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=== ペヌゞ 1 ===
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[[File:2013-08 night out page 1.jpg|100px|right]]
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BOARDS OF CANADA <br>
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解䜓新曞 <br>
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最新䜜「Tomorrow's Harvest」完党ガむド <br>
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いた、すべおの謎が <br>
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解き明かされる...... <br>
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2013幎4月20日 <br>
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NYのレコヌド店で突然芋぀かったBOARDS OF CANADAの新譜。 <br>
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そのタむトルには <br>
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ず刻印され、20秒ほどの短いシンセ音ずずもに <br>
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「936557」を読み䞊げる声が収録されおいた・・・・・・。 <br>
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8幎ぶりずなる新䜜「Tomorrow's Harvest」が <br>
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リリヌスされるたでに BOARDS OF CANADAから <br>
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次々ず繰り出されたミステリヌ。 <br>
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圌らの貎重なむンタビュヌずずもに <br>
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2013幎最重芁䜜を玐解く
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=== ペヌゞ 2 ===
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[[File:2013-08 night out page 2.jpg|100px|right]]
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Night Ou August 2013. <br>
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Tomorrow's Harvest がリリヌスされるたで <br>
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1998幎のファヌスト・アルバム「Music Has The Right to Children」 <br>
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゚レタトロニカ〜アンビ゚ント・シヌンでカリスマ的な人気を誇っおきたポヌズ・オブ・カナダ 以䞋 BOC。 <br>
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2003 幎「Geogadail, 2005 幎「The Campfire Headphase」ずリリヌスを重ね、䜜品は絶賛されるが、 <br>
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ほずんどメディアに出せず、ラむブを行わないスタンスもあり、 <br>
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その存圚感は謎めいた高のものずしお䞍可䟵の雰囲気を挂わせおいる。そしお、2005幎以降 <br>
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シヌンからパッタリず姿を消したBOC。8幎の時を経た4月20日のレコヌドストアディに <br>
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1枚のレコヌドが芋぀かったこずから、謎が謎を呌ぶ物語は始たった。 <br>
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-/XXXXXX→. <br>
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の謎を解き明かす <br>
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突然テレビのCMで <br>
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暗号が発衚される <br>
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ニュヌペヌクで芋぀かった <br>
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謎のレコヌド <br>
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物の䞭心に取扱いコレクタヌからも人気が <br>
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高のレコヌドEyote Music は幎に1床の <br>
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レコヌドストアデむでい぀もより <br>
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倚くの客で賑わっおいた。倚くのレコヌドか <br>
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りぶめおいた1枚を完぀けるのは、口の山か <br>
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ら宝石が芋぀けるような䜜業だが、偶然か <br>
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必然か、䞍き、な1枚のレコヌドが芋぀か <br>
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る。BOARDSOF CANADAのアヌティストキ <br>
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に、タむトルが.. <br>
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XXXXXXl <br>
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されおいた盎 <br>
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※はわずか20秒で936557 <br>
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ずいう謎のに <br>
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YouTubeにアップされた <br>
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3秒の動画 <br>
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アメリカの専門チャンネルCartoon Nei <br>
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・ wark の深倜の時間垯であるAdult S <br>
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wimのcMで突劂、 <br>
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新しい6ケタ <br>
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の数字が発衚された。 <br>
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CMは、車内から荒野を映したような颚景 <br>
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が延々ず続いた埌に <br>
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XXXXXXA <br>
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そしお、「o、 <br>
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だろうが、レコヌドストアディの事件を知っお <br>
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いる人は狂事しただろう。告げられた数字は、 <br>
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699742だった。 <br>
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ラゞオ番組が <br>
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数字を発衚 <br>
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レコヌトスタディカめるヌヌ <br>
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った4月23日。 <br>
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そのラゞオ局BBC Radio One <br>
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が 519225ずその数字が入る䜍眮を発 <br>
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衚する。これたた倩満の発衚だったが、これ <br>
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ずなった。レコヌドからスタヌトし、YauTube、 <br>
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テレビずラゞオず様々なメディアを䜿っお、、ヒント <br>
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数字は2カ所ずなり.いよいよこのミステリヌも <br>
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終盀に差し掛かっおきた。すべおの番号が揃った <br>
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ずきに、 <br>
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䞀䜓䜕が起こるのだろうか <br>
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メディアもBOCに <br>
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翻匄される <br>
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5匏ホヌムペヌゞのバナヌに <br>
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隠された難解な暗号 <br>
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リストに”Twoism”の動画を3本7 <br>
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のサむトの䞊郚にはGIFのパナ <br>
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奇劙なバタヌンを芋せおいた。 <br>
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GIFコヌドを解析するず、 <br>
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SoundCloudのリンクを発芋し、し <br>
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その2぀のSaurdCloud は再生しおも <br>
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お話さえったけたった。SoundOOO䞊、 <br>
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高波数を支持するアヌトワヌクが添付されお <br>
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レコヌドストアデむから始たった BOCの謎解 <br>
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きはファンだけでなく倚くの有名メディアも躍 <br>
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れいな぀くあしたずいうよ、 <br>
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ブアンモメ <br>
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・ディアも協力䜓制をずっお、解明に向かったず <br>
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蚀ったほうがいいだろう。䞊の画像は、XYの <br>
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Otet Music がBOCの所属先であるWarp <br>
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Recordingに、このレコヌドが正匏なり <br>
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リヌスであるかの確認をずったもの。謎のレコヌ <br>
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ドが正匏なリリヌスず聞いお、むタズラ説は消え、 <br>
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この謎解き物語が䞀気に加速しおいくこずにな <br>
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る。他にも Clash MusIc や Fact Mag、 NME <br>
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Spinはくるただメチむンが迷報を流した。 <br>
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7 <br>
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June 10 <br>
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枋谷スクランブル亀差点を瀺すツむヌトが <br>
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今床はBOC の YauTubeのサブアカりント"AtalartaFugiers”が突 <br>
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劂" Julie And Candy””の動画をアップ。䞇華鏡のように <br>
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映り倉わるこの動画はしばらく倉化はないが、突然4分2021秒 <br>
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の間に ONE GOl FAI の文子が䞀瞬珟れる。このピントを元に <br>
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ファンが制䜜した"Everyhing You Do Is a Balloon” の動画が芋぀か <br>
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これたたBOCのサフアカりント hellinterface がコメント欄に <br>
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URLを蚘茉しおいるこずが刀明。このURLの先は、 <br>
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3秒の謎の動画 <br>
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Inuevas semills」スペむン語で新しい皮ずいう意でずっ <br>
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ず真っ黒で䜕も映らない <br>
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そしお、次は「csch」ずいう YoUTube、䞊の44秒の玠 <br>
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やく6ケタの数字を発芋。刀明した数字は、717228 <br>
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〜4 20間ごはんリヌス <br>
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画面が映り、この番号の入る䜍 <br>
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そしお、最埌の数字が刀明 <br>
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こんなアヌトリヌ、 <br>
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おお぀くある <br>
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9特通りに陀くこずによっお、 <br>
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※手に入れるこずができた。っおか <br>
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ず難解すぎるでしょ笑。刀明した数字 <br>
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は、628315しかし、長かった解明の <br>
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道のりもようやくあず1぀ずなり、このミステリヌ <br>
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の答えがいよいよ手の届く䜍眮たでやっおきた。 <br>
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4月29日に最埌の補子が特定 <br>
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なっおくるか、皎扱いただきたい。BO <br>
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スポンスヘッダが出珟するが、その䞭に Newas Semillasずいう時目があり <br>
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 aHA0cDou 2Qyelczcarg3Y3130XJ5LmNsb3vkzndiverou <br>
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ViaGELbXAzずいう意味䞍明の文字列がある。これをBase <br>
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通の゚ンコヌド方匏の䞀皮でデコヌドするずmp3の音源が眮いおいる <br>
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URLが出珟する。最埌の数字は、813386 <br>
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699742/628315 <br>
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28/936557/813386/519225 <br>
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ようにたっおおり <br>
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のような動画ずノむズ音が流れ始める <br>
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この謎解きに尜力しおきた方々は、「たたかよ」ず再び <br>
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暗号でも出される悪い子感がしたかもしれない。じかし、動画は埐々にロケットが地球から離れ、成局圏 <br>
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を抜けおいくような神的な画像も差し蟌たれ <br>
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ノむズ音に混じったアナログ・シンセのい音色が匷く <br>
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なっおいく。そしお、ちょうど4分を迎えた頃に、 <br>
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June 10 2013」の文字が珟れる。さらに”BOARDS <br>
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O- CANADA <br>
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Tomorrows Harveslの文字が入った本䜜のアヌトワヌクが流れ、埅ちに埅った <br>
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BOC の新䜜が8幎ぶりにリリヌスされるこずが確定した日本では6月5日発売。 <br>
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砂挠のど真ん䞭で䞀䜓なにをやるの <br>
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May 2785 <br>
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の新䜜リリヌスを発衚しおからも、 <br>
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この倧々的なプロモヌショゞは終わらない。なんどここ日本もその舞台 <br>
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BOGの公匏Twitterアカりントが突劂投したのが、May 22nd 24:00 @ 1-23-10 Jinnan Shibuya... <br>
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䞖界的に有名な枋谷のスクランブル亀差点を瀺し、日時も明快。たが、 <br>
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指定日は平日の深倜だぞ、 <br>
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ずいう心配をよそに、時間前から倚くのファンが集結。街頭ビション <br>
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ションに合わせお14、 <br>
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1」。ず、同時に流れる映像タリップ。䞖界で初めおBOE の新曲が、 <br>
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・し、人が倚く集たり過ぎたために急遜1曲だけで終了。DJポリスはこなかったそうです。 <br>
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たたYouTubeのコメント構を䜿甚し、日付を指定しおきたBOO」その埌 <br>
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指定した音楜フェスを通じお曎なるヒ <br>
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ントを䞎え、写真巊の画像を投摘しおきた。 "May 27th 1700 DBT" ずいう文字が、や撮されだ写盎のトに茉っお <br>
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いる。ここでも倚くのファンが様々なヒントを元に、南カリフォルニアのレむク・ドロレスりォヌタヌパヌクだず識 <br>
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・別。そしお、圓日ここでは芖聎䌚が開催されたのだ。ただ奇をおらっお、砂挠のど真ん䞭で行ったわけではなく、 <br>
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䜜「Tomarrow®s Harvest」のむメヌゞは、荒涌ずしたものず2人は語っおいる。次のむンタビュヌでも明らかだが、 <br>
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特に本䜜の結末のむメヌゞずピッタリの土地だったのだろう。レコヌドストアディから始たったこの倧がかりな仕掛け <br>
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の数々は、USのSPIN 誌による「音楜史䞊に残るもっずもむンパクトある詊みベスト15」に遞出された。
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=== ペヌゞ 3 ===
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==== むンタビュヌ 第1郚 ====
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BOCかく語りき。音楜界の賢者が <br>
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到違した8幎よりの新䜜、その真理 <br>
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前倏のり <br>
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スたでの経緯の通り、手の蟌んだ <br>
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ミステリアスップロモヌションを仕掛けたBOCの <br>
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新䜜「Tormgrow.s Harvest」。前段階でこれだ <br>
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けの話題ずあり、しかも8幎ぶりの新䜜ずなるず肝 <br>
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心の䜜品におする期埅も䞊倧抵ではない。しかし、 <br>
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本䜜はリリヌスに至るたでのプロセスで埗た期埅は <br>
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あくたで副次的なものであり、䞻圹はあくたでサり <br>
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ンドであるこずを明確に知らしめる様䜜ずなっおい <br>
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※。B0Cは液倚にメディアに登堎しないこずでも <br>
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知られ、メディアずころかファンの前に姿を珟する <br>
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ずですら皀であるラむブも 10幎ほど行っおいな。 <br>
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いり。本誌はマむケル・サンディシンずマヌカスむ <br>
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オンの2人にむンタビュヌをする逊重な機䌚を犏る、 <br>
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こずができた。本䜜に蟌めた思いずや決めいだプ <br>
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ロモヌションの真意など、熱くの疑問は2人の蚀 <br>
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葉からその答えを探っおいただきたい。 <br>
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䞀前䜜から8幎ず長い期間がありたしたが、ど <br>
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のように過ごされおいたしたか <br>
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マむケル「しばらくの間、グルヌプ倖のプロゞェク <br>
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トが忙しかったんだ。2人ずもニュヌゞヌランドで <br>
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過ごしおいた。垞に楜曲制䜜をしおいたから、音楜 <br>
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から離れおいたわけではないよ。あずはスコットラ <br>
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ンドにある自分たちのスタゞオの拡匵䜜業にも時 <br>
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・間を割いたね。これたでに倚くの機材を集めおきた <br>
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から」 <br>
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䞀前䜜から本䜜の間に音楜業界、それ以倖の <br>
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分野でも様々な面で倉化がありたした。印象的な <br>
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事象はありたしたか・ <br>
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マヌカス「正盎に蚀うず、僕らは音楜業界に関心が <br>
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ないんだ。最新の流行ずは無瞁のものを創ろうず <br>
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しおいるずきに、それは"毒"になるからね。圱響 <br>
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を受ける音楜ず蚀う点では、僕らはもっぱら過去を <br>
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振り返る傟向にある。それは䜿甚する楜噚やスタ <br>
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ゞオ、テクニックに぀いおも蚀える。僕らの時間の <br>
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倧郚分は、過去を掘り䞋げるこずに費やされおいる <br>
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んだ。音楜やテク゜ロゞヌのトレンドは知っおいる <br>
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けど、決しお远いかけたりはしないで埌らは断然叀 <br>
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いテクノロシヌに関心がある、匷いお印象に残っお <br>
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いるこずを挙げるずすれば、若者の間でアナログ・ <br>
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レコヌドぞの関心が初たっおいるこず。ずでも悔ば <br>
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しい兆候だず思うよ」 <br>
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すでは、実際に本䜜に着手したのはい぀頃で <br>
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しょうかたた前䜜ず比べお機材などの制䜜環 <br>
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境の倉化はありたしたか <br>
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※むケルンアルバム甚のスケッチをたずめ始めたの <br>
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は、2006幎。それから䜕癟ものトラックを䜜った <br>
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けど、Tomorrows Harvest」に収録したいず思っ <br>
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お、専甚のパレッドに䞊手く乗ったのは、ほんの <br>
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数曲。初期のアむデアの䞭にはニュヌシヌランドで <br>
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制䜜されたものもあるけど、倧郚分はその2幎間、 <br>
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スコットランドで行われた。。 <br>
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レコヌディングにはい <br>
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く぀かの倉化がある。具䜓的には、1980幎代の <br>
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映画のサりンドトラックに䜿甚されたアナロクン <br>
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ンセサむザヌをいく぀か入手したので、それを倚甚 <br>
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した。僕らはバンドを始めおから、アナログ機材は <br>
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䜿っおいたけど、぀い最近たで巚倧なシンセは所有 <br>
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しおいなかった。なので、僕らの音楜は、自分だお <br>
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で䜜ったサンプリッグ音で構成されおいた。様々な <br>
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楜噚を挔奏しおサンプラヌに取り蟌んで、シンセの・ <br>
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ように䜿いながら、、自分たちの望む音を䜜っおいた <br>
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んだ。だけど、今回は玔然たる叀いサりンドトラッ <br>
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クの質感を出したかった。だから叀いシンセを手に <br>
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入れたんだ。アングラで䜎予算のホラヌやSFの <br>
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、サントラを䜜ったアヌティストが䜿っおいたようなや <br>
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ツをね」* <br>
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䞀圓初描いおいた青写真はどのようなものです <br>
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かたたアむデアの源泉はなんでしょう <br>
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マむケル「確かにある皋床の青写真は描じおいた <br>
 +
ね。たず、アルバムの䞡端を描いた。最初ず最埌だ。 <br>
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それからその間を䜜っおいった。僕らは荒涌ずした <br>
 +
雰囲気を持぀サりンドトラックのリサヌチに倚くの <br>
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時間を費やした。フむヌリングを摂り銙めだよ。。* <br>
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2ロディずかアルペゞオずいったような明確なものに <br>
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は興味がなくストトラックにおする青無的な倉化 <br>
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のタむミングずか身䜓をこらじをいった熱现 <br>
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な点に気を配った。アむデアは、叀い音楜を悪い. <br>
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おいるずきに頭に浮がぶ。ずりわけファビオ・フリッ <br>
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ツむ、ゎブリン、ション・ハリスン、マヌク・アむシャ <br>
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ムらが䜜ったサりンドトラックからむンスピレヌショ <br>
 +
ンを埗たよ」 <br>
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䞀本䜜は、レコヌドストアデむから始たる掚理 <br>
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小説のようなミステリアスで倧々的なプロモヌ <br>
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ションも話題ずなりたしたが、狙いは <br>
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マヌカス「レコヌド䌚瀟の玠晎らしいチヌムず䞀緒 <br>
 +
に䌁画したんだ。リリヌスに向けお、埐々に完成さ <br>
 +
れおいくゲヌムのようなリスナヌを巻き蟌むこずを <br>
 +
したかった。昔はアヌティストの新䜜が出るず聞い <br>
 +
たら、その日が近づくに぀れお興奮がドンドンず高 <br>
 +
たっおいった。そんな懐かしい感芚を貌らせたかっ <br>
 +
たんた。いたは範日をひねれば氎が出るみたいに、 <br>
 +
むンタヌネットを通しおすぐに情報を埗るこずに根 <br>
 +
・ れおしたっおいる。それは音楜や映画に察する期 <br>
 +
埅感や䜓隓の喜びを奪っおしたっおいる。だから偎。 <br>
 +
たちはむンタヌネットを利甚しお、それに察抗しよ <br>
 +
うずした。若いリスナヌに向けお、じっくりず時間 <br>
 +
をかけお深い関心を寄せれば倧きな喜びを埗られ <br>
 +
るこずを思い出しおほしかったんだよ」、 <br>
 +
䞀本䜜はこれたで同様に自然珟象や生物化孊、 <br>
 +
幟䜕孊を連想させるタむトルが倚いですね。どの <br>
 +
ような物語が限されおいるのでしょうか <br>
 +
マむケル「こういったタむトルにはしばしばダブル※ <br>
 +
ミヌニングがあっお、他の䜕かも瀺唆しおいる。䟋 <br>
 +
えば、ラストの曲ば"再生"ずいうアむデアのメッセヌ <br>
 +
ゞを䌝えるものだけど、最埌には陰惚な垰結が埅っ <br>
 +
おいる」 <br>
 +
マヌカス「前半郚分は、解䜓や厩様の過皋を挠然 <br>
 +
ず物語っおいお、埌半は再異の感芚を垯びで進ん <br>
 +
でいく。思うに。レコヌドの埪環構造は、文郚 <br>
 +
を同じ堎所、同じ雰囲気、同じ話の流れぞず正確 <br>
 +
に着い戻らせるんだ。そじお、圌らはこのアル <br>
 +
を荒涌ずした音で終わらせおいる。ほずんずダニタ <br>
 +
なコヌモアずいったずころだね。こも、この悲期的 <br>
 +
な圢で埪珟するアむデアが気に入っおるんた <br>
 +
FLEN <br>
 +
うのは、疑問が未解決のたたにされおいるからね <br>
 +
あたかも、遠い未来に぀いおは蚘述されずに <br>
 +
望を暗瀺する近未来の物語の劂く」 <br>
 +
䞀䟋えば、有機物や生物もミクロの単䜍で眠る <br>
 +
ず」敎然ず䞊ぶDNAの重堎旋列や量子や <br>
 +
分子の芏則的な運動で成り立っおいる数孊的なヌ <br>
 +
面があるず思っおいたす。そういな自然界の法 <br>
 +
則が、BOCのアナログ機材ぞのこたわりからも <br>
 +
感じられるのですが、有機物ず無機物の関係性に <br>
 +
぀いおは䜕か思うこずはありたすか <br>
 +
マむケル「その考えには党面的に賛成だよ。・有機 <br>
 +
物ず無機物を根本的に分けるものならないず思っお <br>
 +
いる。埮现な単䜍で芳れば、あるやる事が数孊 <br>
 +
的なものぞず分解できるはずさ。いず <br>
 +
が元来有する数孊的な本質に具味 <br>
 +
䟋えば、ホログラブィック理垫やシ <br>
 +
バヌのプラトニア理論ずいった最新の孊説にも魅 <br>
 +
アされおいる。特に埌者は、 <br>
 +
宇宙には時間はたた <br>
 +
せずにあらゆる圢態の、珟圚"の䞀杯䞀顔が重な <br>
 +
り合っおできたものだけずいう理詰なれた。幎を取 <br>
 +
るに぀れお、僕らが経隓するものはいずれも、僕ら <br>
 +
が考えるような感味の、珟実"ではないんじゃない <br>
 +
かっお疑うようになっおきたよ」 <br>
 +
Sick Time"から Split Your Infinities" <br>
 +
たでのあれが矎しく非垞に印象的です。割䜜過皋 <br>
 +
ではいたルバムにあるひず぀の物を想定しお <br>
 +
それに合うサりンドを制䜜するのでしょうが <br>
 +
ニヌクス「そうだね。本䜜の流れを決めおいたす <br>
 +
も、ストヌリヌを芏定しおいたよ。でもこれを保 <br>
 +
らが蚀葉で説明するのではなく、リスナヌそれぞれ <br>
 +
が経択しおほしいず思っおいるよ。ほらばその普楜 <br>
 +
がピタリずハマるような映像や出来事のアむアン <br>
 +
頭に思い描いおいる。バンドを始めた頃からす <br>
 +
そうやっおきた。たぶん、それは若い頃からキップ <br>
 +
ミュヌゞックよりも映画音楜から倧きな圱を受け <br>
 +
・たからたず思うよ」 <br>
 +
To Be Continued
 +
 
 +
 
 +
=== ペヌゞ 4 ===
 +
 
 +
[[File:2013-08 night out page 4.jpg|100px|right]]
 +
 
 +
==== むンタビュヌ 第2郚 ====
 +
 
 +
BOC <br>
 +
BOARDS OF CANADA <br>
 +
INTERVIEW <br>
 +
02 <br>
 +
「なぜ宇宙は無秩序でなく、秩序があるのか」 <br>
 +
8幎ぶりの新催「Tomorrows Harvest」をリ <br>
 +
リヌスしたポヌプ・オブ・カナダ以䞋 BOC。 <br>
 +
ずんずメディアに出ないこずで知られるBOCの
 +
本誌独占むンタヌュヌもいよいよ䜳境。マヌカス
 +
ずマむケルが語る「Tomorrow's Harvest」の真 <br>
 +
盞。埌半"もお芋逃しなく <br>
 +
※ <br>
 +
では、8幎ぶりずなる本䜜が完成したずきは、 <br>
 +
どんな心境でしたか <br>
 +
ヌカス䞀番最初に抱いた気持ちば"安堵"かな。 <br>
 +
らの他の䜜品を比べおこのアルバムが特城的な <br>
 +
はは、䜕幎も前からずおも明確なアりトラむンが <br>
 +
うこずなんだ。䜜品が完成する2 <br>
 +
3幎も前からね。だから、このアルバムを䜜る <br>
 +
ずいうこずは、すでに明確な圢に仕䞊がっおいた <br>
 +
噚に満たしおいくずいった感芚だったよ」 <br>
 +
䞀収録曲のなかでもっずも難産だったもの、た <br>
 +
たは思い入れの深い曲はどれでしょう <br>
 +
マむケル「そうたな、アルハムの䞭では"Jacquard <br>
 +
Causeway がテクニカルな点で苊劎したね。メ <br>
 +
ロティの䞀郚が他のバヌドず「同期䞍胜」ず衚瀺 <br>
 +
されおしたうんだ」 <br>
 +
〜どういうこずでしょうか <br>
 +
マむケル「぀たり、モノラル再生するず皎ずなるメ <br>
 +
ロディラむンがすべお゚ラヌずなり、おえおした <br>
 +
うずいうこずさ。問題を解決するために䜍盞反 <br>
 +
転させるずいうこずはできなかった。ずいうのも、 <br>
 +
衚をれたメロディが他のパヌトが同期䞍胜ずな <br>
 +
、今床はそれらが代わりに゚ラヌになっおしたう <br>
 +
からね。たさに悪倢だったよ。でも、マヌカズは <br>
 +
テクノロゞヌの倩才だから、なんずか曲を䞞ごず <br>
 +
救っおくれたんだ。それでなんずかアルバムに収録 <br>
 +
するこずができたんだ。それ以倖の曲たずCome. <br>
 +
To. Dust"が印象深いね。この曲を仕䞊げた時に、 <br>
 +
スタゞオで倧音量で鳎らしながら、シャンパンの <br>
 +
ボトルを空けたんだよ」 <br>
 +
䞀ご自身で手掛けられおいる本䜜はアヌトワヌ <br>
 +
クも象城的ですが、収録曲ずはどのようにリンク <br>
 +
しおいたすか <br>
 +
マヌカス「アヌトワヌクは、アルバムで展開する近 <br>
 +
・未来の過疎の物語を衚珟しおいる、時間ず堎所の <br>
 +
コラヌゞュなんだ。「Tomorrowi is Harvest』ず <br>
 +
いうタむドルは、これたでに僕らが付けおきた倚べ <br>
 +
のタむドルず同様に、ダブルミヌニングになっおい <br>
 +
る。糖芳的を審告ずいったずころだね」 <br>
 +
䞀本䜜にはリリヌス前に読解きのプロモヌショ <br>
 +
ンがありたしたが、もし䞖界䞭にある謎や秘密の <br>
 +
3ちで぀なけその答えを知るこずができる。ず <br>
 +
したらなにを知りたいですか <br>
 +
マむケル「なぜ宇宙には無秩序ではなく、秩序が <br>
 +
あるのかだね」 <br>
 +
䞀今埌どのような掻動を衚定されおいたすか <br>
 +
䞖界䞭のファンがラむノを飲たがっおいるず思い <br>
 +
たすが・・・・・。 <br>
 +
マヌカス「ラむノをやるこずは考えおいるよ。この <br>
 +
ずころ僕らのリハヌサル堎所で、いろいろず詊し <br>
 +
おいるんだ。ずは蚀え、近々音源のリリヌスもい <br>
 +
く぀か控えおいるんだ。だから、果たしおどうなる <br>
 +
かなちょっず極手を芋おみないず、ずいったず <br>
 +
ころかな」 <br>
 +
ここでは、最埌に日本のファンにメッセヌゞをお <br>
 +
願いしたす。 <br>
 +
マむケル「日本のファンは僕らにもっずも悪味深し <br>
 +
質問を投げかけおくるんだ。䞊こが波長が合うん <br>
 +
だず思うよ。僕らの音楜に぀いおはずんに説明す <br>
 +
る必芁がないず感じるぐらいたね、日本のラチ <br>
 +
にはずおも感謝しおいる。この音楜にすべ方の <br>
 +
を泚きこんたこずが無駄ではなかったず感じさせ <br>
 +
おくれるんだよ」 <br>
 +
長時間に及ぶむンタビュヌだったが、1぀1぀の質 <br>
 +
●間にず぀に真塟に答えおくれたマヌカスずマむケル。゚ <br>
 +
レクトロニカIDMシヌンの最重芁ナニットずしおの <br>
 +
評䟡を確立しおいながらも、 <br>
 +
、なかなか芋えおこなかう <br>
 +
た2人の人物像が、今回のむンタビュヌで倚少なりず <br>
 +
もその䞀緒に觊れるこずができたのではないだろうか。 <br>
 +
アむデアを䞹念に緎り、党䜓像を䜕床も描き盎 <br>
 +
し、䞀音䞀音のきやその倉化にこだわりなくずい <br>
 +
う気が遠くなる䜜業の末に完成した・「Tomorrow:s <br>
 +
Harvest」は、BOCの最高操䜜ず蚀える。過去3 <br>
 +
䜜でのドリヌミヌで牧歌的なサむケデリアずいうより <br>
 +
は、より退廃的な生呜や䞖界の生ず死を感じさせな <br>
 +
がらも、1960※70幎代の米゜の宇宙開発時代の <br>
 +
・レトロ・フュヌチャヌなSF.感芚が息づく本䜓。これ <br>
 +
たでの癜昌倢的なトリップ感ずいうよりは、タむムマ <br>
 +
シヌンや宇宙船に乗るような感芚を味わえ、そういっ <br>
 +
た意味ではBOCの転換䜜ずも蚀えるがもしれない。 <br>
 +
圌らがむンタビュヌで語っおいる通り、本䜓には様々 <br>
 +
なダブルミヌニングや瀺唆が倚分に含たれおいるずの <br>
 +
こずなので、リリヌス前の匊楜的なプロモヌショ <br>
 +
ンず合わせお、圌らの深淵に觊れおみでほしい。 <br>
 +
TOMORROWS HAREST <br>
 +
BOARDS OF <br>
 +
CANADA <br>
 +
Tornorrow's Harvest」 <br>
 +
Warp Records <br>
 +
/Beat Records <br>
 +
412:000 発売䞭 <br>
 +
BOARDS OF CANADAのホヌムスマ <br>
 +
マむケル・サンティ゜ンずマン <br>
 +
ワタ・ミュヌゞック・ナニット <br>
 +
1980幎代 <br>
 +
たし、1998幎からはWarp Reccords <br>
 +
レクトロニカ〜IDMシヌンです」ホヌず <br>
 +
盀を戻した。謎めいた存圚ずも知られるその音 <br>
 +
•カリスマ的な人気を誇っおいる。 <br>
 +
レタトロ <br>
 +
掻めを聞 <br>
 +
によ <br>
 +
友々の・ <br>
 +
䜏ずず
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==== 䞖界的な評䟡 ====
 +
Tomorrow's Harvestの䞖界評䟡 <br>
 +
掋楜むンディヌチャヌト <br>
 +
2週連続1䜍 <br>
 +
UKチャヌト初登堎7䜍 <br>
 +
iTunes Japan゚レクトロニック <br>
 +
チャヌト初登堎から13日連続1䜍 <br>
 +
オリコン掋楜 <br>
 +
チャヌト初登堎5䜍 <br>
 +
Billboardチャヌト <br>
 +
初登堎13䜍 <br>
 +
【Best New Music】獲埗Pitchfork <br>
 +
「圌らは「Tomorrow s:Harvest」のために、最高のアむテ <br>
 +
アを甚意した。それはこれたでの䜜品ず同様に玠晎らしく茝か <br>
 +
しいものだ」CLASH MUSIC・. <br>
 +
「これたでのボヌズ・オブ・カナダを䞊回る䜜品」SPIN <br>
 +
「読く床に、玠晎らしい発芋が芋぀かる魅惑的なりィゞョン」 <br>
 +
THIS IS FAKE DIY <br>
 +
「Record Store Dayの宝探しから始たったストヌリヌは、 <br>
 +
我々の最高に高たった期埅に間違いなく応えで幕を閉じた」♪。 <br>
 +
「悪意を含んだ矎しさを扱い、チヌクでありながら非垞に魅惑 <br>
 +
的なアルバムDROWNED IN SOUND <br>
 +
「倧䜜。圌らのトレヌドマヌクである感傷的なメロディの䞭に、 <br>
 +
重ね合わされたディテヌルを感じる・・そしおドラム・ブログラ <br>
 +
ミングは圌らの䞭でも最高の出来だ」THE QUIETUS <br>
 +
「圌らの玠晎らしいデビュヌ䜜品に心を掎たれた人々は、今䜜 <br>
 +
に感動以䞊の感情を抱くだろう。それ以倖の人々は、ぜひ掗脳 <br>
 +
されおほしい」TIME OUT <br>
 +
「phenomenal 無業的」ROLLING STONE <br>
 +
Tポヌズ・オブ・カナダは無類の存圚たMOJO <br>
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==== BOC ビゞュアルズ ====
 +
アヌトワヌクで芋るBOC <br>
 +
本䜜の囜内盀には、3枚のアヌドカヌドが封入されおいるが、これらもゞャケットもすべおサヌ <br>
 +
トワヌクはBOC自ら手掛けおいる。近未来の過疎”をむメヌゞしたずいうこれらの写真の数を <br>
 +
は、たさに文明が枛亡した埌の地球をむメヌゞさせるが、䞍思議ず悲芳はなく、むしろ圓然の <br>
 +
運呜ずしお享受すべき姿や知っおいる結末ずいう既芖感のようなノスタルシヌがある点が面癜い <br>
 +
い。䜜品を聎きながらカヌドを芋るこずでよりその䞖界芳にドップリず浞かるこずができる。 <br>
 +
 
 
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[[BoC|BOARDS OF CANADA]]
 
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On April 20, 2013, a new record by [[BoC|BOARDS OF CANADA]] was [[Cosecha_Transmisiones|suddenly discovered]] at a record store in New York. Engraved on its title was:
 
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[[Cosecha_Transmisiones#Key_and_Message_Format|“------/------/-----/XXXXXX/-----/-----”]] accompanied by a short 20-second synth sound, a voice was recorded reading the number “936557”.
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[[Cosecha_Transmisiones#Key_and_Message_Format|"------/------/------/XXXXXX/------/------"]] accompanied by a short 20-second synth sound, a voice was recorded reading the number "936557". A series of mysteries followed from [[BoC|BOARDS OF CANADA]] leading up to the release of their first new work in 8 years, ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]''.
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With valuable interviews, we unravel ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest|the most important release of 2013]]''!
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A series of mysteries followed from [[BoC|BOARDS OF CANADA]] leading up to the release of their first new work in 8 years, ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]''.  
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Until ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]'' Was Released
  
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As per their history, [[Boards of Canada]] built up a [[Tomorrow%27s_Harvest#Viral_Marketing|mysterious promotional campaign]] for the release of ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]'', their first full album in about 8 years. But this wasn't just a new record — it was one that sparked extraordinary expectations. What is it that makes their work so unique? This interview with [[Michael Sandison]] and [[Marcus Eoin]] dives deep into their creative process, offering rare insight into the mysterious duo.
 
  
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[[Boards of Canada]], who gained fame with their 1998 masterpiece ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]'', are mysterious electronic musicians from [[wikipedia:Scotland|Scotland]]. After releasing ''[[Geogaddi]]'' in 2002 and ''[[The Campfire Headphase]]'' in 2005, they entered a long silence without [[Gigs|live performances]], [[Interviews|interviews]], or [[News|updates]].
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But on April 20, 2013, the silence was broken in a surprising way — [[Cosecha_Transmisiones#Message_Distribution|a cryptic record was discovered in a New York record store]]. Here's a detailed timeline of the mystery and [[:Category:Tomorrow%27s_Harvest_viral_marketing|viral campaign]] that led to the release of their long-awaited album ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]''.
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'''Part 1'''
 
  
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{{question|Q: It's been a long time—about 8 years—since the last album. How have you been spending your time?}}
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Unravel the mystery!
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{{boc|[[Michael]]: “For a while, we were each working on solo or group projects. We also spent time living in New Zealand. That doesn't mean we stopped making music — just that we weren't working together as [[BOC|BOC]]. Eventually, we returned to our studio in Scotland and gradually began preparing for this record. Over the years we'd been collecting lots of gear and laying groundwork.”}}
 
  
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{{question|Q: Did the time between albums bring any new influences from outside the music world?}}
 
  
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{{boc|[[Marcus]]: “Honestly, we've never cared about what's 'in' or the latest trends. We've always done things independently. That said, changes in gear and production techniques were significant. We spent a lot of time revisiting past methods and trying out unusual techniques. Looking backward helped us move forward.”}}
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{{question|Q: When did you actually begin creating this album? Were there any major differences in the production process compared to your past records?}}
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'''BOC Speaks.'''
  
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{{boc|[[Michael]]: “We started sketching out ideas around 2006. From there, we built a lot of material. Some of the early tracks ended up on ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]''. Our creative direction this time was very cinematic. The atmosphere of early science documentaries and horror films from the 1980s really influenced us. We hunted down analog synthesizers that were used in that era and brought them into our setup. We used those sounds intentionally to give the album a kind of decayed, vintage texture. We also used a sampler to process sound like film scores — as if we were scoring imaginary old footage. The idea was to take ourselves out of the present and recreate the feeling of an abandoned past.”}}
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'''The Truth Behind Their First New Work in 8 Years, from the Reclusive Sages of the Music World'''
  
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{{question|Q: The album's themes seem very cinematic and mysterious. Even the [[Tomorrow%27s_Harvest#Viral_Marketing|promotional campaign]] had a kind of suspense or detective-novel vibe. Was that deliberate?}}
 
  
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{{boc|[[Marcus]]: “Yeah, we really wanted to recreate the feel of a movie trailer or a spy story. The team at [[Warp]] worked closely with us to build that. Everything was part of a bigger puzzle — from [[Cosecha_Transmisiones#YouTube|the teaser videos]] to the [[Cosecha_Transmisiones#Message_Distribution|secret 12-inch vinyls]] placed around the world. It was exciting to watch [[Communities|fans]] piece together the fragments online. That sense of uncovering something secret and otherworldly — that was the feeling we wanted people to have even before hearing a note of the album.”}}
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As explained on the previous page, [[Boards of Canada]] launched an [[:Category:Tomorrow%27s_Harvest_viral_marketing|elaborate and mysterious promotional campaign]] for their new release, ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]''. Even before its release, the album had already generated [[Communities|considerable buzz]]—understandable, considering it's their first new work in eight years. Naturally, expectations for the actual music were extremely high.
  
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{{question|Q: Some track titles suggest scientific or even evolutionary ideas. For example, "[[Sick Times]]" and "[[Split Your Infinities]]". Were you trying to evoke those themes intentionally?}}
 
  
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{{boc|[[Michael]]: “We're definitely inspired by things like the structure of DNA, the symmetry of molecules, and the hidden geometry of the universe. There's a lot of beauty in biology, especially in how order arises from chaos. That plays into how we think about music. It's not a strict concept album, but those ideas were in our heads.”}}
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However, this album makes it clear that the [[Communities|anticipation]] generated by the release process was merely a secondary factor—the real focus is, unmistakably, the sound itself.
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''[[BOC]]'' is famously reclusive, rarely appearing in the media—and not just the media; even appearing before their fans is a rare event (they haven't performed [[Gigs|live]] in about ten years).
  
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{{question|Q: The idea of nature and artificial life seems central to [[BoC|BOC]]'s work. Could you elaborate on how those themes influence your music or titles?}}
 
  
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{{boc|[[Marcus]]: “We've always been fascinated by the point where nature and machines intersect. A lot of our songs reflect that—both in sound and meaning. Think about the music used in old educational films. It had this creepy optimism, like it was trying to make sense of a world that was already falling apart. That contrast — between sterile presentation and disturbing content — really stuck with us. The track titles are part of that language.”}}
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This magazine was fortunate to obtain a rare opportunity to interview the [[Boards of Canada|two members]], [[Michael Sandison]] and [[Marcus Eoin]]. Through their words, we hope to uncover the intentions behind this work, as well as the true meaning of their [[:Category:Tomorrow%27s_Harvest_viral_marketing|enigmatic promotional campaign]] that accompanied it.
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{{question|Q: Finally, what kind of visual imagery do you start with when composing a song? Do you begin with a mental picture, or does the sound come first?}}
 
  
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{{boc|[[Michael]]: “Usually it begins with an emotional landscape. For example, a visual memory from childhood, or a dream. Once we have that, we start sculpting the sounds to match that image. Field recordings help — they give it realism, like the hiss of film or the hum of an old TV.”}}
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==== Interview Part 1 ====
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{{boc|[[Marcus]]: “Sometimes it starts with a word or phrase. We'll build the music around that feeling. It's very intuitive — we don't try to overthink it. The song tells us where it wants to go.”}}
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{{question|It's been eight years since your last release. How did you spend that time?}}
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{{boc|[[Michael]]: "For a while, we were caught up in projects outside the group. We both spent time living in [[wikipedia:New Zealand|New Zealand]]. But we were always working on music — it's not like we stepped away from it. We also put a lot of time into expanding our studio in [[wikipedia:Scotland|Scotland]]. We've collected so much gear over the years."}}
  
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{{question|The music industry — and the world in general — has changed a lot since your last album. Was there anything that stood out?}}
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{{boc|[[Marcus]]: "Honestly, we don't really care about [[wikipedia:Music_industry|the music industry]]. When you're trying to create something that exists outside current trends, those trends become toxic. When it comes to what influences us, we're always looking to the past. That goes for the instruments we use, the studios, the techniques — everything. We spend most of our time digging into the past. Sure, we know what the trends are in music and tech, but we never chase them. We're far more interested in older technology. If I had to name something that left a strong impression, it'd be the resurgence of interest in analog records among younger people. I think that's a really hopeful sign."}}
  
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{{question|When did you actually begin working on this album? And did your creative environment or equipment change much compared to before?}}
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{{boc|[[Michael]]: "I started gathering sketches for this album around 2006. We made hundreds of tracks, but only a few felt like they fit the specific palette we had in mind for ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]''. Some early ideas were recorded in [[wikipedia:New Zealand|New Zealand]], but most of the real work happened over two years in [[wikipedia:Scotland|Scotland]].
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The recording setup definitely changed. We acquired several analog synthesizers — the kind used in '80s movie soundtracks — and used them heavily. We've always used analog gear since starting the band, but until recently we'd never owned any really big synths. So our music used to be mostly made from samples we created ourselves — recording instruments, running them through samplers, and treating them like synths to shape the sounds we wanted. This time, though, we really wanted the pure texture of an old-school film soundtrack. So we hunted down vintage synths — the kind of things underground composers might've used for [[wikipedia:Low-budget_film|low-budget]] horror or sci-fi scores."}}
  
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{{question|What was the original blueprint for the album? And where did the inspiration come from?}}
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{{boc|[[Michael]]: "Yeah, we had a rough blueprint. First, we sketched out the two ends — the opening and the closing tracks — and then built the rest in between. We spent a lot of time researching soundtracks with bleak atmospheres. It was all about capturing a certain feeling. We weren't interested in clearly defined elements like melodies or [[wikipedia:Arpeggio|arpeggios]]. Instead, we focused on subtle tonal shifts and bodily sensations — all the fine-grained details. The ideas often came to us while listening to old music. We were especially inspired by the soundtracks of [[wikipedia:Fabio Frizzi|Fabio Frizzi]], [[wikipedia:Goblin (band)|Goblin]], [[wikipedia:John Harrison|John Harrison]], and [[wikipedia:Mark Isham|Mark Isham]]."}}
  
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{{question|The mysterious, puzzle-like promotion that began with Record Store Day got people talking. What was the intention behind that?}}
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{{boc|[[Marcus]]: "We planned it together with an amazing team at [[Warp Records|the label]]. We wanted it to feel like a game — something that would gradually unfold as we approached the release, drawing listeners into the experience. Back in the day, when you heard that an artist you liked had a new record coming out, the closer the release date got, the more your excitement built. We wanted to bring back that nostalgic kind of [[wikipedia:Anticipation|anticipation]]. Nowadays, people expect everything instantly — turn the tap, the water flows. You get all the info online in seconds. But that robs us of the joy of [[wikipedia:Anticipation|anticipation]], the joy of experience. So we used the internet, ironically, to fight back against that. We wanted to remind younger listeners that if you take your time and really focus on something deeply, the payoff is enormous."}}
  
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{{question|As always, the track titles evoke things like natural phenomena, biochemistry, and geometry. What kind of narrative is being told here?}}
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{{boc|[[Michael]]: "A lot of our titles have double meanings — they suggest other layers. For example, "[[Semena Mertvykh|the final track]]" expresses a message of "regeneration," but ultimately ends in something grim."}}
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{{boc|[[Marcus]]: "The first half of the album vaguely depicts a process of breakdown or collapse. The second half moves forward with a sense of renewal. I think the album's circular structure returns the listener to the same place, the same mood, the same flow of story — precisely. And the whole thing ends in desolation. It's almost like a bleak kind of [[wikipedia:Déjà_vu|déjà vu]]. We liked the idea of this tragic cycle — this recurrence. Questions left unanswered. Like a story set in the near future, where hope is only hinted at, and the distant future is left unspoken."}}
  
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'''"Why does the universe have order instead of chaos?"'''
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{{question|Living things, even at the microscopic level, follow mathematical principles — like the orderly double helix of DNA, or the patterned movements of quantum particles and molecules. That seems reflected in your love of analog equipment. Do you have any thoughts on the relationship between organic and inorganic matter?}}
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{{boc|[[Michael]]: "I totally agree with that. I don't think there's a fundamental separation between organic and inorganic things. If you zoom in far enough, everything can be broken down into [[wikipedia:Mathematics|mathematics]]. There's something inherently mathematical at the core of existence. I'm fascinated by ideas like the [[wikipedia:Holographic_principle|holographic universe]] and [[wikipedia:Max Tegmark|Max Tegmark]]'s "[[wikipedia:Mathematical_universe_hypothesis|mathematical universe hypothesis]]". The latter, especially — the idea that time doesn't really exist, and the universe is just a superimposition of countless "now" moments, all stacked on top of each other. The older I get, the more I start to doubt whether what we experience is really what we think of as 'reality'."}}
  
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After 8 long years, ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]'' has arrived—[[Boards of Canada]]'s long-awaited new album. With their distinctive sound that walks the line between nostalgia and unease, the Scottish duo [[Michael Sandison]] and [[Marcus Eoin]] return with a darker, more structured vision than ever before. We continue our deep dive into their thoughts and creative process.
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{{question|The stretch from "[[Sick Times]]" to "[[Split Your Infinities]]" is incredibly beautiful and emotionally striking. In the production process, do you imagine a single story behind the album and then craft sounds to match it?}}
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{{boc|[[Marcus]]: "Yeah, we map out the overall flow of the album with a specific story in mind. But we don't want to explain that story in words. We'd rather each listener experience it in their own way — bring their own interpretations. Ideally, the music will trigger vivid images or moments in people's minds. That's how we've always approached it, even back when we first started the band. I think it's because we were more influenced by [[wikipedia:Film_score|film scores]] than by [[wikipedia:Pop_music|pop music]] when we were younger."}}
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{{boc|[[Marcus]]: “The emotional core of this album is really despair. That may sound bleak, but it's not hopeless. It's more about confronting the truth of our reality. ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]'' carries a tone that's clearly darker than our past work—like a realization gradually coming into focus.”}}
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'''"Why is the universe not chaotic, but orderly?"'''
  
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{{question|Q: Compared to earlier albums, the tracklist on ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]'' feels more deliberately structured. Was that intentional?}}
 
  
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{{boc|[[Michael]]: “Yeah, this time we wanted to create something cohesive—as if it were a single film or story. We carefully arranged the order of the tracks. We even placed markers—like "[[Cold Earth]]" and "[[Nothing Is Real]]"—as emotional anchors throughout. Those songs act like milestones in the narrative.”}}
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After 8 long years, ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]'' has arrived—[[Boards of Canada]]'s long-awaited new album. With their distinctive sound that walks the line between nostalgia and unease, the Scottish duo [[Michael Sandison]] and [[Marcus Eoin]] return with a darker, more structured vision than ever before. [[BoC|BOC]] have granted this magazine an exclusive interview that's now entering its most revealing phase. In this second half, [[Marcus]] and [[Michael]] speak candidly about the truth behind ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]''.
  
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{{question|Q: What's the meaning behind the album title, ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]''?}}
 
  
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{{boc|[[Marcus]]: “''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]'' suggests the consequences of today's actions. It's about inheriting the outcomes of decisions made long ago—social, environmental, even cosmic. There's a sadness in that, a sense of inevitability.”}}
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Don't miss a word.
  
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{{boc|[[Michael]]: “The [[Tomorrow%27s_Harvest#Viral_Marketing|promotional campaign]] was inspired by [[wikipedia:Numbers station|shortwave radio number stations]], secret codes, and Cold War paranoia. It wasn't just marketing—it was a continuation of the album's world-building. We love that kind of cryptic storytelling.”}}
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{{boc|[[Marcus]]: “As for [[wikipedia:Extraterrestrial intelligence|intelligent life]]—absolutely. It seems statistically impossible that we're alone. But whether contact would be beneficial or dangerous is another question entirely.”}}
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{{question|When Tomorrow's Harvest was finally completed—your first album in eight years—how did you feel?}}
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{{boc|[[Marcus]]: "Relief. That's the first emotion that came to mind. Compared to our previous works, ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest|this album]]'' is unique in that its outline was extremely clear, even years before we actually started building it. I mean that literally—we already had a very defined vision of the record two or three years before it was finished. So, when we began creating it, it wasn't like we were trying to find the shape. The shape was already there. It was more like carefully pouring everything into a mold that had already been cast."}}
  
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{{question|Q: One track, "[[Sundown]]" feels especially intimate. What inspired it?}}
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{{question|Among the recorded tracks, which one was the most difficult to complete or had the most emotional significance to you?}}
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{{boc|[[Michael]]: "Hmm, on the album, "[[Jacquard Causeway]]" was technically the most difficult. Part of the melody kept being flagged as 'out of phase' with the other parts."}}
  
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{{boc|[[Michael]]: “The track actually began as a collaboration with another band, but the timing didn't work out. We reworked it alone. It's a minimal piece, but emotionally heavy. It's like watching the sun set on something irreversible. I'm glad it made the album.”}}
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{{question|What do you mean by that?}}
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{{boc|[[Michael]]: "Basically, when played in mono, all the melody lines would error out and disappear. In order to solve the issue, we had to invert the phase — but we couldn’t just flip it like that. The problem was, when we fixed one part of the melody, another part would go out of sync instead, and we’d get a new error. It was a total nightmare. But [[Marcus]] is a technology genius, so he managed to save the entire track. Thanks to that, we were able to include it on the album.
  
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{{question|Q: The album is filled with haunting sci-fi aesthetics and sounds that feel retro-futuristic. Was that conscious?}}
 
  
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{{boc|[[Marcus]]: “Yeah. We were definitely drawn to 1960s and '70s sci-fi films—the kind that feel eerie even without showing anything explicitly scary. Also, the way analog synths sound slightly broken adds to that atmosphere. We wanted the album to feel like a relic from an alternate past.”}}
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As for another track that left a deep impression, "[[Come To Dust]]" really stands out. When we finished that track, we blasted it in the studio at full volume while popping a bottle of champagne!! It was a real moment."}}
  
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{{question|The artwork for this album is particularly symbolic. How does it connect to the music?}}
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{{boc|[[Marcus]]: "The artwork is a collage of time and place—it represents the post-human future, a story of [[wikipedia:Population_decline|depopulation]] that plays out across the album. As with many of our previous titles, ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]'' is a [[wikipedia:Double_entendre|double entendre]]. It's both apocalyptic and prophetic in tone."}}
  
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{{boc|[[Marcus]]: “Not really. We're not planning any [[Gigs|live shows]] right now. Touring is exhausting and not something we enjoy. Our music is really built for introspective listening, not festivals. So no immediate plans, sorry.”}}
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{{question|Before the album's release, there was a mysterious promotional campaign filled with puzzles and hidden codes. If you could know the answer to any of the world's mysteries—if you had access to the secrets of the universe—what would you want to know?}}
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{{boc|[[Michael]]: "Why is the universe not chaotic, but orderly? That's the one."}}
  
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{{question|What do you have planned next? Fans around the world are hoping for a live tour
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{{boc|[[Marcus]]: "We are thinking about doing [[Gigs|live shows]]. We've been running tests in our rehearsal space lately. That said, we also have a few releases already lined up for the near future, so it's a matter of timing—seeing how everything plays out. Let's just say, we're keeping our options open."}}
  
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{{boc|[[Michael]]: “We've always felt a strong connection to our Japanese fans. We really appreciate the deep understanding and support from that part of the world. [[wikipedia:Japan|Japan]] has always been close to our hearts—and we hope the album resonates with you.”}}
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{{boc|[[Michael]]: "Japanese fans always ask the deepest, [[:Category:Japanese_interviews|most thoughtful questions]]. I think that's why we feel such a strong wavelength with them. It's like they don't need the music explained to them—it resonates intuitively. We're deeply grateful for that. They make us feel that everything we've poured into this music wasn't in vain."}}
  
  
 
'''CHECK!!'''
 
'''CHECK!!'''
  
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[[BoC|BOARDS OF CANADA]] - ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]''
 
  
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Label: [[Warp Records]] / [[Beat Records]]
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Though it was a long interview, [[Marcus]] and [[Michael]] took the time to answer each question with sincerity.
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They've long held a revered place as one of the most important acts in the world of electronica and [[wikipedia:IDM|IDM]].
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And yet, up until now, they've remained elusive—enigmatic figures behind a [[Discography|mythic body of work]]. But this conversation gave us a rare glimpse of the people behind the music. ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]'', the result of painstaking work—meticulous concepting, constant redrafting of the big picture, obsessing over every single sound and its modulation—can be considered [[BoC|BOC]]'s most refined work to date. Unlike the dreamy, pastoral psychedelia of their past three records, ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]'' evokes a kind of decadent beauty—death and life, the end of worlds. It hums with a retro-futuristic sci-fi feeling, like the Cold War-era space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in the 1960s and 70s. Where earlier albums felt like drifting through lucid dreams, this one feels more like boarding a time machine—or a spacecraft. In that sense, it may well mark a turning point for [[BoC|BOC]]. And as they hinted during the interview, the album is laced with double meanings and veiled implications. Paired with its [[:Category:Tomorrow%27s_Harvest_viral_marketing|cryptic, cinematic pre-release campaign]], ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]'' invites you to peer into their deepest layers.
  
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[[BoC|BOARDS OF CANADA]]
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[[BoC|BOARDS OF CANADA]] — ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]''<br>
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Out now from [[Warp Records]] / [[Beat Records]]<br>
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[[BoC|BOARDS OF CANADA]] is the electronic music duo of [[Michael Sandison]] and [[Marcus Eoin]].<br>
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They began making music in the 1980s and have released on [[Warp Records]] since 1998.<br>
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Their work—dreamlike, haunting, and mysterious—has earned them a devoted, almost cult-like global following.<br>
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Their sound blends [[wikipedia:IDM|IDM]], [[wikipedia:Ambient|ambient]], and analog warmth, often evoking themes of memory, nature, and forgotten media. Known for albums like ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]'' (1998), ''[[Geogaddi]]'' (2002), and ''[[The Campfire Headphase]]'' (2005).
  
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Known for albums like ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]'' (1998), ''[[Geogaddi]]'' (2002), and ''[[The Campfire Headphase]]'' (2005)
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Global Acclaim for ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]'' <br>
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Indie Album Charts (Western Music): <br>
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No. 1 for two consecutive weeks! <br>
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UK Official Chart: <br>
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Debuted at No. 7! <br>
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iTunes Japan Electronic Chart: <br>
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No. 1 for 13 straight days from debut! <br>
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Oricon Western Music Chart: <br>
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Debuted at No. 5! <br>
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Billboard Chart: <br>
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Debuted at No. 13! <br>
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"For Tomorrow's Harvest, they came armed with their finest ideas yet. Just like their past works, it's a dazzling and brilliant creation." '''(CLASH MUSIC)'''<br>
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"This surpasses anything Boards of Canada have done before." '''(SPIN)'''<br>
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"A mesmerizing vision—every listen reveals new, wondrous discoveries." '''(THIS IS FAKE DIY)'''<br>
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"The story that began with a Record Store Day treasure hunt has come to a close, and it absolutely fulfilled our sky-high expectations." '''(Unknown source)'''<br>
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"An album that handles beauty laced with malice—cheeky, yet deeply seductive." '''(DROWNED IN SOUND)'''<br>
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"A grand statement. Within their signature melancholic melodies lies an intricate layering of detail... and the drum programming is arguably their best to date." '''(THE QUIETUS)'''<br>
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"Those who were captivated by their astonishing debut will feel something even greater this time around. As for everyone else? Prepare to be converted." '''(TIME OUT)'''<br>
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"Phenomenal." '''(ROLLING STONE)'''<br>
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"Boards of Canada are utterly one-of-a-kind." '''(MOJO)'''
  
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BOC Visuals: The Art of ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]''
  
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The Japanese edition of the album includes three art cards—all designed entirely by [[BOC]] themselves, just like the album cover. The imagery, inspired by the idea of a "near-future depopulated world," vividly conjures a post-civilization Earth. Yet curiously, the visuals are not drenched in despair. Instead, they evoke a calm sense of inevitability—like a destiny long known, a nostalgic déjà vu of a world we somehow always expected. By gazing at the cards while listening, you're pulled even deeper into the world of Tomorrow's Harvest—an immersion both visual and sonic.
 
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== Highlights ==
 
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* [[Michael]]: "For a while, we were each working on solo or group projects."
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* [[Marcus]]: "If I had to name something that left a strong impression, it'd be the resurgence of interest in analog records among younger people. I think that's a really hopeful sign."
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* [[Marcus]]: "Looking backward helped us move forward."
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* [[Marcus]]: "We wanted to remind younger listeners that if you take your time and really focus on something deeply, the payoff is enormous."
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* [[Michael]]: "It's not a strict concept album."
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* [[Michael]]: "The older I get, the more I start to doubt whether what we experience is really what we think of as 'reality'."
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* [[Michael]]: "[[Sundown]] actually began as a collaboration with another band, but the timing didn't work out."
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* [[Michael]]: ""[[Jacquard Causeway]]" was technically a nightmare. A part of the melody was flagged as "unsynchronizable" with other parts of the track. - ''omitted technical jargon'' - Luckily, [[Marcus]] is a tech genius. He managed to rescue the track in its entirety. Thanks to him, we were able to include it on the album after all."
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* [[Marcus]]: "We're not planning any live shows right now. Touring is exhausting and not something we enjoy."
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* [[Michael]]: "When we finished "[[Come To Dust]]", we cranked the studio speakers to full blast and popped open a bottle of champagne. It was a real moment."
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* [[Marcus]]: "We are thinking about doing [[Gigs|live shows]]. We've been running tests in our rehearsal space lately."
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* [[Marcus]]: "We have a few releases already lined up for the near future, so it's a matter of timing—seeing how everything plays out. Let's just say, we're keeping our options open."
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* [[Michael]]: "Japanese fans always ask the deepest, [[:Category:Japanese_interviews|most thoughtful questions]]. I think that's why we feel such a strong wavelength with them."
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
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* [[Tomorrow%27s_Harvest#Viral_Marketing|Tomorrow's Harvest Viral Marketing]]
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* [[Tomorrow's Harvest]]
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* [[Interviews#Tomorrow.27s_Harvest_era|Tomorrow's Harvest interviews]]
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* [[:Category: Tomorrow's Harvest viral marketing|Tomorrow's Harvest Viral Marketing]]
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Latest revision as of 20:10, 28 August 2025


title All The Mysteries Are Revealed
author
publication Night Out
date 2013/08
issue
pages 4




"All The Mysteries Are Revealed" was an interview (in Japanese) originally published August 2013 in Night Out.


Original Text[edit]

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ペヌゞ 1[edit]

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BOARDS OF CANADA
解䜓新曞
最新䜜「Tomorrow's Harvest」完党ガむド
いた、すべおの謎が
解き明かされる......
2013幎4月20日
NYのレコヌド店で突然芋぀かったBOARDS OF CANADAの新譜。
そのタむトルには
ず刻印され、20秒ほどの短いシンセ音ずずもに
「936557」を読み䞊げる声が収録されおいた・・・・・・。
8幎ぶりずなる新䜜「Tomorrow's Harvest」が
リリヌスされるたでに BOARDS OF CANADAから
次々ず繰り出されたミステリヌ。
圌らの貎重なむンタビュヌずずもに
2013幎最重芁䜜を玐解く


ペヌゞ 2[edit]

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Night Ou August 2013.
Tomorrow's Harvest がリリヌスされるたで
1998幎のファヌスト・アルバム「Music Has The Right to Children」
゚レタトロニカ〜アンビ゚ント・シヌンでカリスマ的な人気を誇っおきたポヌズ・オブ・カナダ 以䞋 BOC。
2003 幎「Geogadail, 2005 幎「The Campfire Headphase」ずリリヌスを重ね、䜜品は絶賛されるが、
ほずんどメディアに出せず、ラむブを行わないスタンスもあり、
その存圚感は謎めいた高のものずしお䞍可䟵の雰囲気を挂わせおいる。そしお、2005幎以降
シヌンからパッタリず姿を消したBOC。8幎の時を経た4月20日のレコヌドストアディに
1枚のレコヌドが芋぀かったこずから、謎が謎を呌ぶ物語は始たった。
-/XXXXXX→.
の謎を解き明かす
突然テレビのCMで
暗号が発衚される
ニュヌペヌクで芋぀かった
謎のレコヌド
物の䞭心に取扱いコレクタヌからも人気が
高のレコヌドEyote Music は幎に1床の
レコヌドストアデむでい぀もより
倚くの客で賑わっおいた。倚くのレコヌドか
りぶめおいた1枚を完぀けるのは、口の山か
ら宝石が芋぀けるような䜜業だが、偶然か
必然か、䞍き、な1枚のレコヌドが芋぀か
る。BOARDSOF CANADAのアヌティストキ
に、タむトルが..
XXXXXXl
されおいた盎
※はわずか20秒で936557
ずいう謎のに
YouTubeにアップされた
3秒の動画
アメリカの専門チャンネルCartoon Nei
・ wark の深倜の時間垯であるAdult S
wimのcMで突劂、
新しい6ケタ
の数字が発衚された。
CMは、車内から荒野を映したような颚景
が延々ず続いた埌に
XXXXXXA
そしお、「o、
だろうが、レコヌドストアディの事件を知っお
いる人は狂事しただろう。告げられた数字は、
699742だった。
ラゞオ番組が
数字を発衚
レコヌトスタディカめるヌヌ
った4月23日。
そのラゞオ局BBC Radio One
が 519225ずその数字が入る䜍眮を発
衚する。これたた倩満の発衚だったが、これ
ずなった。レコヌドからスタヌトし、YauTube、
テレビずラゞオず様々なメディアを䜿っお、、ヒント
数字は2カ所ずなり.いよいよこのミステリヌも
終盀に差し掛かっおきた。すべおの番号が揃った
ずきに、
䞀䜓䜕が起こるのだろうか
メディアもBOCに
翻匄される
5匏ホヌムペヌゞのバナヌに
隠された難解な暗号
リストに”Twoism”の動画を3本7
のサむトの䞊郚にはGIFのパナ
奇劙なバタヌンを芋せおいた。
GIFコヌドを解析するず、
SoundCloudのリンクを発芋し、し
その2぀のSaurdCloud は再生しおも
お話さえったけたった。SoundOOO䞊、
高波数を支持するアヌトワヌクが添付されお
レコヌドストアデむから始たった BOCの謎解
きはファンだけでなく倚くの有名メディアも躍
れいな぀くあしたずいうよ、
ブアンモメ
・ディアも協力䜓制をずっお、解明に向かったず
蚀ったほうがいいだろう。䞊の画像は、XYの
Otet Music がBOCの所属先であるWarp
Recordingに、このレコヌドが正匏なり
リヌスであるかの確認をずったもの。謎のレコヌ
ドが正匏なリリヌスず聞いお、むタズラ説は消え、
この謎解き物語が䞀気に加速しおいくこずにな
る。他にも Clash MusIc や Fact Mag、 NME
Spinはくるただメチむンが迷報を流した。
7
June 10
枋谷スクランブル亀差点を瀺すツむヌトが
今床はBOC の YauTubeのサブアカりント"AtalartaFugiers”が突
劂" Julie And Candy””の動画をアップ。䞇華鏡のように
映り倉わるこの動画はしばらく倉化はないが、突然4分2021秒
の間に ONE GOl FAI の文子が䞀瞬珟れる。このピントを元に
ファンが制䜜した"Everyhing You Do Is a Balloon” の動画が芋぀か
これたたBOCのサフアカりント hellinterface がコメント欄に
URLを蚘茉しおいるこずが刀明。このURLの先は、
3秒の謎の動画
Inuevas semills」スペむン語で新しい皮ずいう意でずっ
ず真っ黒で䜕も映らない
そしお、次は「csch」ずいう YoUTube、䞊の44秒の玠
やく6ケタの数字を発芋。刀明した数字は、717228
〜4 20間ごはんリヌス
画面が映り、この番号の入る䜍
そしお、最埌の数字が刀明
こんなアヌトリヌ、
おお぀くある
9特通りに陀くこずによっお、
※手に入れるこずができた。っおか
ず難解すぎるでしょ笑。刀明した数字
は、628315しかし、長かった解明の
道のりもようやくあず1぀ずなり、このミステリヌ
の答えがいよいよ手の届く䜍眮たでやっおきた。
4月29日に最埌の補子が特定
なっおくるか、皎扱いただきたい。BO
スポンスヘッダが出珟するが、その䞭に Newas Semillasずいう時目があり
 aHA0cDou 2Qyelczcarg3Y3130XJ5LmNsb3vkzndiverou
ViaGELbXAzずいう意味䞍明の文字列がある。これをBase
通の゚ンコヌド方匏の䞀皮でデコヌドするずmp3の音源が眮いおいる
URLが出珟する。最埌の数字は、813386
699742/628315
28/936557/813386/519225
ようにたっおおり
のような動画ずノむズ音が流れ始める
この謎解きに尜力しおきた方々は、「たたかよ」ず再び
暗号でも出される悪い子感がしたかもしれない。じかし、動画は埐々にロケットが地球から離れ、成局圏
を抜けおいくような神的な画像も差し蟌たれ
ノむズ音に混じったアナログ・シンセのい音色が匷く
なっおいく。そしお、ちょうど4分を迎えた頃に、
June 10 2013」の文字が珟れる。さらに”BOARDS
O- CANADA
Tomorrows Harveslの文字が入った本䜜のアヌトワヌクが流れ、埅ちに埅った
BOC の新䜜が8幎ぶりにリリヌスされるこずが確定した日本では6月5日発売。
砂挠のど真ん䞭で䞀䜓なにをやるの
May 2785
の新䜜リリヌスを発衚しおからも、
この倧々的なプロモヌショゞは終わらない。なんどここ日本もその舞台
BOGの公匏Twitterアカりントが突劂投したのが、May 22nd 24:00 @ 1-23-10 Jinnan Shibuya...
䞖界的に有名な枋谷のスクランブル亀差点を瀺し、日時も明快。たが、
指定日は平日の深倜だぞ、
ずいう心配をよそに、時間前から倚くのファンが集結。街頭ビション
ションに合わせお14、
1」。ず、同時に流れる映像タリップ。䞖界で初めおBOE の新曲が、
・し、人が倚く集たり過ぎたために急遜1曲だけで終了。DJポリスはこなかったそうです。
たたYouTubeのコメント構を䜿甚し、日付を指定しおきたBOO」その埌
指定した音楜フェスを通じお曎なるヒ
ントを䞎え、写真巊の画像を投摘しおきた。 "May 27th 1700 DBT" ずいう文字が、や撮されだ写盎のトに茉っお
いる。ここでも倚くのファンが様々なヒントを元に、南カリフォルニアのレむク・ドロレスりォヌタヌパヌクだず識
・別。そしお、圓日ここでは芖聎䌚が開催されたのだ。ただ奇をおらっお、砂挠のど真ん䞭で行ったわけではなく、
䜜「Tomarrow®s Harvest」のむメヌゞは、荒涌ずしたものず2人は語っおいる。次のむンタビュヌでも明らかだが、
特に本䜜の結末のむメヌゞずピッタリの土地だったのだろう。レコヌドストアディから始たったこの倧がかりな仕掛け
の数々は、USのSPIN 誌による「音楜史䞊に残るもっずもむンパクトある詊みベスト15」に遞出された。


ペヌゞ 3[edit]

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むンタビュヌ 第1郚[edit]

BOCかく語りき。音楜界の賢者が
到違した8幎よりの新䜜、その真理
前倏のり
スたでの経緯の通り、手の蟌んだ
ミステリアスップロモヌションを仕掛けたBOCの
新䜜「Tormgrow.s Harvest」。前段階でこれだ
けの話題ずあり、しかも8幎ぶりの新䜜ずなるず肝
心の䜜品におする期埅も䞊倧抵ではない。しかし、
本䜜はリリヌスに至るたでのプロセスで埗た期埅は
あくたで副次的なものであり、䞻圹はあくたでサり
ンドであるこずを明確に知らしめる様䜜ずなっおい
※。B0Cは液倚にメディアに登堎しないこずでも
知られ、メディアずころかファンの前に姿を珟する
ずですら皀であるラむブも 10幎ほど行っおいな。
いり。本誌はマむケル・サンディシンずマヌカスむ
オンの2人にむンタビュヌをする逊重な機䌚を犏る、
こずができた。本䜜に蟌めた思いずや決めいだプ
ロモヌションの真意など、熱くの疑問は2人の蚀
葉からその答えを探っおいただきたい。
䞀前䜜から8幎ず長い期間がありたしたが、ど
のように過ごされおいたしたか
マむケル「しばらくの間、グルヌプ倖のプロゞェク
トが忙しかったんだ。2人ずもニュヌゞヌランドで
過ごしおいた。垞に楜曲制䜜をしおいたから、音楜
から離れおいたわけではないよ。あずはスコットラ
ンドにある自分たちのスタゞオの拡匵䜜業にも時
・間を割いたね。これたでに倚くの機材を集めおきた
から」
䞀前䜜から本䜜の間に音楜業界、それ以倖の
分野でも様々な面で倉化がありたした。印象的な
事象はありたしたか・
マヌカス「正盎に蚀うず、僕らは音楜業界に関心が
ないんだ。最新の流行ずは無瞁のものを創ろうず
しおいるずきに、それは"毒"になるからね。圱響
を受ける音楜ず蚀う点では、僕らはもっぱら過去を
振り返る傟向にある。それは䜿甚する楜噚やスタ
ゞオ、テクニックに぀いおも蚀える。僕らの時間の
倧郚分は、過去を掘り䞋げるこずに費やされおいる
んだ。音楜やテク゜ロゞヌのトレンドは知っおいる
けど、決しお远いかけたりはしないで埌らは断然叀
いテクノロシヌに関心がある、匷いお印象に残っお
いるこずを挙げるずすれば、若者の間でアナログ・
レコヌドぞの関心が初たっおいるこず。ずでも悔ば
しい兆候だず思うよ」
すでは、実際に本䜜に着手したのはい぀頃で
しょうかたた前䜜ず比べお機材などの制䜜環
境の倉化はありたしたか
※むケルンアルバム甚のスケッチをたずめ始めたの
は、2006幎。それから䜕癟ものトラックを䜜った
けど、Tomorrows Harvest」に収録したいず思っ
お、専甚のパレッドに䞊手く乗ったのは、ほんの
数曲。初期のアむデアの䞭にはニュヌシヌランドで
制䜜されたものもあるけど、倧郚分はその2幎間、
スコットランドで行われた。。
レコヌディングにはい
く぀かの倉化がある。具䜓的には、1980幎代の
映画のサりンドトラックに䜿甚されたアナロクン
ンセサむザヌをいく぀か入手したので、それを倚甚
した。僕らはバンドを始めおから、アナログ機材は
䜿っおいたけど、぀い最近たで巚倧なシンセは所有
しおいなかった。なので、僕らの音楜は、自分だお
で䜜ったサンプリッグ音で構成されおいた。様々な
楜噚を挔奏しおサンプラヌに取り蟌んで、シンセの・
ように䜿いながら、、自分たちの望む音を䜜っおいた
んだ。だけど、今回は玔然たる叀いサりンドトラッ
クの質感を出したかった。だから叀いシンセを手に
入れたんだ。アングラで䜎予算のホラヌやSFの
、サントラを䜜ったアヌティストが䜿っおいたようなや
ツをね」*
䞀圓初描いおいた青写真はどのようなものです
かたたアむデアの源泉はなんでしょう
マむケル「確かにある皋床の青写真は描じおいた
ね。たず、アルバムの䞡端を描いた。最初ず最埌だ。
それからその間を䜜っおいった。僕らは荒涌ずした
雰囲気を持぀サりンドトラックのリサヌチに倚くの
時間を費やした。フむヌリングを摂り銙めだよ。。*
2ロディずかアルペゞオずいったような明確なものに
は興味がなくストトラックにおする青無的な倉化
のタむミングずか身䜓をこらじをいった熱现
な点に気を配った。アむデアは、叀い音楜を悪い.
おいるずきに頭に浮がぶ。ずりわけファビオ・フリッ
ツむ、ゎブリン、ション・ハリスン、マヌク・アむシャ
ムらが䜜ったサりンドトラックからむンスピレヌショ
ンを埗たよ」
䞀本䜜は、レコヌドストアデむから始たる掚理
小説のようなミステリアスで倧々的なプロモヌ
ションも話題ずなりたしたが、狙いは
マヌカス「レコヌド䌚瀟の玠晎らしいチヌムず䞀緒
に䌁画したんだ。リリヌスに向けお、埐々に完成さ
れおいくゲヌムのようなリスナヌを巻き蟌むこずを
したかった。昔はアヌティストの新䜜が出るず聞い
たら、その日が近づくに぀れお興奮がドンドンず高
たっおいった。そんな懐かしい感芚を貌らせたかっ
たんた。いたは範日をひねれば氎が出るみたいに、
むンタヌネットを通しおすぐに情報を埗るこずに根
・ れおしたっおいる。それは音楜や映画に察する期
埅感や䜓隓の喜びを奪っおしたっおいる。だから偎。
たちはむンタヌネットを利甚しお、それに察抗しよ
うずした。若いリスナヌに向けお、じっくりず時間
をかけお深い関心を寄せれば倧きな喜びを埗られ
るこずを思い出しおほしかったんだよ」、
䞀本䜜はこれたで同様に自然珟象や生物化孊、
幟䜕孊を連想させるタむトルが倚いですね。どの
ような物語が限されおいるのでしょうか
マむケル「こういったタむトルにはしばしばダブル※
ミヌニングがあっお、他の䜕かも瀺唆しおいる。䟋
えば、ラストの曲ば"再生"ずいうアむデアのメッセヌ
ゞを䌝えるものだけど、最埌には陰惚な垰結が埅っ
おいる」
マヌカス「前半郚分は、解䜓や厩様の過皋を挠然
ず物語っおいお、埌半は再異の感芚を垯びで進ん
でいく。思うに。レコヌドの埪環構造は、文郚
を同じ堎所、同じ雰囲気、同じ話の流れぞず正確
に着い戻らせるんだ。そじお、圌らはこのアル
を荒涌ずした音で終わらせおいる。ほずんずダニタ
なコヌモアずいったずころだね。こも、この悲期的
な圢で埪珟するアむデアが気に入っおるんた
FLEN
うのは、疑問が未解決のたたにされおいるからね
あたかも、遠い未来に぀いおは蚘述されずに
望を暗瀺する近未来の物語の劂く」
䞀䟋えば、有機物や生物もミクロの単䜍で眠る
ず」敎然ず䞊ぶDNAの重堎旋列や量子や
分子の芏則的な運動で成り立っおいる数孊的なヌ
面があるず思っおいたす。そういな自然界の法
則が、BOCのアナログ機材ぞのこたわりからも
感じられるのですが、有機物ず無機物の関係性に
぀いおは䜕か思うこずはありたすか
マむケル「その考えには党面的に賛成だよ。・有機
物ず無機物を根本的に分けるものならないず思っお
いる。埮现な単䜍で芳れば、あるやる事が数孊
的なものぞず分解できるはずさ。いず
が元来有する数孊的な本質に具味
䟋えば、ホログラブィック理垫やシ
バヌのプラトニア理論ずいった最新の孊説にも魅
アされおいる。特に埌者は、
宇宙には時間はたた
せずにあらゆる圢態の、珟圚"の䞀杯䞀顔が重な
り合っおできたものだけずいう理詰なれた。幎を取
るに぀れお、僕らが経隓するものはいずれも、僕ら
が考えるような感味の、珟実"ではないんじゃない
かっお疑うようになっおきたよ」
Sick Time"から Split Your Infinities"
たでのあれが矎しく非垞に印象的です。割䜜過皋
ではいたルバムにあるひず぀の物を想定しお
それに合うサりンドを制䜜するのでしょうが
ニヌクス「そうだね。本䜜の流れを決めおいたす
も、ストヌリヌを芏定しおいたよ。でもこれを保
らが蚀葉で説明するのではなく、リスナヌそれぞれ
が経択しおほしいず思っおいるよ。ほらばその普楜
がピタリずハマるような映像や出来事のアむアン
頭に思い描いおいる。バンドを始めた頃からす
そうやっおきた。たぶん、それは若い頃からキップ
ミュヌゞックよりも映画音楜から倧きな圱を受け
・たからたず思うよ」
To Be Continued


ペヌゞ 4[edit]

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むンタビュヌ 第2郚[edit]

BOC
BOARDS OF CANADA
INTERVIEW
02
「なぜ宇宙は無秩序でなく、秩序があるのか」
8幎ぶりの新催「Tomorrows Harvest」をリ
リヌスしたポヌプ・オブ・カナダ以䞋 BOC。
ずんずメディアに出ないこずで知られるBOCの 本誌独占むンタヌュヌもいよいよ䜳境。マヌカス ずマむケルが語る「Tomorrow's Harvest」の真
盞。埌半"もお芋逃しなく
※
では、8幎ぶりずなる本䜜が完成したずきは、
どんな心境でしたか
ヌカス䞀番最初に抱いた気持ちば"安堵"かな。
らの他の䜜品を比べおこのアルバムが特城的な
はは、䜕幎も前からずおも明確なアりトラむンが
うこずなんだ。䜜品が完成する2
3幎も前からね。だから、このアルバムを䜜る
ずいうこずは、すでに明確な圢に仕䞊がっおいた
噚に満たしおいくずいった感芚だったよ」
䞀収録曲のなかでもっずも難産だったもの、た
たは思い入れの深い曲はどれでしょう
マむケル「そうたな、アルハムの䞭では"Jacquard
Causeway がテクニカルな点で苊劎したね。メ
ロティの䞀郚が他のバヌドず「同期䞍胜」ず衚瀺
されおしたうんだ」
〜どういうこずでしょうか
マむケル「぀たり、モノラル再生するず皎ずなるメ
ロディラむンがすべお゚ラヌずなり、おえおした
うずいうこずさ。問題を解決するために䜍盞反
転させるずいうこずはできなかった。ずいうのも、
衚をれたメロディが他のパヌトが同期䞍胜ずな
、今床はそれらが代わりに゚ラヌになっおしたう
からね。たさに悪倢だったよ。でも、マヌカズは
テクノロゞヌの倩才だから、なんずか曲を䞞ごず
救っおくれたんだ。それでなんずかアルバムに収録
するこずができたんだ。それ以倖の曲たずCome.
To. Dust"が印象深いね。この曲を仕䞊げた時に、
スタゞオで倧音量で鳎らしながら、シャンパンの
ボトルを空けたんだよ」
䞀ご自身で手掛けられおいる本䜜はアヌトワヌ
クも象城的ですが、収録曲ずはどのようにリンク
しおいたすか
マヌカス「アヌトワヌクは、アルバムで展開する近
・未来の過疎の物語を衚珟しおいる、時間ず堎所の
コラヌゞュなんだ。「Tomorrowi is Harvest』ず
いうタむドルは、これたでに僕らが付けおきた倚べ
のタむドルず同様に、ダブルミヌニングになっおい
る。糖芳的を審告ずいったずころだね」
䞀本䜜にはリリヌス前に読解きのプロモヌショ
ンがありたしたが、もし䞖界䞭にある謎や秘密の
3ちで぀なけその答えを知るこずができる。ず
したらなにを知りたいですか
マむケル「なぜ宇宙には無秩序ではなく、秩序が
あるのかだね」
䞀今埌どのような掻動を衚定されおいたすか
䞖界䞭のファンがラむノを飲たがっおいるず思い
たすが・・・・・。
マヌカス「ラむノをやるこずは考えおいるよ。この
ずころ僕らのリハヌサル堎所で、いろいろず詊し
おいるんだ。ずは蚀え、近々音源のリリヌスもい
く぀か控えおいるんだ。だから、果たしおどうなる
かなちょっず極手を芋おみないず、ずいったず
ころかな」
ここでは、最埌に日本のファンにメッセヌゞをお
願いしたす。
マむケル「日本のファンは僕らにもっずも悪味深し
質問を投げかけおくるんだ。䞊こが波長が合うん
だず思うよ。僕らの音楜に぀いおはずんに説明す
る必芁がないず感じるぐらいたね、日本のラチ
にはずおも感謝しおいる。この音楜にすべ方の
を泚きこんたこずが無駄ではなかったず感じさせ
おくれるんだよ」
長時間に及ぶむンタビュヌだったが、1぀1぀の質
●間にず぀に真塟に答えおくれたマヌカスずマむケル。゚
レクトロニカIDMシヌンの最重芁ナニットずしおの
評䟡を確立しおいながらも、
、なかなか芋えおこなかう
た2人の人物像が、今回のむンタビュヌで倚少なりず
もその䞀緒に觊れるこずができたのではないだろうか。
アむデアを䞹念に緎り、党䜓像を䜕床も描き盎
し、䞀音䞀音のきやその倉化にこだわりなくずい
う気が遠くなる䜜業の末に完成した・「Tomorrow:s
Harvest」は、BOCの最高操䜜ず蚀える。過去3
䜜でのドリヌミヌで牧歌的なサむケデリアずいうより
は、より退廃的な生呜や䞖界の生ず死を感じさせな
がらも、1960※70幎代の米゜の宇宙開発時代の
・レトロ・フュヌチャヌなSF.感芚が息づく本䜓。これ
たでの癜昌倢的なトリップ感ずいうよりは、タむムマ
シヌンや宇宙船に乗るような感芚を味わえ、そういっ
た意味ではBOCの転換䜜ずも蚀えるがもしれない。
圌らがむンタビュヌで語っおいる通り、本䜓には様々
なダブルミヌニングや瀺唆が倚分に含たれおいるずの
こずなので、リリヌス前の匊楜的なプロモヌショ
ンず合わせお、圌らの深淵に觊れおみでほしい。
TOMORROWS HAREST
BOARDS OF
CANADA
Tornorrow's Harvest」
Warp Records
/Beat Records
412:000 発売䞭
BOARDS OF CANADAのホヌムスマ
マむケル・サンティ゜ンずマン
ワタ・ミュヌゞック・ナニット
1980幎代
たし、1998幎からはWarp Reccords
レクトロニカ〜IDMシヌンです」ホヌず
盀を戻した。謎めいた存圚ずも知られるその音
•カリスマ的な人気を誇っおいる。
レタトロ
掻めを聞
によ
友々の・
䜏ずず


䞖界的な評䟡[edit]

Tomorrow's Harvestの䞖界評䟡
掋楜むンディヌチャヌト
2週連続1䜍
UKチャヌト初登堎7䜍
iTunes Japan゚レクトロニック
チャヌト初登堎から13日連続1䜍
オリコン掋楜
チャヌト初登堎5䜍
 Billboardチャヌト
初登堎13䜍
【Best New Music】獲埗Pitchfork
「圌らは「Tomorrow s:Harvest」のために、最高のアむテ
アを甚意した。それはこれたでの䜜品ず同様に玠晎らしく茝か
しいものだ」CLASH MUSIC・.
「これたでのボヌズ・オブ・カナダを䞊回る䜜品」SPIN
「読く床に、玠晎らしい発芋が芋぀かる魅惑的なりィゞョン」
THIS IS FAKE DIY
「Record Store Dayの宝探しから始たったストヌリヌは、
我々の最高に高たった期埅に間違いなく応えで幕を閉じた」♪。
「悪意を含んだ矎しさを扱い、チヌクでありながら非垞に魅惑
的なアルバムDROWNED IN SOUND
「倧䜜。圌らのトレヌドマヌクである感傷的なメロディの䞭に、
重ね合わされたディテヌルを感じる・・そしおドラム・ブログラ
ミングは圌らの䞭でも最高の出来だ」THE QUIETUS
「圌らの玠晎らしいデビュヌ䜜品に心を掎たれた人々は、今䜜
に感動以䞊の感情を抱くだろう。それ以倖の人々は、ぜひ掗脳
されおほしい」TIME OUT
「phenomenal 無業的」ROLLING STONE
Tポヌズ・オブ・カナダは無類の存圚たMOJO


BOC ビゞュアルズ[edit]

アヌトワヌクで芋るBOC
本䜜の囜内盀には、3枚のアヌドカヌドが封入されおいるが、これらもゞャケットもすべおサヌ
トワヌクはBOC自ら手掛けおいる。近未来の過疎”をむメヌゞしたずいうこれらの写真の数を
は、たさに文明が枛亡した埌の地球をむメヌゞさせるが、䞍思議ず悲芳はなく、むしろ圓然の
運呜ずしお享受すべき姿や知っおいる結末ずいう既芖感のようなノスタルシヌがある点が面癜い
い。䜜品を聎きながらカヌドを芋るこずでよりその䞖界芳にドップリず浞かるこずができる。


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BOARDS OF CANADA

Complete Guide to the New Album Tomorrow's Harvest


Now, all the mysteries are revealed
!


On April 20, 2013, a new record by BOARDS OF CANADA was suddenly discovered at a record store in New York. Engraved on its title was: "------/------/------/XXXXXX/------/------" accompanied by a short 20-second synth sound, a voice was recorded reading the number "936557". A series of mysteries followed from BOARDS OF CANADA leading up to the release of their first new work in 8 years, Tomorrow's Harvest.


With valuable interviews, we unravel the most important release of 2013!


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Page two of this article has not been translated in full, but the following two articles provide a detailed overview of the viral marketing campaign that preceded the release of Tomorrow's Harvest.


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Until Tomorrow's Harvest Was Released


Boards of Canada, who gained fame with their 1998 masterpiece Music Has the Right to Children, are mysterious electronic musicians from Scotland. After releasing Geogaddi in 2002 and The Campfire Headphase in 2005, they entered a long silence without live performances, interviews, or updates.


But on April 20, 2013, the silence was broken in a surprising way — a cryptic record was discovered in a New York record store. Here's a detailed timeline of the mystery and viral campaign that led to the release of their long-awaited album Tomorrow's Harvest.


"------/------/------/XXXXXX/------/------"


Unravel the mystery!



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BOC Speaks.

The Truth Behind Their First New Work in 8 Years, from the Reclusive Sages of the Music World


As explained on the previous page, Boards of Canada launched an elaborate and mysterious promotional campaign for their new release, Tomorrow's Harvest. Even before its release, the album had already generated considerable buzz—understandable, considering it's their first new work in eight years. Naturally, expectations for the actual music were extremely high.


However, this album makes it clear that the anticipation generated by the release process was merely a secondary factor—the real focus is, unmistakably, the sound itself. BOC is famously reclusive, rarely appearing in the media—and not just the media; even appearing before their fans is a rare event (they haven't performed live in about ten years).


This magazine was fortunate to obtain a rare opportunity to interview the two members, Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin. Through their words, we hope to uncover the intentions behind this work, as well as the true meaning of their enigmatic promotional campaign that accompanied it.


Interview Part 1[edit]

It's been eight years since your last release. How did you spend that time?
Michael: "For a while, we were caught up in projects outside the group. We both spent time living in New Zealand. But we were always working on music — it's not like we stepped away from it. We also put a lot of time into expanding our studio in Scotland. We've collected so much gear over the years."
The music industry — and the world in general — has changed a lot since your last album. Was there anything that stood out?
Marcus: "Honestly, we don't really care about the music industry. When you're trying to create something that exists outside current trends, those trends become toxic. When it comes to what influences us, we're always looking to the past. That goes for the instruments we use, the studios, the techniques — everything. We spend most of our time digging into the past. Sure, we know what the trends are in music and tech, but we never chase them. We're far more interested in older technology. If I had to name something that left a strong impression, it'd be the resurgence of interest in analog records among younger people. I think that's a really hopeful sign."
When did you actually begin working on this album? And did your creative environment or equipment change much compared to before?
Michael: "I started gathering sketches for this album around 2006. We made hundreds of tracks, but only a few felt like they fit the specific palette we had in mind for Tomorrow's Harvest. Some early ideas were recorded in New Zealand, but most of the real work happened over two years in Scotland. The recording setup definitely changed. We acquired several analog synthesizers — the kind used in '80s movie soundtracks — and used them heavily. We've always used analog gear since starting the band, but until recently we'd never owned any really big synths. So our music used to be mostly made from samples we created ourselves — recording instruments, running them through samplers, and treating them like synths to shape the sounds we wanted. This time, though, we really wanted the pure texture of an old-school film soundtrack. So we hunted down vintage synths — the kind of things underground composers might've used for low-budget horror or sci-fi scores."
What was the original blueprint for the album? And where did the inspiration come from?
Michael: "Yeah, we had a rough blueprint. First, we sketched out the two ends — the opening and the closing tracks — and then built the rest in between. We spent a lot of time researching soundtracks with bleak atmospheres. It was all about capturing a certain feeling. We weren't interested in clearly defined elements like melodies or arpeggios. Instead, we focused on subtle tonal shifts and bodily sensations — all the fine-grained details. The ideas often came to us while listening to old music. We were especially inspired by the soundtracks of Fabio Frizzi, Goblin, John Harrison, and Mark Isham."
The mysterious, puzzle-like promotion that began with Record Store Day got people talking. What was the intention behind that?
Marcus: "We planned it together with an amazing team at the label. We wanted it to feel like a game — something that would gradually unfold as we approached the release, drawing listeners into the experience. Back in the day, when you heard that an artist you liked had a new record coming out, the closer the release date got, the more your excitement built. We wanted to bring back that nostalgic kind of anticipation. Nowadays, people expect everything instantly — turn the tap, the water flows. You get all the info online in seconds. But that robs us of the joy of anticipation, the joy of experience. So we used the internet, ironically, to fight back against that. We wanted to remind younger listeners that if you take your time and really focus on something deeply, the payoff is enormous."
As always, the track titles evoke things like natural phenomena, biochemistry, and geometry. What kind of narrative is being told here?
Michael: "A lot of our titles have double meanings — they suggest other layers. For example, "the final track" expresses a message of "regeneration," but ultimately ends in something grim."
Marcus: "The first half of the album vaguely depicts a process of breakdown or collapse. The second half moves forward with a sense of renewal. I think the album's circular structure returns the listener to the same place, the same mood, the same flow of story — precisely. And the whole thing ends in desolation. It's almost like a bleak kind of déjà vu. We liked the idea of this tragic cycle — this recurrence. Questions left unanswered. Like a story set in the near future, where hope is only hinted at, and the distant future is left unspoken."
Living things, even at the microscopic level, follow mathematical principles — like the orderly double helix of DNA, or the patterned movements of quantum particles and molecules. That seems reflected in your love of analog equipment. Do you have any thoughts on the relationship between organic and inorganic matter?
Michael: "I totally agree with that. I don't think there's a fundamental separation between organic and inorganic things. If you zoom in far enough, everything can be broken down into mathematics. There's something inherently mathematical at the core of existence. I'm fascinated by ideas like the holographic universe and Max Tegmark's "mathematical universe hypothesis". The latter, especially — the idea that time doesn't really exist, and the universe is just a superimposition of countless "now" moments, all stacked on top of each other. The older I get, the more I start to doubt whether what we experience is really what we think of as 'reality'."
The stretch from "Sick Times" to "Split Your Infinities" is incredibly beautiful and emotionally striking. In the production process, do you imagine a single story behind the album and then craft sounds to match it?
Marcus: "Yeah, we map out the overall flow of the album with a specific story in mind. But we don't want to explain that story in words. We'd rather each listener experience it in their own way — bring their own interpretations. Ideally, the music will trigger vivid images or moments in people's minds. That's how we've always approached it, even back when we first started the band. I think it's because we were more influenced by film scores than by pop music when we were younger."


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"Why is the universe not chaotic, but orderly?"


After 8 long years, Tomorrow's Harvest has arrived—Boards of Canada's long-awaited new album. With their distinctive sound that walks the line between nostalgia and unease, the Scottish duo Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin return with a darker, more structured vision than ever before. BOC have granted this magazine an exclusive interview that's now entering its most revealing phase. In this second half, Marcus and Michael speak candidly about the truth behind Tomorrow's Harvest.


Don't miss a word.


Interview Part 2[edit]

When Tomorrow's Harvest was finally completed—your first album in eight years—how did you feel?
Marcus: "Relief. That's the first emotion that came to mind. Compared to our previous works, this album is unique in that its outline was extremely clear, even years before we actually started building it. I mean that literally—we already had a very defined vision of the record two or three years before it was finished. So, when we began creating it, it wasn't like we were trying to find the shape. The shape was already there. It was more like carefully pouring everything into a mold that had already been cast."
Among the recorded tracks, which one was the most difficult to complete or had the most emotional significance to you?
Michael: "Hmm, on the album, "Jacquard Causeway" was technically the most difficult. Part of the melody kept being flagged as 'out of phase' with the other parts."
What do you mean by that?
Michael: "Basically, when played in mono, all the melody lines would error out and disappear. In order to solve the issue, we had to invert the phase — but we couldn’t just flip it like that. The problem was, when we fixed one part of the melody, another part would go out of sync instead, and we’d get a new error. It was a total nightmare. But Marcus is a technology genius, so he managed to save the entire track. Thanks to that, we were able to include it on the album.


As for another track that left a deep impression, "Come To Dust" really stands out. When we finished that track, we blasted it in the studio at full volume while popping a bottle of champagne!! It was a real moment."
The artwork for this album is particularly symbolic. How does it connect to the music?
Marcus: "The artwork is a collage of time and place—it represents the post-human future, a story of depopulation that plays out across the album. As with many of our previous titles, Tomorrow's Harvest is a double entendre. It's both apocalyptic and prophetic in tone."
Before the album's release, there was a mysterious promotional campaign filled with puzzles and hidden codes. If you could know the answer to any of the world's mysteries—if you had access to the secrets of the universe—what would you want to know?
Michael: "Why is the universe not chaotic, but orderly? That's the one."
What do you have planned next? Fans around the world are hoping for a live tour

Marcus: "We are thinking about doing live shows. We've been running tests in our rehearsal space lately. That said, we also have a few releases already lined up for the near future, so it's a matter of timing—seeing how everything plays out. Let's just say, we're keeping our options open."
Lastly, do you have a message for your fans in Japan?
Michael: "Japanese fans always ask the deepest, most thoughtful questions. I think that's why we feel such a strong wavelength with them. It's like they don't need the music explained to them—it resonates intuitively. We're deeply grateful for that. They make us feel that everything we've poured into this music wasn't in vain."


CHECK!!


Though it was a long interview, Marcus and Michael took the time to answer each question with sincerity. They've long held a revered place as one of the most important acts in the world of electronica and IDM. And yet, up until now, they've remained elusive—enigmatic figures behind a mythic body of work. But this conversation gave us a rare glimpse of the people behind the music. Tomorrow's Harvest, the result of painstaking work—meticulous concepting, constant redrafting of the big picture, obsessing over every single sound and its modulation—can be considered BOC's most refined work to date. Unlike the dreamy, pastoral psychedelia of their past three records, Tomorrow's Harvest evokes a kind of decadent beauty—death and life, the end of worlds. It hums with a retro-futuristic sci-fi feeling, like the Cold War-era space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in the 1960s and 70s. Where earlier albums felt like drifting through lucid dreams, this one feels more like boarding a time machine—or a spacecraft. In that sense, it may well mark a turning point for BOC. And as they hinted during the interview, the album is laced with double meanings and veiled implications. Paired with its cryptic, cinematic pre-release campaign, Tomorrow's Harvest invites you to peer into their deepest layers.


BOARDS OF CANADA — Tomorrow's Harvest
Out now from Warp Records / Beat Records

BOARDS OF CANADA is the electronic music duo of Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin.
They began making music in the 1980s and have released on Warp Records since 1998.
Their work—dreamlike, haunting, and mysterious—has earned them a devoted, almost cult-like global following.
Their sound blends IDM, ambient, and analog warmth, often evoking themes of memory, nature, and forgotten media. Known for albums like Music Has the Right to Children (1998), Geogaddi (2002), and The Campfire Headphase (2005).


Global Acclaim[edit]

Global Acclaim for Tomorrow's Harvest
Indie Album Charts (Western Music):
No. 1 for two consecutive weeks!

UK Official Chart:
Debuted at No. 7!

iTunes Japan Electronic Chart:
No. 1 for 13 straight days from debut!

Oricon Western Music Chart:
Debuted at No. 5!

Billboard Chart:
Debuted at No. 13!

Awarded "Best New Music” (Pitchfork)

"For Tomorrow's Harvest, they came armed with their finest ideas yet. Just like their past works, it's a dazzling and brilliant creation." (CLASH MUSIC)

"This surpasses anything Boards of Canada have done before." (SPIN)

"A mesmerizing vision—every listen reveals new, wondrous discoveries." (THIS IS FAKE DIY)

"The story that began with a Record Store Day treasure hunt has come to a close, and it absolutely fulfilled our sky-high expectations." (Unknown source)

"An album that handles beauty laced with malice—cheeky, yet deeply seductive." (DROWNED IN SOUND)

"A grand statement. Within their signature melancholic melodies lies an intricate layering of detail... and the drum programming is arguably their best to date." (THE QUIETUS)

"Those who were captivated by their astonishing debut will feel something even greater this time around. As for everyone else? Prepare to be converted." (TIME OUT)

"Phenomenal." (ROLLING STONE)

"Boards of Canada are utterly one-of-a-kind." (MOJO)


BOC Visuals[edit]

BOC Visuals: The Art of Tomorrow's Harvest

The Japanese edition of the album includes three art cards—all designed entirely by BOC themselves, just like the album cover. The imagery, inspired by the idea of a "near-future depopulated world," vividly conjures a post-civilization Earth. Yet curiously, the visuals are not drenched in despair. Instead, they evoke a calm sense of inevitability—like a destiny long known, a nostalgic déjà vu of a world we somehow always expected. By gazing at the cards while listening, you're pulled even deeper into the world of Tomorrow's Harvest—an immersion both visual and sonic.


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Highlights[edit]

  • Marcus: "If I had to name something that left a strong impression, it'd be the resurgence of interest in analog records among younger people. I think that's a really hopeful sign."
  • Marcus: "We wanted to remind younger listeners that if you take your time and really focus on something deeply, the payoff is enormous."
  • Michael: "The older I get, the more I start to doubt whether what we experience is really what we think of as 'reality'."
  • Michael: ""Jacquard Causeway" was technically a nightmare. A part of the melody was flagged as "unsynchronizable" with other parts of the track. - omitted technical jargon - Luckily, Marcus is a tech genius. He managed to rescue the track in its entirety. Thanks to him, we were able to include it on the album after all."
  • Michael: "When we finished "Come To Dust", we cranked the studio speakers to full blast and popped open a bottle of champagne. It was a real moment."
  • Marcus: "We are thinking about doing live shows. We've been running tests in our rehearsal space lately."
  • Marcus: "We have a few releases already lined up for the near future, so it's a matter of timing—seeing how everything plays out. Let's just say, we're keeping our options open."
  • Michael: "Japanese fans always ask the deepest, most thoughtful questions. I think that's why we feel such a strong wavelength with them."

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