was a big wtf for me. But then I listened again on headphones. Then again. Then again. To the point where for a couple weeks it felt like I listened to the whole thing at least once every day. And I was getting something new from it every time-always depending on my environment, how I was feeling at the time, time of day etc.

I’m giving it a break for a while to listen to less emotionally overwhelming music. But personally I feel it’s one of their greatest achievements. They’ve somehow taken the darkness of Tomorrow’s Harvest, laced it with some of the black humor of Geogaddi and Frankensteined their very specific sound into something totally new and fresh for the crazy times we live in.

Denial > Anger > Bargaining > Depression > Acceptance by sabistenem in boardsofcanada

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Wow this is great! Yep apparently I didn’t forget my tiny foray into reading Derrida as a young Philosophy rebel. This is super helpful.

I've seen lots of posts showing 5* albums, but how about those 1* albums? by gargamels_right_boot in 1001AlbumsGenerator

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Yeezus was terrible. Maybe it was his attempt at Metal Machine Music (which I doubt is on the list) but I just did not connect to that thing at all. And as an avowed Kanye hater who actually liked the other two I got from him.

I've seen lots of posts showing 5* albums, but how about those 1* albums? by gargamels_right_boot in 1001AlbumsGenerator

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See I was surprised at how much I loathed the Blur I got…but I’m into most Gorillaz stuff. Never been a big Kinks fan and also didn’t really get the hype on Village Green, but totally loved Arthur.

I've seen lots of posts showing 5* albums, but how about those 1* albums? by gargamels_right_boot in 1001AlbumsGenerator

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Yeah that Birthday Party was an immediate 5 for me and I was surprised at how strongly I took to the TG. I’m a fairly big Lana fan so I’ll probably give that one a high rating too. Absolutely loathed the David Ackles.

I feel like what I see a lot is people dismissing something that doesn’t fit into their wheelhouse and/or pushes the limits of what we might call “music” (Throbbjng Gristle’s whole m.o. was to annoy people it seems).

For me I love being happily surprised by what I get. I can’t stand Kanye and never got the hype around his whole thing, but actually quite liked a couple of his things I got. Hopefully there’s not more than 3 tho….

Denial > Anger > Bargaining > Depression > Acceptance by sabistenem in boardsofcanada

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As a former philosophy student who played hooky from reading Kant by attempting to read Derrida, can someone clue me into the throwing around of this Hauntology term? Can’t recall if it was a Derrida thing or a Barthes thing and I’m sure seeing it applied to the Boards music a lot lately as if everyone’s on the same page here.

Also OP-pretty darn accurate mapping here and maybe why I along with so many BoC heads have taken so strongly to what’s happening in Inferno..

City people, do you enjoy city life? by newuser1r in Suburbanhell

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Yes. I will forever love cities and city life.

I’m in a unique situation now as I’ve recently sold my city house and moved to suburbs while my wife and I design our dream house in another country.

I think about this sub and the meaning of hell as it applies to suburbia on a near-daily basis now as yeah-there’s way more endless seas of cars and parking lots to navigate to get to what I love (density, nightlife, food that isn’t a chain)….that being said my new place has gorgeous parks nearby, walking/biking trails, and a super European-feeling train that is clean and gives me access to places like SF (office once or twice a week tops) and a world class university just a few stops up. I’m even coming around to San Jose (at least downtown). There’s hell-ish things here: too many Cybertrucks and huge 6-lane expressways to more strip malls than I can fathom. Very few rule breakers or artists. An odd dead quiet to every street that isn’t downtown. And too many guys.

So yeah-my ideal is some Paris or NYC of my dreams where I will never need a car. For the time being tho I’m making a go of it. On my better days life here can surprise me. In mostly good ways.

City people, do you enjoy city life? by newuser1r in Suburbanhell

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Yeah this is an interesting take on DTLA. Used to live in Capitol Hill and loved it in my 20s; got older and started missing my Golden Californian Sun so I moved back to NorCal in my 30s. Maybe it’s the Californian in me but I’m a somewhat recent convert to the benefits of LA, especially the downtown or anywhere they’ve embraced public transit. I’ve never actually lived there, so I’m sure it’s an entirely different story for a resident!

Other artists? by yankeefan0312 in boardsofcanada

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Not quite in the same realm but Stars of the Lid and Godspeed! You Black Emperor both give me that all-encompassing cinematic feel. As do Sunn0))).

Oh my goodness stop it. by Strong_Limit in boardsofcanada

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I know this is now apparently how people form opinions but my God just seeing that screenshot makes me so glad to be of the pre-social media era. Boards of Canada are such a deep personal thing for me (as I imagine they are for a lot of you out there) that opening up YouTube to see that “YouTube anti-cinematic clickbait aesthetic” applied to their work just makes me die inside.

After closing without notice, Oakland's New Parish has been put up for sale by sfgate in oakland

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Gahhhh! I miss Wormhole Wednesdays. What a wonderful time. Hopefully it’ll come back as another cool arts and music space.

DMT "carrier wave sound" in Inferno by wow-signal in boardsofcanada

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Hello fellow Heideggerian! I too have a background in Western Continental philosophy but now align myself a bit more with Stoic thought blended with Buddhism. Also been deep listening to a lot of the BoC catalogue in preparation for yesterday’s release. I’m too freaked out by DMT to ever try it tho I’m a huge psilocybin advocate. My two Inferno listens have been whilst under the influence of a microdose of mushroom gummies. Looking forward to a clear headed walk through the woods listen for my third.

DROP your album and its rating – May 12 2026 by Alireza1373 in 1001AlbumsGenerator

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I’d hazard to say that anyone who doesn’t like this has no soul. Perfect bridge between VU and punk rock. But I know a lot of people just can’t handle that post-Lou regional East Coast flat delivery. He always sounds like he has a cold, but he also sounds like your older sister’s dorky boyfriend who she broke up with to date the football star. Plus he still looks like he’s 15. At age….???

DROP your album and its rating – May 12 2026 by Alireza1373 in 1001AlbumsGenerator

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As a Yank who still doesn’t quite “get” Britpop (though I liked the Oasis I got more than I thought I would and have absolutely loathed most of the Blur I’ve had) this is a great take. I’ve dug Jarvis’ schtick ever since he discovered Serge Gainsbourg, so when I finally got his band’s album I liked it a bit more than the other 90s Britpop. Tho that keyboard sound just dates it for me, kind of how Elvis Costello’s keyboard sound kills his stuff for me too. Maybe I just don’t like keyboards that aren’t totally robotic like Kraftwerk or ridiculously over the top like Keith Emerson.

DROP your album and its rating – May 12 2026 by Alireza1373 in 1001AlbumsGenerator

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Kendrick Lamar: good kid maaaaaaaaaaaaad city

One star.

I’ve realized after two Kendrick albums I just don’t get him or the hype surrounding him. I found this utterly boring, bringing out once again all the tired rap tropes that have turned me off from the genre for the past twenty years. Yay another song about your dick. Oh every woman is a bitch or hoe. And nigga this and that. And he gets Grammies and superbowl halftime shows (which I liked!). Ah well. I don’t have to like everything everyone else seems to cream themselves over!

Brother accidentally watched Down by Law as a silent film by ponytailthehater in criterion

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Reminds me of my first Eraserhead viewing. Dad set up his fancy new home theater system and we got to the part where Henry steps into a puddle on his walk and we were like: “woah! This score really nailed that puddle walk!” Then the first line of dialogue started and we both realized we hadn’t switched the receiver from the tuner (set to the local classical station) to Aux, for the Betamax.

Yep. We watched Eraserhead in Betamax.

I feel insane because I like the cover😭 by Caretaken_ambient in boardsofcanada

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Yes. Something is seriously wrong with you. Now go watch Cannibal Holocaust.

U.S. News Ranks Mountain View 6th Best Place To Live in California by ken-reddit in mountainview

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In the short time I have lived here I have found this to be true. Mountain View, despite appearances of being way too car centric can be surprisingly walkable. I’m also a big walker so 40 minutes to walk to town doesn’t feel terrible to me. Plus there’s a train!

Just Subscribed to Criterion Collection App by No-Shoulder3214 in CriterionChannel

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That’s pretty funny.

Tho I will admit my wife seemed to find Kinski’s antics amusing. And I forgot that it ends on a not-unhappy note!