The mystery behind Boards of Canada's Geogaddi promo LP

Xurbatronic · Post by **Xurbatronic** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:52 am

I was led to this interesting article by Mix Master Morris on facebook:

http://www.examiner.com/x-26340-SF-Elec ... LP-reissue

dave_from_2001 · Post by **dave_from_2001** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:27 pm

he's getting paid for this.

and yes 747 CAN be played at both speeds... how is this possible?

Guido · Post by **Guido** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:33 pm

dave_from_2001 wrote:he's getting paid for this.

and yes 747 CAN be played at both speeds... how is this possible?

No magic.. This is abstract music without (clear) vocals/lyrics and the sounds are distorted/unclear at both speeds. With any speed this music is played on it can be interpreted as a correct sounding song.

dave_from_2001 · Post by **dave_from_2001** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:36 pm

Guido wrote:
dave_from_2001 wrote:he's getting paid for this.

and yes 747 CAN be played at both speeds... how is this possible?
No magic.. This is abstract music without (clear) vocals/lyrics and the sounds are distorted/unclear at both speeds. With any speed this music is played on it can be interpreted as a correct sounding song.

but there must be a key reference, you know, tuning..

who figured out they could go slower? huge.

(parenthesis) · Post by **(parenthesis)** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:05 pm

this sounds cool. I wanna hear the slow version of Alpha and Omega

Skytree · Post by **Skytree** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:17 pm

Hmm...I initially thought this was going to explain where all of those old promos suddenly came from, like the discovery of an old Warp vault underneath a paleolithic standing stone in Cornwall. ....anyone actually know how these re-surfaced?

Numerator · Post by **Numerator** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:52 pm

Alpha and Omega sounds incredible slowed down!

Pantheon · Post by **Pantheon** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:19 pm

I worked out that you slow it down to 73% of the original or by 4 semi tones.
Its equivelant of going from 45rpm to 33prm.

[edit:]

Just listened to it now, I think I like it better slowed down.

[edit 2:]

You can almost make out the voices at the end of the tune now.

Tekmosis · Post by **Tekmosis** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:00 pm

I wanna hear this!

Joebot Kill · Post by **Joebot Kill** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:33 pm

... you mean you can play 45s at 33rpm?

my world has just been shattered.

polar sky · Post by **polar sky** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:48 pm

just played em at 33 1/3 rpm sounds cool. im recording it to mp3 for ya guys who can't hear it.

bleak. · Post by **bleak.** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 7:27 pm

polar sky wrote:just played em at 45rpm sounds cool. im recording it to mp3 for ya guys who can't hear it.

could you link me with it once completed kind sir?

Pantheon · Post by **Pantheon** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 7:32 pm

polar sky wrote:just played em at 45rpm sounds cool. im recording it to mp3 for ya guys who can't hear it.

I might be missing something but wouldnt, you have to play them a 33rpm? or are they 75rpm vinyl?
Im afraid i only have their CDs

polar sky · Post by **polar sky** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 7:47 pm

Here it is:

Ok, it's being played at 33 1/3 RPM, have a listen! It is meant to be played at 45 RPM. So it slows it down when playing it at 33 1/3 RPM, the supposed original length.

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:03 pm

How does nobody get how this is done? Just turn that speed selector on yr turntable to a different setting, and voila..this surprises me. When I first started listening to vinyl back in the early days of high school, I discovered this by accident when I played some Pink Floyd album when the speed was set to 45rpm..lol

polar sky · Post by **polar sky** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:14 pm

harpoon dodger wrote:How does nobody get how this is done? Just turn that speed selector on yr turntable to a different setting, and voila..this surprises me. When I first started listening to vinyl back in the early days of high school, I discovered this by accident when I played some Pink Floyd album when the speed was set to 45rpm..lol

Not everyone has a turntable, I would imagine a lot of young people haven't even touched a record, haha... But, Indeed it IS a simple thing to do, just switch the speed and there ya go. It's all good.

Skytree · Post by **Skytree** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:19 pm

Speed witchery!

aorta · Post by **aorta** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:23 pm

harpoon dodger wrote:How does nobody get how this is done? Just turn that speed selector on yr turntable to a different setting, and voila..this surprises me.

But this would only work on the promo as the speed for the Geogaddi LP is already at 33 rpm. I guess the point is that if you had the promo before Geogaddi's release you might have played it at 33 rpm because you wouldn't know what speed it was supposed to be at. Only after the album came out would you know of the faster version (unless you played it at both speed to begin with).

barbeque08 · Post by **barbeque08** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:24 pm

aorta wrote:
harpoon dodger wrote:How does nobody get how this is done? Just turn that speed selector on yr turntable to a different setting, and voila..this surprises me.
But this would only work on the promo as the speed for the Geogaddi LP is already at 33 rpm. I guess the point is that if you had the promo before Geogaddi's release you might have played it at 33 rpm because you wouldn't know what speed it was supposed to be at. Only after the album came out would you know of the faster version (unless you played it at both speed to begin with).

and that is the answer folks.

Tekmosis · Post by **Tekmosis** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:38 pm

polar sky wrote:Here it is:

Ok, it's being played at 33 1/3 RPM, have a listen! It is meant to be played at 45 RPM. So it slows it down when playing it at 33 1/3 RPM, the supposed original length.

I think it sounds more organic at 33 RPM but it was definitely inteded for 45 RPM IMO