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Edinburgh, United Kingdom (1986 – present)
Boards of Canada are an electronic music duo from Edinburgh, Scotland, composed of brothers Mike Sandison (b. 1 June 1970) and Marcus Eoin (b. 21 July 1971). They have released a number of works, most notably Music Has the Right to Children and Geogaddi, with little advertising and few interviews - like many of their label-mates on the pioneering electronic music label Warp.
Boards of Canada have had an enormous influence on the ambient, downtempo and idm scenes. They have frequently made reference to the warm, scratchy, artificial sounds of 1970s television. Indeed, the Sandison brothers admit to being inspired by the documentary films of the National Film Board of Canada, from which they take their name. The duo have recorded a few minor works under the name Hell Interface. Boards of Canada’s music has been used in several CSI episodes and on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim interlude shorts; small bits of their music have been used on the BBC program Top Gear for transitional music.
Early Boards of Canada (1970s-1995)
Growing up in a musical family, brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin began playing instruments at a young age. They experimented with recording techniques at around the age of 10, using tape machines to layer cut-up samples of found sounds over compositions of their own. In their teens they participated in a number of amateur bands, however, it wasn’t until 1986 when Marcus was invited to Mike’s band that Boards of Canada was born.
Boards of Canada have had an enormous influence on the ambient, downtempo and idm scenes. They have frequently made reference to the warm, scratchy, artificial sounds of 1970s television. Indeed, the Sandison brothers admit to being inspired by the documentary films of the National Film Board of Canada, from which they take their name. The duo have recorded a few minor works under the name Hell Interface. Boards of Canada’s music has been used in several CSI episodes and on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim interlude shorts; small bits of their music have been used on the BBC program Top Gear for transitional music.
Early Boards of Canada (1970s-1995)
Growing up in a musical family, brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin began playing instruments at a young age. They experimented with recording techniques at around the age of 10, using tape machines to layer cut-up samples of found sounds over compositions of their own. In their teens they participated in a number of amateur bands, however, it wasn’t until 1986 when Marcus was invited to Mike’s band that Boards of Canada was born.
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bbobb9963 wrote:
wow you need to check this out, amazing music! http://zaturnvalley.tumblr.com/
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mushroomsseason wrote:
silence
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tallinspace wrote:
please join my new group if you like http://www.last.fm/group/Dope+Music
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mushroomsseason wrote:
ready lets BoC
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mushroomsseason wrote:
i'm from planet earth, it was there that i knew BoC
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MrMushroom123 wrote:
a god with horns, a god with hooves
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tresumdois231 wrote:
a new album is desperately needed so this shoutbox goes back to normal. [2] and why so much hate, first world? Here, take this banana and ignore the trail of the sweet and naive brazilian soul.
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cometbus wrote:
basefree
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whiteclef1 wrote:
i'm from jerusalem and love jesus, fuckin' stone me, bitches.
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mitsario wrote:
nobody cares that you're from shitty ass brazil, fuck off
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julioyam wrote:
i'm from brazil and love boc
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DaniloFerrreira wrote:
i'm from brazil and love boc
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SanPietro05 wrote:
No creo que sea una forma de protesta, si quisieran protestar y llegar al gran público estarían lanzando discos, haciendo giras, firmando contratos, rodando documentales, etcétera. Vamos, me parece que es una vía mucho más directa de hacer llegar un mensaje, sea cual sea. De cualquier modo está claro que Boards of Canada no concuerda nada con el estilo de vida contemporáneo y siempre se ha mantenido aparte de las corrientes comerciales, tanto personal como profesionalmente, en estilo de vida recluido y lo más íntimo posible. Esto justifica en parte el carácter de su música, que es complejísimo y lleno de significado, más allá de lo puramente recreativo.
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mushroomsseason wrote:
Algunas personas piensan que la música es tan solo dinero y fama, la mayoría de los "artistas" se aprovechan de este absurdo pensamiento y entonces llenan el mercado con sus trabajos carentes de contenido. He escuchado todos los trabajos de BoC y cada vez que los escucho, encuentro algo nuevo, siempre, su musica se auto renueva, es mágico. He encontrado el significado de la música que tanto había buscado, quizás estoy obsesionado o tal vez enamorado, pienso que nunca podre olvidar su música y deseo no hacerlo, honestamente no necesito ningún álbum nuevo ¿para que? podrían defraudarme, aunque si llega como dicen todos, lo único que podré hacer será escucharlo, seria imposible no hacerlo... en cierta forma seria agradable escuchar que han estado haciendo todo este tiempo, pero en el fondo deseo que no vuelvan a aparecer y se conserve para siempre esta ausencia, la cual desde mi punto de vista no es mas que una clara protesta a la maquinaria musical y a la sociedad en general. (U_U)
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Kustukas wrote:
Please all, enjoy, lets make this into a biggest music group in lastFM http://www.last.fm/group/music+lover
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GumbySock wrote:
One Very Important Band [3]
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cerisier wrote:
a new album is desperately needed so this shoutbox goes back to normal.
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yspyg wrote:
@almerindo-lana What. The Sandison bros are gods. You clearly don't know what you are saying.
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stingy89 wrote:
What's up everybody, I'm desperately trying to figure out the sample of this beat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df7ck30BrPU) and I can't do it. It sounds like Boards of Canada and I swear I heard that sample before. Maybe you can help me to figure it out?
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pablozenteno wrote:
I made a video using their track "Chromakey Dreamcoat". Enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTbnyzVLMM8&feature=youtu.be
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