Customer Reviews
A worthwhile exploration - By: Haz, 05 Sep 2008 
As someone brand new to Boards of Canada I graduated to this from 'Music Has The Right To Children', having purchased both at the same time, so intially was almost intimidated by the markedly different sounds on openers 'Into the Rainbow Vein' & 'Chromakey Dreamcoat', with their guitar basis.
On first listen only really the mighty 'Davyan Cowboy' struck home, but whilst it remains the strongest track on here, others such as 'Oscar See Through Red Eye' & 'A Moment of Clarity' gradually unveil their charms on further listening, sufficiently so to keep you hooks right through to the poignant double finale of 'Tears From the Compound Eye' & 'Farewell Fire'.
Clearly this is not a band interestedin rehashing the same album or even same sounds from one release to the next, & I certainly look forward to continuing into their catalogue.
Brave but falls short - By: D. M. Clarkson, 08 Jun 2008 
I've given this 3 stars out of respect for all musicians who are brave enough to think outside the box & try something a bit different. Each to their own, but I also can't get my head round the number of 5 star reviews. I grade music on the basis of how it moves me. Does it lift me out of my favourite armchair & take me to another place? I'm happy to let any type of music do the job. Faust, Can, Tangerine Dream, Radiohead, Lambchop all provide me with the vehicle to leave my wife & kids for a while & return a hour or so later, refreshed & ready to do the washing up. I've not heard anything else by Boards Of Canada but 'The Campfire Headphase' sounds like a new band who have just got together & aren't sure where they're going. They need some guidence. A first rate producer would help & someone who can work with them to mix their interesting, but uninspiring music. Some music needs that magic touch from someone who understands how to produce & mix, so as to get the best from it. Nirvana's 'Nevermind' being a classic examplein my opinion.
Great - By: B. Barlow, 21 May 2008 
These geniai are of very few artists who leave me begging for more & eagerly anticipating new material. Wish they'd hurry up & do more stuff but that's the genius at work i guess, can't rush these things. This album doesn't dissappoint as i thought it might when i heard they were changing direction a little (use of stings/rock sound). I was a little sceptical that the true BOC sound would permeate but it did & i'm sorry for ever having doubted them. I've got everything else they're done & i wouldn't say they improve everytime but this is worth just as much of your time as all the others they have done. Love it!
stunning effort - By: Daniel Margrain, 17 May 2008 Boards of Canada have produced a record that takes electronica to new uncharted territory. A rich tapesty of soundscapes & melodic layerings are underscored by a combination of fragmented 'warped' samples, blissed out melodies & drone-like guitar feedback.
Whilst 'Campfire Headphase' brings to mind elements of Jesus & Marychain, My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab & Brian Eno, it nevertheless has a distinct & timeless sound all of its own. Its a great record to chill out to, especially with the lights dimmed & the sub-woofer turned on.
To my mind, this effort ranks alonside Mary-Margaret O'Hara's 'Miss America', Van Morrison's 'Astral Weeks', The Beach Boys 'Smilie Smile', Captain Beefheart's 'The Dust Blows Forward', My Bloody Valentine's 'Loveless', Spiritualized's 'Lazer Guided Melodies', Can's 'Tago Mago' & Beta Band's 'The Three Eps' as one of the greatest recordings of the last 40 years.
Browsing through Genre Review - By: Mr. M. W. Legge, 17 Aug 2007 This is Nostalgia on a CD, sit back relax & enjoy. I bought this randomly a while ago whilst browsing & havn't said one thing bad about it yet.
