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Edinburgh, United Kingdom (1986 – present)

Boards of Canada is an electronic music duo from Edinburgh, Scotland, composed of brothers Michael Sandison (b. 10 June 1969) and Marcus Eoin Sandison (b. 21 September 1970). 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 Michael 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 Michael’s band that Boards of Canada was born.

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leafmelon wrote:
6 hours ago

look over there, your night goggles. now go put on those.

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BoringArcade wrote:
12 hours ago

Come get some milk with me. Its dark.

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leafmelon wrote:
18 hours ago

shoo now. off you go. go down to the kitchen and ask mumsy for some milk and biscuits. shoo.

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BoringArcade wrote:
18 hours ago

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leafmelon wrote:
18 hours ago

A++. OK, now repeat after me, LIGHT. Not LIES. L-I-G-H-T. Now go do the rest of yer your homework.

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ohh1972 wrote:
20 hours ago

Genial

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riigo wrote:
22 hours ago

nice

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leafmelon wrote:
23 hours ago

balloon, baboon, yes, very clever. well done.

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BoringArcade wrote:
yesterday morning

Everything she says is baboon.

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iConoclasm_ wrote:
yesterday morning

in a spooky ocean surrounded by hot chicks

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GaliMaGimmo wrote:
Friday evening

Everything you do is a balloon

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cbortis wrote:
Friday afternoon

Some of their songs are a bit creepy, as in, they take my thoughts to dark areas.

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birdflu777 wrote:
Friday afternoon

GrayTwilight got it spot on. "Their music is like an auditory representation of nature. So calming." [2]

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Youwittywanker wrote:
Friday morning

Everything you do is a balloon

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alexjgrant wrote:
Friday morning

1969... the best

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GrayTwilight wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Their music is like an auditory representation of nature. So calming.

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gonchoriffic wrote:
Thursday morning

:O

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BoringArcade wrote:
Thursday morning

Who exactly are those directed to Leafmelon?

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BlueGhost60 wrote:
Thursday morning

terrible music

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riigo wrote:
Thursday morning

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