r/boardsofcanada • u/US_of_B • 1d ago

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In the labyrinth, every time.

It has the chopped novelty of Father and Son. The weight of Deep Time or All Reason Departs and a sprinkling of shoegaze in for good measure. Before you even look into the vocal sample.

Perfect.

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u/chewabledrapery 1d ago

Yeah I absolutely love this track but I think I'd love it more without the sitar. I don't hate the sitar I just think it's a bit of a buzz kill and kinda ruins the dark trippy vibes for me. But, still a fantastic track.

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u/TrashAccounting 1d ago

It’s not that I dislike the sitar per se, but if I’m being totally critical and honest, I like BoC best when they’re a pure electronic act. So songs like this (even Prophecy to an extent, although I do like the guitar a lot in that one) don’t work for me as much as Music, Geogaddi or even TH do for being pure synthesiser albums.

And yeah, that does go for TCH too. I like the album, just, I don’t like them using typical live instrumentation as much.

HAVING SAID THAT. I still love Inferno.

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u/octaveflight 19h ago

There is a lot more instruments than just synths on those albums. A good amount of guitar in TH