In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country

In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
EP by Boards of Canada
Released 27 November 2000 (2000-11-27)
Studio Hexagon Sun Studio, Scotland
Genre IDM[1]
Length 24:04
Label Warp
Producer Michael Sandison, Marcus Eoin
Boards of Canada chronology
Peel Session TX 21/07/1998
(1999)Peel Session TX 21/07/19981999		 In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
(2000)		 Geogaddi
(2002)Geogaddi2002

In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country is an EP by Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada. It was released by Warp on 27 November 2000, in between the Scottish duo's landmark releases Music Has the Right to Children and Geogaddi. Like those albums, it was well received by critics.[2][3] It peaked at number 15 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[4] Originally pressed on blue vinyl, the vinyl version of the EP was reissued on black vinyl in 2013.[5]

Background

The four-track collection centered around a central theme: the Branch Davidian religious sect and their Waco retreat. The EP's title refers to a line of vocals around which the title track is based, a vocoder-processed and slowed voice sample – "come out and live in a religious community in a beautiful place out in the country." – purportedly of Amo Bishop Roden,[3] for whom the second track is named after. Roden, the widow of a rival of David Koresh, reoccupied the Waco site after its destruction, sleeping in a ditch near the property until federal authorities who had been keeping her away finally abandoned it.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Muzik5/5[9]
Pitchfork8.9/10[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]

According to Metacritic, In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country received an average score of 78 out of 100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]

In 2017, Pitchfork placed it at number 12 on the "50 Best IDM Albums of All Time" list.[1] Writing for Pitchfork, Ben Cardew said, "this four-song release stands as its own beast, the pinnacle of the Scottish duo’s ability to soundtrack the moment when ecstasy succumbs to doubt."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Kid for Today"6:23
2."Amo Bishop Roden"6:16
3."In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country"6:07
4."Zoetrope"5:18

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[4] 15

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time (page 4 of 5)". Pitchfork. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "The genius of Boards Of Canada in 10 essential tracks". Fact. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Electronic Music Review", In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country,
  4. 1 2 "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 03 December 2000 - 09 December 2000". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Young, Alex (16 August 2013). "Boards of Canada to reissue entire discography". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Boyer, Peter (15 May 1995). "The Children of Waco". PBS. CondéNet. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
  7. 1 2 "In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country (EP) by Boards of Canada". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  8. ↑ Carlson, Dean. "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country – Boards of Canada". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  9. ↑ Coco, Chris (January 2001). "Boards of Canada: In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country (Warp)". Muzik (68): 112.
  10. ↑ Cooper, Paul (30 November 2000). "Boards of Canada: In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  11. ↑ Romano, Tricia (2004). "Boards of Canada". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 90. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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