Geogaddi

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Geogaddi is the second studio album by Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada, released on 18 February 2002 by Warp Records.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was recorded between 1999 and 2001 at Hexagon Sun, their Pentland Hills studio. The album was intended to be—and has been described as—darker in tone than their debut studio album Music Has the Right to Children, released in 1998.

Geogaddi received critical acclaim upon release, in addition to being acclaimed by several publications as one of the year's best albums. It was listed by music website Pitchfork as one of the best intelligent dance music albums of all time.

Background and compositionEdit

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The album was recorded from 1999 to 2001 at Hexagon Sun, their Pentland Hills (pictured) studio.

Geogaddi is a psychedelic electronic album that has been categorized as IDM, downtempo,<ref name="stereogum">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and hauntology, radically departing from the calmer and more subdued style of the duo's previous album, Music Has the Right to Children.<ref name="hauntology"/><ref name= "Pitchfork Staff 2009">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Compared with their previous releases, Boards of Canada aimed to record a project "with more facets, more detail and a kind of concentrated recipe of chaotic little melodies", as well as "more fuzzy and organic".<ref name=i/> The duo recorded over 90 tracks for the project from 1999 to 2001 at Hexagon Sun, their Pentland Hills studio,<ref name="all" /><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> ultimately choosing 22 based on how well they fit the intended atmosphere of the album.<ref name=i/> Michael Sandison, half of the duo, stated that the album features acoustic instrumentation that was significantly manipulated and processed, inspired by the traditional folk style of the British group the Incredible String Band<ref name=i/> and the 1973 film The Wicker Man.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Sandison described the album as "a record for some sort of trial-by-fire, a claustrophobic, twisting journey that takes you into some pretty dark experiences before you reach the open air again."<ref name=i>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The September 11 attacks drastically influenced the tone of the album during its production in 2001, with the duo "glued to the TV for the whole day" and Sandison saying that they had subsequently been pushed "into making a darker record".<ref name="playlouder">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Mark Richardson of Pitchfork wrote that "the atmosphere on this album is a shade darker than on previous releases, and comparatively tense with a noticeable thread of paranoia."<ref name= "Pitchfork Staff 2009" /> The album has been noted for featuring esoteric references, samples and subliminal messages, including references to numerology, Wicca and the Branch Davidians.Template:Efn<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="hauntology"/> Boards of Canada have claimed that the album's title is made up of several words with a specific meaning, but left it up to the listener to interpret it.<ref name="HMV">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

ReleaseEdit

Warp did not distribute promotional copies for Geogaddi to music journalists, and instead—based on a concept the brothers had described—hosted two album listening events in churches.<ref name="NME" /> The album was first released by Vivid in Japan on 8 February 2002<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and by Warp Records on 18 February 2002 in Europe.<ref name="boc-discography">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="warp-site" /> The album has been released on compact disc, vinyl, digital download and as a limited edition compact disc.<ref name="warp-site">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Japanese releases produced by Beat Records contain a bonus track titled "From One Source All Things Depend".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Beat's compact disc release was reissued on 20 May 2013.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

ReceptionEdit

Template:Music ratings Geogaddi received critical acclaim upon release. It currently holds a score of 84 out of 100 from review aggregate site Metacritic based on 21 critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="metacritic"/> John Bush of AllMusic drew comparisons between the album and Music Has the Right to Children, including both albums' cover art.<ref name="all" /> He also praised the use of samples, as he felt that it fit the tone of the album.<ref name="all" /> Critics at Q compared Geogaddi to the album Drukqs by Aphex Twin, saying that it was "satisfying in every way that Aphex Twin's Drukqs wasn't".<ref name="Boards of Canada: Geogaddi">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="metacritic" />

Pat Blashill of Rolling Stone gave the album 3 stars out of 5, calling it "marvelously vague".<ref name="rs-mag" /> A later review of the album on the Rolling Stone Album Guide gave it 2 stars out of 5, writing, "the contrast of evil undertones and electronic lullabies simply wasn't as compelling."<ref name="Cross" /> Kitty Empire of NME named it "the electronic album of the year."<ref name="NME" /> Mark Richardson of Pitchfork wrote: "While some will complain about Boards of Canada's failure to cover new territory, [...] the rest of us will delight in what we see as a very accomplished album packed with great music."<ref name="Pitchfork" />

Geogaddi was ranked on year-end lists of the best albums of 2002 by numerous publications, such as Mojo,<ref name="mojo">Template:Cite magazine</ref> NME,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Uncut<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and The Wire.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 2017, Pitchfork placed Geogaddi at number five on its list of "The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.