What makes Boards of Canada tick?

[bermudagold]

The same thing that makes an analog grainy, hue inbalanced, unstaged photograph more engaging than a sharp digital photo

I agree!

I'd say they are both engaging, but for different reasons. A super sharp photo with accurate color is more transparent in some sense. You are seeing "through" to the objects in the photo as clearly as possible. It's less about the medium of photography than it is about showing you the thing in question with the maximum possible information density, accuracy, and clarity. The medium gets out of the way, so to speak. But with something grainier, with less accurate color, with light bleed, and so on, it is more about the medium, the interpretation, and the mood. It is partly about the gauzy veil that is in the way, which makes it feel like a distant memory or a dream. It is more colored.

sure...this is similar to the impressionist methods in modern art...a contrast to the late renaissance attempts at achieving photorealism...the idea is to make the brain fill in what's missing which creates a 3d ness to a 2d piece and gives the sense of movement temporally...I'm wondering if this is part of the obsession with distortion in audio...It always struck me how counter intuitive and irrational it is when compared to the visual...when it comes to visual there is this constant desire for more resolution and accuracy...it was SD to HD, then 420 to 720 to 1080 to 4k and now people are lusting for 8k...but in the same time period people want less resolution for audio?...everyone is lusting after 8 bit and tube and tape and "lofi"

I love synths and effects and all this technology and possibilities they offer, but I don't love a lot of the electronic music out there.... I wish there was more music like this, not the same style exactly, but more moody, dreamy, psychedelic, and so on, and less about dancing, and not so focused on the kick drum. I like rhythms too, but I like them more varied, interesting, and organic, and perhaps more subtle.

there is tons of music like this...its just not electronic...why are you looking to find this in edm then?...curious

[JO512]

there is tons of music like this...its just not electronic...why are you looking to find this in edm then?...curious

I guess I am fascinated by the kinds of sounds it is possible to make with synths and all the electronic effects and whatnot, and kind of tired of guitars. I feel there is a lot of unexplored potential with synths and computers in areas other than dance-oriented music, and not just ambient. I play guitar and bass some too, and I have listened to a lot of guitar-oriented music over the years, but I am very fascinated with synths. It is possible to have so much control over the sound, and at such a low level. Modulation of various parameters opens up so many possibilities. And there is just something so compelling about even a simple saw and a low pass filter. But so much music made with synths is either too dance-oriented or very cheesy to me. I would like to see people explore more territory outside of what has usually been done with synths and computers.

There are elements of some EDM that I like. I like what Stephan Bodzin does with his Moog, for example, quite a lot. I just can't stand that incessant kick drum and clap and whatnot. It isn't that I don't wany any drum parts. Just something else, something more interesting and less monotonous, and without those tired, cheesy claps.

Anything but that overly repetitive and simple four on the floor beat! The more complex and varied DnB beats are a lot better. But I'd be interested in more music that also puts less emphasis on the drums.

[_leras]

There are elements of some EDM that I like. I like what Stephan Bodzin does with his Moog, for example, quite a lot. I just can't stand that incessant kick drum and clap and whatnot. It isn't that I don't wany any drum parts. Just something else, something more interesting and less monotonous, and without those tired, cheesy claps.

Have you heard Rival Consoles?

[JO512]

Have you heard Rival Consoles?

I hadn't, but I gave them a bit of a listen, and some of what I heard sounds interesting. I'll have to listen more. Thanks!

[jancivil]

the expression 'what makes __ tick' means what drives someone, not what attributes does one's product have.
look it up.