02. Reach For The Dead (4:47)

Crisps · Post by **Crisps** » Fri May 24, 2013 4:42 am

Goooodness me these boys do it proper!

The part towards the end at 3:40 onwards where more harmonising layers are added whilst flying beneath the clouds is beautiful. They have lost none of their touch it seems and I now fully expect to be completely blown away when the album drops next month!

jcotteri · Post by **jcotteri** » Fri May 24, 2013 4:49 am

Capt Kittinger wrote:
jcotteri wrote:I like to think that one of them has permanently moved to Tasmania..
Well, I live in Tasmania, and I haven't seen either of them!

Sorry, Tasmanian in-joke: it's so small that everyone has met everyone, or knows someone who has..

.. but I might start looking for M. Eoins and M. Sandisons in the phone book...

I didn't find them either when I lived there for a few years, but... Don't you agree it would be an appropriate place for them to live, particularly around central Tas and the great lakes?

I actually saved scans of them and made them my desktop so I could recognise them if I ever did come across them.. I truly believed it was possible. Now I'm in Perth and they would never come there

seanandcandy · Post by **seanandcandy** » Fri May 24, 2013 4:53 am

well we know Marcus has been to Australia and he lived in New Zealand, so there's that

Capt Kittinger · Post by **Capt Kittinger** » Fri May 24, 2013 5:03 am

jcotteri wrote:
Capt Kittinger wrote:
jcotteri wrote:I like to think that one of them has permanently moved to Tasmania..
Well, I live in Tasmania, and I haven't seen either of them!

Sorry, Tasmanian in-joke: it's so small that everyone has met everyone, or knows someone who has..

.. but I might start looking for M. Eoins and M. Sandisons in the phone book...
I didn't find them either when I lived there for a few years, but... Don't you agree it would be an appropriate place for them to live, particularly around central Tas and the great lakes?

I actually saved scans of them and made them my desktop so I could recognise them if I ever did come across them.. I truly believed it was possible. Now I'm in Perth and they would never come there

Ha, yes, the central plateau reminds me of the Scottish highlands (never been to Scotland, but pictures, tv etc). Also, now that we have MONA and the MONA FOMA, it'd be the ideal kind of thing for them to perform at - intimate gigs by unusual and/or indie artists. I'd be blown away, though, if they turned up on the program for next year's FOMA, that'd be amazing!

If any of the reps from Warp are reading this... hinthinthint...

Generalchesty · Post by **Generalchesty** » Fri May 24, 2013 5:43 am

Aerial Boundaries wrote:In the video, what looks like the nuclear explosion turns into three points of light.

What is the significance of this?

My guess is it forms an ellipsis, building up to whatever happens next ...

armotron · Post by **armotron** » Fri May 24, 2013 5:47 am

..and the white cyclosa bites

Aphex-Twin-Peaks · Post by **Aphex-Twin-Peaks** » Fri May 24, 2013 6:20 am

Capt Kittinger wrote:
jcotteri wrote:
Capt Kittinger wrote: Ha, yes, the central plateau reminds me of the Scottish highlands (never been to Scotland, but pictures, tv etc). Also, now that we have MONA and the MONA FOMA, it'd be the ideal kind of thing for them to perform at - intimate gigs by unusual and/or indie artists. I'd be blown away, though, if they turned up on the program for next year's FOMA, that'd be amazing!

If any of the reps from Warp are reading this... hinthinthint...

Dude, right on! I've thought the same thing re MONA FOMA too.

turquoise70 · Post by **turquoise70** » Fri May 24, 2013 6:46 am

Hmm! Well I bought it and overall I love it, and I'm super excited to be hearing new BoC period. That alone makes it worth it, it's just fun.

But I must say, something about the synth arpeggio that comes in later on sounds, to me... weirdly... unfiltered? Unprocessed? Do you know what I mean?

The Telepathic Kid · Post by **The Telepathic Kid** » Fri May 24, 2013 6:52 am

Capt Kittinger wrote:Well, I live in Tasmania, and I haven't seen either of them!

Sorry, Tasmanian in-joke: it's so small that everyone has met everyone, or knows someone who has..

.. but I might start looking for M. Eoins and M. Sandisons in the phone book...

I thought the Tasmania in joke is that you guys are all inbred.

Or is that not a joke

The Other · Post by **The Other** » Fri May 24, 2013 6:57 am

wwbjd wrote:I showed the video to my 4-year-old son this evening.

He said..

"What happened? Everything's broken. Must be the old world."

His reaction to the whole video was very creepy and probably spot-on for what they are aiming for.

The track itself seems a bit odd to me, like it's too isolated. I know others have said the same thing. What's on either side of the track is almost more intriguing than what we've now heard. If this is what they've picked to be a standalone track for the album then I can only guess that the rest of the album is almost one big flowing concept. There's nothing that really stands out as a lone track judging by the titles.

Still love it. It feels like part of a greater whole.

Very neat prospective and I agree with the greater whole comment.

Hope all is well.

thepastinsidepressant · Fri May 24, 2013 6:59 am

its where we're from, the cliimate. sunny days don't create this. simple as.
i hope you don't understand.

GH · Post by GH » Fri May 24, 2013 7:07 am

I think it's funny that some of us are struggling to avoid over-listening to this track before the album, while others are already listening to it in reverse.

I think it's a great track. Love how the many layers soup together. It's a wondeful headphone track.

Twoist · Post by **Twoist** » Fri May 24, 2013 7:09 am

I've been playing it since last night. I've not listened to anything else. I don't want to listen to anything else. Until the album comes out, I may not listen to anything else.

Betacord · Post by **Betacord** » Fri May 24, 2013 7:12 am

Well, well; Reach For The Dead! Great song, and great atmosphere.

I think I'm at least the third now here to say that after listening to the track, it stood out as sounding "immaculately produced" - in as much as can be expected from BOC: without at all sounding pristine or sterile, it has a real depth and quality of sound, and a great bit of songwriting too. If true of the rest of the album, then they've given it some real care and consideration.

The sound and aesthetic so far seem to reflect a certain maturity as well - if this carries through the whole of Tomorrow's Harvest, it could be something very consistent and solid, hopefully.

I listened to the audio of RFTD first... And it sounded better than I was expecting, top notch - and then viewed the video; the aerial shots in 1080 are great, and it reaches its soaring peak along with the track... Couldn't help but notice the rectangular frame that appears around that point - a reference to National Geographic?

Reach For The Dead has set the bar high for the other songs. IMO, Geogaddi set the BOC album benchmark... But if there are even just a few tunes on Tomorrow's Harvest that actually prove to be decidedly better than RFTD, then maybe this could indeed be their defining album.

Twoist · Post by **Twoist** » Fri May 24, 2013 7:22 am

Betacord wrote:But if there are even just a few tunes on Tomorrow's Harvest that actually prove to be decidedly better than RFTD, then maybe this could indeed be their defining album.

Totally agree with this. The longer BoC were away, the bigger the hype, the more the expectation, the greater the risk of disappointment when this track eventually saw the light of day. And yet the vast majority of opinion here (biased though it may be) is overwhelmingly positive. That says something about the quality of the track and what it signals for the forthcoming album. I honestly don't think many people are going to be disappointed by the album. With Tomorrow's Harvest I believe we're going to get to the very core of what BoC are about, and it will please a lot of people, us included.

Mr Sheep · Post by **Mr Sheep** » Fri May 24, 2013 7:46 am

This track just gets better with every listen, to the point of goosebumps with anticipation of every intricacy and new layer. The amount of work in this track is astonishing.

I can now see where those seven years went and it was totally worth the wait!

Tony Montana · Post by **Tony Montana** » Fri May 24, 2013 7:56 am

GH wrote:I think it's funny that some of us are struggling to avoid over-listening to this track before the album, while others are already listening to it in reverse.

So far I've resisted listening to it. I heard 5 seconds of the Tokyo video and then switched off. I want to listen to the new album in its entirety for the first time when it's released, and don't want anything to spoil that experience

StarblazerUK · Post by **StarblazerUK** » Fri May 24, 2013 8:24 am

Tony Montana wrote:
GH wrote:I think it's funny that some of us are struggling to avoid over-listening to this track before the album, while others are already listening to it in reverse.

So far I've resisted listening to it. I heard 5 seconds of the Tokyo video and then switched off. I want to listen to the new album in its entirety for the first time when it's released, and don't want anything to spoil that experience

It ain't going to spoil the experience, just because one word in the whole crossword puzzle is filled out, it doesn't spoil it. It just gives you a taster.

I've listened to it quite a few times now

Get it in your ear hole

salamander · Post by **salamander** » Fri May 24, 2013 8:35 am

I have tried to stop listening, but it just will not stay out of my head.

I think as a teaser, it's a perfect choice. Cannot wait to hear it in full context of the album.

PlacentaSand · Post by **PlacentaSand** » Fri May 24, 2013 8:36 am

the video in reverse is fucking crazy....