artists mentioned by Boards of Canada in their interviews
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| name=In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country | | name=In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country | ||
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| label=Warp Records | | label=Warp Records | ||
| catno=WAP144 | | catno=WAP144 | ||
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− | + | "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" is an EP by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boards_Of_Canada Boards of Canada]. Encompassing four tracks, the ep tends to favor a more pastoral and even elegiac atmosphere than its predecessor [http://fredd-e.narfum.org/wiki/Music_has_the_Right_to_Children Music Has a Right to Children]. | |
− | Although musically the EP | + | Although musically the EP represents no great stylistic departure for group, it 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Koresh David Koresh’s] Christian sect the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branch_Davidians Branch Davidians]. |
− | The most overt of these references is found in the track title | + | The most overt of these references is found in the track title “Amo Bishop Roden,” the real name of a woman who parted ways with Koresh before the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_Siege 1993 Waco Siege]. A less conspicuous reference to the Davidians is also found in the title track’s mantra “come out and live in a religious community in a beautiful place out in the country,” alleged to be a slogan used by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amo_Bishop_Roden 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 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/680000/images/_684344_koresh150.jpg this picture] (widely circulated by the media) of David Koresh. | |
− | The EP was released by | + | References to the Davidian sect would continue to spill over into other Boards of Canada releases, notably [http://fredd-e.narfum.org/wiki/Geogaddi Geogaddi’s] (2002) “1969” as well as their remix of Slag Boom Van Loon’s “Poppy Seed” (2001). |
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+ | The EP was released by [Warp Records] in both CD (WAP144CD) and 12” (WAP144) formats on November 17, 2000. The latter was pressed on sky-blue vinyl. | ||
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== Tracks == | == Tracks == | ||
− | # "[[Kid For Today]]" | + | # "[[Kid For Today]]" |
− | # "[[Amo Bishop Roden]]" | + | # "[[Amo Bishop Roden]]" |
− | # "[[In a Beautiful Place | + | # "[[In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country (song)|In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country]]" |
− | # "[[Zoetrope]]" | + | # "[[Zoetrope]]" |
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