The expansive 1981 Brian Eno + David Byrne LP My Life in the Bush of Ghosts was groundbreaking to the Nth degree, and it’s undoubtedly my favorite release from either gentleman. To think that this unabashedly bizarre album was laid to tape in the middle of Eno’s ambient explorations and right before the ever-popular Remain in Light (all recorded in ’70s no less) is pretty mind-blowing. In many ways, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts made the world safe for artists like Boards of Canada and Godspeed You Black Emperor to utilize strange field recordings over vocals. And it looks like the 2006 rerelease treatment for My Life in the Bush of Ghosts has renewed enough interest for a follow-up collaboration effort. Everything That Happens will be released as a digital download on August 18 from the official site. Throw it on and have the most fucked-up dance party you’ve ever witnessed. Continue reading ‘New Brian Eno and David Byrne – “Strange Overtones”’
Boards of Canada are sacred territory for me. In fact, I may subject you sometime to this college thesis I wrote about Geogaddi when I was a freshman. Normal people don’t think this hard about ambient, immovable analog synth launches, so BoC is serious business. Only one dude can do them right, and that’s the elder statesman of thick, sprawling, storm inducing psych-hop, Odd Nosdam.
Pretty Swell Explode, Odd Nosdam’s latest 2-disc release, compiles all of his fairly recent remixes and collaborations, including this track from BoC’s Trans Canada Highway. I need to sling some of Odd’s excellent, gorgeous mountain-moving “Untitled Three” collaborations with Flying Saucer Attack’s Jessica Bailiff up here soon (one of which can be found on Pretty Swell Explode), but for the time being, Odd Nosdam showcases his genius in this gigantic, barely recognizable interpretation of “Dayvan Cowboy.” Despite this, I still think of the Kittinger Fall, as featured in the original music video, when I hear it. Odd Nosdam kinda sounds like falling from the edge of the atmosphere, in a way. The second movement is not for wimps, so proceed with caution.
This track is HEADPHONES ONLY, por favor.
MP3 :::
Boards of Canada – Dayvan Cowboy (Odd Nosdam Mix)
