Tomorrow's Harvest
Label(s)	Warp Records Beat Records
Catalogue No(s)	WARP257 BRC-382
Release date(s)	10 June 2013 (Europe) 11 June 2013 (United States)
Format(s)	Gatefold 2xLP CD
Running time(s)	62:07 (Original release)

Tracks

1. "Gemini" – 2:56
2. "Reach For The Dead" – 4:47
3. "White Cyclosa" – 3:13
4. "Jacquard Causeway" – 6:35
5. "Telepath" – 1:32
6. "Cold Earth" – 3:42
7. "Transmisiones Ferox" – 2:18
8. "Sick Times" – 4:16
9. "Collapse" – 2:49
10. "Palace Posy" – 4:05
11. "Split Your Infinities" – 4:28
12. "Uritual" – 1:59
13. "Nothing Is Real" – 3:52
14. "Sundown" – 2:16
15. "New Seeds" – 5:39
16. "Come To Dust" – 4:07
17. "Semena Mertvykh" – 3:30

Release notes

Warp

After considerable speculation since Record Store Day, we can reveal that the new album by Boards of Canada Tomorrow's Harvest will be released on Monday 10th June 2013 (Tuesday 11th June in North America) on Warp Records.

Promo video for Tomorrow's Harvest

Amazon

The idolized and enigmatic duo are back. After considerable speculation by their rabid fan base (not to mention the media following every step of the way), Boards of Canada have revealed that their new album Tomorrow's Harvest will be released on June 11 via their long time home, Warp Records. Musically, the album is somehow dark yet positive, with atmospheric dissonance and mind-bending melodic creations.

Quotes

Mike Sandison

Mike Sandison

"The challenge with this record was crafting the tunes into a specific style and time period we want to reference. In fact it's not just the time period – we analyse the specific medium we're going for too."

"Some tracks deliberately finish earlier than you want them to, like actual cues in older soundtracks where they've been ripped out of much longer original masters that nobody ever gets to hear."

"There are quite a few influences on this record. Carpenter is kind of an easy reference point for most people though I'd say the main ones would be Fabio Frizzi , John Harrison and Mark Isham. We're very much into grim 70s and 80s movie soundtracks so there are maybe nods to composers such as Stefano Mainetti , Riz Ortolani, Paul Giovanni, Wendy Carlos , even Michael Nyman."

"There's actually more use of subliminals on this record than on any previous album we've done, so we're interested to see what people will pick up on."

""It's not post-apocalyptic so much as it is about an inevitable stage that lies in front of us. But it's better if listeners find the narrative themselves, in the titles and the sounds."

Marcus Eoin

Marcus Eoin

"We're based in Scotland, although some of the early sketches on this record were done in New Zealand. We have a main studio that is literally on a farm surrounded by deer and rabbits."

"In fact if you look again at the San Francisco skyline on the cover it's actually a ghost of the city. You're looking straight through it."

"We've been busy in our rehearsal space lately, so never say never."

Trivia

• The last track title, "Semena Mertvykh" means "seeds of the dead" in Russian.
• The cover art is the skyline of San Francisco as seen from the runway at the old Alameda Naval Air Station.
  • The Alameda Naval Air Station is where the show MythBusters tests many of their myths which require a large open area or empty road longer than a mile.
• The 1977 Canadian film "Deadly Harvest" may have been a source of inspiration for Tomorrow's Harvest.
• The USA release date is 11 June 2013. If one takes into account the title of the album, the "Harvest" in the USA would be 12 June 2013. Written numerically, June 12th 2013 would be 6/12 or 6/6+6/2+0+1+3=6.
• "Palace Posy" (track ten) is an anagram for 'apocalypse'.

Videos

Neil Krug

Boards of Canada posted the following three videos on their official Facebook.com page. The videos are directed by Neil Krug and feature cinematography by David Myrick.

Cosecha Signal One

"Cosecha Signal One"

Reach For The Dead

"Reach For The Dead"

Lake Dolores

"Lake Dolores Listening Party"

Viral Marketing

Cosecha Transmisiones

• Part 1: Cosecha Transmisiones.

Tomorrow's Harvest Viral Marketing Campaign

• Part 2: Tomorrow's Harvest Viral Marketing Campaign.

In the media

Pitchfork

• Boards of Canada's New Album: Tomorrow's Harvest
• Watch: Boards of Canada Debut a New Song in Detroit

Clash music

• Clash music

Resident Advisor

• Boards of Canada return with Tomorrow's Harvest

XLR8R

• Boards of Canada Officially Announces Fourth LP for Warp

Spin

• Boards of Canada Code Crackers Unlock 'Tomorrow's Harvest'

Buy

• Amazon (USA)
• Amazon (Japan)
• Bleep
• Norman Records
• Piccadilly Records
• iTunes

Reviews

http://www.metacritic.com/music/tomorrows-harvest/boards-of-canada

Pre launch

• http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/wild-mercury-sound/boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest-first-listen
  • transcription: http://pastebin.com/6eLjgR3K
• http://thequietus.com/articles/12364-boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest-review
• http://www.pagesdigital.com/review-boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest/
• http://www.theaureview.com/features/first-impressions-boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest-2013-lp
• http://www.clashmusic.com/features/first-thoughts-boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest
• https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201221847688446&set=a.1763722973062.2103674.1238745319&type=1&theater
  • translation: http://pastebin.com/NkDiXZkS
• http://www.tsugi.fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8774&Itemid=9
• http://3voor12.vpro.nl/nieuws/2013/mei/Trend--offline---mobile---viral.html
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRsECrUIDZk

Post launch

with rating

• George Bass of Drowned In Sound rates the album 9/10.

• Alberto Asquini of Onda Rock rates the album 7.5/10.

• Robin Murray of Clash Music rates the album 9/10.

• Thomas H Green of The Arts Desk rates the album 3/5.

• Danny Wright of thisisfakediy rates the album 8/10.

• Phil of Norman Records rates the album 5/5.

• Martin Anfinsen of adressa.no rates the album 6/6.

• Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian rates the album 4/5. This review also highlights bocpages.

• Kitty Empire of The Guardian rates the album 3/5.

• Ron Burgandy of Sputnik Music rates the album 4.5/5.

• Jack Dutton of music OHM rates the album 4/4.

• Mark Richardson of Pitchfork rates the album 8.3/10.

• Sean Mcarthy of Pop Matters rates the album 9/10.

• Oliver Keens of Time Out rates the album 4/5.

• Jamie Skey of The Fly rates the album 4/4.

• Andy Beta of Spin rates the album 9/10.

• Michael Roffman of Consequence Of Sound rates the album 4/5.

• Chris Mincher of A.V. Club rates the album B.

• Randall Roberts of The L.A. Times rates the album '3/4.

• Jordan Rothlein of Resident Advisor rates the album 4.5/5.

• Jordan Rothlein of Resident Advisor rates the album 4.5/5.

• Chloe Stannard of The Marshall Town rates the album 3.5/5.

==== without rating ====

• Al Horner of NME track-by-track first listen.
• Spin's impulsive reviews.
• http://nbhap.com/reviews/boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest/
• http://www.splashmysound.com/boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest/
• http://boomkat.com/vinyl/714303-boards-of-canada-tomorrow-s-harvest-vinyl-version
• http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/boards-of-canadas-new-album-best-suited-to-hardcore-fans
• http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b038ac3a-cd7e-11e2-90e8-00144feab7de.html#axzz2VZBbjIUS
• http://www.thenationocean.com/2013/06/boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest.html
• http://mamacolive.com/thefly/reviews/album/1018995/boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest/
• http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/critiques-cd/201306/07/01-4658980-boards-of-canada-intact-.php
• http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/06/album-review-boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest/
• http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/music/boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest-warp.21145792
• http://www.dagbladet.no/2013/06/07/kultur/musikk/anmeldelser/musikkanmeldelser/elektronika/27523350/
  • translation: http://goo.gl/dlmdR
• http://www.attnmagazine.co.uk/music/6560
• http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/200109/album-review-boards-of-canada-hits-apocalyptic-nerve-on-tomorrows-harvest/
• http://musicfeeds.com.au/album/boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest/
• http://www.factmag.com/2013/06/11/boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest/
• http://www.stereogum.com/1379462/album-of-the-week-boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest/top-stories/lead-story

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