Great Review of BOC's Why? Remix

streamrunner · Post by **streamrunner** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:06 pm

the entire review is of the Why? EP is here:

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/r ... s-ep-us-eu

and below is the paragraph from the review pertaining to the BOC remix:

To further twist bullyish tension burns on the arms of fans, The Hollows EPs feature two remixes of tracks from the upcoming Alopecia. Dntel's Anticon EP track returns to his cuddly headphone-techno roots with its insistent, espionage-evoking beat. Wolf's steadier, typical hip-hop delivery makes what could be an MOR move for both into a mind meld instead. But Boards of Canada, with the understated but insistent loping beat they add to "Good Friday", make you wonder why they're not working with more rappers. They bring a newfound clarity and movement to Wolf's words, and even though he's working a deadpan monotone, BoC manage to add several different textures without ever stepping on his toes. Though they've remixed the Anticon roster before, it's a tantalizing step outside of BoC's comfort zone, and an amazingly sensitive collaboration, over which Wolf leabes some provocative call-outs and males plain-faced admittance of the therapeutic value of his lyrics ("shit I wouldn't even admit to my head-shrinker"). The slinky beat and restrained horns make for a track that sounds sun-kissed and debauched all at once.

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:14 pm

Nice review for an incredible song

hexagon · Post by **hexagon** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:06 pm

Great link, thanks.

Need to get the EP for the original, if not only to hear the remix on vinyl.

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:33 pm

I love this fucking remix. Cheers for the link

I really want to hear the normal version of the song as well....

ryetronics · Post by **ryetronics** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:40 pm

Good review and great props to BoC.

I swear though, every time I read a Pitchfork review, I get the feeling that the writer just graduated his creative writing course and is in love with his thesaurus.

markNine · Post by **markNine** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:56 pm

where can I hear the album and the remix?

I'm on Why?'s myspace and looking at their Snocap Downloads thing.. i'm guessing the last "You'll know where their Plane.." song is the BoC remix?

bluesky · Post by **Fredd-E** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:06 pm

markNine wrote:where can I hear the album and the remix?

I'm on Why?'s myspace and looking at their Snocap Downloads thing.. i'm guessing the last "You'll know where their Plane.." song is the BoC remix?

you can listen the boc remix here: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/d ... mix-stream

btw it's: Why? - good friday (boards of canada remix)

markNine · Post by **markNine** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:14 pm

Thanks, I came across the page just a tad bit before you posted it.

infinite sevens · Post by **infinite sevens** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:55 pm

ryetronics wrote:Good review and great props to BoC.

I swear though, every time I read a Pitchfork review, I get the feeling that the writer just graduated his creative writing course and is in love with his thesaurus.

amen.

hexagon · Post by **hexagon** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:38 am

harpoon dodger wrote:I really want to hear the normal version of the song as well....

Anyone happen to have a copy? I'm sure most of the forum would appreciate it

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:50 am

I'm afraid it's not out til next March, but I might be wrong

hexagon · Post by **hexagon** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:06 am

Ahh, I didn't look at the tracklist of the EP. March isn't too far away.

EDIT: anyone care to share a copy of the Broken Drum remix to keep me going?

ryetronics · Post by **ryetronics** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:12 am

FUCK this track is good. The lyrics are finally sitting well with me, allowing me to fully enjoy the song. I would kill to get a copy of this sans vocals though...

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 9:02 pm

ryetronics wrote:FUCK this track is good. The lyrics are finally sitting well with me, allowing me to fully enjoy the song. I would kill to get a copy of this sans vocals though...

Still my fave BoC remix. Probably because I think Yoni Wolf of Why? is a genius and I'm a huge anticon. nut in general..may this track never die!

ZosoCon · Post by **ZosoCon** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 4:52 pm

For Alopecia, there were some remixes done. How did it come that Boards of Canada remixed one of your songs?

I just asked them if they wanted to do it, and they said they'd do it. I'd known them for a few years. I met them in 2002 in Edinburgh, Scotland and Birmingham, England. They're really cool guys and really reclusive. But they did a remix for one of my older bands, Clouddead, and I've been in contact with them here and there throughout the years. I asked if they had any interest, and they were like, "Fuck yeah, let's do it."

saw this in a recent article:
http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2012 ... lf_why.php

cubistking1906 · Post by **cubistking1906** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:34 pm

Here's a very well-done youtube video to this:

Youtube: Good Friday (Boards of Canada Remix)

And I love love love that funky ass bass line.

novayshun · Post by **novayshun** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 6:39 am

I noticed that my vinyl copy is looking like it's having a bad reaction to the plastic sleeve, it's looking oddly discoloured. Am I alone with this?

chesspeaceface · Post by **chesspeaceface** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:46 am

harpoon dodger wrote:
ryetronics wrote:FUCK this track is good. The lyrics are finally sitting well with me, allowing me to fully enjoy the song. I would kill to get a copy of this sans vocals though...
Still my fave BoC remix. Probably because I think Yoni Wolf of Why? is a genius and I'm a huge anticon. nut in general..may this track never die!

Oh my god, really better than the cLOUDDEAD - Dead Dogs Two BoC remix? That actually holds the position of best song I've ever heard in my life.

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:56 pm

chesspeaceface wrote:
harpoon dodger wrote:
ryetronics wrote:FUCK this track is good. The lyrics are finally sitting well with me, allowing me to fully enjoy the song. I would kill to get a copy of this sans vocals though...
Still my fave BoC remix. Probably because I think Yoni Wolf of Why? is a genius and I'm a huge anticon. nut in general..may this track never die!
Oh my god, really better than the cLOUDDEAD - Dead Dogs Two BoC remix? That actually holds the position of best song I've ever heard in my life.

Well, that comes in at a close second. I love cLOUDDEAD as much as anything Yoni, Dose or Nosdam have done before or since. TBH tho, I don't bother rating BoC remixes one above the other, I love them all equally because there isnt' a single bad one. Keep in mind, up until the point the Why? remix was released, I probably would have said the cLOUDDEAD mix as my fave..but that was then.

Still love those flutes tho...

sevenism · Post by **sevenism** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:47 am

new version of good friday. (pretty much the same, just the rap re-done, and a horribly abrupt ending)