Pilgrim S wrote:A jounalist friend has had the album emailed to him a couple of hours ago. He likes it. Says little has changed.
The difference between TCH and this album is pretty massive, if you ask me.
I would assume he means "little has changed" as in BoC has not changed their sound dramatically.
Maybe this is a dumb question: But will the mp3 downloads from Bleep (preorder) come on June 5th, the Japan release date, or the 11th because I'm a US citizen?
Edit: sorry, should have looked on Bleep first ... released on the tenth, which is my birthday. Cool!
Pilgrim S wrote:A jounalist friend has had the album emailed to him a couple of hours ago. He likes it. Says little has changed.
The difference between TCH and this album is pretty massive, if you ask me.
I would assume he means "little has changed" as in BoC has not changed their sound dramatically.
Maybe this is a dumb question: But will the mp3 downloads from Bleep (preorder) come on June 5th, the Japan release date, or the 11th because I'm a US citizen?
Edit: sorry, should have looked on Bleep first ... released on the tenth, which is my birthday. Cool!
Ugh, the 10th? Well, I'll be downloading the Japanese version then.
Pilgrim S wrote:A jounalist friend has had the album emailed to him a couple of hours ago. He likes it. Says little has changed.
The difference between TCH and this album is pretty massive, if you ask me.
Yeah but (from what I've heard at least) it sounds like BoC have gone back to the sounds of MHTRTC, so in their overall catalogue, TH is nothing drastically different for boards. Geogaddi was criticised for the same reasons by some, but looking back on that it sounds pretty different to MHTRTC to me. I can actually foresee some critics doing the same with TH, seeing it as a 'step backwards' but to me (once again, only from what I've heard) it sounds like a darker and more mature MHTRTC.
Awesome. All the best moments of their earlier albums but even better.
Though to be honest I feel like the songs died out too quickly at times, where the drums faded out I thought they were gonna kick back in even crazier. But still amazing nonetheless.
TaoTapeTao wrote:Awesome. All the best moments of their earlier albums but even better.
Though to be honest I feel like the songs died out too quickly at times, where the drums faded out I thought they were gonna kick back in even crazier. But still amazing nonetheless.
Pretty much this, but I think if some of them had been longer, people would be complaining they were overstaying their welcome...
I don't remember which track it was (it was towards the end), but it was amazing to hear the jingle from the numbers stations quietly at the end one of the tracks.
Man, so now that I've listened to it completely and it's sunk in...
I was really unsure about some of these, but my mind changed relatively quickly. It's perfect. Many thanks to the brothers if you guys are reading this. Beautiful work.
last Monday i was standing in the desert taking in the perfect setting and today i sat with a big smile reading the comments of those who had not yet heard the entire album. its been wonderful.
trying to think of a clever review or characterization of Tomorrow's Harvest, but i give up.
tonight i was looking through the telescope while waiting for the Waning Crescent Moon to reappear and Buzz Aldrin's first words popped into my head. they made perfect sense in light of this most auspicious day:
I was actually starting to get a little bit of hype fatigue and was starting to think there was no way this could live up to it, but I genuinely haven't been this psyched about music in awhile and I love music!
Not judging at all, but I feel bad for the folks who are disappointed. i wish they could hear what I hear, because it feels amazing to get your doors blown in like this. I'm in awe.
All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
i just had my first "proper" listen of the album. i worked today but was fortunate enough that i could listen in although my service was shit and the stream stopped and started a bunch of times plus i was listening on cheap in ears.
i smiled, i cried, i came.
that all happened...well except the last part.... however i do think i climaxed.
truly beware the friendly stranger here
a smiling child motions you closer while the sneering man in the shadows pulls you in
i would not say this is geogaddi part 2, however it could bookend that album nicely. i need to listen to these back to back because it feels as if theres some true thematic ties running through them
i was out in the middle of butt fuck nowhere, half way through the album when i came around a sharp bend only to have my headlights light up a middle aged man thumbing a ride. it scared the fuck out of me and for the rest of my drive every time i turned a corner i half expected to see him again
near the end of jacquard i actually started to get a true feeling of unease, almost discomfort, something ive never ever experienced with a BoC track before. it was crazy
i know these thoughts are all scattered but i just need to spill them out and i know no one else would give a shit what i have to say except for you folks.
hands down my album of the year and i cannot wait till i get up north so i can hit a trail and make memories with these songs
i know im a massive fan boy and i had very high expectations for this but it has lived up to them and beyond. its going to be next to impossible to enjoy a record as much as i have this one
i cannot wait to get my hands on the vinyl and pop on my 650's
thank you so much boys but please dont go away for so long again. but if you come back in 2020 with an album thats equally as incredible as this record then i will not complain.
Whoever said this album's weighted the opposite of TCH was right. Some absolute belters towards the end of this. I kinda got the feeling it lulled a bit after RFTD but picked up at Telepath. Gonna take a few listens to see how it really sits. Maybe Jaquard Causeway is the Gyroscope of the album.
There's a supposedly high-quality rip floating around, no idea if it's the real album or just an upscaled recording of the stream.
Anyway, upon listening to the album, I'm still not quite sure where I'd rank it. I prefer it to TCH, as I think BoC is better with "darker" sounds, and while I like a lot of the songs on this album, I still think Geogaddi was a little more solid as an album, if that makes any sense. I guess it's because TH has a mix of both upbeat and downbeat tracks, so there isn't quite as much consistency as I'd like.
Gemini is a fun track, though, and a good way to begin the album. Not really a fan of the closing track, though. Nothing wrong with it being the same song featured in that promo vid, but I guess I just feel there should have been a little more.
Overall, great album, an instant classic for me, but I don't know if I'd call it BoC's best work.
TaoTapeTao wrote:Awesome. All the best moments of their earlier albums but even better.
Though to be honest I feel like the songs died out too quickly at times, where the drums faded out I thought they were gonna kick back in even crazier. But still amazing nonetheless.
Pretty much this, but I think if some of them had been longer, people would be complaining they were overstaying their welcome...
I don't remember which track it was (it was towards the end), but it was amazing to hear the jingle from the numbers stations quietly at the end one of the tracks.
It was the end of "New Seeds," you hear the jingle, sans the actual numbers being read.
BOC got me confused again (but it's a good thing).
I really don't know what to think of the album just as yet. Their sound changed. It's always like that with them and their new albums and it proves they are genuine artists that try to evolve and not repeat themselves. It took me few months to really like The Campfire Headphase when it came out and I guess it will be the same with Tomorrow's Harvest.
Standout tracks for me at the moment are Gemini, Nothing Is Real, Cold Earth, Sundown, Palace Posy and Semena Mertvykh. But I have a feeling I'm gonna like New Seeds more and more in the future. Oh and Transmisiones Ferox is pretty good.
A bit disappointed with Sick Times and Split Your Infinities..
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