I think there is something about this record that captures the spirit of the countryside in northern Britain. People who grew up in the north will know what I mean. The closest thing I can compare it to is sitting on a bale of hay in the twilight on an early autumn evening with friends. There's the feeling of warmth and friendliness, but at the same time an enveloping darkness and menace, just out of the corner of your eye. Beautiful.

Two years ago, I compiled the albums Music Has The Right To Children and Geogaddi from a pile of random BoC files on my pc, which were being mostly ignored up till that point.

Since then, I've played Geogaddi to bits. It became my favourite BoC record and one of my favourite records of all time.

It's a really emotional record, with beatifull melodies and beats. The thing what sets the BoC style apart is an extremely organic atmosphere. It's one of those records that, when played on you headphones or on a good stereo and with you lying on your bed or sofa, will really take you places. A bit like Dante's Inferno, where the reader (as Dante) travels safely by the side of his guide to the depths of hell. There's both horrible and marvelous things on this record, sometimes it's a bit confronting to listen to it still.

You do have to take the time to appreciate it, but the end result won't come as a dissappointment. People can dismiss this album as elitist and I can really understand why they'd do that, but for me it changed the way I view music and life itself. I'm sorry for how corny that sounds, but my English vocabulairy doesn't allow me to put it any other way.

Alpah & Omega is a bit of a masterpiece. Forget all the hidden subliminal / sub-religious baggage that often accompanies BOC tracks. The groove in this is unreal. I've played it about 15 times this week . . . . .

Let's Face it, BoC with each release leave that style behind for an updated one, and in this case with 'Geogaddi' they have gotten a little more abstract and experimental. Sure they still have there glitched out beats with there non-organic samples of little childeren and nature documentaries, but they are are a different BoC and the fact that they have challenged themselves to step outside There Own Box, i think with a little time this one will grow on us...like Chemical Brothers and Underworld albums we always seem to nitpick them and state that there previous album was better, well what makes good artists is there constant change and evolution. Geogaddi has plenty of there 'Beaty' and tracks with lots of disturbed and meloncholy melodies such as 'Music is Math' and '1969', but now they have a lot more of this strange ambient sound mixed with an anxious yet different IDM sound 'Gyroscope'--'The Beach At Redpoint'--'You Could Feel The Sky' and 'Alpha and Omega', which was unexpected.

I truly enjoy this album and I give props out to BoC for not letting the fans get to their heads and redoing a second version of MHtRtC.

P.S. GYROSCOPE is one of my favorite BoC tracks =P

I can see that this album has recieved mixed reviews, varying to both extremes. I know that this post is a bit late, considering that the album has been out for quite some time now, but I think its still quite valid. I bought this album shortly after it came out and had only really listened to at length "Twoism." I owned MHTRTC, but was never really thrilled by it, in comparison to "Twoism." Something about "Twoism" is definitely nostalgic and haunting and i think that "Geogaddi" does that same thing, at much more length. I read some of the odd trivia details regarding the album and am only further mystified and awed by the creative presence of this album. People who hate this album obviously don't like BOC. This is them at their finest. Why would potentially brilliant artists relinquish themselves to putting out sub-par work? The only option for BOC is to keep releasing more complex, refined work that reflects their abilities as artists, and "Geogaddi" does that quite well. Really, the complexity of thie album is stirring; I get shivers when I listen to it. As was said, this blows away that old school warp/rephlex stuff. I mean, I still like and appreciate old LFO and AFX classics, but BOC is in a whole nother league. "Geogaddi" proves this.

What a disappointment!! I always listen to records before buying (except a couple of artists), but i was so excited after their beautiful work MUSIC HAS THE RIGHT TO CHILDREN that i just bought it. The most boring and flat CD i own.
Only the second track MUSIC IS MATH is a 5/5. It's a real shame.

i think this album IS a little over rated, though its still a fantastic record. The trouble is that people dribble over BOC as if they are the only group who have ever made a good record. its no wonder people pay such extortionate prices for their earlier rarities when people get so rabid about every track they churn out. its probably time they updated their sound now or risk being labelled a one trick pony! They havent bettered the hi scores ep really and this album is just treading water. i'm not saying i think all their stuff is the same now but why not produce an album with more tracks like roygbiv, nlogax and the remix of slag boom van loons 'poppy seed', this is where they truly shine. im a massive fan by the way!

This album is a work of art, and anyone who can say anything negative about it (besides nightmares or an odd sense of despair and nostalgia) needs to have their head examined. Meat? Meat? This is meat!!! What do you want Warp to do, go back and start releasing those obnoxious old school LFO and Sabres of Paradise albums? NEVER!!! Warp can never expect to be as pretentious as its fans. I would put Geogaddi on my list of best albums ever (the same list with like.....dark side of the moon and sgt peppers lonely hearts club and so on). just listen to the damn thing and you'll know why

I've had this record for quite some time now, but you only know a truly great record when you've heard it for some time. That's why I write this review now, and not the day after it was released.

Maybe I'm prejudiced, for I count myself with all the BOC fans around, but still: this album is, if possible, even better than MHTRTC. It has the exact right feel about it; easy, friendly, frightening at times, but always wonderfully brilliant. They are the new Kings of dance music. Aphex, FSOL, Leftfield and even Underworld and Orbital have to admit: BOC is here and is here to stay. Like one of the guys from Red Snapper said a while ago: BOC are the greatest!

Five stars, easily...

Very interesting trivia people, nice one.
I really like this album, it really flows. It sounds like they are just doing what they like, and not caring what people are going to think. "Music Is Math" is quite an overwhelming piece of glitch boshingness, "Julie And Candy" is exceedingly lovely, "1969" is mellow but sort of hard at the same time, "A is to B as to B is to C" is just strange (wohoo!) and "You Could Feel The Sky" is damn beautiful. It's all good, I can't really fault it in any way, just a really nice album.