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MUSIC | Boards of Canada's Latest, "Tomorrow's Harvest"
MUSIC | Scotland's Giants Break Eight Years of Silence
Boards of Canada's Latest Album, 'Tomorrow's Harvest'
Boards of Canada, the electronic music duo comprised of Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin, have surprise-released their new album, 'Tomorrow's Harvest,' worldwide. It officially drops on Wednesday, June 5th.
Text by IWANAGA Morito (OPENERS)
Unprecedented Promotion
Hailing from Scotland, the electronic music duo Boards of Canada began their musical journey in the late 1980s.
In 1998, they released 'Music Has the Right to Children' on Warp Records, a seminal British techno label. This album pioneered 'folktronica,' blending acoustic elements with the IDM (Intelligent Dance Music) and electronica of the 90s. Their subsequent works, 'Geogaddi' and 'The Campfire Headphase,' are also considered essential masterpieces in the history of electronic music.
During Record Store Day in April this year, a Boards of Canada 12-inch vinyl suddenly appeared in record shops. Without any prior announcement, and with an unknown number of copies pressed, this record has since been discovered at 'Other Music' in New York and 'Rough Trade East' in London, with rumors also circulating of sightings in record stores in several cities, including Tokyo.
The record sleeve featured an enigmatic inscription: '―― / ―― / ―― / XXXXXX / ―― / ――.' Those who acquired the record used the leaked audio from YouTube to decipher the six-digit number that likely belonged in the 'XXXXXX' slot. Subsequently, a series of numbers were released sequentially through outlets like the UK's BBC Radio, America's NPR, and fan sites, generating significant buzz, particularly among international music media. Fans who pieced together all the numbers were then able to enter them as a password on the Boards of Canada official website, revealing a video containing information about their new album. The existence of 'Tomorrow's Harvest,' their first album in eight years, was confirmed and disseminated worldwide by the very fans who uncovered it.
The Music Video Finally Revealed
At midnight on Wednesday, May 22nd, the new track 'Reach For The Dead' was unveiled on the giant screen at Shibuya Scramble Crossing. The track 'Cold Earth' was played before Squarepusher's set at a music event in Detroit, and a listening event was held in the California desert, all fueling anticipation from media and fans. Finally, on Wednesday, June 5th, the new album is released.
Their sound, a grand-scale psychedelia that seems to awaken dormant landscapes within the consciousness, confirms Boards of Canada as a truly unique entity and 'Tomorrow's Harvest' as their magnum opus.
The soundscape of this work will undoubtedly guide listeners on an auditory journey far beyond their imagination and expectations.
'Tomorrow's Harvest'
Boards of Canada
Release Date | Wednesday, June 5th
¥2,000 (BRC-382)
Warp Records / Beat Records
http://www.boardsofcanada.com
1. Gemini
2. Reach For The Dead
3. White Cyclosa
4. Jacquard Causeway
5. Telepath
6. Cold Earth
7. Transmisiones Ferox
8. Sick Times
9. Collapse
10. Palace Posy
11. Split Your Infinities
12. Uritual
13. Nothing Is Real
14. Sundown
15. New Seeds
16. Come To Dust
17. Semena Mertvykh
Beat Ink
Tel. 03-5768-1277
http://www.beatink.com