Trans Canada Highway [LP] in Bloomington, MN

A mini-concept LP,
Trans Canada Highway
follows the Scottish brothers (who spent time in Canada) as they trek from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Victoria, B.C., in under a half-hour. Beginning with the only old track,
"Dayvan Cowboy"
(a highlight of 2005's
The Campfire Headphase
),
Michael Sandison
and
Marcus Eoin
sound just a little refreshed at the thought of producing a low-impact EP instead of an eagerly awaited LP. After the slowly shifting single gets out of the way,
Sandison
Eoin
start looking back to
Geogaddi
territory, reprising ghostly effects and skeletal melodies with quarter-speed
hip-hop
beats to create a work that would barely take you 45 miles along the highway but, put on repeat mode, wouldn't even sound tired by Montreal. The sixth track is a remix of
by
Anticon
associate
Odd Nosdam
, who shows his allegiance with his own mostly beatless soundscapes, which warp and flow with the best of
BoC
. ~ John Bush