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Catalog 3

2019-08-02T15:30:49Z

Joyrex: Added repress date to release dates

{{Infobox Release|
| name=Catalog 3
| cover=BOC-album-17.jpg
| release_date=1987,1997 (repress)
| format=Cassette <br>CD
| label=Music70
| catno=CANC19
| runtime=56:36
}}

''[[Catalog 3]]'' is [[Boards of Canada]]'s earliest known release. The use of the name ''[[Catalog 3]]'' could imply the existence of two prior releases. It should be noted that the ''name of the album'' is Catalog 3, while the ''catalog number'' (for the fledgling Music70 label the band self-released their music on) is CANC19, alluding to 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/20010619002459/http://www.boardsofcanada.com/discog_catalog3.html</ref> <ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010606220519/http://www.boardsofcanada.com/records.html</ref>.

The album has not been heard by those outside of the band's friends and family.

The albums cover contains morse code, which when decodes reads "DECODE MORSE".

== Tracks ==

# "[[Line Two]]" – 10:42
# "[[Drone 18]]" – 6:40
# "[[Drone 2]]" – 5:55
# "[[Breach Tones]]" – 8:13
# "[[Visual Drone 12]]" – 13:21
# "[[Stowed Under]]" – 4:15
# "[[Powerline]]" – 2:22
# "[[Press]]" – 5:08

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Unavailable Release]]
{{Nav-Releases}}

Catalog 3

2019-08-02T15:28:59Z

Joyrex: Clarified album title vs catalog number

{{Infobox Release|
| name=Catalog 3
| cover=BOC-album-17.jpg
| release_date=1987
| format=Cassette <br>CD
| label=Music70
| catno=CANC19
| runtime=56:36
}}

''[[Catalog 3]]'' is [[Boards of Canada]]'s earliest known release. The use of the name ''[[Catalog 3]]'' could imply the existence of two prior releases. It should be noted that the ''name of the album'' is Catalog 3, while the ''catalog number'' (for the fledgling Music70 label the band self-released their music on) is CANC19, alluding to 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/20010619002459/http://www.boardsofcanada.com/discog_catalog3.html</ref> <ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010606220519/http://www.boardsofcanada.com/records.html</ref>.

The album has not been heard by those outside of the band's friends and family.

The albums cover contains morse code, which when decodes reads "DECODE MORSE".

== Tracks ==

# "[[Line Two]]" – 10:42
# "[[Drone 18]]" – 6:40
# "[[Drone 2]]" – 5:55
# "[[Breach Tones]]" – 8:13
# "[[Visual Drone 12]]" – 13:21
# "[[Stowed Under]]" – 4:15
# "[[Powerline]]" – 2:22
# "[[Press]]" – 5:08

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Unavailable Release]]
{{Nav-Releases}}

Societas x Tape

2019-06-24T19:43:54Z

Joyrex: Changed Boards of Canada to Hell Interface on the Grace Jones remix as HI is more about remixes of existing music vs original recordings (although HI Scores somewhat contradicts that)

Societas x Tape is a 2 hour mixtape by [[Boards of Canada]] broadcast Sunday 23rd June 2019 on [[wikipedia:NTS Radio|NTS Radio]] as part of WxAxRxP, [[Warp Records]] 30th anniversary celebration event. Mostly consisting of tracks by other artists, the mix was described by NTS as "a two-hour selection of mind melting offbeat psychedelia".

== Tracks ==

# Intro (short wave radio scan) (0:00)
# [[wikipedia:Jasper Van't Hof|Jasper Van't Hof]] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJr2efNBVLc Associations] (0:32)
# [https://www.discogs.com/artist/800246-Col coL] - This Flat Earth (?) (3:31)
# ? (6:27)
# [[wikipedia:Heldon|Heldon]] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iee615Jq7Es Une Drole de Journee] (6:40)
# Intermission (7:06)
# ? (7:09)
# [[wikipedia:Killing Joke|Killing Joke]] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spEMGfUVxrA Unspeakable (Demo)] (9:20)
# ? (11:47)
# [https://www.discogs.com/artist/342252-Victrola Victrola] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT6ji9E9ChA Maritime Tatami] (13:49)
# [[wikipedia:George Duke|George Duke]] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BGUgak3g-g Vulcan Mind Probe] (18:10)
# [https://www.discogs.com/artist/765224-Flayer Flayer] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmqtuzX1lgY Wanna Get Back Your Love (Mix 1)]
# Interlude
# [https://www.discogs.com/artist/276360-Doxa-Sinistra Doxa Sinistra] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb0cZNTwAyw The Other Stranger]
# ?
# ?
# [[wikipedia:M. S. Subbulakshmi|M. S. Subbulakshmi]] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJFrXFdxP_E Srimannarayana]
# [[wikipedia:Esplendor Geometrico|Esplendor Geometrico]] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4-nYlWx6C4 Regeneración]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP_uTg_VzVQ Shot of Protection, Swine Flu Shot]
# ?
# Hell Interface - Untitled Remix (Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm + Imagination - Just an Illusion)
# Interlude
# Jupiter Prophet - 35.000 Feet (Challenger's Theme)
# ?
# ?
# [[wikipedia:Devo|Devo]] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4oVOFVhV_A Shrivel Up]
# [https://www.discogs.com/artist/112863-Stefan-Zauner Stefan Zauner] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUF0dcnDAes Billy Miller]
# These Trails - Garden Botanum (Boards of Canada Remix)
# ?
# Interlude
# Alan Parker - The Free Life
# Egberto Gismonti - Jardim de Prazeres
# ?
# Les Maledictus Sound - L’entrage Monsieur Whinster
# ?
# Tom Ellard - We have Come To Bless This House
# Interlude
# Interlude (Commercial)
# Filmmaker - Crow Mask
# ?
# YMO - Light in Darkness
# Lena Platonos - Bloody Shadows from Afar
# ?
# ?
# Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft - Osten Währt am Längsten
# ?
# ?
# ?
# Colourbox - Tarantula (12” Version 1)
# 33.10.3402 - Kanap
# Interlude
# ?
# Boards of Canada - Untitled (The Elegants - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtxSm4qo9Ts Little Star])
# [[wikipedia:Bruce Haack|Bruce Haack]] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRnaigHYKGc Angel Child]
# [https://www.discogs.com/artist/463652-Christian-Chevallier Christian Chevallier] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLhayEzDesE Sea Cathedral]

== External links ==
* https://www.nts.live/shows/wxaxrxp/episodes/boards-of-canada-23rd-june-2019

{{Nav-Releases}}

File:BOC-album-09.jpg

2017-07-07T21:23:49Z

Joyrex: Joyrex uploaded a new version of File:BOC-album-09.jpg

[[Category:Album covers]]
[[Category:Play by Numbers artwork]]

File:BOC-album-09.jpg

2017-07-07T21:15:43Z

Joyrex: Joyrex uploaded a new version of File:BOC-album-09.jpg

[[Category:Album covers]]
[[Category:Play by Numbers artwork]]

We Are The Music Makers

2013-05-06T20:53:18Z

Joyrex: /* Releases */

[[Image:WATMM logo.jpg|right]]
[[We Are The Music Makers]] is a website concerning (mostly [[wikipedia:Intelligent dance music|IDM]] - a term originally referring to music on [[Warp Records]], coined on the [[IDM mailing list]]) electronic music, with emphasis on the coverage of [[wikipedia:Aphex Twin|Aphex Twin]], [[wikipedia:Autechre|Autechre]], [[Boards of Canada]], [[wikipedia:µ-Ziq|µ-Ziq]] and [[wikipedia:Squarepusher|Squarepusher]]. It is administrated by James E. Thomas, aka [[Joyrex]].

== Features ==
[[Image:WATMM.png|thumb|right|Main page]]
The site comprises a main page, with news concerning these artists, as well as sections which filter the news items to those comprising information regarding specific artists. The subsites are under heavy development, but will eventually comprise complete media repositories for these artists, comprising of interviews, live bootlegs, images, and other items.

[[Image:Forum.watmm.png|thumb|right|Forums]]
The other main feature of WATMM is the lively forums, found at [http://forum.watmm.com forum.watmm.com]. The forum is divided into three sections: Music Discussion, Featured Artists (for discussion regarding the artists mentioned above) and EKT (Expert Knob Twiddlers), a forum for aspiring artists to discuss techniques and share their creations.

== History ==
=== joyrex.com ===
The site was started in mid-1999 as a site about Aphex Twin, as well as a test project for Joyrex to learn HTML. He hosted it on his ISP's free webspace, launching at http://users.ev1.net/~joyrex on June 6, 1999. Almost a month later, on July 3, the site made the move to joyrex.com. The name of the site, also used as the pseudonym of its webmaster, was taken from a series of Aphex Twin releases. The site also gained its first user forums, which quickly became popular with both fans and artists alike.

Joyrex.com soon became '''the''' Aphex Twin resource, a position that was strengthened in late 2001 when the site was purchased by an online music portal, with Joyrex retaining full control over the content of the site and receiving a monthly stipend to support it. Less than a year later, however, the company folded, leaving the site in the lurch with the domain name set to expire.

=== watmm.com ===
Rather than let the site fold, Joyrex instead took the opportunity to expand. He envisioned a new site, not only about Aphex Twin, but other major artists as well. With this new focus came a new name: "We Are The Music Makers", taken from the name of an Aphex Twin track. On April 28, 2002, the new site opened at watmm.com, with sections for [[wikipedia:Autechre|Autechre]], [[wikipedia:Aphex Twin|Aphex Twin]], [[Boards of Canada]] and [[wikipedia:Squarepusher|Squarepusher]]. [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://watmm.com/news/archives/watmm-archive-4-2002.shtml] [http://web.archive.org/web/20020630104013/watmm.com/images/watmm_splash.jpg] [http://web.archive.org/web/20020628161302/watmm.com/watmm_contact.shtml]

In late 2002, WATMM ran the [[An Eagle In Your Mind video contest]], a [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] fan video contest where the results were judged by the band themselves.

In 2004 (2005?), the scope of the site was further increased when µ-Ziq was added to the site, completing the current roster.

In the past, the artist sections were much richer than they are today, containing images, articles, interviews, recordings and videos. They were taken down in 2003? for a redesign. For a long period, there was nothing on the site at all aside from the forums. There are now artists sections once again, but they consist primarily of news items.

== Timeline ==
* 6 Jun 1999: Site opens at http://users.ev1.net/~joyrex
* 3 Jul 1999: Site moves to joyrex.com
* Late 2001: Purchased by online music portal
* 28 Apr 2002: Site reopens at watmm.com
* 2 Aug 2002 - 20 Dec 2002: [[An Eagle In Your Mind video contest]]
* 15 Jun 2004: Forum re-opens, previous posts lost [http://web.archive.org/web/20041108171417/http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=7] [http://web.archive.org/web/20050504084444/http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=9] [http://web.archive.org/web/20050106062301/http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showuser=3]
* 16 Nov 2005: Forum re-opens, previous posts lost [http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=2]

== Releases ==
[[Image:Watmm001CD cover.jpg|thumb|right|''We Are The Music Makers | Volume One'']]
*In December 2004, WATMM released a compilation containing a best-of from the Expert Knob Twiddlers section. The last track, "Incandescent Autumn" by WATMM.com co-Administrator [http://blamcast.net/music Chaosmachine], has occasionally been mistaken for a Boards of Canada track.
*In 2004, a [[wikipedia:Netlabel|netlabel]] known as WATMM Digital Media was founded.
**So far, it has released We Are The Music Makers | Volume One, Beginning Algebra's Autopilot, and Max Marlowe's ''Afterthought''. Global Goon offered his release "Family Glue" for digital download with proceeds going to support WATMM.com. This release was identical to the physical version that was for sale at the time. With the exception of WATMM | Volume One, the other two releases were digital-only and available only for purchase through the WATMM Records website, now defunct.
**Plans for a WATMM | Volume 2 have been discussed, but nothing has developed as of yet.

== External links ==

* [http://watmm.com We Are The Music Makers - Your Electronic Music Resource]
** [http://forum.watmm.com/ WATMM Forums]
** [http://records.watmm.com/ WATMM Records - now defunct]

{{stub}}
{{Nav-Site}}

We Are The Music Makers

2013-05-06T20:45:06Z

Joyrex: /* Features */

[[Image:WATMM logo.jpg|right]]
[[We Are The Music Makers]] is a website concerning (mostly [[wikipedia:Intelligent dance music|IDM]] - a term originally referring to music on [[Warp Records]], coined on the [[IDM mailing list]]) electronic music, with emphasis on the coverage of [[wikipedia:Aphex Twin|Aphex Twin]], [[wikipedia:Autechre|Autechre]], [[Boards of Canada]], [[wikipedia:µ-Ziq|µ-Ziq]] and [[wikipedia:Squarepusher|Squarepusher]]. It is administrated by James E. Thomas, aka [[Joyrex]].

== Features ==
[[Image:WATMM.png|thumb|right|Main page]]
The site comprises a main page, with news concerning these artists, as well as sections which filter the news items to those comprising information regarding specific artists. The subsites are under heavy development, but will eventually comprise complete media repositories for these artists, comprising of interviews, live bootlegs, images, and other items.

[[Image:Forum.watmm.png|thumb|right|Forums]]
The other main feature of WATMM is the lively forums, found at [http://forum.watmm.com forum.watmm.com]. The forum is divided into three sections: Music Discussion, Featured Artists (for discussion regarding the artists mentioned above) and EKT (Expert Knob Twiddlers), a forum for aspiring artists to discuss techniques and share their creations.

== History ==
=== joyrex.com ===
The site was started in mid-1999 as a site about Aphex Twin, as well as a test project for Joyrex to learn HTML. He hosted it on his ISP's free webspace, launching at http://users.ev1.net/~joyrex on June 6, 1999. Almost a month later, on July 3, the site made the move to joyrex.com. The name of the site, also used as the pseudonym of its webmaster, was taken from a series of Aphex Twin releases. The site also gained its first user forums, which quickly became popular with both fans and artists alike.

Joyrex.com soon became '''the''' Aphex Twin resource, a position that was strengthened in late 2001 when the site was purchased by an online music portal, with Joyrex retaining full control over the content of the site and receiving a monthly stipend to support it. Less than a year later, however, the company folded, leaving the site in the lurch with the domain name set to expire.

=== watmm.com ===
Rather than let the site fold, Joyrex instead took the opportunity to expand. He envisioned a new site, not only about Aphex Twin, but other major artists as well. With this new focus came a new name: "We Are The Music Makers", taken from the name of an Aphex Twin track. On April 28, 2002, the new site opened at watmm.com, with sections for [[wikipedia:Autechre|Autechre]], [[wikipedia:Aphex Twin|Aphex Twin]], [[Boards of Canada]] and [[wikipedia:Squarepusher|Squarepusher]]. [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://watmm.com/news/archives/watmm-archive-4-2002.shtml] [http://web.archive.org/web/20020630104013/watmm.com/images/watmm_splash.jpg] [http://web.archive.org/web/20020628161302/watmm.com/watmm_contact.shtml]

In late 2002, WATMM ran the [[An Eagle In Your Mind video contest]], a [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] fan video contest where the results were judged by the band themselves.

In 2004 (2005?), the scope of the site was further increased when µ-Ziq was added to the site, completing the current roster.

In the past, the artist sections were much richer than they are today, containing images, articles, interviews, recordings and videos. They were taken down in 2003? for a redesign. For a long period, there was nothing on the site at all aside from the forums. There are now artists sections once again, but they consist primarily of news items.

== Timeline ==
* 6 Jun 1999: Site opens at http://users.ev1.net/~joyrex
* 3 Jul 1999: Site moves to joyrex.com
* Late 2001: Purchased by online music portal
* 28 Apr 2002: Site reopens at watmm.com
* 2 Aug 2002 - 20 Dec 2002: [[An Eagle In Your Mind video contest]]
* 15 Jun 2004: Forum re-opens, previous posts lost [http://web.archive.org/web/20041108171417/http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=7] [http://web.archive.org/web/20050504084444/http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=9] [http://web.archive.org/web/20050106062301/http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showuser=3]
* 16 Nov 2005: Forum re-opens, previous posts lost [http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=2]

== Releases ==
[[Image:Watmm001CD cover.jpg|thumb|right|''We Are The Music Makers | Volume One'']]
*In December 2004, WATMM released a compilation containing a best-of from the Expert Knob Twiddlers section.
*In 2004, a [[wikipedia:Netlabel|netlabel]] known as WATMM Digital Media was founded.
**So far, it has released We Are The Music Makers | Volume One, Beginning Algebra's Autopilot, and Max Marlowe's ''Afterthought''. Global Goon offered his release "Family Glue" for digital download with proceeds going to support WATMM.com. This release was identical to the physical version that was for sale at the time. With the exception of WATMM | Volume One, the other two releases were digital-only and available only for purchase through the WATMM Records website, now defunct.
**Plans for a WATMM | Volume 2 have been discussed, but nothing has developed as of yet.

== External links ==

* [http://watmm.com We Are The Music Makers - Your Electronic Music Resource]
** [http://forum.watmm.com/ WATMM Forums]
** [http://records.watmm.com/ WATMM Records - now defunct]

{{stub}}
{{Nav-Site}}

We Are The Music Makers

2013-05-06T20:43:42Z

Joyrex: /* Releases */

[[Image:WATMM logo.jpg|right]]
[[We Are The Music Makers]] is a website concerning (mostly [[wikipedia:Intelligent dance music|IDM]] - a term originally referring to music on [[Warp Records]], coined on the [[IDM mailing list]]) electronic music, with emphasis on the coverage of [[wikipedia:Aphex Twin|Aphex Twin]], [[wikipedia:Autechre|Autechre]], [[Boards of Canada]], [[wikipedia:µ-Ziq|µ-Ziq]] and [[wikipedia:Squarepusher|Squarepusher]]. It is administrated by James E. Thomas, aka [[Joyrex]].

== Features ==
[[Image:WATMM.png|thumb|right|Main page]]
The site comprises a main page, with news concerning these artists, as well as sections which filter the news items to those comprising information regarding specific artists. The subsites are under heavy development, but will eventually comprise complete media repositories for these artists, comprising of interviews, live bootlegs, images, and other items.

[[Image:Forum.watmm.png|thumb|right|Forums]]
The other main feature of WATMM is the lively forums, found at [http://forum.watmm.com forum.watmm.com]. The forum is divided into three sections: General Banter (everything from cheese to scatology to music), Featured Artists (for discussion regarding the artists mentioned above) and EKT (Expert Knob Twiddlers), a forum for aspiring artists to discuss techniques and share their creations.

== History ==
=== joyrex.com ===
The site was started in mid-1999 as a site about Aphex Twin, as well as a test project for Joyrex to learn HTML. He hosted it on his ISP's free webspace, launching at http://users.ev1.net/~joyrex on June 6, 1999. Almost a month later, on July 3, the site made the move to joyrex.com. The name of the site, also used as the pseudonym of its webmaster, was taken from a series of Aphex Twin releases. The site also gained its first user forums, which quickly became popular with both fans and artists alike.

Joyrex.com soon became '''the''' Aphex Twin resource, a position that was strengthened in late 2001 when the site was purchased by an online music portal, with Joyrex retaining full control over the content of the site and receiving a monthly stipend to support it. Less than a year later, however, the company folded, leaving the site in the lurch with the domain name set to expire.

=== watmm.com ===
Rather than let the site fold, Joyrex instead took the opportunity to expand. He envisioned a new site, not only about Aphex Twin, but other major artists as well. With this new focus came a new name: "We Are The Music Makers", taken from the name of an Aphex Twin track. On April 28, 2002, the new site opened at watmm.com, with sections for [[wikipedia:Autechre|Autechre]], [[wikipedia:Aphex Twin|Aphex Twin]], [[Boards of Canada]] and [[wikipedia:Squarepusher|Squarepusher]]. [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://watmm.com/news/archives/watmm-archive-4-2002.shtml] [http://web.archive.org/web/20020630104013/watmm.com/images/watmm_splash.jpg] [http://web.archive.org/web/20020628161302/watmm.com/watmm_contact.shtml]

In late 2002, WATMM ran the [[An Eagle In Your Mind video contest]], a [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] fan video contest where the results were judged by the band themselves.

In 2004 (2005?), the scope of the site was further increased when µ-Ziq was added to the site, completing the current roster.

In the past, the artist sections were much richer than they are today, containing images, articles, interviews, recordings and videos. They were taken down in 2003? for a redesign. For a long period, there was nothing on the site at all aside from the forums. There are now artists sections once again, but they consist primarily of news items.

== Timeline ==
* 6 Jun 1999: Site opens at http://users.ev1.net/~joyrex
* 3 Jul 1999: Site moves to joyrex.com
* Late 2001: Purchased by online music portal
* 28 Apr 2002: Site reopens at watmm.com
* 2 Aug 2002 - 20 Dec 2002: [[An Eagle In Your Mind video contest]]
* 15 Jun 2004: Forum re-opens, previous posts lost [http://web.archive.org/web/20041108171417/http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=7] [http://web.archive.org/web/20050504084444/http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=9] [http://web.archive.org/web/20050106062301/http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showuser=3]
* 16 Nov 2005: Forum re-opens, previous posts lost [http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=2]

== Releases ==
[[Image:Watmm001CD cover.jpg|thumb|right|''We Are The Music Makers | Volume One'']]
*In December 2004, WATMM released a compilation containing a best-of from the Expert Knob Twiddlers section.
*In 2004, a [[wikipedia:Netlabel|netlabel]] known as WATMM Digital Media was founded.
**So far, it has released We Are The Music Makers | Volume One, Beginning Algebra's Autopilot, and Max Marlowe's ''Afterthought''. Global Goon offered his release "Family Glue" for digital download with proceeds going to support WATMM.com. This release was identical to the physical version that was for sale at the time. With the exception of WATMM | Volume One, the other two releases were digital-only and available only for purchase through the WATMM Records website, now defunct.
**Plans for a WATMM | Volume 2 have been discussed, but nothing has developed as of yet.

== External links ==

* [http://watmm.com We Are The Music Makers - Your Electronic Music Resource]
** [http://forum.watmm.com/ WATMM Forums]
** [http://records.watmm.com/ WATMM Records - now defunct]

{{stub}}
{{Nav-Site}}

We Are The Music Makers

2013-05-06T20:43:15Z

Joyrex: /* External links */

[[Image:WATMM logo.jpg|right]]
[[We Are The Music Makers]] is a website concerning (mostly [[wikipedia:Intelligent dance music|IDM]] - a term originally referring to music on [[Warp Records]], coined on the [[IDM mailing list]]) electronic music, with emphasis on the coverage of [[wikipedia:Aphex Twin|Aphex Twin]], [[wikipedia:Autechre|Autechre]], [[Boards of Canada]], [[wikipedia:µ-Ziq|µ-Ziq]] and [[wikipedia:Squarepusher|Squarepusher]]. It is administrated by James E. Thomas, aka [[Joyrex]].

== Features ==
[[Image:WATMM.png|thumb|right|Main page]]
The site comprises a main page, with news concerning these artists, as well as sections which filter the news items to those comprising information regarding specific artists. The subsites are under heavy development, but will eventually comprise complete media repositories for these artists, comprising of interviews, live bootlegs, images, and other items.

[[Image:Forum.watmm.png|thumb|right|Forums]]
The other main feature of WATMM is the lively forums, found at [http://forum.watmm.com forum.watmm.com]. The forum is divided into three sections: General Banter (everything from cheese to scatology to music), Featured Artists (for discussion regarding the artists mentioned above) and EKT (Expert Knob Twiddlers), a forum for aspiring artists to discuss techniques and share their creations.

== History ==
=== joyrex.com ===
The site was started in mid-1999 as a site about Aphex Twin, as well as a test project for Joyrex to learn HTML. He hosted it on his ISP's free webspace, launching at http://users.ev1.net/~joyrex on June 6, 1999. Almost a month later, on July 3, the site made the move to joyrex.com. The name of the site, also used as the pseudonym of its webmaster, was taken from a series of Aphex Twin releases. The site also gained its first user forums, which quickly became popular with both fans and artists alike.

Joyrex.com soon became '''the''' Aphex Twin resource, a position that was strengthened in late 2001 when the site was purchased by an online music portal, with Joyrex retaining full control over the content of the site and receiving a monthly stipend to support it. Less than a year later, however, the company folded, leaving the site in the lurch with the domain name set to expire.

=== watmm.com ===
Rather than let the site fold, Joyrex instead took the opportunity to expand. He envisioned a new site, not only about Aphex Twin, but other major artists as well. With this new focus came a new name: "We Are The Music Makers", taken from the name of an Aphex Twin track. On April 28, 2002, the new site opened at watmm.com, with sections for [[wikipedia:Autechre|Autechre]], [[wikipedia:Aphex Twin|Aphex Twin]], [[Boards of Canada]] and [[wikipedia:Squarepusher|Squarepusher]]. [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://watmm.com/news/archives/watmm-archive-4-2002.shtml] [http://web.archive.org/web/20020630104013/watmm.com/images/watmm_splash.jpg] [http://web.archive.org/web/20020628161302/watmm.com/watmm_contact.shtml]

In late 2002, WATMM ran the [[An Eagle In Your Mind video contest]], a [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] fan video contest where the results were judged by the band themselves.

In 2004 (2005?), the scope of the site was further increased when µ-Ziq was added to the site, completing the current roster.

In the past, the artist sections were much richer than they are today, containing images, articles, interviews, recordings and videos. They were taken down in 2003? for a redesign. For a long period, there was nothing on the site at all aside from the forums. There are now artists sections once again, but they consist primarily of news items.

== Timeline ==
* 6 Jun 1999: Site opens at http://users.ev1.net/~joyrex
* 3 Jul 1999: Site moves to joyrex.com
* Late 2001: Purchased by online music portal
* 28 Apr 2002: Site reopens at watmm.com
* 2 Aug 2002 - 20 Dec 2002: [[An Eagle In Your Mind video contest]]
* 15 Jun 2004: Forum re-opens, previous posts lost [http://web.archive.org/web/20041108171417/http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=7] [http://web.archive.org/web/20050504084444/http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=9] [http://web.archive.org/web/20050106062301/http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showuser=3]
* 16 Nov 2005: Forum re-opens, previous posts lost [http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=2]

== Releases ==
[[Image:Watmm001CD cover.jpg|thumb|right|''We Are The Music Makers | Volume One'']]
*In December 2004, WATMM released a compilation containing a best-of from the Expert Knob Twiddlers section.
*In 2004, a [[wikipedia:Netlabel|netlabel]] known as WATMM Digital Media was founded.
**So far, it has released We Are The Music Makers | Volume One, Beginning Algebra's Autopilot, and Max Marlowe's ''Afterthought''. Global Goon offered his release "Family Glue" for digital download with proceeds going to support WATMM.com. This release was identical to the physical version that was for sale at the time. With the exception of WATMM | Volume One, the other two releases were digital-only and available only for purchase through the WATMM Records website, now defunct.
***Plans for a WATMM | Volume 2 have been discussed, but nothing has developed as of yet.

== External links ==

* [http://watmm.com We Are The Music Makers - Your Electronic Music Resource]
** [http://forum.watmm.com/ WATMM Forums]
** [http://records.watmm.com/ WATMM Records - now defunct]

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