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Introduction

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Fredd-E at 12:21, 28 February 2025

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172.71.148.62: /* Comments */ Why not Music Has the Right to Children's complete title?

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Fredd-E: Geogaddi listening parties

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Geogaddi listening parties

162.158.238.211 at 20:34, 5 September 2020

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 | name=Geogaddi
 | cover=Geogaddi.jpg
-| release_date=13 Feb 2002 (Japan)<br>18 Feb 2002 (Europe)<br>19th Feb 2002 (USA)
+| release_date=13 Feb 2002 <small>(Japan)</small><br>18 Feb 2002 <small>(Europe)</small><br>19 Feb 2002 <small>(USA)</small>
-| format=gatefold 3xlp<br>CD<br>limited edition hardback CD
+| format=Gatefold 3xLP<br>CD<br>Hardback CD <small>(Limited Edition)</small>
-| label=warp
+| label=[[Warp Records]]<br>Beat Records <small>(Japan)</small>
-| catno=warplp101<br>warpcd101<br>warpcd101LTD
+| catno=WARP101<br>BRC-51
-| runtime=66:06 (standard)<br>68:16 (japanese)
+| runtime=66:06 <small>(Standard release)</small><br>68:16 <small>(Japanese release)</small>
 }}
 ''[[Geogaddi]]'', [[Boards of Canada]]'s second full-length missive since 1998's ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]'', is without a doubt the group's most controversial record. Released suddenly in 2002 with little or no promotion, the record made its [[Geogaddi listening parties|official debut in six churches scattered across the world]]: London, New York, Tokyo, Edinburgh, Paris, and Berlin. Only one interview (conducted [[Interviews#2002-02-23:_NME|via e-mail with NME]]) was given in connection with the release ([[wikipedia:geogaddi|Source]]).
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 The controversial nature of ''[[Geogaddi]]'', however, has more to do with the 'lyrical' content of the album than with its style or context. The hidden elements (back masked vocals, voices embedded deeply into the mix, etc.), while often present in their previous output, abound in unprecedented numbers on ''[[Geogaddi]]''. The subjects addressed in these vocal samples range anywhere from the occult to the mathematical to the possibly satanic.
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-Yet despite their surprise with the public's reaction to their records (particularly ''[[Geogaddi]]'' and ''[[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country]]''), [[Boards of Canada]] have done little to allay the fears of those troubled by the content. The references to the [[Branch Davidians]] are difficult to dismiss, and many subsequent decisions on the brothers' part (such as the original Trans Canada Highway release date as well as the TCH trailer micro-site) have only further cemented their quasi-satanic image rather than eased debate.
+Yet despite their surprise with the public's reaction to their records (particularly ''[[Geogaddi]]'' and ''[[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country]]''), [[Boards of Canada]] have done little to allay the fears of those troubled by the content. The references to the [[wikipedia:Branch Davidians|Branch Davidians]] are difficult to dismiss, and many subsequent decisions on the brothers' part (such as the original Trans Canada Highway release date as well as the TCH trailer micro-site) have only further cemented their quasi-satanic image rather than eased debate.
 As [[Marcus_Eoin|Marcus]] explained to URB Magazine:

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 == Comments ==
-* Regarding the cover itself, [Brian Cypher] observes that if the image is inverted, then the cover becomes predominantly turquoise. This might perhaps reflect what [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] hoped to accomplish with ''[[Geogaddi]]'', as being in some respects the "inverse" of ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]'' as respects the overall mood of the album, and so on.
+* Regarding the cover itself, [Brian Cypher] observes that if the image is inverted, then the cover becomes predominantly turquoise. This might perhaps reflect what [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] hoped to accomplish with ''[[Geogaddi]]'', as being in some respects the "inverse" of ''[[Music Has the Right to Children|Music Has the Right]]'' as respects the overall mood of the album, and so on.
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 == Comments ==
-* Regarding the cover itself, [Brian Cypher] observes that if the image is inverted, then the cover becomes predominantly turquoise. This might perhaps reflect what [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] hoped to accomplish with ''[[Geogaddi]]'', as being in some respects the "inverse" of "Music Has the Right to Children" as respects the overall mood of the album, and so on.
+* Regarding the cover itself, [Brian Cypher] observes that if the image is inverted, then the cover becomes predominantly turquoise. This might perhaps reflect what [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] hoped to accomplish with ''[[Geogaddi]]'', as being in some respects the "inverse" of ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]'' as respects the overall mood of the album, and so on.
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 == Comments ==
-* Regarding the cover itself, [Brian Cypher] observes that if the image is inverted, then the cover becomes predominantly turquoise. This might perhaps reflect what [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] hoped to accomplish with ''[[Geogaddi]]'', as being in some respects the "inverse" of "Music ..." as respects the overall mood of the album, and so on.
+* Regarding the cover itself, [Brian Cypher] observes that if the image is inverted, then the cover becomes predominantly turquoise. This might perhaps reflect what [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] hoped to accomplish with ''[[Geogaddi]]'', as being in some respects the "inverse" of "Music Has the Right to Children" as respects the overall mood of the album, and so on.
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 *Considering these elements, the etymology of ''[[Geogaddi]]'' appears to suggest a connection between religion and the Earth &mdash; tying in somewhat with the pan-religious themes presented in "[[From One Source All Things Depend]]".
 *"'''Koeeoaddi There'''" is the first track of the album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hangman%27s_Beautiful_Daughter ''The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter''] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_String_Band The Incredible String Band].
-*[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/gaddi-geo-shetland-islands Gaddi Geo] is a place in the Shetland Islands
+*[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/gaddi-geo-shetland-islands Gaddi Geo] is a place in the Shetland Islands.
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 *'''Gad''' is a Biblical name, belonging to one of the Tribes of Israel, a son of Jacob, and a prophet of David. The prophet Gad is most notable for delivering to David the choice of three punishments from God in 2 Samuel: three years of famine, three months of fleeing from enemies, or three days of plague in your land. David allows God to choose, and 70,000 of his people die in three days from plague. ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=10&chapter=24&version=31&context=chapter 2 Samuel 24:11-15]) The other Gad was the seventh son of Jacob and the founder of the Israelite tribe also named Gad; interestingly, like the modern Gaddi tribe of India (see above), the tribe of Gad were also nomads.
 *'''Gad''' was also the name of an ancient pagan god worshipped during the Babylonian exile in the sixth century BCE. Gad is described as the god of fortune, and the word ''gad'' itself refers to ''luck'' in Hebrew; its root is in the ancient Hebrew term for ''to divide'' or ''to share'' (as in fate being "meted out").
 *Considering these elements, the etymology of ''[[Geogaddi]]'' appears to suggest a connection between religion and the Earth &mdash; tying in somewhat with the pan-religious themes presented in "[[From One Source All Things Depend]]".
 *"'''Koeeoaddi There'''" is the first track of the album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hangman%27s_Beautiful_Daughter ''The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter''] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_String_Band The Incredible String Band].