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Kode9 + Spaceape, The* - Memories Of The Future - 17-Apr-08 09:07 AM
The first time I really got this record, was while riding on the train from Amsterdam central to my home a little south of the city, while tripping on some suprisingly strong spacecake.

Since that one time, the impression the record makes when playing it keeps growing and growing. There is some crap tracks on the record I guess (I dont like Nine, Sine and Bodies) but these are compensated for by the bulk of the material. The Kode9 instrumentation is very minimal and really benefits from powerfull reproduction (a mellow track like 9 Samurai becomes a real gut-wrenching experience when played at a bass-heavy rave).

Its the lyrics by The Spaceape that make this something special though. Hes got a really low and dark voice and speaks very direct to the listener, without sounding offensive or over-confident. The themes he adresses are between the surreal and the philosofical, taking a sci-fi take on raving on Victims and confronting an overtly paradigmatic system in Quantum, always with the listener as some kind of character in the story. He adresses fundamental intellectual questions about our existence without being boring or corny, but very modern and eclectic. Kode9 did a perfect job laying down the grooves for it.

Wether youre using your sunday afternoon for a psychedelic shroom-trip or for studying your philosophy exams, this record will provide inspiration.

Boards Of Canada - Geogaddi - 17-Apr-08 08:45 AM
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, Ive played Geogaddi to bits. It became my favourite BoC record and one of my favourite records of all time.

Its a really emotional record, with beatifull melodies and beats. The thing what sets the BoC style apart is an extremely organic atmosphere. Its 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 Dantes Inferno, where the reader (as Dante) travels safely by the side of his guide to the depths of hell. Theres both horrible and marvelous things on this record, sometimes its a bit confronting to listen to it still.

You do have to take the time to appreciate it, but the end result wont come as a dissappointment. People can dismiss this album as elitist and I can really understand why theyd do that, but for me it changed the way I view music and life itself. Im sorry for how corny that sounds, but my English vocabulairy doesnt allow me to put it any other way.