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 BoC are the first to admit that the influences that fuel the creation of their tracks are by no means trivial, but prefer to cloak their personal beliefs in more universal and ubiquitous issues. "We read a lot, we pay close attention to what's going on, so you probably have to look at our work pretty closely to pick up on things, and we do try to compose strong emotional melodies ...", the emotion of which is something which I propose to be the serious side of their nature, "... yes we have a melancholy sound, and we do have strong opinions, but we only filter some of them into the music. I don't want to project a political side into the music because the music is in it's own area", states Mike.
-The "melancholy" sound which has become a trademark and which may stick like mud over time, does not hamper BoC's enthusiasm for the perfect "song-structure". The roots of their musical career lie in the participation in "normal bands" using "live instruments", which, they claim, may have only increased their combined melodic ear. Marcus confirms the point, "I think you can trigger emotion much more easily with a melody than you can with a rhythm, although it can be done with a rhythm, listen to [[wikipedia:Jerry Goldsmith|Jerry Goldsmith]] or the [[Incredible String Band]] ... I'm personally more interested in melody than sound, although the effectiveness of a Boards of Canada melody probably depends on it's context. And that'll be why we have a reputation for downgrading the sound. ". As with most serious electronic musicians of our time, and probably more believably BoC than others, they claim their current sound is underivative from current styles, "We don't usually listen to contemporary electronic music. Our collections might surprise you. Or alarm you maybe ...", such as? "You're looking for examples? Phil Harris, [[wikipedia:Devo|Devo]], [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Claude+Denjean Claude Denjean], [[wikipedia:Wendy Carlos|Walter/Wendy Carlos]], [[wikipedia:Jesus Christ Superstar|Jesus Christ Superstar]], [[wikipedia:Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft|DAF]], [[wikipedia:Ween|Ween]], TV themes, [[wikipedia:Isao Tomita|Tomita]], [[wikipedia:My Bloody Valentine (band)|MBV]], [[wikipedia:Joni Mitchell|Joni Mitchell]] ...".
+The "melancholy" sound which has become a trademark and which may stick like mud over time, does not hamper BoC's enthusiasm for the perfect "song-structure". The roots of their musical career lie in the participation in "normal bands" using "live instruments", which, they claim, may have only increased their combined melodic ear. Marcus confirms the point, "I think you can trigger emotion much more easily with a melody than you can with a rhythm, although it can be done with a rhythm, listen to [[wikipedia:Jerry Goldsmith|Jerry Goldsmith]] or the [[wikipedia:The Incredible String Band|The Incredible String Band]] ... I'm personally more interested in melody than sound, although the effectiveness of a Boards of Canada melody probably depends on it's context. And that'll be why we have a reputation for downgrading the sound. ". As with most serious electronic musicians of our time, and probably more believably BoC than others, they claim their current sound is underivative from current styles, "We don't usually listen to contemporary electronic music. Our collections might surprise you. Or alarm you maybe ...", such as? "You're looking for examples? Phil Harris, [[wikipedia:Devo|Devo]], [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Claude+Denjean Claude Denjean], [[wikipedia:Wendy Carlos|Walter/Wendy Carlos]], [[wikipedia:Jesus Christ Superstar|Jesus Christ Superstar]], [[wikipedia:Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft|DAF]], [[wikipedia:Ween|Ween]], TV themes, [[wikipedia:Isao Tomita|Tomita]], [[wikipedia:My Bloody Valentine (band)|MBV]], [[wikipedia:Joni Mitchell|Joni Mitchell]] ...".
 Alarm us or not, the [[Music Has the Right to Children|new BoC album to be released on Warp in April]], only adds to BoC's mystique as renegades of "the intelligent twisted regions of electronic melody". Having been friends with the people at Warp for some time, they have developed a lasting raport that should hopefully see them good for years to come, "we all go round for tea scones regularly!". Now label buddies with their much loved [[Autechre]] et al, BoC see Warp as one of the few labels "bold enough to head away from the overtly 'techno' sound". They cite Skam as another more underground label which shares the same conviction, and funnily enough, these are the two labels which have hosted the BoC name so far. However, their association with Skam will not end with the signing to Warp, "Skam is a hive of new ideas, and there will be a lot of essential music coming from them this year, and we'll be in there, although [[Hell Interface|you probably won't know it's us that you're listening to]]. The move to Warp was mainly out of respect for the label and it's artists, and friendship".

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 [[The Age of Aquarius]] is an interview by The Cosmic Crofter originally published online Mar. 1998 on the EHX website.
 <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19991109112959/www.ednet.co.uk/~ehx/inter/boc1.htm</ref>
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-=== Boards of Canada - The Age of Aquarius ===
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 Edinburgh-based Boards of Canada are due to release their debut album "[[Music Has the Right to Children]]" for [[Warp]], licensed from [[Skam]] in Manchester. The Crofter interviewed them about their past, present and future, and attempted to discover what now lies within their six-sided oyster ...

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-[[The Age of Aquarius]] was an interview by The Cosmic Crofter originally published online Mar. 1998 on the EHX website.
+[[The Age of Aquarius]] is an interview by The Cosmic Crofter originally published online Mar. 1998 on the EHX website.
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 == Highlights and Notes ==

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-"'''''The Age of Aquarius'''''" was the first published interview of Boards of Canada.  It was conducted by [[The Cosmic Crofter]] and posted on his website [[EHX]], home of the first official Boards of Canada page.
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-Boards of Canada - The Age of Aquarius
+=== Boards of Canada - The Age of Aquarius ===
 Edinburgh-based Boards of Canada are due to release their debut album "[[Music Has the Right to Children]]" for [[Warp]], licensed from [[Skam]] in Manchester. The Crofter interviewed them about their past, present and future, and attempted to discover what now lies within their six-sided oyster ...
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 So if they rarely venture out into the clubland of The Capital, what do BoC see as a great night out? "Somewhere in the hills, in a huge bonfire, with the beautiful [[wikipedia:Julian Cope|Julian Cope]] ...".
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 == Screenshots ==
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 So if they rarely venture out into the clubland of The Capital, what do BoC see as a great night out? "Somewhere in the hills, in a huge bonfire, with the beautiful [[wikipedia:Julian Cope|Julian Cope]] ...".
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	"'''''The Age of Aquarius'''''" was the first published interview of Boards of Canada. It was conducted by [[The Cosmic Crofter]] and posted on his website [[EHX]], home of the first official Boards of Canada page.		"'''''The Age of Aquarius'''''" was the first published interview of Boards of Canada. It was conducted by [[The Cosmic Crofter]] and posted on his website [[EHX]], home of the first official Boards of Canada page.