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Phthalo Blue is great, thanks a lot for sharing!

Jakub,

Lone – seriously? They’re the most BoC-derivative act I have ever heard, and nowhere in the league of CvJ (hell, I even like Flying Lotus better than this tripe). They’re trying waaay too hard to sound “retro” and capture the magic that BoC and other contemporaries mastered decades ago. The last track you posted, “Phthalo Blue” is simply cut up bits of the Joy of Painting theme song – with very little effort to disguise the fact. At least when BoC wholesale borrowed the sample for “Energy Warning” on Geogaddi, they put some warbly reverb over it :)

You’ve introduced me (personally) to some great music via this blog, but I’m frankly a bit shocked at this entry. Sorry if this sounds like I’m having a go at you, but this is an affront to the hard work BoC and their contemporaries have put forward in the “nostalgic sound” department.

Joyrex –

I’m with you on a few points but a BoC fan like yourself needs to realize they are DARK really dark, Lone is closer to something like the music on “Love Boat” and even touching new territories with tracks like “Sunken” feel like BoC would never touch with a ten foot pole because they have slow disco and surf elements to them.

Lone feels more american to me too, like some employee video from the 70s from Pennsylvania.

The shuffle hip hop Flying Lotus beat w/ clap isn’t BoC at all either, dont you agree?

I do want to say that BoC is the original nostalgia real deal, without them some idiot would of butchered the rerelease of the PBS sound. Don’t get me wrong I adore BoC, I have a 6 foot tall Geogaddi poster that pretty much taking up my whole small Brooklyn apartment but I wanna hear offshoots like like Black Moth Super Rainbow, Boreal Network, etc

As always, thanks Jakub for your work!

I recently stumbled upon a band thanks to Last.FM, and thought you might find them interesting as well, it’s not electronic music, but I still greatly enjoy it: http://www.last.fm/music/Balmorhea

ps-he has a new ep slated for january release called ‘cluster dreams’..from the little tidbits i’ve heard it’s going to be another tasty release. there is also a new exclusive track coming out on a bleep compilation in the new year, and it’s amazing also…it can be previewed at his myspace right now called ‘wonderment montage’.

Tardlovski –

“he did a thing before that had moderate success in the UK as Kids in Tracksuits. i recommend you avoid any urge to check them out.”

LOL

jakub…it’s not like it’s terrible, just really bboy/breakbeat/party flavour…straight ahead ninja tune style.

lone is definitely the real deal, and if it adds any weight he’s labelmates with stephen wilkinson aka bibio/duckular. watch his myspace, he frequently puts up unreleased material that is totally amazing – definitely as good as any tracks on lemurian, even better.

on a sidenote, myspace is an amazing resource for finding unreleased and new music. it’s a bit of a time eater, but well worth it.

I agree Tardlovski…myspace, although somewhat lame for various reasons, is also very beneficial and great when it comes to the music side. I’ve been checking out Lone’s myspace for a while now and have built up a nice collection of unreleased material that is very pleasing to the ears. myspace is also huge for reminding me of those shows that are within proximity that I should get off my ass and go see…

personally i think lone has way better beats than BoC as well. all fucked up and off kilter. he’s carved out his own beat signature in my opinion, which is huge considering the amount of dilla spin offs in the last few years.

sorry to hear about your music collection. my wife and i went through a huge scare that the same thing had happened to us the other night, but iTunes had simply created a new library file. luckily i was able to piece things back together once i realized what was going on!

totally diggin lone, thanks for posting this.

and well i do have to agree partly with Joyrex on BoC, quite awesome pioneers in their field that deserve great appreciation. but still, Lone has a different sound so far, a bit similar, but who said you can’t imitate something great? that’s what all inspiration is as far as i have discovered. Many people call Tycho a BoC copy, which i COMPLETELY disagree with. sure, he’s electronica-nature-awesomeness, similar to BoC, but a TOTALLY different feel, design, aesthetic, concept, mix of sounds. btw, Tycho, givin ya some props here, but can’t WAIT for your new album playa! keep up the always beautifully invigorating tunes my friend!

have you checked out this 2 hour BBC Essential mix by Flying Lotus? It’s nuts.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XRCPGDYZ

Is this the same Joyrex who administrates WATMM? If it is, that is some close associations with BoC.

Has anyone heard Gabriel? He is just phenomenal.

http://www.myspace.com/gabrielsuniverse

Lithium Enchantment is some really awesome and unique 80s inspired ‘tronica:

http://www.myspace.com/lithiumenchantment

And Saturday Index

http://www.myspace.com/saturdayindex

WH –

That is THE Joyrex from WATMM, thanks for the links

spacerockjoe –

Do you even listen to BoC and Tycho? its like night and day if you actually spend the time with the music, I think its sooo f-in’ funny when people compare Scott to BoC, maybe people listen to this music on laptop speakers or earbuds. Grab a Tycho LP and a BoC LP and get some good speakers and let me know what your true feelings are then

Sunshine Boards of Canada!

I have this already, sea spray the obvious highlight, and the rest blurs nicely with the whole nostalgic feel. This is a lot more catchy than BoC, I love the not quite solid beats too

Oh yeah and WTF at that cover? lol

Looks like a bad Ibiza flyer.

I’d say Lone sounds like the more MHTRTC Boards of Canada and Tycho sounds like the more TCH Boards of Canada. Lone has that lofi 80s feel with a beach feel to it and Tycho’s got the more melancholic and lush sound.

I don’t know why everyone rips on them for having BOC influence because everyone has an influence. The only Tycho song that REALLY reminds me of BOC is From Home, but other than that I think he sounds a lot like Air or something. They should just complain that Lone is ripping off Baywatch and BOC is ripping off 80s commercial music.

Wow, didn’t expect such a response :)

Personally, I don’t think Tycho is derivative of BoC no more than BoC are derivative of the music from CBC and TVOntario and NFBoC that influenced their signature sound – I guess to clarify what I find unappealing about Lone’s music (and I fully appreciate those who do like it, as music (and the like or dislike of a particular sound) is such a subjective topic) is it seems like he’s trying too hard – the cliche tracknames, the detuned sounds and stair-step beats, etc. I can appreciate good music in a similar vein (Casino vs. Japan comes to mind) for it’s familiar (but original) qualities to BoC’s sound, but I feel like Lone is trying to be too much like BoC and not stand enough on his own musical merits. To be fair, I listened to the rest of the tracks off Lemurian at Bleep.com, and there were a few that didn’t seem so formulaic as these, but nothing that stood out at me.

I got to say i like this, on first impressions looking at the album cover I thought it might be a knock of crappy Hed Kandi wannabe. But it’s a total red herring, the music is great, not the same league as; Flying Lotus : Tea Leaf Dancer, but defiantly someone who I’ll be keeping an eye on!

Cheers!

I’ve heard Fling Lotus and Lone use this predominately; what is the technique called when the bass hits, it “quiets” all the other treble? Sorry its hard to describe.

its called side chaining.
some of you may enjoy this guy – http://www.myspace.com/orangemelamine

Joyrex, (or anyone else) do you by any chance know where the sample for BoC’s “Energy Warning” actually came from?

I discovered Lone after perusing a BoC forum and I was absolutely captivated by his music. I produce music myself and I can definitely appreciate his musical abilities to produce such warm and enchanting harmonics that truly do make me feel like I’m in a mythical land like Lemuria. I promoted his music on my website so that others can get exposure to his amazing sounds. Sure, I can definitely see the BoC inspiration for his music but I perceive that is an extremely good thing. The music Lone produces does not produce the same states of consciousness as BoC does. I feel Lone’s music is more etheric and of a higher level of consciousness that transcends petty and minuscule daily events and allows one to venture into higher dimensions of being.