02. Reach For The Dead (4:47)

The Spaniard · Post by **The Spaniard** » Fri May 24, 2013 6:00 pm

MindElevation wrote:
Geogandhi wrote: How many new members have there been do you think?
There have been 435 new members since record store day.

So in total there must be approx. 450 members here.

The Spaniard · Post by **The Spaniard** » Fri May 24, 2013 6:03 pm

I have always read this forum. I waited all these years because I wanted to create my account on the 1/3/13, to be more BoCish than the rest of the members, but I got sick on that day.

Kopriva · Post by **Kopriva** » Fri May 24, 2013 6:32 pm

hey hey please don't hate on "newbies" I may be new here but I'm certainly not new to BOC, I've been in love with their work since around '07/'08

I've also been hovering on this forum once in a while for the past few years

polar sky · Post by **polar sky** » Fri May 24, 2013 6:32 pm

The scene where the clouds come in with mirrored images on the water makes me think of Tangerine Dreams cover to Stratosphere:

turquoise70 · Post by **turquoise70** » Fri May 24, 2013 6:36 pm

GH wrote:If I'm being picky, and I mean really nit-picky, I think the sound used for the arpeggio could have been improved upon. It's a little too preset harp sound for me.

Aha :> So I'm not the only one.

As I said before - love the song overall, and even the synth arpegg is growing on me, but that was the first thing that struck me in a less than perfect way. It doesn't stop me from putting this thing on repeat...

NfrsJayPelino · Post by **NfrsJayPelino** » Fri May 24, 2013 6:46 pm

Hello everyone. Fresh to this forum, though I have been a solid BoC fan for about 8 years.

I noticed that people have mentioned the reversed version of Reach for the Dead, that Warp tweeted it, and that some have mixed the forward and backward versions together. Someone on the Youtube comments of the reversed version mentions that the actual song is to play both versions together. While I doubt he has any official evidence of this, what do you guys think? It does sound pretty epic that way, and fills in the long intro some have had issue with. Plus it gives it a pretty sweet outro. Also, scenes of driving through the desert match up when videos are side by side, and lots of other nice synchronous features. Thoughts?

MAXIMUS MISCHIEF · Post by **MAXIMUS MISCHIEF** » Fri May 24, 2013 7:05 pm

guys watch out u dont spoil this song listening to it SO MANY times before the album comes out!!!!

kelp · Post by **kelp** » Fri May 24, 2013 7:15 pm

WeHadNormality wrote:Oh, I see that other one is both forward and backwards. That reminds me of someone who did that with the film The Shining and overlayed them. There are some pretty amazing 'coincidences' in that one.

I know, slightly off topic, but this is also pretty bizarre:

http://www.theoverlookhotel.com/post/22 ... lay-in-the

salamander · Post by **salamander** » Fri May 24, 2013 7:18 pm

Kopriva wrote:hey hey please don't hate on "newbies" I may be new here but I'm certainly not new to BOC, I've been in love with their work since around '07/'08

I've also been hovering on this forum once in a while for the past few years

I don't think anyone is hating on us newbies. Just the fact that a couple of us have sadly been less than respectful. I for one have felt very welcome on here, as I'm sure almost all of us are.

I do find it funny how many of us have been lurking for a while ("black box" for me) and have only chosen now to become part of things.

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

I can't believe that this hasn't been mentioned, but I had a quick skim through these pages and didn't see it (apologies if it has!)... BBC Radio 6 played it this morning.

During Lauren Laverne's show. I just missed it live; turns out I listened-in literally a second after it had finished playing and didn't know... But I heard the mention of Reach For The Dead and knew they had broadcast it... Was expecting them to, but didn't know they'd be on it so quickly.

See just before 1:40:00:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01sk3tb

And more comments on the top-notch production. Was chosen as the day's Headphones Moment - great call.

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Fri May 24, 2013 7:25 pm

salamander wrote:I do find it funny how many of us have been lurking for a while ("black box" for me) and have only chosen now to become part of things.

Twoism - the most lurked forum on EARTH

noby · Post by **noby** » Fri May 24, 2013 7:30 pm

salamander wrote:I do find it funny how many of us have been lurking for a while ("black box" for me) and have only chosen now to become part of things.

Heh, I actually lurked for couple years until around the Black Box incident (wonder how she's doing...

) when I decided to join.

Geogandhi · Post by **Geogandhi** » Fri May 24, 2013 7:33 pm

salamander wrote:
Kopriva wrote:hey hey please don't hate on "newbies" I may be new here but I'm certainly not new to BOC, I've been in love with their work since around '07/'08

I've also been hovering on this forum once in a while for the past few years
I don't think anyone is hating on us newbies. Just the fact that a couple of us have sadly been less than respectful. I for one have felt very welcome on here, as I'm sure almost all of us are.

I do find it funny how many of us have been lurking for a while ("black box" for me) and have only chosen now to become part of things.

I have not seen anyone show a lack of respect particularly, but I do think that tone and sarcasm is lost in places like these, especially when talking to a stranger.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Fri May 24, 2013 8:36 pm

kelp wrote:
WeHadNormality wrote:Oh, I see that other one is both forward and backwards. That reminds me of someone who did that with the film The Shining and overlayed them. There are some pretty amazing 'coincidences' in that one.
I know, slightly off topic, but this is also pretty bizarre:

http://www.theoverlookhotel.com/post/22 ... lay-in-the

Thanks for posting that man. Interesting read about one of my heroes.

OverTheHorizonRadar · Post by **OverTheHorizonRadar** » Fri May 24, 2013 9:00 pm

Mexicola wrote:
kelp wrote:
WeHadNormality wrote:Oh, I see that other one is both forward and backwards. That reminds me of someone who did that with the film The Shining and overlayed them. There are some pretty amazing 'coincidences' in that one.
I know, slightly off topic, but this is also pretty bizarre:

http://www.theoverlookhotel.com/post/22 ... lay-in-the
Thanks for posting that man. Interesting read about one of my heroes.

You know I sometimes forget that you're actually not Stanley Kubrick.

bluesky · Post by **Fredd-E** » Fri May 24, 2013 9:01 pm

The Spaniard wrote:
MindElevation wrote:
Geogandhi wrote: How many new members have there been do you think?
There have been 435 new members since record store day.
So in total there must be approx. 450 members here.

This forum has 2465 registered accounts. Of course not all of them are active, but still...

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Fri May 24, 2013 9:07 pm

OverTheHorizonRadar wrote:
Mexicola wrote:
kelp wrote: I know, slightly off topic, but this is also pretty bizarre:

http://www.theoverlookhotel.com/post/22 ... lay-in-the
Thanks for posting that man. Interesting read about one of my heroes.
You know I sometimes forget that you're actually not Stanley Kubrick.

Ha! I could never be Kubrick. I can't grow a beard properly

softfokus · Post by **softfokus** » Fri May 24, 2013 9:46 pm

http://thequietus.com/articles/12364-bo ... est-review

track by track review.

I didn't feel like there were any major spoilers, but he does give some basic descriptions/impressions of each song.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Fri May 24, 2013 9:48 pm

softfokus wrote:http://thequietus.com/articles/12364-bo ... est-review

track by track review.

I didn't feel like there were any major spoilers, but he does give some basic descriptions/impressions of each song.

Thanks, but there's a whole thread about this article already, right here

softfokus · Post by **softfokus** » Fri May 24, 2013 9:48 pm

redacted. sorry.