Specific situation that BoC was the perfect soundtrack for?

narghile · Post by **narghile** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 3:43 am

Just wondering if anyone had any cool stories about situations in which BoC perfectly captured the mood, emotion, etc. of that situation.

I didn't really get into BoC until this past summer, in which I was doing an internship at a place called Iron Mountain in a small town in PA called Boyers. Iron Mountain specializes in data backup and records management. It is located in an old mine about 200 feet underground. It is a vast network of caves that I walked four days a week for about three months.

Tomorrow's Harvest had just been released, and listening to that album as I walked these dark tunnels was such a surreal experience. The bleakness of that album perfectly complemented the mood of being down in that mine, with no sunlight to speak of.

Geogaddi also captured the mood of working down in the cave. That album at points is creepy enough on its own, but in my situation it was just that much creepier (and better). The Devil is in The Details took on a whole new meaning for me after I heard it at that internship.

I'd be interested to see what you guys have to share. Thanks!

Fireal420 · Post by **Fireal420** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:03 am

nice to see we live in the same state

the best example i can give is, about 2 years ago i went for an early morning bike ride along the susquehanna river. i put "in a beautiful place out in the country" on. i basically put the album on repeat and took the ride. watching the sun come up and enjoying the entire experience was quite memorable. and whenever i hear the album i usually equate it to that morning.

narghile · Post by **narghile** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 12:01 pm

Fireal420 wrote:nice to see we live in the same state

the best example i can give is, about 2 years ago i went for an early morning bike ride along the susquehanna river. i put "in a beautiful place out in the country" on. i basically put the album on repeat and took the ride. watching the sun come up and enjoying the entire experience was quite memorable. and whenever i hear the album i usually equate it to that morning.

You must be from the part that listens to good music

I've only met one other person around here that has heard of and likes BoC.

That sounds absolutely beautiful. I took a bus to Iron Mountain and there are some very wooded roads on the way; BoC always made that bus ride feel like an adventure.

w31rd numb3r · Post by **w31rd numb3r** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 1:50 pm

Fireal420 wrote:and whenever i hear the album i usually equate it to that morning.

Yea, it's such a good thing. Like... I usually listen to Geogaddi while on a evening, and it's senseful. I usually listen to Music Has the Right in silenced nights, and it's senseful. And now Tomorrow's Harvest makes sense in mornings/warm mornings.

I was on a bus going to school. Gosh, such a warm day... Sunshine Recorder was playing, and the trip was so tiring... Everytime I listen to that again, I just remember it.

Twentington · Post by **Twentington** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 1:55 pm

TCH on a beach as the sun sets Dayvan Cowboy drops. Bam!

nick47 · Post by **nick47** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 2:13 pm

Its funny how every once in a while a thread like this will come up and make me think about one of my most hardened beliefs about BoC

No other band can make you FEEL (any emotion) as much as BoC can. Some songs are pure bliss and others make me so unbelievably uncomfortable that I cant even sit still.

They have somehow tapped into a secret rhythm of life and incorporated it into each and every masterful album

narghile · Post by **narghile** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 2:38 pm

nick47 wrote:Its funny how every once in a while a thread like this will come up and make me think about one of my most hardened beliefs about BoC

No other band can make you FEEL (any emotion) as much as BoC can. Some songs are pure bliss and others make me so unbelievably uncomfortable that I cant even sit still.

They have somehow tapped into a secret rhythm of life and incorporated it into each and every masterful album

I completely agree (and I hope this isn't a dead thread topic, I'm new here). Geogaddi amazes me because I get a strange sense of familiarity when hearing some of the songs. Not exactly "I've heard this song before," more like "I've felt this way before, a long time ago," particularly with the first half of Geogaddi and most of MHTRTC. Beware the Friendly Stranger, In The Annexe, and Julie and Candy all trigger an emotion inside me that I can't quite describe, almost like I'm being taken back to memories of my childhood that might not have ever occured.

Jonse · Post by **Jonse** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 3:08 pm

On top of Weaver's Needle, staring down at the rocky desert with the sun beginning to set.

Or just on the other side, staring at it. Made that hike so many different ways with rock climbing on occasion.

Sciflyer · Post by **Sciflyer** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 11:42 pm

This Christmas, I was visiting my aunt who lives in the Shenandoah Valley. I decided to take a walk up a winding country road while listening to the "In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country" EP (a little on the nose, yes, but I thought that it was appropriate). As I ascended the peak of the road, the sprawling countryside was visible all around, Amo Bishop Roden came on, and it began to snow. I got chills on two levels and could not have asked for a more beautiful moment.

Perch · Post by **Perch** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 11:51 pm

The first time I heard BOC actually, it was the first snowfall where I was living in this rickety 4th floor apartment. I was alone in the house, and turned on "everything you do is a balloon". The first really soft chords started up, and I remember turning to watch the snow out of my window just thinking, "This is totally perfect."

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 12:35 am

In France this year during the summer where I experienced the first moonrise with some friends over some mountainous terrain. It was jaw dropping.

nick47 · Post by **nick47** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 9:16 pm

Rodheh wrote:On top of Weaver's Needle, staring down at the rocky desert with the sun beginning to set.

Or just on the other side, staring at it. Made that hike so many different ways with rock climbing on occasion.

I fucking love the desert. Arizona and Utah are the most beautiful states in the US to me

Snufkin · Post by **Snufkin** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 11:30 pm

This one, for me, was pretty special...

Shortly after TH came out, I found myself in southern Colombia about to live on a small boat travelling on tributaries of the Amazon, to Iquitos in Peru, for 3-days. I had listened to TH only once before; my first listen was laying on a bed in a hostel in south west Colombia, with headphones in my netbook and listening to the digital release (I know, I know.. it was all so low-tech, low-quality).

On the boat to Iquitos (from Leticia) you bring your own hammock, hook it up to the ceiling, and just sit/lay/live there for 3-days on the slow journey on the river. I listened to TH, which I had by then got onto a small electronic device, and watched the river go by and day turn to night - and the stars come out. What struck me, at first, as the most particular magic of TH, was Jacquard Causeway... this weird, alien form, almost with a feeling of being somehow 'wrong', musically (disjointed?) and yet so... so... so.... ambitious and evocative.

*that* was a moment... (a moment I don't quite think I can describe in as much awe and beauty with which it affected me)

-Snuf

2020k · Post by **2020k** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 10:44 pm

Nice to see two other Twoismers from PA here. I'm in Pittsburgh. I remember during the Tomorrow's Harvest campaign, when fans were mapping out where they thought clues/vinyl were hidden for the viral campaign that a group somehow found a few coordinates that pointed to Lebanon, PA. I was ready to get in my car and drive there so fast before it was debunked. Would've been nice to have some Twoismers along for the ride if it was a certain thing! I felt like such a crazed fan, all alone!

Ah, digressing. Anyway...

The entire "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" is great for a drive on a sunny day, especially through country or fielded areas on a sunny day with low humidity and a few big accented clouds in the sky. Reading thoughts on IABPOITC, it's cliche to associate this EP with either beauty, driving, or unnerving underlyings, and maybe it is a bit of both depending on the way you're perceiving the songs at the time of listening, but for the most part, windows down or windows up, it's a great soundtrack for the road for me. Period. It's a staple for me.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 12:30 am

May well have told this one before, so apologies.

Watching the endless expanse of the Russian steppes / Siberia unfold before me as I traversed Europe and Central Asia via the TransSiberian railway and (seemingly) transported myself back around 200 years, passing wooden dachas complete with hand operated water pumps, wondering about those mysterious sideroads leading off to unnamed cities / factories in the middle of nowhere and all the while accompanied with the gentle clackety-clack of the tracks, which complimented the rhythms of Gyroscope in a spectacular symbiosis.

Could not have been better.

Tomnz11 · Post by **Tomnz11** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 12:50 am

Really complimented the city life of Japan I thought. TH was great whilst on train journeys throughout the country.

narghile · Post by **narghile** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 3:25 pm

2020k wrote:Nice to see two other Twoismers from PA here. I'm in Pittsburgh. I remember during the Tomorrow's Harvest campaign, when fans were mapping out where they thought clues/vinyl were hidden for the viral campaign that a group somehow found a few coordinates that pointed to Lebanon, PA. I was ready to get in my car and drive there so fast before it was debunked. Would've been nice to have some Twoismers along for the ride if it was a certain thing! I felt like such a crazed fan, all alone!

Ah, digressing. Anyway...

The entire "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" is great for a drive on a sunny day, especially through country or fielded areas on a sunny day with low humidity and a few big accented clouds in the sky. Reading thoughts on IABPOITC, it's cliche to associate this EP with either beauty, driving, or unnerving underlyings, and maybe it is a bit of both depending on the way you're perceiving the songs at the time of listening, but for the most part, windows down or windows up, it's a great soundtrack for the road for me. Period. It's a staple for me.

I'm from Slippery Rock! We're practically neighbors

I can see how Beautiful Place would be great driving music. Those last few moments of the title track with the subtle keyboard melody would probably make a sunset that much more beautiful.

Betterthanyourkids · Post by **Betterthanyourkids** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 7:08 pm

Recently flew from Iowa to California to see my sister; as you can expect, TCH and Geogaddi are great at 30,000 ft. Then we had to DRIVE back. It was quite the experience. Tomorrow's Harvest works great in the desert areas of Nevada, Utah, some of Colorado, and TCH and TCH EP come in handy ( Who am I kidding; Dayvan Cowboy is practically orgasmic in that area!) around the Rocky Mountains. It was quite the journey and BoC just made it that much better.

PlacentaSand · Post by **PlacentaSand** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 2:15 am

boards of canada was so perfect for this moment i had to make it a reality

Synthestesia · Post by **Synthestesia** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 3:24 am

Rodheh wrote:On top of Weaver's Needle, staring down at the rocky desert with the sun beginning to set.

Or just on the other side, staring at it. Made that hike so many different ways with rock climbing on occasion.

daamn man, daaamn

that's incredible