Alzado Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-revie...a-highway.shtml it's a pretty fair and accurate review, imo. i disagree about Skyliner; i like that track. but otherwise, the reviewer pretty much gets it right. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Alzado's signature Hide all signatures RIP Farm Eagle Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 (edited) It's a pretty fair review. I just received mine from Warp today. Apart from Skyliner and Left Hand Drive it's nothing to shout about. We've all heard Dayvan before and the remix is frankly rubbish. Those Wisp ones on here were much better. Definitely their weakest release. Mainly IMHO because of the need to include all the Dayvan stuff. They could have added more unreleased stuff instead. Edited May 26, 2006 by fumi Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide fumi's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-179624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 I disagree about the remix; it's better in my mind than wisp's vanilla remixes. Though I'm not a fan of its structure - quiet-loud-quiet-loud-etc - I find myself listening to the middle part with drum and guitar, as often as I listen to Left Side Drive and Heard from Telegraph Lines, my two other favorite tracks. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-179668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest M83J01P97 Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 The remix is three random bits of boring sound cobbled together. At least make one consistent track if your going to remix BoC... Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-179674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
playbynumbers Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 yeah, once again, i find myself reluctantly agreeing with pitchfork ... i suppose my infinite love for 'left side drive' has sort of biased me, but then when i try to really step back, yeah, the EP is about a 6.0. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide playbynumbers's signature Hide all signatures vinyl for sale photography! Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-179685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wolf Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 i've been listening to it a lot , but only b/c it runs ~28 minutes , which is exactly how long it takes me to drive to/from work . it's so painfully short .. like being sprayed w/ a garden hose when you want an hour in the hot tub Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-179743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alzado Posted May 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 the remix sucks Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Alzado's signature Hide all signatures RIP Farm Eagle Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-179810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Archrival Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 "like being sprayed w/ a garden hose when you want an hour in the hot tub" haha excellent! sounds like a lovely EP to me, a teaser for greater things to come... Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-179818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chromakey_dreamcoat Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 (edited) I'd give it a 9/10. I love Dayvan Cowboy, Left Side Drive and Skyliner. But I agree with Pitchfork about the lack of BOC new material. Edited May 26, 2006 by chromakey_dreamcoat Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-179870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ▓▓▓ Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 i'm in a minority then, i reckon the remix is the best track on the cd Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-179873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest absolu Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 I'd live without any tracks on this EP except for Left Side Drive. But then again, it's been done on MHTRTC. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-179877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iep Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 ▓▓▓ said: i'm in a minority then, i reckon the remix is the best track on the cd i also think the remix is the best track on there; in fact, the other tracks pale in comparison.. it has such a thick, crunchy, huge and ethereal sound to it.. real lysergic, heady stuff... moodwise it would fit in with some of BoC's earlier (geogaddi-styled), more psychedelic, tracks.. it has that same mushroom-y layered crunchyness... + the drones at the end are extremely sweet... Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-179879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 ▓▓▓ said: i'm in a minority then, i reckon the remix is the best track on the cd I almost agree...The middle part has more passion to it than any of the Boards tracks, which seem fairly bland on the whole. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-179880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1001 0 Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 yes, the remix! ! Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-179992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 playbynumbers said: i suppose my infinite love for 'left side drive' has sort of biased me, I SO know what you mean about that one. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide fumi's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-179993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
playbynumbers Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 fumi said: playbynumbers said: i suppose my infinite love for 'left side drive' has sort of biased me, I SO know what you mean about that one. also the remix is just okay ... i mean, the first and third parts aren't even good by 'odd nosdam trademark ambience' standards. the second part is awesome, but only because dayvan is the original track; it would be very very hard to fuck up a track as good as dayvan Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide playbynumbers's signature Hide all signatures vinyl for sale photography! Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-180073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alzado Posted May 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 the remix sucks Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Alzado's signature Hide all signatures RIP Farm Eagle Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-180140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goiter Sanchez Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 LOL Alzado said: the remix sucks It sure does! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Goiter Sanchez's signature Hide all signatures Soundcloud - http://soundcloud.com/swegunoFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/sweguno Mixcloud - https://www.mixcloud.com/Sweguno/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-180291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 as an ep, i dont really like how 1 track is dayvan cowboy and the other is a remix. that said, i do like the remix. i do feel the ep couldve been better, but i still like it. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-180316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dryryzer Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 i think the remix really lets the ep down...i was close to turning it off when i first heard it...and i doubt ill be listening to it again....they should have given to autechre or somebody to do the mix...would have come out a lot better... I dont like the fact that davyan cowboy is on there, as most people will already have this from campfire anyway, and i am one of the ones who doesnt rate that track that much anyway...it sounds to clean for boards....the strings in particular.... Left side drive is wicked...especially the chords at the end Heard from telegraph lines is really really good as welll...really infectious.. Syliner is good...but already heard it.... Under the coke sign is ok, but not amazing... So id give bout 6.5/10 Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-180479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest twiddler Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 The remix is good, but together with the other tracks it doesn't seem in place. I wonder why people aren't disappointed with Under the Coke Sign for example - it's basically an attempt to repeat Pete Standing Alone with Olsen's chords but maybe boc realised it was becoming already too familiar so it was reduced to just a loop over some vinyl crackle. This is the biggest disappointment to me. And i think for their next release the boards should go in a totally new direction, cause at least for me there is no point in doing the same thing over and over again. I would have been happier if they made a punk rock album instead. Or maybe they should try to get a guest vocalist for each track. Or a small orchestra with violins and stuff... Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-180497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moebius Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 On one hand I think they're being a bit too down on it, on the other hand... It's just a single. What do you expect? The fact there there are new full-lengths tracks at all is a bonus. One shouldn't get too excited over a single... Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-180532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
khov Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 maybe its a grower but i find it quite predictable & boring (btw: i was sure i would hate their latest record with guitars samples, but i listen to it all the time & love it), i dont like the remix at all, the original is a great track & this one sounds artificial, like a remix done on a computer (unlike sounds artists like normandeau or bj nilsen who treat sounds in a quite organic way with computers) but i guess this ep needs time... Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-180547 Share on other sites More sharing options...
playbynumbers Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 this line in the review sort of annoyed me Quote the duo's otherwise total remove from the peripheral obligations (live shows, videos, interviews) they've done lots of interviews ... plus a few live shows. and they judged the wattem fan-created videos, at least Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide playbynumbers's signature Hide all signatures vinyl for sale photography! Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-180809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chromakey_dreamcoat Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 Trans Canada Highway got a 3.5/5 on AllMusic. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/8864-tch-ep/#findComment-181178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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