Geogaddi is successful as few other albums are. Whereas many artists and groups tend to released records composed of series of unrelated songs, songs based on single concepts, or songs written and recorded during single studio sessions, Boards of ...more
Fazed
Scottish duo Boards of Canada's debut release, the beautiful "Music Has The Right To Children", brought to electronica a warmth and gentleness seldom encountered in a genre infamous for cold beats and noises. Geogaddi, their second album, is ...more
Stylus Magazine
Reviewing this record is difficult. I should say - at the outset - that Boards of Canada's first two releases on Warp are among my very favorite records, electronic music shot through with both gorgeous mystery and a wide-eyed wonder so often ...more
Billboard
"Geogaddi" finds the Scottish duo ever adept at pushing the boundaries of electronic music without abandoning the hypnotically pacific nature of their sound. ...more
Dot Music
Represents a considerable stride in ambition, reaching into dark unchartered territories and repaying close listening with the kind of organic insights that great music excels in unearthing. ...more
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New Musical Express
It's easily the electronic album of the year, but for all that, it doesn't break particularly new ground. The point more is that what ground is broken is done so with exquisite artistry. ...more
Yahoo! Music
Although, at a glance, 'Geogaddi's sounds are hewn from a similar electro cloth to Boards Of Canada's sublime debut, 'Music Has The Right To Children', this is a very different album in tone. Lurking within the pulsing rhythms and humming notes ...more
Tiny Mix Tapes.com
They’re a duo, both in their early thirties, from Scotland, and they have released their latest full-length on the experimental Warp label. As you have probably noticed, Boards of Canada don’t make nu-metal. Instead of being the next fad ...more
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