Almost imagining a post-Campfire Headphase—lost tracks—release that never happened. Each piece will remind you ever so slightly of something you’ve heard before, but will ultimately take you somewhere new and reveal itself to be its own, unique entity.
A great and singular work in and of itself
BoC fans delight! An unexpected gift in the form of a beautiful tribute to the more and more infrequent releases of the Scottish duo. There is no getting around the fact that Let’s Pretend (perhaps aptly titled?) is clearly intended to emulate the works of Boards of Canada, but it does so gracefully and with style.
I found myself drifting off to the spacey daydreamy melodies and then wondering, “which Boards album is this?—oh yeah…” It’s literally that dead-on. That said, to appreciate the album for what it is, it doesn’t exactly copy any particular existing BoC songs, it’s almost imagining a post-Campfire Headphase—lost tracks—release that never happened. Each piece will remind you ever so slightly of something you’ve heard before, but will ultimately take you somewhere new and reveal itself to be its own, unique entity. In some ways the beats are a bit more forward and punchier and the overall track selection is more like if you cherry-picked the greatest / catchiest hits versus a typical meandering album—making this a great and singular work in and of itself.
Let’s Pretend is available on Carpe Sonum. [Bandcamp]
