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In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
Electronic · 2000 · 4 tracks

In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country

Boards of Canada

Four tracks of sun-drenched pastoral electronic music. Warped analog synths and dusty beats mask a darker, haunting fascination with isolation and cult history.

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It's like finding a haunted VHS tape of a 1970s nature documentary about a cult.

A sun-bleached, pastoral serenity that feels increasingly unsettled by shadows of the past.

In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country · vs · Boards of Canada
Spirituality+3.0σ

The writing leans far further into spirituality than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks
01
Kid for Today
6:24
02
Amo Bishop Roden
6:16
03
In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
6:07
04
Zoetrope
5:19
Moments Worth Waiting For
The hypnotic, mechanical clicking of a slide projector that anchors the rhythm of Kid for Today.
The unsettling contrast between the lush, inviting synth pads and the vocoded invitation to join a religious community on the title track.
The way the rhythmic pulse of Zoetrope feels like a spinning wheel that never quite reaches its destination.
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