Artist : The Boats
Title : Words Are Something Else
Genre : Electronic
Year : 2009
Date : 06/11/2009
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 10
Label : Home Normal
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 39:17 min
Size : 45,8 MB
Tracklist:
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01.I don't know what i'm gonna do... 01:20
02.Maps of nowhere 04:26
03.Keep off the boats 03:49
04.This song has been intentionally left 03:34
blank
05.I hope you get well soon, i hope you 03:34
get well tomorrow
06.We sometimes forget 04:55
07.Service before self 04:06
08.Raindrops (Second) 07:16
09.Your helping isn't helping 03:33
10....but i'm gonna do something 02:44
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39:17 min
As the saying goes, a change is as good as a rest. Never the band to rest on their illustrious laurels, or to
misinterpret tradition, The Boats deliver a surprise in the form of æWords Are Something ElseÆ.
Taking their influence from myriad places has always been a subtle hint toward the Boats current psyche,
and using the words deep, and techno, while alluding to their new album is a new, if not slightly fashionable
(and disconcerting to tradition) statement. The Boats, fashionable, in the same sentence? Well, not really,
but the 4/4 underpinning, and synthesis of almost an æacidÆ character of most of the album is definitely a
new facet of the rough diamond that theyÆve shaped over their career.
Speaking of shaping, the ease with which Chris StewartÆs voice is carved alongside the techno sensibilities
makes it sound like he should always have been there. Songs like æRaindrops (Second)Æ hold an almost
Beatles-esque vocal harmony scattered and yet held in place by the insistent kick drum, and deft edits that
keep the future firmly in mind, while paying homage to the past.
æI Hope You Get Well Soon, I Hope You Get Well TomorrowÆ dispenses with any ulterior motives, and
reminds us of how entrancing the deeper side of techno can be when passed through such a distinctive
filter as The Boats have. All their albums have leaning toward classic genres, and melodies, and yet here
they pull the same thing off in a genre theyÆve never been identified with, to a tee.
Rest assured the faithful followers of the Boats need have no trepidation regarding such a sideways step
theyÆve taken with this record, as this is a Boats album through and through, but itÆs the surprising ease
with which they pull off the foray into unexplored territory that really hits home.
Miles Whitakker (Pendle Coven)
http://www.homenormal.com