artists mentioned by Boards of Canada in their interviews
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References to the Davidian sect would continue to spill over into other Boards of Canada releases, notably on [[Geogaddi|''Geogaddiâs'']] (2002) â1969,â as well as their remix of Slag Boom Van Loonâs âPoppy Seedâ (2001). | References to the Davidian sect would continue to spill over into other Boards of Canada releases, notably on [[Geogaddi|''Geogaddiâs'']] (2002) â1969,â as well as their remix of Slag Boom Van Loonâs âPoppy Seedâ (2001). | ||
â | When asked in a 2002 interview with URB magazine about the intent of the Davidian references on '' | + | When asked in a 2002 interview with URB magazine about the intent of the Davidian references on ''In A Beautiful Place Out in the Country'' (as well as subsequent cultic material found on Geogaddi), Marcus Eoin replied that "[w]e're interested in all kinds of subjects, and I suppose we went through a patch of looking at cults and the mass mind control of religion and so on. We read a lot and pay attention to cultural events, but we view everything from a distance. We're up here in our observation point, gathering up data about all the weird shit that's happening in the world and spewing it out in some way in our music and visuals. The Davidians thing was about the shock of seeing the way the U.S. authorities handled it all" ([http://fredd-e.narfum.org/boc/interviews/#urb.2 Interview]). |
The EP was released by [http://www.warprecords.com Warp Records] in both CD (WAP144CD) and 12â (WAP144) formats on November 17, 2000. The latter was pressed on sky-blue vinyl. | The EP was released by [http://www.warprecords.com Warp Records] in both CD (WAP144CD) and 12â (WAP144) formats on November 17, 2000. The latter was pressed on sky-blue vinyl. |
In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country | |
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Label(s) | Warp Records |
Catalogue No(s) | WAP144 |
Release date(s) | 17 Nov 2000 |
Format(s) | CD, 12" (sky-blue vinyl) |
Running time(s) | 24:04 |
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In a Beautiful Place out in the Country is an EP by Boards of Canada. Encompassing four tracks culled from the same recording sessions from which Boards of Canada would later produce Geogaddi (OOR Inteview, 2002), the ep tends to favor a darker, more pastoral, and even elegiac atmosphere than its predecessor Music Has the Right to Children.
Although musically the EP is no great stylistic departure for the group, In a Beautiful Place out in the Country does represent a significant change in tone and subject matter. Of particular note are the references in the music and album art reflecting an interest by the brothers in the history of David Koreshâs millennialist sect, the Branch Davidians.
The most overt of these references is found in the track title âAmo Bishop Roden,â the real name of a woman who parted ways with Koresh before the 1993 Waco Siege. A less obvious reference to the Davidians is also found in the title trackâs mantra âcome out and live in a religious community in a beautiful place out in the country,â alleged to be a slogan used by Amo Bishop Roden to proselyte for the Davidian sect.
On a somewhat more speculative note, the picture found directly beneath the disc on the CD release of the EP is thought by some to have been cropped from this picture (widely circulated by the media) of David Koresh.
References to the Davidian sect would continue to spill over into other Boards of Canada releases, notably on Geogaddiâs (2002) â1969,â as well as their remix of Slag Boom Van Loonâs âPoppy Seedâ (2001).
When asked in a 2002 interview with URB magazine about the intent of the Davidian references on In A Beautiful Place Out in the Country (as well as subsequent cultic material found on Geogaddi), Marcus Eoin replied that "[w]e're interested in all kinds of subjects, and I suppose we went through a patch of looking at cults and the mass mind control of religion and so on. We read a lot and pay attention to cultural events, but we view everything from a distance. We're up here in our observation point, gathering up data about all the weird shit that's happening in the world and spewing it out in some way in our music and visuals. The Davidians thing was about the shock of seeing the way the U.S. authorities handled it all" (Interview).
The EP was released by Warp Records in both CD (WAP144CD) and 12â (WAP144) formats on November 17, 2000. The latter was pressed on sky-blue vinyl.
In 2002, the song "Kid for Today" was featured in a BMW 7 Series commercial for British television.