Boards of Canada - Revision history

Fredd-E at 14:25, 5 May 2026

2026-05-05T14:25:45Z

Katie: Slight edits

2026-04-22T18:25:44Z

Slight edits

Fredd-E at 23:17, 3 April 2026

2026-04-03T23:17:55Z

Fredd-E: columns merge

2026-04-03T21:10:45Z

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Fredd-E: Influences upgrade

2026-04-03T20:59:34Z

Influences upgrade

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Fredd-E: 6 additional artists

2026-04-01T23:00:51Z

6 additional artists

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Fredd-E: added 7 artists

2026-04-01T15:38:13Z

added 7 artists

Fredd-E: added 5 more artists + playlist info

2026-03-29T23:02:56Z

added 5 more artists + playlist info

Fredd-E: Added a lot of Musical Influences

2026-03-29T22:35:18Z

Added a lot of Musical Influences

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Mr udders: Fixed outdated/irrelevant information relating to Marcus's surname

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Fixed outdated/irrelevant information relating to Marcus's surname

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	* [[Record Store Day incident]]		* [[Record Store Day incident]]
	** A timeline of events		** A timeline of events
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		+	== See Also ==
		+	* [[Discography]]
		+	* [[Interviews]]
		+	* [[Videos]]
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		+	== References ==
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 == Pre-commercially known work ==
-Besides their successful full-length albums, [[Boards of Canada]] also have an extensive list of early work. The assorted creations date back to the 1980s and most information regarding them is widely available. This includes album artwork and titles, song lengths and times and so on. Although at present most of this work has never been released to the general public and may never be heard by people other than the brothers friends and family. However, there has been rumors that they actually may release a boxset with their earlier work in it but this is all purely speculation.
+Besides their successful full-length albums, [[Boards of Canada]] also have an extensive list of early work. The assorted creations date back to the 1980s and most information regarding them is widely available. This includes album artwork and titles, song lengths and times and so on. Although at present most of this work has never been released to the general public and may never be heard by people other than the brothers' friends and family, there has been rumors that they actually may release a boxset with their earlier work in it. Most of this is speculation.
-Possibly the most well known early album was ''[[Twoism]]''. An album with a strong fan following, ''[[Twoism]]'' was the reason the duo received their record deal. Sean Booth, from Autechre, brought ''[[Twoism]]'' to the attention of [[Skam]] Records president Andy Maddocks and it took off from there.
+Possibly the most well-known early album was ''[[Twoism]]''. An album with a strong fan following, ''[[Twoism]]'' was the reason the duo received their record deal. Sean Booth, from Autechre, brought ''[[Twoism]]'' to the attention of [[Skam]] Records president Andy Maddocks and it took off from there.
 == Lyrics, garbled speech and sounds ==
-[[Boards of Canada]] utilize many tricks and sounds during the creation of their albums. Most of the assorted sounds used went on later to become trademarks of the band and give them reason for their "nostalgic" label. They also use many lyrics in their albums ranging from one-liners to full paragraphs. Most of their speech bits are words that are simple or things you would hear in movies literally. But most of the other lyrics are equally as garbled, cut-up, destroyed, mixed or reversed.
+[[Boards of Canada]] utilize many tricks and sounds during the creation of their albums. Most of the assorted sounds used went on later to become trademarks of the band and give them reason for their "nostalgic" label. They also use many lyrics in their albums ranging from one-liners to full paragraphs. Most of their speech bits are words that are simple or things you would hear in movies, but most of the other lyrics are equally as garbled, cut-up, destroyed, mixed or reversed.
 One of the more prominent methods in the production of their albums is making them sound as if they came right off an old educational program from the 1970s. Being born during the early '70s and growing up on its shows, Michael and Marcus delight in bringing back old memories with imitating the faint, childish and artificial sounds of the time.
-[[List of samples used by Boards of Canada]]
+See [[List of samples used by Boards of Canada]] for more information.
 == Live sets ==
-As a band, Michael and Marcus have only played a handful of [[Gigs|live shows]]. But what makes these shows so special is that besides playing original, well-loved songs, they often also play never before heard, unnamed songs. Some of their most fascinating and finest songs are played during these live shows.
+As a band, Michael and Marcus have only played a handful of [[Gigs|live shows]]. But what makes these shows so special is that, besides playing original, well-loved songs, they often also play never-before-heard, unnamed songs. Some of their most fascinating and finest songs are played during these live shows.
 The show with the largest amount of unreleased work is their 2001 performance during [[All Tomorrow's Parties]]. Encompassing five unknown songs and seven known, this collection displays what Boards of Canada really has in their unreleased music rack.
-See ''[[Gigs]]''
+See [[Gigs]] for more information.
 == Influences ==

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 | 1. musician || Alias || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/The_Last_Secret_of_Pop 3. campfire] || [https://www.discogs.com/artist/48536-Alias-3 discogs] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alias_(musician) wikipedia] || n/a || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/216NSM0ruGcSPT6o853m2B spotify]
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 | 1. musician || Aphex Twin || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/The_Last_Secret_of_Pop 3. campfire] || [https://www.discogs.com/artist/45-Aphex-Twin discogs] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphex_Twin wikipedia] || n/a || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/6kBDZFXuLrZgHnvmPu9NsG spotify]
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 | 2. movies || Logan's Run || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Splendid_Isolation 3. campfire] || [https://www.discogs.com/master/199654-Jerry-Goldsmith-Logans-Run-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack discogs] || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Splendid_Isolation wikipedia] || [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074812/ imdb] || [https://open.spotify.com/album/46QkWq2XaMZEpVB92YUD2h spotify]
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 | 2. movies || Norman McLaren || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Protect_and_Survive_(interview) 3. campfire] || n/a || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_McLaren wikipedia] || [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0572235/ imdb] || n/a
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 | 2. movies || Papillon || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Boards_of_Canada's_Favorite_Films 1. mhtrtc] || [https://www.discogs.com/master/90748-Jerry-Goldsmith-Papillon-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack discogs] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papillon_(1973_film) wikipedia] || [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070511/ imdb] || [https://open.spotify.com/album/1oP5ceejKo30AoqZSFbSLe spotify]
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-| 2. movies || Picnic at Hanging Rock || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Boards_of_Canada's_Favorite_Films 1. mhtrtc] || n/a || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picnic_at_Hanging_Rock_(film) wikipedia] || [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073540/ imdb] || [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5cIWtUzjZVu0JtoPBoyomD spotify]
+| 2. movies || Picnic at Hanging Rock || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Boards_of_Canada's_Favorite_Films 1. mhtrtc] || [https://www.discogs.com/master/997993-Gheorghe-Zamfir-A-Theme-From-Picnic-At-Hanging-Rock discogs] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picnic_at_Hanging_Rock_(film) wikipedia] || [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073540/ imdb] || [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5cIWtUzjZVu0JtoPBoyomD spotify]
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 | 2. movies || Revolution || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Boards_of_Canada's_Favorite_Films 1. mhtrtc] || unavailable || unavailable || unavailable || unavailable
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 | 2. movies || Silent Running || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Splendid_Isolation 3. campfire] || [https://www.discogs.com/release/1661537-Peter-Schickele-Silent-Running-Soundtrack discogs] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Running wikipedia] || [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067756/ imdb] || [https://open.spotify.com/album/1IhRU9XlLRmWPxlOyV1Sgm spotify]
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 | 2. movies || The Wizard of Oz || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Boards_of_Canada's_Favorite_Films 1. mhtrtc] || [https://www.discogs.com/master/1194138-Various-The-Wizard-Of-Oz-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack discogs] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz wikipedia] || [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/ imdb] || [https://open.spotify.com/album/6YJkcbbY6GiUGBzgE8AFxr spotify]
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 | 2. movies || Zabriskie Point || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Boards_of_Canada's_Favorite_Films 1. mhtrtc] || [https://www.discogs.com/master/78667-Various-Zabriskie-Point-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack discogs] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zabriskie_Point_(film) wikipedia] || [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066601/ imdb] || [https://open.spotify.com/album/5N1OHCSdkHolitUmtpxtR9 spotify]
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 | 3. other || 1970's Reggae || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Une_Cabane_Au_Canada 2. geogaddi] || n/a || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae wikipedia] || n/a || n/a
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 | 3. other || Dmitry Orlov || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/The_Charms_of_the_Sphinx 4. harvest] || n/a || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Orlov_(writer) wikipedia] || n/a || n/a
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 | 3. other || James Howard Kunstler || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/The_Charms_of_the_Sphinx 4. harvest] || n/a || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Howard_Kunstler wikipedia] || n/a || n/a
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-| 3. other || National Film Board of Canada || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Hardware_Addicts 1. mhtrtc] || n/a || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Board_of_Canada wikipedia] || n/a || n/a
+| 3. other || Jamie Nelson || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Aquarius 1. mhtrtc] || unavailable || unavailable || unavailable || unavailable
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 | 3. other || New Scientist || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Aquarius 1. mhtrtc] || n/a || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Scientist wikipedia] || n/a || n/a
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 | 3. other || Robert Anton Wilson || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Aquarius 1. mhtrtc] || n/a || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anton_Wilson wikipedia] || n/a || n/a
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/484835-Bulgarian-State-Radio-Television-Female-Vocal-Choir Bulgarian State Television Female Choir] || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Breaking_Into_Heaven source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_State_Television_Female_Vocal_Choir wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/5j3PVTaVrMlssk4IC0kumd spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/317237-Carl-Matthews Carl Matthews] || [http://bocpages.org/wiki/SxT source] || unavailable || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/3D27AdpQJ57PIK54km6me7 spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/957466-Dolphins-Into-The-Future Dolphins Into The Future] || [http://bocpages.org/wiki/SxT source] || unavailable || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1HeqJRh0KjYFYc8Wcq5saE spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/276360-Doxa-Sinistra Doxa Sinistra] || [http://bocpages.org/wiki/SxT source] || unavailable || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/0rlvHxjFRh6rGcCydRsyBo spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/18553-Gershon-Kingsley Gershon Kingsley] || [http://bocpages.org/wiki/SxT source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gershon_Kingsley wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rM1qNABE6tqficAyyZ0l9 spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/280442-Godspeed-You-Black-Emperor! Godspeed You! Black Emperor] || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/In_An_Imaginary_Place_Out_In_The_Country source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godspeed_You!_Black_Emperor wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/4svpOyfmQKuWpHLjgy4cdK spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/971725-MS-Subbulakshmi M. S. Subbulakshmi] || [http://bocpages.org/wiki/SxT source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._S._Subbulakshmi wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/35NVYJXOwkjY8bpul6OBQl spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/12208-Marilyn-Manson Marilyn Manson] || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/The_Downtempo_Duo source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Manson_(band) wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2VYQTNDsvvKN9wmU5W7xpj spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/6516-My-Bloody-Valentine My Bloody Valentine] || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/A_Bunker_Full_of_Memories source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bloody_Valentine_(band) wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/3G3Gdm0ZRAOxLrbyjfhii5 spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/12636-Neu! NEU!] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20140719155630/https://myspace.com/abeautifulplace/music/songs source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neu! wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CqEOngQOOMstJupNn6Hmf spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/243738-Riz-Ortolani Riz Ortolani] || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/L%27Assenza_Di_Domani source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riz_Ortolani wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/5D3YOC6ffqe2wDikuU9ljG spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/26212-Severed-Heads Severed Heads] || [http://bocpages.org/wiki/SxT source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severed_Heads wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2eNJIWt0LUATAgrC6fALrH spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/50183-Ween Ween] || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Aquarius source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ween wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/3u1ulLq00Y3bfmq9FfjsPu spotify]
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 == Musical Influences ==
-Over time, [[Boards of Canada]] have identified numerous artists who have had an effect upon their work:
+Over time, [[Boards of Canada]] have identified numerous artists who have had an effect upon their work.
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/57521-Alan-Parker Alan Parker] || [http://bocpages.org/wiki/SxT source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Parker_(musician) wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ZpOIHGVsM7vMZqPt4i214 spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/45-Aphex-Twin Aphex Twin] || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/The_Last_Secret_of_Pop source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphex_Twin wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/6kBDZFXuLrZgHnvmPu9NsG spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/136184-Fausto-Papetti Fausto Papetti] || [http://bocpages.org/wiki/SxT source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Papetti wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/63OTxIlptWU4lh6St8Ly69 spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/6944553-Filmmaker-2 Filmmaker] || [http://bocpages.org/wiki/SxT source] || unavailable || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2V2SmuR8XmWsKjGzTSk6Hp spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/2709-Nitzer-Ebb Nitzer Ebb] || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Les_Alchimistes source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitzer_Ebb wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/7EnAgffrVyerTWH628TJ6f spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/6519090-One-Foundation-2 One Foundation] || [http://bocpages.org/wiki/SxT source] || unavailable || unavailable
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/45467-Pink-Floyd Pink Floyd] || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Peering_Out_from_Behind_the_Curtain source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/0k17h0D3J5VfsdmQ1iZtE9 spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/26383-Raymond-Scott Raymond Scott] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20140719155630/https://myspace.com/abeautifulplace/music/songs source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Scott wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/31DffUzogcRBJT3Andaqtt spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/8958-Test-Dept Test Department] || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Two_Aesthetes_of_Electronic_Music source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Dept wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/31obJnEmHX81bUzzfLAiM6 spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/82730-The-Beatles The Beatles] || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/Two_Aesthetes_of_Electronic_Music source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/3WrFJ7ztbogyGnTHbHJFl2 spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/342252-Victrola Victrola] || [http://bocpages.org/wiki/SxT source] || unavailable || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/78fJG9YbSnDiJJQjpCOPFe spotify]
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 | [https://www.discogs.com/artist/50183-Ween Ween] || [https://bocpages.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Aquarius source] || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ween wikipedia] || [https://open.spotify.com/artist/3u1ulLq00Y3bfmq9FfjsPu spotify]
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 Before their [[Interviews#2005-09-26:_Pitchfork|2005 interview with Pitchfork]], [[Mike|Michael]] and [[Marcus]] were seen as just two friends with a mutual appreciation for music and the art of music creation. They had often talked about their youth together, creating ramshackle musical projects with buddies and by themselves and how they met at a young age. However, during the interview with Pitchfork Media, they revealed that they are in fact brothers. The reason behind hiding this fact was that they did not want to be seen as just another brotherly-owned electronic band, such as Orbital, another influential electronic group consisting of Paul and Phil Hartnoll.
-In light of their brotherhood, it has often been assumed that Eoin is [[Marcus]]'s middle name and that his full name should be "[[Marcus Eoin|Marcus Eoin Sandison]]".  However, this is purely conjecture; there is no known evidence supporting it. Brothers sometimes have different last names: for example, they may be half-brothers, each with a different father and hence a different family name.
+In the same interview Michael clarified that they both share the Sandison surname and that Eoin is Marcus' middle name. Despite this, Marcus has continued to be credited simply as Marcus Eoin on all Boards of Canada releases, including those released after the Pitchfork interview.
 == Recording history, commercially known work ==