Summer is going to end soon. It happens. But with the changing of the seasons comes a changing of the guard in my musical preferences. Each season has its own soundtrack, as it were. Just in time for the resurgence of warm colors and earth tones comes the third full-length installment from the enigmatic duo that is Boards of Canada. The new opus is called Campfire Headphase and if you are familiar with this band's form of analog rich, nostalgic electronica, then this album will not disappoint. If you are new to the BoC, I invite, no, implore you to take a deeper look.
With this album I will take a slow drive through the country on a bright yet cool afternoon. I will sit on my porch in the early dusk and watch the leaves drop from my maple tree. I will lie on my living room floor in the evening as a cold rain falls outside. I will awake one bright morning to find that it has snowed and I will know that yet another season has passed, the guard has changed again and a new soundtrack will begin.
Stuff to Sample: From Boards of Canada’s Campfire Headphase “Satellite Anthem Icarus†and "Farewell Fire"
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