Boards of Canada - Trans Canada Highway (Vinyl)
Boards of Canada - Trans Canada Highway (Vinyl)
2006âs âTrans Canada Highwayâ is a crucial EP which explicitly referenced Boards of Canadaâs Kraftwerk connection once more, serving to reconnect that link in the wake of 2005âs guitar-led âThe Campfire Headphaseâ. If 2002âs âGeogaddiâ seemed to reinterpret the nuclear dread of Kraftwerkâs âRadioactivityâ, then âTrans Canada Highwayâ connected with the open road optimism of âTrans Europe Expressâ, led by the summery âDavyan Cowboyâ, where flanged guitars and earthy hip-hop beats promise to roll on forever until the sunrise.
âSkylinerâ pushes together Boardsâ familiar elements into a mixture which is taut and propulsive, rather than introspective. The trackâs synths swell in and out imparting a momentum that has more in common with house music than tripping hip-hop, while layers of rippling pitched percussion recall Talking Heads at their finest. âHeard From the Telephone Lineâ is a classic pensive ambient cut from the duo, but feels shot through with a wide-eyed hope which on other records is either absent or subverted, while âUnder The Coke Signâ equally emphasises a sense of an expansive motorway landscape in all its wonder. It is the concise focus of the EP which further makes it a unique release within Boards of Canadaâs output, creating a sense of endless travel not through mere depiction but by offering the listener sharp glimpses of distinct moments, untempered by the more sinister subject matter which dominates much of their work.
Tracklisting
2. Left Side Drive
3. Heard from Telegraph Lines
4. Skyliner
5. Under the Coke Sign
6. Dayvan Cowboy (Odd Nosdam Remix)
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Boards of Canada - Trans Canada Highway (Vinyl)
Boards of Canada - Trans Canada Highway (Vinyl)
2006âs âTrans Canada Highwayâ is a crucial EP which explicitly referenced Boards of Canadaâs Kraftwerk connection once more, serving to reconnect that link in the wake of 2005âs guitar-led âThe Campfire Headphaseâ. If 2002âs âGeogaddiâ seemed to reinterpret the nuclear dread of Kraftwerkâs âRadioactivityâ, then âTrans Canada Highwayâ connected with the open road optimism of âTrans Europe Expressâ, led by the summery âDavyan Cowboyâ, where flanged guitars and earthy hip-hop beats promise to roll on forever until the sunrise.
âSkylinerâ pushes together Boardsâ familiar elements into a mixture which is taut and propulsive, rather than introspective. The trackâs synths swell in and out imparting a momentum that has more in common with house music than tripping hip-hop, while layers of rippling pitched percussion recall Talking Heads at their finest. âHeard From the Telephone Lineâ is a classic pensive ambient cut from the duo, but feels shot through with a wide-eyed hope which on other records is either absent or subverted, while âUnder The Coke Signâ equally emphasises a sense of an expansive motorway landscape in all its wonder. It is the concise focus of the EP which further makes it a unique release within Boards of Canadaâs output, creating a sense of endless travel not through mere depiction but by offering the listener sharp glimpses of distinct moments, untempered by the more sinister subject matter which dominates much of their work.
Tracklisting
2. Left Side Drive
3. Heard from Telegraph Lines
4. Skyliner
5. Under the Coke Sign
6. Dayvan Cowboy (Odd Nosdam Remix)
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Boards of Canada - Trans Canada Highway (Vinyl)
2006âs âTrans Canada Highwayâ is a crucial EP which explicitly referenced Boards of Canadaâs Kraftwerk connection once more, serving to reconnect that link in the wake of 2005âs guitar-led âThe Campfire Headphaseâ. If 2002âs âGeogaddiâ seemed to reinterpret the nuclear dread of Kraftwerkâs âRadioactivityâ, then âTrans Canada Highwayâ connected with the open road optimism of âTrans Europe Expressâ, led by the summery âDavyan Cowboyâ, where flanged guitars and earthy hip-hop beats promise to roll on forever until the sunrise.
âSkylinerâ pushes together Boardsâ familiar elements into a mixture which is taut and propulsive, rather than introspective. The trackâs synths swell in and out imparting a momentum that has more in common with house music than tripping hip-hop, while layers of rippling pitched percussion recall Talking Heads at their finest. âHeard From the Telephone Lineâ is a classic pensive ambient cut from the duo, but feels shot through with a wide-eyed hope which on other records is either absent or subverted, while âUnder The Coke Signâ equally emphasises a sense of an expansive motorway landscape in all its wonder. It is the concise focus of the EP which further makes it a unique release within Boards of Canadaâs output, creating a sense of endless travel not through mere depiction but by offering the listener sharp glimpses of distinct moments, untempered by the more sinister subject matter which dominates much of their work.
Tracklisting
2. Left Side Drive
3. Heard from Telegraph Lines
4. Skyliner
5. Under the Coke Sign
6. Dayvan Cowboy (Odd Nosdam Remix)
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