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β | + | [[A Bunker Full of Memories]] is a 1999 interview by RenΓ© Passet. It originally appeared in ''Forcefield'', an online music magazine. | |
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'Strong emotional melodies'. That pretty much sums up the essence of what [[Boards of Canada]] is about. After various hard-to-get releases on cassettes, Skam Records (and it's enigmatic offshoot Mask) the Scottish duo has just released their debut album [[Music Has The Right To Children]] on Warp Records. The first of five on the Sheffield label! | 'Strong emotional melodies'. That pretty much sums up the essence of what [[Boards of Canada]] is about. After various hard-to-get releases on cassettes, Skam Records (and it's enigmatic offshoot Mask) the Scottish duo has just released their debut album [[Music Has The Right To Children]] on Warp Records. The first of five on the Sheffield label! | ||
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Five albums. That might explain why Mike Sanderson and Marcus Eoin are extremely busy in their Hexagon Studio and reject most interview requests. So many tracks to finish, so little time. But Forcefield managed to enter the bunker which hosts the Hexagon Studio. Via E-mail. Here is what they said. | Five albums. That might explain why Mike Sanderson and Marcus Eoin are extremely busy in their Hexagon Studio and reject most interview requests. So many tracks to finish, so little time. But Forcefield managed to enter the bunker which hosts the Hexagon Studio. Via E-mail. Here is what they said. | ||
β | {{question|The | + | {{question|The name1 Boards of Canada is inspired by [[National Film Board of Canada|The National Filmboard of Canada]]. Could you explain what was so special about the nature-documentaries and their soundtracks?}} |
{{boc|"Yes the NFB films were one of our influences when we were younger. I think most of their films have been socio-political, but there are animations and suchlike. The thing about the older films is that the quality of picture and soundtrack wasn't perfect, it was grainy and wobbly. We used to record compositions on cheap tapes which gave a similar rough quality, and we've always returned to that sound because it feels personal and nostalgic."}} | {{boc|"Yes the NFB films were one of our influences when we were younger. I think most of their films have been socio-political, but there are animations and suchlike. The thing about the older films is that the quality of picture and soundtrack wasn't perfect, it was grainy and wobbly. We used to record compositions on cheap tapes which gave a similar rough quality, and we've always returned to that sound because it feels personal and nostalgic."}} | ||
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{{boc|"We saw a lot of those films here in the UK during the 1970's, but we both lived in Alberta briefly in the late 70's."}} | {{boc|"We saw a lot of those films here in the UK during the 1970's, but we both lived in Alberta briefly in the late 70's."}} | ||
β | {{question|Apart from these soundtracks, you also | + | {{question|Apart from these soundtracks, you also name1drop [[wikipedia:Joni Mitchell|Joni Mitchell]] and the [[wikipedia:Incredible String Band|Incredible String Band]] when it comes to instrumentation. What was so special about their musical aproach?}} |
{{boc|"Much of the music we like is not electronic, although we've probably been influenced by [[wikipedia:Devo|Devo]]. We love acoustic music on old recordings because they tend to have natural qualities such as tape compression and distortion. But I think Joni Mitchell's voice is so beautiful it almost sounds synthesised, so maybe there's the connection. The Incredible String Band still sound unusual today, because they changed the arrangement for every song, and their own influences were far and wide apart, and they always wrote emotional melodies which were a bit unusual, you know, with melodies which took unexpected twists. A unique band."}} | {{boc|"Much of the music we like is not electronic, although we've probably been influenced by [[wikipedia:Devo|Devo]]. We love acoustic music on old recordings because they tend to have natural qualities such as tape compression and distortion. But I think Joni Mitchell's voice is so beautiful it almost sounds synthesised, so maybe there's the connection. The Incredible String Band still sound unusual today, because they changed the arrangement for every song, and their own influences were far and wide apart, and they always wrote emotional melodies which were a bit unusual, you know, with melodies which took unexpected twists. A unique band."}} | ||
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{{question|Some of the tracktitles are quite cryptic. Could you please explain some of them?}} | {{question|Some of the tracktitles are quite cryptic. Could you please explain some of them?}} | ||
β | {{boc|"Our titles are always cryptic references which the listener might understand or might not. Some of them are personal, so the listener is unlikely to know what it refers to. "Music Has The Right To Children" is a statement of our intention to affect the audience using sound. "[[The Color Of The Fire]]" was a reference to a friend's psychedelic experience. "[[Kaini Industries]]" is a company that was set up in Canada ( by coincidence in the month Mike was born), to create employment for a settlement of Cree Indians. "[[Olson]]" is the | + | {{boc|"Our titles are always cryptic references which the listener might understand or might not. Some of them are personal, so the listener is unlikely to know what it refers to. "Music Has The Right To Children" is a statement of our intention to affect the audience using sound. "[[The Color Of The Fire]]" was a reference to a friend's psychedelic experience. "[[Kaini Industries]]" is a company that was set up in Canada ( by coincidence in the month Mike was born), to create employment for a settlement of Cree Indians. "[[Olson]]" is the surname1 of a family we know, and "[[Smokes Quantity]]" is the nickname1 of a friend of ours."}} |
β | {{question|Is [[Bocuma]] perhaps | + | {{question|Is [[Bocuma]] perhaps name1d after [[wikipedia:Bochum Welt|Bochum Welt]]? It sounds very 'Bochummy' :)}} |
{{boc|"Sorry, I'm afraid not... It's an abbreviation/crossover of [[BOC Maxima]] and Documa, an obscure reference to 80's video culture."}} | {{boc|"Sorry, I'm afraid not... It's an abbreviation/crossover of [[BOC Maxima]] and Documa, an obscure reference to 80's video culture."}} | ||
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interview by RenΓ© Passet, April 1998. | interview by RenΓ© Passet, April 1998. | ||
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The album Music Has The Right To Children is out now on Warp/Skam, as is their remix of Mira Calix' Sandsings. WAP100 will contain an exclusive track by Boards of Canada, called [[Orange Romeda]]. Soon the Turquise [[Hexagon Sun]] website will open it's gates. | The album Music Has The Right To Children is out now on Warp/Skam, as is their remix of Mira Calix' Sandsings. WAP100 will contain an exclusive track by Boards of Canada, called [[Orange Romeda]]. Soon the Turquise [[Hexagon Sun]] website will open it's gates. | ||
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:: Various Artists - Mask EP - 12" - Mask<br> | :: Various Artists - Mask EP - 12" - Mask<br> | ||
:: Boards of Canada - [[Hi Scores|High Scores]] - 12" - Skam<br> | :: Boards of Canada - [[Hi Scores|High Scores]] - 12" - Skam<br> | ||
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+ | == External links == | ||
+ | * Original URL: http://www.forcefield.org/boc.html | ||
+ | ** [http://web.archive.org/web/19990129025923/http://wwwedu.cs.utwente.nl/~wielen/forcefield/boc.html Internet Archive] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20010305221908/http://www.forcefield.org/boc.html alternate]) | ||
+ | * Other copies: | ||
+ | ** [http://www.solesides.com/winblad/boards%20of%20canada/bocforcefield0498.html Don Winblad] | ||
+ | ** [http://fredd-e.narfum.org/formerboc/interviews/#forcefield Fredd-E] | ||
+ | ** [http://web.archive.org/web/*hh_/boardsofcanada.watmm.com/articles/ABunkerFullOfMemoriesInter.shtml WATMM] | ||
β | + | * [http://elists.resynthesize.com/idm/1998/04/462542/ Announcement] on [[idm-l]] | |
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[[Category: Interviews]] | [[Category: Interviews]] | ||
[[Category: Music Has the Right to Children era]] | [[Category: Music Has the Right to Children era]] |