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On this page you can find an overview of all the interviews with a direct link to each individual article, grouped by era.

All interviews have also been transcluded onto this single page for more convenience in reading and searching.

In April 2017 we created a brand new page that will host notable interview quotes on various domains.


We still miss some scans, transcriptions, and translations. Here is our current status. Contact me if you want to help.


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Music Has the Right to Children era[edit]

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1997 09 DeBug No03 Cover.jpg

1997-09: De:Bug[edit]

"Hardware Addicts" (in German) by Gregor Wildermann

De:Bug Number 03, p.06 online [1]

  • ISSN:
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1998-03-25: EHX[edit]

"The Age of Aquarius" by The Cosmic Crofter

EHX website [2] [3] [4]

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1998-04: Jockey Slut[edit]

"Board Clever" by Richard Hector-Jones

Jockey Slut Volume 02, Number 13 (Apr/May 1998), p.20 [5]

  • ISSN: 1360-5798
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1998-04-14: Forcefield[edit]

"A Bunker Full of Memories" by René Passet

Forcefield website [6][7] [8] [9]

Note: republished in Pop Is Dead fanzane (aka pissdead) Number 07 (Feb 1999) [10] [11]

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1998-04-18: NME[edit]

"The Ottawan Empire" by Toby Manning

NME 18 Apr 1998, p.33

  • ISSN: 0028-6362


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1998-05: De:Bug[edit]

"Nice Melodies from Nice People" by Thaddeus Herrmann (in German)

De:Bug Number 11, p.04 online

  • ISSN:
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1998-06: Virgin Megaweb[edit]

"Two Aesthetes of Electronic Music" (in French) by Ariel Kyrou & Jean-Yves Leloup

Virgin Megaweb website [12]

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1998-06: Coda[edit]

"Entre Nostalgie de L'enfance et Paranoia du Futur" (In French) by Ariel Kyrou

Coda Number 45, pp.40-41

Note: essentially an alternate version of the Virgin Megaweb interview

  • ISSN:
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1998-06: Prémonition[edit]

"Moins industriel et plus champêtre" (In French) by Quetin Groslier

Prémonition Number 29, p.35

  • ISSN: 0995-6883
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1998-07: Magic[edit]

"Les Alchimistes" (In French) by Sylvain Collin

Magic Number 21 (Jul/Aug 1998), p.60

  • ISSN: 1262-0378
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1998-08: Massive[edit]

"Mysterious and Undefined" by Kelley Schwartz

Massive Number 20 (Aug 1 1998), p.80 [13] [14]

  • ISSN:
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1998-09: Público Sons[edit]

"A Música de Dança é Preguiçosa" (In Portuguese) by Nuno Corvacho

Público Sons Number 64 (Sept. 4th), p.04

  • ISSN:
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1998-10: Faqt[edit]

"Boards of Canada, eh?" by Walt Miller

Faqt Volume 02, Number 04, pp.32-33

  • ISSN:
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1998-11: Alternative Press[edit]

"Youthful Transgressions" by Justin B Hampton

Alternative Press Number 124, p.84 [15]

  • ISSN:1065-1667
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1998-Winter: Space Age Bachelor[edit]

Space Age Bachelor by Donald Anderson

Space Age Bachelor Number 12 (Winter 1998), p.03 online

  • ISSN:
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1999-02: URB[edit]

"Children Have the Right to Film" by Daniel Chamberlin

URB Volume 09, Number 63 (Jan/Feb 1999), p.26 [16] [17]

  • ISSN: 1081-9924
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1999-05: Rumore[edit]

"Facce Nuove" (In Italian) by Gian Paolo Giabini

Rumore Number 88, p.11

  • ISSN: 1591-4062
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1999-10: Jockey Slut[edit]

"Warp Factor Ten!: Boards of Canada" by Toby Manning

Jockey Slut Volume 02, Number 22 (Oct/Nov 1999), p.47 [18]

Note: short interviews with Warp artists and founders on Warp's 10th anniversary

  • ISSN: 1360-5798
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2000-01: Coda[edit]

"Les Chant Future Des Musiques Electroniques" (in French) by Max Renn

Coda Series 02, Number 09, p.21 [19]

  • ISSN:
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2000-12: Jockey Slut[edit]

"Boards of The Underground" by Richard Southern

Jockey Slut Volume 03, Number 11, pp.30-34 [20] [21]

  • ISSN: 1360-5798
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2001-01: The Face[edit]

"Breaking Into Heaven" by Emma Warren

The Face Volume 03, Number 48, pp.94-98 [22]

  • ISSN: 0263-1210
2001 03 XLR8R No47 Cover.jpg

2001-03: XLR8R[edit]

"Big Country" by Steve Nicholls

XLR8R Number 47, pp.30-33 [23] [24]

  • ISSN: 1526-4246

Geogaddi era[edit]

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2002-02: HMV[edit]

"The Colour & The Fire" by Mark Pytlik

HMV website [25]

  • ISSN: 1183-0417
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2002-02-23: NME[edit]

"The Secret Life of Boards of Canada" by John Mulvey

NME 23 Feb 2002, pp. 24,53 [26][27]

  • ISSN: 0028-6362
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2002-02: Les Inrockuptibles[edit]

"Une Cabane Au Canada"(in French) by Joseph Ghosn

Les Inrockuptibles (February/March 2002) Number 327, pp. 20-23 [28][29]

2002 03 Blow Up No46 Cover.jpg

2002-03: Blow Up[edit]

"I Colori Della Musica Elettronica" (In Italian) by Beppe Recchia

Blow Up Number 46, pp. 24-27

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2002-03: Buzz[edit]

"The Last Unexplored Area of Boards of Canada" by Joe Sato, Nakamoto Hiroyuni

Buzz Volume 31, pp. 12-16

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2002-03: Cookie Scene[edit]

"In An Imaginary Place Out In The Country" by Ryotaro Wada, Ito Eisuke, et al.

Cookie Scene Number 24, pp. 09-15

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2002-03: Intro[edit]

"Worte sind wie Nadeln, auf jeden Fall gefährlich für schöne, bunte Luftballons"

(in German) by Hendrik Kröz

Intro Number 92, pp. 32-34 online

2002 03 MondoSonoro No83 Cover.jpg

2002-03: MondoSonoro[edit]

"El Cielo Herido" (in Spanish) by David Broc

MondoSonoro Number 83, pp. 28-29 online

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2002-03: OOR[edit]

Full Interview: "Play Twice Before Listening" (in Dutch) by Koen Poolman

OOR website [30]

Abbreviated Version: "Even voorstellen"

OOR Number 06, pp. 20-22

  • ISSN: 0921-1616
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2002-03: Rumore[edit]

"Generazione-Laptop: Boards of Canada" (in Italian) by Rossano Lo Mele

Rumore Number 122, pp. 48-50

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2002-03: Trax[edit]

"Terra Incognita" (in French) by Patrice Bardot

Trax Number 50, pp. 60-62

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2002-04: Fader[edit]

"B to the O to the C" (in Japanese) by Nobuki Nishiyama?

Fader Volume 07, pp. A002-A003

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2002-04: Remix (Japanese Publ.)[edit]

"Boards of Canada: Magical, Mystery, Cycling" (in Japanese) by Tsutomu Noda, Naohiro Kato

Remix Number 130, pp.42-47

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2002-04: Rock Sound[edit]

"Boards of Canada: Ritmo e Dolore" (in Italian) by Otto Gordini

Rock Sound Number 48, pp. 84-85

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2002-04: Snoozer[edit]

"Boards of Canada: We're making music that has its own universe and time..." (in Japanese) by Ryota Kato/Jiro Dai

Snoozer Number 30, pp. 40-45

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2002-04: Spex[edit]

"Boards of Canada: Der Eckige Kreis" (in German) by Holger In't Veld/Heiko Zwirner

Spex Number 253, pp. 72-75

  • ISSN: 0178-6830
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2002-05: Alternative Press[edit]

"Stoned Immaculate" by Philip Sherburne

Alternative Press Number 166

  • ISSN:1065-1667
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2002-06 Il Mucchio[edit]

"Innaturale Digitale" (in Italian) by Ugo Malatacca/Tatiana Bazzichelli

Il Mucchio Number 491, pp.12-14

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2002-06: URB[edit]

"Country Comfort" by Alexis Georgopoulos

URB magazine Volume 12, Number 94, pp. 86-87

  • ISSN: 1081-9924

2002-07: Grooves[edit]

"The Power of Myth" by Piotr Orlov

Grooves Issue 08 [31] [32]

  • ISSN: 1555-3264

Note: Not an original interview. Source material from the NME interview, HMV interview and Fader interview

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2002-07: Remix[edit]

"Northern Exposure" by Ken Micallef

Remix Magazine Volume 04, Number 07, pp. 22-30 [33]

  • ISSN: 1532-1347
  • GALE: A88684002
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2002-10: Fractal Press[edit]

"Fractal Press 131" (in Greek) by Christos Karras

Fractal Press Magazine Number 131, pp. 20-21

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2003-01: Remix (Japanese Publ.)[edit]

"Let's Open The Time Capsule" (In Japanese) by Naohiro Kato

Remix Number 139, pp.82-83

Note: This is an extension of the 2002-04 Remix interview

The Campfire Headphase era[edit]

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2005-09-26: Pitchfork[edit]

"The Downtempo Duo" by Heiko Hoffmann

Pitchfork website online [34]

2005 10 DeBug No96 Cover.jpg

2005-10: De:Bug[edit]

"Spirit, Logic & Mathematics" (in German) by Hendrik Lakeberg

De:Bug Number 93, p. 28 online pdf


2005 10 Sonic Fall No25 Cover.jpg

2005-10: Sonic[edit]

"De var först med (in Swedish) by Billy Rimgard

Sonic Issue 25 (Fall 2005), pp.40-45

"Rain in Edinburgh, Imported Lager and a Car Ride with Boards of Canada" Blog [35]

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2005-10: The List[edit]

"The Great Escape" by Mark Robertson

The List Number 533, pp. 18-19 online

  • ISSN 0959-1915
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2005-10: Wire[edit]

"Protect and Survive" by Rob Young

The Wire Issue 260, pp. 40-47 [36]

  • ISSN: 0952-0686
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2005-10-03: Trax[edit]

"La Part du Feu" (in French) by Frank Bedos

Trax Number 88, pp. 32-37 [37] [38]

  • ISSN: 1284-862X

2005-10-12: Metro[edit]

"Splendid Isolation" by Neil Davenport

Metro, MetroLife section, 12 Oct 2005 [39]

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2005-10-14: DJ Mag[edit]

"Around The Campfire" by Paul Clarke

DJ Mag Volume 04, Number 01 (Oct.14 - Oct. 27), pp.50-51

archive from Author's blog


2005-10-18: Humo[edit]

"Cross Out the Inappropriate" (in Dutch) by Kristoff Tilkin

Humo Number 3398, 18 Oct 2005, pp. 190-191

  • ISSN: 0771-8179

2005-10-20: Playlouder[edit]

"Above Board!" by Gal Detourn

Playlouder website [40]

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2005-10-25: Bounce[edit]

"Vintage Psychedelia (in Japanese) by Riow Harada

Bounce Number 270, online [41]

2005-10-25: Vibe[edit]

"Sweet and Sour Melodies Wander Around between Positive and Celebrative Sounds and Swaying Sadness" by Masaaki Hara (original interview in Japanese, translated to English by Naoko Ross)

Vibe website [42] [43]

2005-10-26: Earplug[edit]

"Stirred Up The Ashes" by Heiko Hoffmann

Earplug online Issue 54 Internet Archive

From the same Hoffmann interview as seen in Pitchfork, Groove, and After Hours.

2005-10-28: The Times[edit]

"Two for the No-Show" by Will Hodgkinson

The Times, 28 Oct 2005

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2005-11: Clash[edit]

"It's our take on a pop record" by Brian Murnin

Clash, Issue 11 (Nov/Dec 2005) [44], online

  • ISSN: 1743-0801
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2005-11: Exclaim![edit]

"Boards of Canada's Seasons in the Sun" by Kevin Hainey

Exclaim! Nov. 2005 issue, p.15 online

  • ISSN: 1207-6600
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2005/11 Go Mag[edit]

"La Materia De La Que Están Hechos Los Sueños" (In Spanish) by Javier Blánquez

Go Mag Number 61, pp. 32-36

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2005-11: Groove[edit]

"O Brothers Where Art Thou (in German) by Heiko Hoffmann

Groove Number 97 (Nov/Dec), pp.20-24 online

2005 11 Les Inrockuptibles No520 Cover.jpg

2005:11 Les Inrockuptibles[edit]

"C'est La Ouate Qu'ils Préfèrent" (In French) by Joseph Ghosn

Les Inrockuptibles Number 520, pp.52-54

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2005-11: Loud[edit]

"Scotland's Greatest Mystery" (In Japanese) by Akiho Ishii

Loud Magazine Number 131, pp.32-35

2005 11 Oor No10 Cover.jpg

2005-11: OOR[edit]

"The Last Secret of Pop" (in Dutch) by Koen Poolman

OOR Number 10, pp. 64-68 [[45],[46]] [47]

  • ISSN 0921-1616

2005-11-11: The Age[edit]

"Search For Seclusion" by Dan Rule

The Age, 11 Nov 2005 online

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2005-11-14: LOSINGTODAY[edit]

"We Are The (Folk) Robots" by Fabio Cagnetti

LOSINGTODAY, issue 08, pp. 33-35 online [48]

  • ISSN 1824-3738
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2005-11: Trax(Italian)[edit]

"Musica vs Algebra" (in Italian) by Damir Ivic

Trax Number 05 (Nov/Dec 2005), pp. 34-37 [49]

  • ISSN: 1825-439X
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2005-12: After Hours[edit]

"Special Long Long Interview" (in Japanese) by Heiko Hoffmann

After Hours Magazine 10 Dec. 2005 (Autumn/Winter), Number 22, pp. 17-25

Note: this essentially pieces together the Hoffmann interview. See: Pitchfork, Groove and Earplug interviews

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2005-12: Crossbeat[edit]

"The new work is like a bright-blue-green color" (In Japanese) by Takuro Ueno

Crossbeat Volume 266, pp.120-123

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2005-12: Keys[edit]

"Magie versus Logik"(In German) by Hendrik Lakeberg

Keys Number 12, pp.118-119 [50]

  • ISSN: 0938-3573
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2005-12-01: Remix[edit]

"Emotional Abuse" by Erin Hutton

Remix Volume 07, Number 12, pp.26-30, online

  • ISSN: 1532-1347
  • GALE: A139288849
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2005-12 Soundvenue[edit]

"Vi Sampler til Helvede og Tilbage" (In Danish) by Emil Kragh-Schwarz

Soundvenue Number 04 (Winter), p.37

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2006-01: RE:UP[edit]

"Peering Out from Behind the Curtain" by Steve Marchese

RE:UP Manual 09, pp. 28-31

Author's blog entry

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2006-01: Cookie Scene[edit]

"The Golden Apples Of The Sun" by Kazumichi Sato/Hidetsugu Ito

Cookie Scene Volume 46, pp.18-21

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2006-02: Snoozer[edit]

"Music of Struggle" (in Japanese) by Soichiro Tanaka

Snoozer Number 54, pp. 22-28

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2006-04: PLAY[edit]

"Death Under The Sun" (In Russian) by Phil Canning

PLAY Number 04, pp.50-52


2009-09: Self-Titled[edit]

"The Color Purple" by Self Titled (Steve Beckett interview)

Tomorrow's Harvest era[edit]

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2013-06-06: The Guardian[edit]

"We've Become a Lot More Nihilistic over the Years" by Louis Pattison, June 6, 2013 [51] [52]

2013-06-11: NY Times[edit]

"Brothers Who Make Electronica by Hand" by Jon Pareles, June 11, 2013 [53] [54]

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2013-06-17: De:Bug[edit]

"The Charms of the Sphinx" by Michael Döringer, Thaddeus Herrmann

De:Bug Number 174, p.06-15 online, June 17, 2013 [55] [56]

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2013-07-01: Il Mucchio[edit]

"L'Assenza Di Domani" by Damir Ivic, July 1st, 2013 [57]

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2013-07-03: Magic RPM[edit]

"Les Champs de la Machine" by Sylvain Collin

Magic Number 174 (July 3rd 2013) pp. 28-36 [58]

  • ISSN: 1262-0378

2013-07-16: Humo[edit]

"Talk To The Hand, Chokri" by Kristoff Tilkin

Humo Number 3802, 16 Jul 2013, pp. 154-155 [59]

  • ISSN: 0771-8179

2013-07-17: De Volkskrant[edit]

"Band of Brothers" by Gijsbert Kamer, July 17, 2013 [60]

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2018-04-03: Pitchfork[edit]

Why Boards of Canada’s Music Has the Right to Children Is the Greatest Psychedelic Album of the ’90s by Simon Reynolds


See also the review articles: Tomorrow's Harvest#Reviews

References[edit]


Scans[edit]

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