Official Reach for the Dead video now online

this video makes my pants feel tight

Video is as lush as the tune. Wouldn't mind if whole video was just flying through the clouds towards the sun though. Love that bit. The synths at the end are to die for.....

  On 5/24/2013 at 3:26 AM, lumpenprol said:

I think it sounded better in the poor quality from the Japan showing.

 

could have been done by anyone.

Are you serious?

yeah lumpy, assplain yoslef!

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the guy that did the video did a fan vid for in a beautiful place... 3 years ago. i wonder if that's how BoC found him...

[vimeo]8023898[/vimeo]

So fucking good.

The ending shots of the sun kind of looks like nuclear explosion from above, am I the only one seeing that?

Oh, I thought they had made the video themselves. :-( Well, actually, it makes me even more impressed with how marinated in the music the video seems. Great, great work, Video Maker!

The track is still just 'nice' to me. Great evocative typical BoC synths, other elements are ok but a bit surprising in their simplicity/datedness (the drums.) It sounds like Boards of Canada, for sure! It sounds like it could have come straight off Geogaddi, but it is simpler and less 'destroyed' sounding than most of that album. I miss that super saturated sound; they (more or less) abandoned it on TCH, and it wasn't so present on MHTRTC, but I re-listened to their not-difficult second album again recently a by golly is it good! Wow. I love that rich, old- tape - but super 3D sound....

  On 5/24/2013 at 2:52 PM, keltoi said:

yeah lumpy, assplain yoslef!

 

I would, but I'd just be digging myself into a hole of grumpiness.

Will wait for the album before I vent my spleen...

that black triangle around the sun is so intriguing. There have to be more videos. That can't be the end of the story.

  On 5/24/2013 at 11:31 AM, jasondonervan said:

 

  On 5/24/2013 at 11:26 AM, triachus said:

 

  On 5/24/2013 at 11:11 AM, jasondonervan said:

 

 

 

National Geographicgaddi lol

 

 

hah!

  On 5/24/2013 at 3:26 AM, lumpenprol said:

 

  On 5/23/2013 at 9:58 PM, tht tne said:

it is merely "acceptable"

 

 

  On 5/24/2013 at 1:59 AM, yikes said:

ehhhhh

yea it's cool

BUT

if it said "tycho" or "casino vs japan" on the label would ya'll be wetting your panties like this?

this.

 

I think it sounded better in the poor quality from the Japan showing.

 

It's a nice track, with some really nice subtle details, but it doesn't do anything for me....yet. Seems to be lacking any residual BoC magic, could have been done by anyone.

 

Will see how it grows, and still looking forward to the album.

 

When I first heard "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk I was underwhelmed, but I couldn't get it out of my head. It still doesn't do anything for me emotionally but even now I find myself humming it. "Reach For The Dead" is the complete opposite: I got chills watching the video. I can't stop thinking about both the visuals and music - there aren't any hooks or very clear earworm parts, it's totally an experience for me watching and listening to that music video. I must admit, without the video I would not be gushing over the song as much, but I would still be excited and have it on repeat.

I never really thought of Boards of Canada as a group that makes earworms, though they are capable of that (the synth line "roygbiv" for example), and their music doesn't just grow on you, it beckons you back over and over again. I get that vibe from this song.

Nice tune, very sexy, but not blowing my mind.

  On 5/24/2013 at 3:44 PM, LOL Alzado said:

that black triangle around the sun is so intriguing. There have to be more videos. That can't be the end of the story.

The three suns made me think of the holy trinity, and then that made me think of the Trinity site in New Mexico...

The test site is just north of White Sands, where Project Excelsior was launched:

Another vibe I;m getting...

  On 5/24/2013 at 11:26 AM, triachus said:

 

  On 5/24/2013 at 11:11 AM, jasondonervan said:

 

 

 

National Geographic lol

 

Looks more like a Magic Window to me

  On 5/24/2013 at 2:52 PM, keltoi said:

 

[vimeo]8023898[/vimeo]

that song (iabpoitc) is just magic, watching that video after not having heard the tune for some time now made me realize it's my favorite boc song.

  On 5/24/2013 at 4:29 PM, joshuatx said:

 

  On 5/24/2013 at 3:44 PM, LOL Alzado said:

that black triangle around the sun is so intriguing. There have to be more videos. That can't be the end of the story.

 

The three suns made me think of the holy trinity, and then that made me think of the Trinity site in New Mexico...

 

Lush gifs

Those are simply amazing.

DAT ROSES

This track didn't really amaze me or anything, maybe in the context of the whole album I'll appreciate it better

I'm impressed with its slighly dark feel.

It creates all the typical melancholic BoC-atmospheres.

Hopefully the rest of the Album sounds like this also.

After Campfire failed my ears so badly, i think they manage to go back to their former roots and this is important because the flute will always trump the guitar forever.

  On 5/25/2013 at 12:14 AM, Tok said:

this is important because the flute will always trump the guitar forever.

lol. so true.

First I'm all, oh, some woozy drone stuff and a beat, so cool. Then that arpeggio and I come stupid hard.

Just found this nestled in the comments on the tumblr:

http://www.davidmyrick.com

Awesome. I really, really love it

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Neil-Krug-Director-Photographer/136418719707537

http://www.facebook.com/DavidMyrickCinematographerPhotographer?directed_target_id=0

  On 5/24/2013 at 9:42 PM, jasondonervan said:

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Dude. Simply awesome.

usually i feel like i can spot when video makers are doing effects to make video look grainy or washed out. this looks very convincing like it was scanned from crappy 16mm stock. Are there pretty easy ways to 'fake' old film like this these days? I have no clue