04. Jacquard Causeway (6:35)

Sun Drugs · Post by **Sun Drugs** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:13 am

i never listened to this on the listening party recordings because i knew it wouldnt do it any justice.
I like it, i see how people dont but i think its classic. A little hard at first but almost opposite to Nlogax an amazing song emerges out of the mess. Love the production on the drums

rainier · Post by **rainier** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:42 am

Weekend_Warrior wrote:This one's starting to grow on me

I like how the track just kinda chugs along at a slow steady beat. I can imagine just being stoned out of mind and watching the hands of a clock go round while rocking back and forth in the middle of a room. Slowly going insane... HELP ME!

It reminds me of a train struggling to get up a hill. Love that weird beat too. Really cool song.

North by North · Post by **North by North** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:48 am

Like a pretty, dancing figurine that slowly breaks apart. It's good.

armotron · Post by **armotron** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:09 am

1:41 - 1:51 hit me hard. best little sequence of the track imo

zeoevil · Post by **zeoevil** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:36 am

What is this? I don't even.

Sounds like Tetsuo: The Iron Man and Music For Pylons mixed together.

wash · Post by **wash** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 3:38 am

hm...this song doesn't really sound difficult to digest at all to me. it has grown on me though. the main sample used is beautiful, sounds like a whale song being played through a casio sk-1. like a basinski disintegration loop with a beat.

kelp · Post by **kelp** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 7:40 am

I have to say, out of all the tracks from last night's listening experience, this was the least good for me. It didn't seem to match up with the expectations I had of it (those expectations had been set by the reviews I'd read). I was expecting some lovely track at the beginning which slowly had more and more layers added to it until there was some beautiful cacophony going on, but on first listen it just seemed a little repetetive. I think maybe i wasn't focussing enough on it. Just didn't seem as immediately incredible as I was lead to believe it might be.

Quillz · Post by **Quillz** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:22 am

kelp wrote:I have to say, out of all the tracks from last night's listening experience, this was the least good for me. It didn't seem to match up with the expectations I had of it (those expectations had been set by the reviews I'd read). I was expecting some lovely track at the beginning which slowly had more and more layers added to it until there was some beautiful cacophony going on, but on first listen it just seemed a little repetetive. I think maybe i wasn't focussing enough on it. Just didn't seem as immediately incredible as I was lead to believe it might be.

I like the song, but I don't agree with the review that stated something to the effect of it being "the most epic thing they've recorded" or w/e. I did like the way the synth came in towards the end, but then, a lot of songs on the album did that.

The Telepathic Kid · Post by **The Telepathic Kid** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:34 am

I was apprehensive at first, but with headphones the 4 minute mark is pretty blissful, it really is the masters at work again.

GH · Post by GH » Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:46 pm

The snare sound throughout this track kinda ruins it for me. Grates on me a little.

kelp · Post by **kelp** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:00 pm

Ah yes, i remember hearing a snare in one track that particular stuck out. Sounded like a default preset snare from a Dr Rhythm DR-660, like the Rock kit or something.... got used to it in the end though

lyrical · Post by **lyrical** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:26 pm

GH wrote:The snare sound throughout this track kinda ruins it for me. Grates on me a little.

The snare is what i love!

I don't have a favourite track yet as it's all really good, but this one is sitting high on the list. It's skewed, drunk feeling, and more surreal/psychedelic than anything else on the album.

NorthcutTAmnestY · Post by **NorthcutTAmnestY** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:35 pm

Wow.

After a legitimate listen, this track is eaaassssily one of my favorites from BoC. Nailed it - the tune is dying people, it sounds like music, dying.

In_The_Annexe · Post by **In_The_Annexe** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 5:52 pm

GH wrote:The snare sound throughout this track kinda ruins it for me. Grates on me a little.

well, it is alittle strange but I find it gives the track an amazing structure that feels like it's soaring up into the air.

Geogaddi had lot of grating tracks but everyone liked that album.

Quillz · Post by **Quillz** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 5:59 pm

Every snare pop makes me think of a causeway support beam. Causeways tend to be long, so there are many of them (and thus a lot of snare pops).

ekonomy · Post by **ekonomy** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:16 pm

the synths on this sound so good oh my god

Twoist · Post by **Twoist** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:18 pm

The more I listen, the more I'm convinced this is the slightly more chilled brother of Nlogax.

PlatrixECV · Post by **PlatrixECV** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:21 pm

This track gives me really strong imagery. I get the sensation of a playing a video game where you are running a psychedelic path (think Rainbow Road in mario kart with a paisley pattern).

The other part about this track that gets me is how the melodies don't fully go away, just into a background soup.

sleepysilverdoor · Post by **sleepysilverdoor** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:32 pm

I know BoC has a rather strong hip-hop influence, most apparent on their earlier works...but for some reason when I hear this song it really makes me think of g-funk. Particularly I'm reminded of Down For Whatever by Ice Cube, though without the screaming moog and without the gangsta and with the BoC.

Maybe I'll do a mashup and join a long tradition of BoC and hip hop mashups. The best one I ever heard was Aquarius and Lodi Dodi by Slick Rick.

machinea · Post by **machinea** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 7:24 pm

a preliminary review mentioned some jdilla influence. I hadn't thought of it but have been listening to dilla as of late and can loosely hear the connection.