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[[Boards of Canada]] are a Scottish electronic music group. At present, the band is comprised of the b
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== [[A Few Old Tunes|A Few Old Tunes (1996)]] ==
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...h missive since 1998's ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]'', is without a doubt the group's most controversial record. Released suddenly in 2002 with
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...ndison said in a 2005 Playlouder [[interview]], "like a kind of sanctuary; a day-glo vista you can visit by putting the record on."
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...), there is a character duo named "Julie" and "Candy", so the title may be a reference to them.
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...heir [[Music70]] label, 1995's [[Twoism]] successfully landed the brothers a recording contract with the highly respected indie-electronica label [[SKAM
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On this page you can find an overview of all the interviews with a direct link to each individual article, grouped by era.
In April 2017 we created a brand new page that will host [[Notable_Interview_Quotes|notable interview
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A native of Edinburgh, Crofter appears to have had a close connection with many of the bands featured on EHX, including Boards o
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...''''' was created and produced by [[Boards of Canada]]. It was released as a [[7"]] [[Extended play|EP]] on [[January 5]], [[1998]]. Aquarius is among o
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* ''[[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (release)|In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country]]'': 27 November 2000, sky-blue LP, WAP1
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...uncredited. The second song, ''[[Beware The Friendly Stranger]]'' contains a locked groove.
'''Side A:'''
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''Hi Scores'' is a 1996 EP by [[Boards of Canada]], released on both CD and Vinyl formats. The
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...8-04:_Jockey_Slut|Jockey Slut interview]]), a technique which would remain a staple of the band's style through the release of ''[[Geogaddi]]''.
...ment; the native name is Naparagamiut, but the name "hooper bay" came from a Post Office with that name established in the area.
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...by Numbers'' as follows: "Five-track CD from what was now a trio, boasting a My Bloody Valentine influence in places, shifting further into electronics
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...the original cassette format. It is unknown if the CD repress in 1997 has a different catalog number.
It was originally a cassette, but was repressed on CD in 1997 <ref>http://web.archive.org/web/2
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...da|BoC]] themselves have, in multiple [[interviews]], mentioned the use of a "secret weapon" they use to generate their unique sound. As the name impli
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...sic that is discussed on it have grown considerably. In the earlier days, a number of IDM artists themselves read and posted on the list. While it is
...a:SoulSeek|SoulSeek]] was originally started by members of the IDM list as a means to share hard-to-find electronic music.
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...2006, in a Warpbot email titled "Boards of Canada Trailer", Warp unveiled a new Boards of Canada microsite at http://www.warprecords.com/666.
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...red the EP directly from [[Warp Records|Warp]] also received a sticker and a free copy of the [[Videos#Dayvan_Cowboy|Dayvan Cowboy music video]].
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...andles, people came inside the monastery. A mysterious outdoor experience. A perfect place shrouded in western pine." <ref>[[In_An_Imaginary_Place_Out_I
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...r Around between Positive and Celebrative Sounds and Swaying Sadness]]" is a 2005 interview by Masaaki Hara. It originally appeared in ''Vibe-Net''.
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The [[An Eagle In Your Mind Video Contest]] was a Boards of Canada fan video contest held by [[WATMM]] in late 2002. The vid
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...n party’s location, [[Twoism|Twoism (messageboard)]] has continued to be a significant source of information and discussion concerning [[Boards of Can
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[[Alphaquest]] refers to a segment from [[Sesame Street]].
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"[[Pool]]" was a 2002 advertisement for the [[wikipedia:BMW 7 Series|BMW 7 Series]] directed
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"[[Statistics]]" was a 1999 advertisement for [[wikipedia:Nissan|Nissan]] directed by [[wikipedia:
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[[Boards of Canada]]'s [[Peel Session]] is a recording of their 21 July 1998 broadcast on BBC Radio 1 for [[wikipedia:Jo
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...a kind of esoteric expression, and ends up performing in fringe clubs, as a phenomenon intended for the select few."
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...ingly a favourite of [[Amo Bishop Roden]]) is repeated over and over, with a vocoded voice intoning "''1969, in the sunshine''" overdubbed at the end.
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...n mind that live appearances by [[Boards of Canada]] are sparse, there are a number of concerts which (to date) no bootleg recordings seem to exist for.
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...Sean Booth provided the recording of a child's voice reading numbers from a numbers station to Boards of Canada for the track [[Gyroscope]].
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Warp Records is a British record label which Boards of Canada have signed to. They have been
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...s]] 12" (SKA008) and the [[Aquarius (release)|Aquarius]] 7" (KMAS001). In a collaboration with [[Warp Records]], Skam released [[Boards of Canada]]'s f
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...g from a native American ceremony, including what sounds like someone with a drum - see also comments on "[[Pete Standing Alone]]".
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* As explained by [[Boards of Canada]]: ''"[[Olson]] is the surname of a family we know"''.<ref>[[Forcefield 1998]]</ref>
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...xplained by [[Boards of Canada]]: "[[Smokes Quantity]]" is the nickname of a friend of ours".<ref>[[Forcefield 1998]]</ref>
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...com/title/tt0223000/ Circle of the Sun (1960)] is our guide to his life as a typical young member of the Blood Tribe. He talks about his life and though
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share yet unfortunately, just that a new album is on its way.
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...sensitive elements, each having its own refractive system and each forming a portion of an image. Most compound eyes feature hexagonal lenses in an arra
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...n for tracks or albums to be released or announced within the community as a joke on the community. Sometimes, even, for unknown reasons, artists delibe
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[[Image:Day-van-chevrolet-astro-van.jpg|none|thumb|200px|A Day Van is a discontinued make of Chevrolet Astro van]]
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...son, I know there couldn't be a more perfect start to a day highlighted by a sit-down with [[Boards of Canada]].
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...f imperfection — sound and instrumentation crippled and maimed to reveal a vintage beauty inspired by the sights and sounds of the past.
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...d people have no trouble listening to it. But if you present this music in a pop package, people are almost offended by its weirdness, its indulgence.}}
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...to affect people emotionally if you keep things simple. Obviously there's a lot of great music in the world that's complex but as far as we're concerne
...ight to Children]]'', their debut album, is the product of their fixation; a melancholy mix of rhythms and melodies revealing more shading and character
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...ry or coastguard [Robert Frost]. [Ken Stewart] also pointed out that it is a frequency used in the UK for (licensed) private mobile radion services, as
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...Sad Me. Anyway, there sure are a lot of different Me's, just like you have a lot of different You's. Well, we're going outside to - outside to play now,
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* ''Rodox'' was the name of a Danish hardcore pornographic magazine active in the 1970s and 1980s.
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...me of a friend of the band's.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/bocpages/photos/a.10150466832334774.385711.75031914773/10153211697784774/?type=1&theater</ref
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...as a scan of the track listing of ''[[Old Tunes Vol. 1]]'' clearly shows "A'''b'''in'adab" and not "Ahin'adab".
*This track bears a resemblance to the extract of "[[Circle]]" from the early release ''[[Hoope
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...rts known as High Schools (Secondary in England). Coincidentally, there is a café near Buckie High School called Sandisons.<ref>https://www.facebook.co
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* A great place to start editing is [[:Category:Stubs|the articles that need ex
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...Marcus]] may be reclusive but their fans certainly aren't! This page lists a variety of online [[BoC]]-related communities.
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...ne in the spring of 2005, mentioned that he had [[Boards Of Canada]] remix a song called "Outerspace," and according to [http://www.beck.com Beck.com],
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"I have a story to tell. Once there was a boy who had a large dog; the dog was called Xentrix.
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...esthesia, where there is a 'crossing of senses'; e.g. a sound might induce a visual sensation. Compare the title "[[I Saw Drones]]" on ''[[Geogaddi]]''.
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...les song promoted race war, whereas it is just the name given in the UK to a playground slide which spirals round as it comes down. The spiral connectio
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...maller rectangle of the same shape. Repeat this process. You can then draw a logarithmic spiral called the "golden spiral". The center of the spiral is
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...disaster was released. This date is also the ninth day of the sixth month, a reference to the "69" theme throughout some of [[BoC]]'s other music.
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* Perhaps a reworked version of "[[Numerator (Original)]]" from ''[[Closes Vol. 1]]''.
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...ts of Australia and New Zealand unwittingly admitted to its existence only a few years ago. The US government still declines to comment on its existence
...linear equations]. There is also the simple definition of an "echelon" as a particular geometrical shape.
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...ard who arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. There is also a quite separate Seward Peninsula in Alaska. [DC]
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* Also known as Circle City, a small Alaskan village on the south bank of the Yukon River.
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...n honor of a friend. The native inhabitants refused to let white men build a whaling station there in the 19th century; their determination was seen aga
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...body of water in such a way that it bounces off the surface of the water. A stone skipping championship takes place every year in Easdale, Scotland. <r
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'''Deux esthètes de l'électronique entre nostalgie de l'enfance et paranoïa du futur'''
...sous l'effet d'une soucoupe volante en phase d'atterrissage. Et puis il y a ces visages lisses comme une pierre ponce. Inquiétants. Des faces d'humain
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...pping teachers, melodic lullabies, tones and rhythms as chilly and deep as a summer loch. Much of the atmosphere created in their music springs from an
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...e flame going in this damp little patch of ground. Then when we were about a mile down the road, we looked back and it was like, 'whoosh!' - the whole w
...ds of Canada enigma. Sales, while impressive for a leftfield release, were a meagre glow compared to the blaze Music Has the Right. caused amongst Board
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..., psychedelic ambience. Fan to the core, England's Steve Nicholls fulfills a dream, travelling north to the group's Scottish hideaway to investigate the
...ions and images it relayed. It was like the tantalisingly elusive parts of a beautiful dream that you struggle to grasp after waking.
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...ams of nurturing, organic electronic music that have since followed. After a brief survey of the current experimental electronic music scene, it's diffi
...erviews or perform live. It is generally accepted that the duo record from a secluded studio nestled somewhere in Scotland's Pentland Hills; we also kno
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...at. Absolutely. We'd rather listen to a recording of an acoustic guitar on a 30-year-old cassette recorder than on some modern, freakishly sophisticated
...f you compare your latest album with its predecessor, "Geogaddi", there is a feeling that time moves more slowly on it - because of this special melody
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...n. “Geogaddi” (Warp/Satélite K, 02), su nuevo disco, araña lágrimas a la contemporaneidad.'''
...terio que ha empujado a la publicación a situar en sus páginas centrales a Sigur Rós, Mogwai, Nine Inch Nails o Doble V: la búsqueda de emoción inf
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"(With) a grain of salt", (or "a pinch of salt") is an idiom of the English language, which means to view so
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...ine, and a nice bassline. nice crunchy messed about with drums too, before a steadier live drum beat comes in. ace."<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/2011
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...his assumption other than the length of the track being similar to that of a known track length of an unreleased song.
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* reversed guitars with live drums, flanging effects and such.. reminds me a bit of acid mothers temple, or neu! sped up rather.. ahem.<ref>http://web.a
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...fficially entitled "[[Bad Day]]", allegedly because [[BOC]] thought it was a sloppy take. As you will hear, it is significantly different from the versi
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It is already a miracle in not only electronic music, but in the entirety of music.
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...ush of playground love and infinite possibility. Alas, lest you think this a spotless utopia, someone would be hidden in the bushes watching. And not wi
...the aural equivalent of sitting on your analyst's couch, rummaging through a past you're still trying to make sense of.
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...mbient electro and downtempo experimentalism is about as warm and fuzzy as a horror-porno B-movie soundtrack.<br /><br />
...imentality permeates Geogaddi's surreal atmosphere, like a child recalling a nightmare to another small friend. Perhaps this is music for the inner chil
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...n listening to the record. We didn't realize that we would end up creating a cult.}}
...ings, like voices that if you reverse them you can hear such and such, are a nod to all the bands in the '70s that were doing this kind of thing. And th
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...2005 interview by Gal Detourn. It originally appeared in ''Playlouder ltd.a''.
...n uncanny way of investing the most futuristic production techniques, with a warm glow of nostalgia. Here's how they see it...
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* This track appears solely on a 1998 compilation album of various [[Warp]] artists, titled "We Are Reasonab
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* This track contains a sample (actually the entire track) of "[[Slow This Bird Down]]" with her vo
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...cord is unknown. Despite the title, three of the four tracks have received a proper release.
# "[[Trapped|Trapped (Short Version)]]" from [[A Few Old Tunes]] – 3:52
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...powerful (Devil), has a wide opening (Devil) with a revolving brush...Get a Devil."
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* Coke is a reference to the Coca-Cola soft drink but can also refer to cocaine. Many o
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...e had a deep love affair with for years,” she explained, adding, “I am a huge [[Boards of Canada]] fan, and got the chance to work with them on Sol-
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....9] alum [http://www.discogs.com/artist/David+Henderson Davy Henderson] is a classic POP tune in the tradition of Outdoor Miner (Wire), Marquee Moon (Te
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..."Celebration" by [[wikipedia:Kool & The Gang|Kool & The Gang]], featuring a chorus singing "yahoo!", appears throughout the song.
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"[[Protect and Survive (interview)|Protect and Survive]]" was a face to face interview by Rob Young in The Wire, 2005-10, issue 260, pages
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