The mystery behind Boards of Canada's Geogaddi promo LP

pidgin · Post by **pidgin** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:55 am

Pantheon wrote: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.

Turntables spin at 45rpm and 33.3333..rpm so it's actually 74%.

I just signed up to say that.

jcotteri · Post by **jcotteri** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:30 pm

Tehehe

Skytree · Post by **Skytree** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:54 pm

pidgin wrote:
Pantheon wrote: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.

Turntables spin at 45rpm and 33.3333..rpm so it's actually 74%.

I just signed up to say that.

Win.

Moebius · Post by **Moebius** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:03 pm

Skytree wrote:
pidgin wrote:
Pantheon wrote: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.

Turntables spin at 45rpm and 33.3333..rpm so it's actually 74%.

I just signed up to say that.

Win.

More precisely, that would be 74.074 repeating.

Phasen · Post by **Phasen** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:56 am

hey guys lets talk about persimmons now.

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:32 am

Moebius wrote:
Skytree wrote:
pidgin wrote:
Pantheon wrote: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.

Turntables spin at 45rpm and 33.3333..rpm so it's actually 74%.

I just signed up to say that.

Win.

More precisely, that would be 74.074 repeating.

74.074 repeating eh? so 747..... my number obsession continues...

BunnyRabbit · Post by **BunnyRabbit** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:23 pm

747Music wrote:
Moebius wrote:
Skytree wrote:
pidgin wrote:
Pantheon wrote: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.

Turntables spin at 45rpm and 33.3333..rpm so it's actually 74%.

I just signed up to say that.

Win.

More precisely, that would be 74.074 repeating.

74.074 repeating eh? so 747..... my number obsession continues...

Nicely played, sir.

polar sky · Post by **polar sky** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:37 pm

I took a dump this morning.

nick47 · Post by **nick47** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:33 pm

747Music wrote:
Moebius wrote:
Skytree wrote:
pidgin wrote:
Pantheon wrote: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.

Turntables spin at 45rpm and 33.3333..rpm so it's actually 74%.

I just signed up to say that.

Win.

More precisely, that would be 74.074 repeating.

74.074 repeating eh? so 747..... my number obsession continues...

do you see 47 and 74 everywhere too?!
Its actually getting really bad for me. Its everywhere

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:55 pm

nick47 wrote:
747Music wrote:
Moebius wrote:
Skytree wrote:
pidgin wrote:
Pantheon wrote: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.

Turntables spin at 45rpm and 33.3333..rpm so it's actually 74%.

I just signed up to say that.

Win.

More precisely, that would be 74.074 repeating.

74.074 repeating eh? so 747..... my number obsession continues...

do you see 47 and 74 everywhere too?!
Its actually getting really bad for me. Its everywhere

Yes... yes sir I do.

Xurbatronic · Post by **Xurbatronic** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:28 pm

This phenomena is called apophenia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophenia

hexagon son · Post by **hexagon son** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:54 pm

awesome, thanks polar. i have the vinyl but havent owned a turntable for years, so never got a chance to do this. i like the way it sounds at 33 1/3, the bongo drums definitely sound like they should be at this speed, and the track doesnt sound so hectic.

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:43 pm

Xurbatronic wrote:This phenomena is called apophenia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophenia

cool

Phasen · Post by **Phasen** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:31 pm

Hmm, slowing Alpha and Omega down to make it 9:12 or whatever it was...that sounded real tight the other night.

pidgin · Post by **pidgin** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:21 pm

Speaking of BoC numerology, I just got a copy of (the original) Midas Touch off eBay... the seller left me feedback. My new feedback score? 666.

:twisted:

ReadyLetsGo · Post by **ReadyLetsGo** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:58 pm

So they did use 808 drums on this track, interesting. It appeared that way on the original version but I wasn't sure. Thanks for posting that on Youtube, sir. <3

rick7487 · Post by **rick7487** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:50 am

polar sky wrote: Not everyone has a turntable, I would imagine a lot of young people haven't even touched a record, haha...

You'd be surprised! I'm only 19 and I've known how to play records since I was 8, thanks to my Dad.

Jeroen · Post by **Jeroen** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 9:40 am

it sounds a lot better at 45rpm to my ears.

an even bigger mystery is that it's been on sale at bleep for weeks/months now. if these really are promo copies, and quite a number of them have been given away at the lighthouse gig, how can so many copies still be around, roughly 8 years later?

Aimo · Post by **Aimo** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:37 am

Jeroen wrote:it sounds a lot better at 45rpm to my ears.

an even bigger mystery is that it's been on sale at bleep for weeks/months now. if these really are promo copies, and quite a number of them have been given away at the lighthouse gig, how can so many copies still be around, roughly 8 years later?

Like someone else on another thread said, Warp probably found a few in the warehouse around the time of Warp20 last year, or they may have re-pressed it.

Jeroen · Post by **Jeroen** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:53 pm

Aimo wrote:
Jeroen wrote:it sounds a lot better at 45rpm to my ears.

an even bigger mystery is that it's been on sale at bleep for weeks/months now. if these really are promo copies, and quite a number of them have been given away at the lighthouse gig, how can so many copies still be around, roughly 8 years later?

Like someone else on another thread said, Warp probably found a few in the warehouse around the time of Warp20 last year, or they may have re-pressed it.

probably more than a few. they are STILL on sale.

quoted from bleep:

Pressed on heavy weight 180 gram one-sided vinyl. This is a limited and very rare Boards Of Canada 'Geogaddi' Promo 12" produced to give away at a Warp Records party in London back in Dec 2000. The two unmarked tracks are "Alpha and Omega" in its entirety and "Beware the Friendly Stranger" that is placed on a special locked groove to keep the track in a perpetual loop.

Unmarked other than a blue sleeve and a blue hexagon on the inner label. These unplayed limited vinyls are exclusive to Bleep.com. Grab one before they go....

well, you heard them. grab one, quickly!