Boards of Canada Reach for the Dead - New Single Available For Download From Bleep!

I've had a really busy day, but it was very nice to come home to this. I just stopped by to say "FUCK YES". So good. I'm going to sit out on my back deck and enjoy the sunset with a white tea, chocolate, and this track on repeat.

I've noticed that several people have already stated this before (and so have I, in other threads), but 2013 is already the best year in music for me, hands down.

  On 5/23/2013 at 9:56 PM, oscillik said:

 

  On 5/23/2013 at 9:54 PM, LOL Alzado said:

 

If you choose not to listen you're missing the chance to have your mind blown along with the rest of us.

I prefer listening to albums as a whole, rather than bits and pieces here and there. I'm ok to wait until either a full legit release, or a full leak. I'm not gonna go as far as to wait for the vinyl until my first listen.

We should respect opinions like this. Not everybody wants to hear snippets.

I did download the single but only because I'd already heard it a dozen tunes on the ustream thing - and it has been made an official release by the record label.

Otherwise, I'm happy to wait for the rest.

Also, as a side note, could everyone on here kindly refrain from visiting bleep when the digital versions become available?

I don't want a bunch of unwashed losers scrabbling to get their mp3s as this will impede access to my 24bit WAVs.

You know it makes sense.

Thanks guys.

I like it, brings lots of spacey philosophical nostalgic feelings which what i look for in ELM, i havent had feelings like these since i first listen to the artificial intelligence series s this makes me very happy.

I love the video too, that part from @3.27 to the end is awesome.

I like it. I'm not completely blown away like some people are, though. I think this seems like the right track to release to the public early, since they had to release something.

Video is fantastic.

  On 5/24/2013 at 3:15 AM, dylanmcknd said:

I like it. I'm not completely blown away like some people are, though. I think this seems like the right track to release to the public early, since they had to release something.

Video is fantastic.

word, agreed. Love the video. Track is ok.

  On 5/24/2013 at 3:06 AM, fumi said:

 

  On 5/23/2013 at 9:56 PM, oscillik said:

 

  On 5/23/2013 at 9:54 PM, LOL Alzado said:

If you choose not to listen you're missing the chance to have your mind blown along with the rest of us.

I prefer listening to albums as a whole, rather than bits and pieces here and there. I'm ok to wait until either a full legit release, or a full leak. I'm not gonna go as far as to wait for the vinyl until my first listen.

We should respect opinions like this. Not everybody wants to hear snippets.

 

I did download the single but only because I'd already heard it a dozen tunes on the ustream thing - and it has been made an official release by the record label.

 

Otherwise, I'm happy to wait for the rest.

 

Also, as a side note, could everyone on here kindly refrain from visiting bleep when the digital versions become available?

 

I don't want a bunch of unwashed losers scrabbling to get their mp3s as this will impede access to my 24bit WAVs.

 

You know it makes sense.

 

Thanks guys.

 

totally agree. i listened to it (like it), and watched the video (loved it), but as i was doing so i was telling myself to wait for the entire album. oh well, i'm guessing it'll stick out like oscar see through red eye does off the campfire headphase, but it's just nice to have some new boc.

this won't go over well with the campfire headphase crowd, but i think (hope) this is going to be the proper follow up to geogaddi.

Pretty cool track, but what I'm mostly excited about is the vibe it gives off... this combined with the track from the announcement video (which I really hope is on the album in some form) sounds like another Geogaddi-esque album. Couldn't be more pumped for this!

Decent track. I imagine it'd sound much better played in the album

It sounds like an intro or a bridge between tracks, imo. I keep waiting for it to burst into something epic!

sounds great, just like oneohtrix point never...

what were the first tracks we heard off geogaddi and campfire? alpha & omega/oscar see through red eye? reach for the dead is much better than both of those imo

expectations exceeded

A magnificent setup for the album.. cant wait.

Only kidding here.................. this track is the opposite of boring!!!!

  On 5/24/2013 at 10:35 AM, philia said:

what were the first tracks we heard off geogaddi and campfire? alpha & omega/oscar see through red eye? reach for the dead is much better than both of those imo

Better than Alpha & Omega but not Oscar see through red eye.

LOVE

Giving me stong Telefon Tel Aviv vibes. Also get a Godspeed vibe the way the guitar line builds up. Love this track already.

This is much nicer than I thought it was going to be. Video is great too.

I suspect this may work better within the context of the entire album, though.

To me, the crunchy drums towards the end sound almost Elektron generated. Could be anything, of course.

Sound nice and maybe uplifting? dunno, overal like the song and the video is incredible, maybe give it another listen on the headphones and then just wait for the whole album to drop.

Love the video and the synths in the track. Still not feeling the bit-crushed drums or sequencer line that much. They're not bad though, just a bit ordinary and dated (to me.) Overall, a 'nice' enough track that really comes into it's own with the lovely video, and hopefully will do in the album!

Everyone who thinks the track is OK, keep listening. It might click.

  On 5/24/2013 at 12:12 PM, arvy said:

Sound nice and maybe uplifting?

I agree, but it also has that signature boc sinister edge to it.

Bound to happen....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOK3qAki-fc&feature=youtu.be

How many 666's are hidden in the track? I've counted 664 so far.