Boards of Canada are an electronic music duo from Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, … Read Full Bio ↴Boards of Canada are an electronic music duo from Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, formed in 1985 and comprised of brothers Mike Sandison (born 1 June 1970) and Marcus Eoin (born 21 July 1971). They have released a number of works, most notably the studio albums Music Has the Right to Children (1998), Geogaddi (2002), and The Campfire Headphase (2005) on the pioneering electronic music label Warp. Their fourth album Tomorrow's Harvest was released in June 2013.
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.
By 1989, the band had been reduced to Sandison, Eoin and Christopher Horne. In the early 1990s, a number of collaborations took place and the band put on small, fairly regular shows among the “Hexagon Sun” collective.
In early 2000, the official website for the band, Music70.com (now boardsofcanada.com) removed the early discography of Boards of Canada, although some information has been preserved by fans. Early tape releases by Boards of Canada include "Play by Numbers", "Acid Memories", "Hooper Bay", and the earliest known release by the band is titled "Catalog 3". None of the material from those days is readily available, and since official Boards of Canada sources ignore the existence of this material, there seems to be little chance for this early material to ever resurface.
Boards of Canada from Twoism (1995-present)
In 1995, the band released the first work from the Hexagon Sun studio, the EP "Twoism". Like earlier Music70 releases, it was produced in a self-financed limited run and was privately distributed, primarily to friends and labels. Unlike previous releases though, a small number of copies were also released to the public through the IDM mailing list. Though not a widespread commercial release, it was considered of such high quality to be subsequently re-pressed in 2002 and serves as a demarcation point into more professional releases.
The precursor to "Music Has the Right to Children" was released in 1996. Titled "Boc Maxima", it was a semi-private release that is notable for being a full-length album. Boc Maxima’s work was later used for "Music Has the Right to Children", with which it shares many tracks.
Boards of Canada’s first commercial release occurred after attracting the attention of Autechre’s Sean Booth of the English label Skam Records, one of many people sent a demo EP. Skam released what was considered Boards of Canada’s first "findable" work, "Hi Scores", in 1996.
"Music Has the Right to Children" was released in 1998. Many fans consider this record to be a masterpiece. The popularity of the record was substantial enough to start a wave of sound-alikes.
John Peel featured Boards of Canada on his BBC Radio 1 program in January of 1998. The session featured two remixes from "Music Has the Right to Children" — "Aquarius (Version 3)" and "Olson (Version 3)" — along with the tracks "Happy Cycling" and “XYZ”. Excluding “XYZ”, the set was released on a Warp Records CD titled "Peel Session TX 21/07/1998". The session was later reissued in 2019 which released "XYZ" in an official manner for the first time.
Though never an actively touring band, Boards of Canada did perform a handful of shows. Early shows saw them supporting Warp label-mates Seefeel and Autechre in a scattering of UK dates. They also participated in a few festivals and multi-artist bills, including two Warp parties: Warp’s 10th Anniversary Party in 1999 and The Incredible Warp Lighthouse Party almost one year later. They made their most prominent showing in 2001 as one of the headliners at the Tortoise-curated All Tomorrow’s Parties festival. They have not performed a live show since.
Boards of Canada released a four-track EP, "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country", in November 2000, their first original release in two years.
The full-length album "Geogaddi" was released in 2002. It was described by Sandison as ”a record for some sort of trial-by-fire, a claustrophobic, twisting journey that takes you into some pretty dark experiences before you reach the open air again.”
Throughout most of their career, Mike and Marcus chose not to publicize their brotherhood and were simply portrayed as childhood friends. Their kinship was finally revealed in a 2005 Pitchfork interview. Mike explained that they concealed the fact to avoid comparisons to Orbital, another well-known UK electronic group composed of two brothers.
Their third album for Warp Records, "The Campfire Headphase", was released on 17 October 2005. The album covers much of the same musical territory as their previous works and featured fifteen tracks, including “Peacock Tail”, “Chromakey Dreamcoat”, and “Dayvan Cowboy”. Two versions of “Dayvan Cowboy” — the original and a remix by Odd Nosdam — are on the six-track EP, "Trans Canada Highway", which was released on 26 May 2006.
Sound and methods
Brief songs or “vignettes” feature prominently in their music. Such songs are often weaving melodies or speech accompanied by atmospherics to capture a specific moment or mood. They often last less than two minutes, but, as Sandison says, “those short tracks you mention, we write far more of those than the so-called ‘full on’ tracks, and in a way, they are our own favorites”.
Boards of Canada have written an enormous number of song fragments and songs, most of which will never be released. It does not appear that music is made exclusively for commercial release. Rather, albums seem to be the result of selecting complementary songs from current work, which is a compositional technique shared by many electronic or experimental artists such as Nightmares on Wax, Canabrism and King Crimson. Geogaddi’s development involved the creation of 400 song fragments and 64 complete songs, of which 23 were selected, one of which is silence.
Subliminal messages, symbolism, and religion
Marcus and Mike have both expressed a strong interest in the power of subliminal messaging and their work is full of cryptic messages.
Some critics refuse to listen to their music on account that they are positive the band is trying to brainwash their listeners for unknown motivations, citing references to David Koresh and occult symbols as proof. Others approach these facts from the skeptical angle, saying it is nothing but a bunch of “cute tricks” and an ironic gesture towards people who take such things seriously (and some would say, as a bit of a similar gesture towards their own body of work in later releases, such as "Geogaddi").
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.
By 1989, the band had been reduced to Sandison, Eoin and Christopher Horne. In the early 1990s, a number of collaborations took place and the band put on small, fairly regular shows among the “Hexagon Sun” collective.
In early 2000, the official website for the band, Music70.com (now boardsofcanada.com) removed the early discography of Boards of Canada, although some information has been preserved by fans. Early tape releases by Boards of Canada include "Play by Numbers", "Acid Memories", "Hooper Bay", and the earliest known release by the band is titled "Catalog 3". None of the material from those days is readily available, and since official Boards of Canada sources ignore the existence of this material, there seems to be little chance for this early material to ever resurface.
Boards of Canada from Twoism (1995-present)
In 1995, the band released the first work from the Hexagon Sun studio, the EP "Twoism". Like earlier Music70 releases, it was produced in a self-financed limited run and was privately distributed, primarily to friends and labels. Unlike previous releases though, a small number of copies were also released to the public through the IDM mailing list. Though not a widespread commercial release, it was considered of such high quality to be subsequently re-pressed in 2002 and serves as a demarcation point into more professional releases.
The precursor to "Music Has the Right to Children" was released in 1996. Titled "Boc Maxima", it was a semi-private release that is notable for being a full-length album. Boc Maxima’s work was later used for "Music Has the Right to Children", with which it shares many tracks.
Boards of Canada’s first commercial release occurred after attracting the attention of Autechre’s Sean Booth of the English label Skam Records, one of many people sent a demo EP. Skam released what was considered Boards of Canada’s first "findable" work, "Hi Scores", in 1996.
"Music Has the Right to Children" was released in 1998. Many fans consider this record to be a masterpiece. The popularity of the record was substantial enough to start a wave of sound-alikes.
John Peel featured Boards of Canada on his BBC Radio 1 program in January of 1998. The session featured two remixes from "Music Has the Right to Children" — "Aquarius (Version 3)" and "Olson (Version 3)" — along with the tracks "Happy Cycling" and “XYZ”. Excluding “XYZ”, the set was released on a Warp Records CD titled "Peel Session TX 21/07/1998". The session was later reissued in 2019 which released "XYZ" in an official manner for the first time.
Though never an actively touring band, Boards of Canada did perform a handful of shows. Early shows saw them supporting Warp label-mates Seefeel and Autechre in a scattering of UK dates. They also participated in a few festivals and multi-artist bills, including two Warp parties: Warp’s 10th Anniversary Party in 1999 and The Incredible Warp Lighthouse Party almost one year later. They made their most prominent showing in 2001 as one of the headliners at the Tortoise-curated All Tomorrow’s Parties festival. They have not performed a live show since.
Boards of Canada released a four-track EP, "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country", in November 2000, their first original release in two years.
The full-length album "Geogaddi" was released in 2002. It was described by Sandison as ”a record for some sort of trial-by-fire, a claustrophobic, twisting journey that takes you into some pretty dark experiences before you reach the open air again.”
Throughout most of their career, Mike and Marcus chose not to publicize their brotherhood and were simply portrayed as childhood friends. Their kinship was finally revealed in a 2005 Pitchfork interview. Mike explained that they concealed the fact to avoid comparisons to Orbital, another well-known UK electronic group composed of two brothers.
Their third album for Warp Records, "The Campfire Headphase", was released on 17 October 2005. The album covers much of the same musical territory as their previous works and featured fifteen tracks, including “Peacock Tail”, “Chromakey Dreamcoat”, and “Dayvan Cowboy”. Two versions of “Dayvan Cowboy” — the original and a remix by Odd Nosdam — are on the six-track EP, "Trans Canada Highway", which was released on 26 May 2006.
Sound and methods
Brief songs or “vignettes” feature prominently in their music. Such songs are often weaving melodies or speech accompanied by atmospherics to capture a specific moment or mood. They often last less than two minutes, but, as Sandison says, “those short tracks you mention, we write far more of those than the so-called ‘full on’ tracks, and in a way, they are our own favorites”.
Boards of Canada have written an enormous number of song fragments and songs, most of which will never be released. It does not appear that music is made exclusively for commercial release. Rather, albums seem to be the result of selecting complementary songs from current work, which is a compositional technique shared by many electronic or experimental artists such as Nightmares on Wax, Canabrism and King Crimson. Geogaddi’s development involved the creation of 400 song fragments and 64 complete songs, of which 23 were selected, one of which is silence.
Subliminal messages, symbolism, and religion
Marcus and Mike have both expressed a strong interest in the power of subliminal messaging and their work is full of cryptic messages.
Some critics refuse to listen to their music on account that they are positive the band is trying to brainwash their listeners for unknown motivations, citing references to David Koresh and occult symbols as proof. Others approach these facts from the skeptical angle, saying it is nothing but a bunch of “cute tricks” and an ironic gesture towards people who take such things seriously (and some would say, as a bit of a similar gesture towards their own body of work in later releases, such as "Geogaddi").
Spectrum
Boards of Canada Lyrics
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245 朝目が覚めて 忘れていく夢 激しく脈打つ 締めつく心臓 歯を磨いても シャワーを浴びても 消えない残像 どうしようもない…
A.L.O I sometimes pace in circles silently screaming in my head Wo…
A.L.O. Here I am, once again At the other end of…
Amanda Brown When we first came here We were cold and we were…
Animal Liberation Orchestra Here I am, once again At the other end of…
Avicii/Florence and the Machine/David Guetta When we first came here We were cold and we were…
AXOS Metà bambino, metà centenario Nato nel segno del vino Brucia…
Ayasa Feat. B.EYES And when we come for you We'll be dressed up all…
Boyinaband She loved her like that But telling her family, they might…
Bruno Be And when we come for you We'll be dressed up all…
Calvin Harris & Florence The Machine When we first came here We were cold and we were…
CINO good evening childeren today we are going to take you on…
Cognizance Nearing the conclusion of a harrowing cycle Forever dragged …
D-Compost (Refrain – Siddy Mitzvah) Don’t tear me down I can feel enou…
D.J. Mash Up Ay, yo Yodie knock it off dude, like c'mon Ooo I,…
Darkest Hour When we first came here We were cold and we were…
dBA Momentum seems to carry them But only for a moment…
DJ Eule & DJ s.R. [feat. DJ DFKT Chinch 33 & DJ Mirko Machine] There's a rainbow in the doorway when the light reflects…
Dover Baby I'm your sister, I'm your mother I am an angel,…
Dover [www.rizcorp.com] Baby I'm your sister, I'm your mother I am an angel,…
Dr. Sounds Purple, black, green, yellow Purple, black, green, yellow Pu…
Dream Alazia Women and Men Are the image our God past the sky That's…
Drentch 1 I'm letting go of all i have I'm aware of what…
Farruko Spectrum Yeah Súbelo Neo Farru Yo soy algo sobrenatural Un…
Florence When we first came here We were cold and we were…
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Florence %2B The Machine When we first came here We were cold and we were…
Florence & The Machine When we first came here We were cold and we were…
Florence & Machine The When we first came here We were cold and we were…
Florence & The Machine When we first came here We were cold and we were…
Florence + The Machine and Calvin Harris When we first came here We were cold and we were…
Florence + the Machine Florence + the Machine When we first came here We were cold and we were…
Florence + The Machine ft Calvin Harris When we first came here We were cold and we were…
Florence - The Machine When we first came here We were cold and we were…
Florence And The Mac... When we first came here We were cold and we were…
Florence and The Machine When we first came here We were cold and we were…
Florence [The Machine] When we first came here We were cold and we were…
Florence ＋ The Machine When we first came here We were cold and we were…
Ft. Matthew Koma Breathing you in when I want you out Finding our truth…
GMPresents & Jocelyn Scofield When we first came here We were cold and we were…
Gold Link Run through your clique You pissed on trip I'mma have to b…
GoldLink Run through your clique You pissed on trip I'mma have to bus…
Halo Deeperlove & Jocelyn Scofield When we first came here We were cold and we were…
Ishiame Aido Thought that I was fine, saw it all in black…
j.sco Ay, yo Yodie knock it off dude, like c'mon Ooo I,…
Jocelyn Scofield When we first came here We were cold and we were…
junk-E-cat There's a rainbow in the doorway when the light reflects…
KOMA MATTHEW Breathing you in when I want you out Finding our truth…
Lakeside Revival When we first came here We were cold and we were…
M.C. Rentz & Friends V.2 feat. Capaciti Ay, yo Yodie knock it off dude, like c'mon Ooo I,…
Mathew Koma Ft Zedd Breathing you in when I want you out Finding our truth…
Michael Brun Gravity w/ Florence & The Machine When we first came here We were cold and we were…
Monk.e There's a rainbow in the doorway when the light reflects…
moon jong up Take it the flow You ready? Spectrum (whoop) 심장이 터질듯한 break…
Muzzy We can see you through the end Always wrong always undermine…
N2BLÜ A world of color lives inside us all Changing from day…
O-SE I sometimes pace in circles silently screaming in my head Wo…
r. MoTh There's a rainbow in the doorway when the light reflects…
R.M.F.C Holding sound, division in the spectrum Proving ground in fa…
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Rod Blur All the cut marks on my skin For fighting the demons…
Ryan Amador Where do YOU fall on the spectrum of sexuality? of…
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S.P.E.C.T.R.E. There's a rainbow in the doorway when the light reflects…
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Sepultura Through these eyes we shook the world Through these eyes we…
Shiny Wet Machine Is anybody out there Is any-anybody out there I think I'm fa…
Survive Said the Prophet (We are the future) (We are the light) (We are the future) …
SuzumeTune Kisoku ga hakoba rete ku Mitsudo ga tamesa re teru Shingo …
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The Nor'easters Lay me down, let the only sound be the overflow Pockets…
Tiffany Houghton SAW RED I WAS TOO EMOTIONAL THAT’S WHAT YOU SAID ALL BLUE…
Tree & Ray take me down to where you go listen or you'll…
V.A. Uh 빛이 쏟아지는 밤에 프리즘 지나 나는 여기까지 왔네 너무 빨라 우린…
Vexagon Pacing without turning is just walking I am steady burning d…
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Wreck and Reference From this forge a fraud elemental rent from flames unripe an…
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XD When we first came here We were cold and we were…
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We have lyrics for these tracks by Boards of Canada:
08 Julie and Candy You're putting me on We're going to try it, you ever…
11 Energy Warning Energy is becoming one of our countrys greatest concerns If …
16 The Devil Is in the Details Just relax And enjoy this pleasant adventure Here you are,…
17 A Is to B as B Is to C Forwards One two three four five Six seven eight nine ten …
1969 Although not a follower of hseroK divaD, she's a devoted…
21 You Could Feel the Sky A god with hooves, a god with horns…
A Is to B as B Is to C Forwards One two three four five Six seven eight nine ten N…
A Is To B Is To C Forwards One two three four five Six seven eight nine ten …
A Moment of Clarity I'm not afraid of anything in this world There's nothing you…
Alpha and Omega (Haha) Alpha and omega Yellow I'm a God-darned Satanist, …
An Eagle in Your Mind Holts are nearly always close to the sea Fallen boulders, ol…
Aquarius Yeah that's right Orange Yeah that's right Orange One Or…
Aquarius (version 3) Children: "Yeah, that's right." Man: "Orange." Children la…
Chinook [instrumental]…
Circle Please don't flow so fast You little mountain hum I'll tak…
Color Of The Fire La dee dum I, da da da I love Lo-love No I lo-lo I love Love…
Concourse "I notice that you ... well it's another one of…
Corsair 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,…
Dandelion When lava pours out near the sea surface Tremendous volcanic…
Dawn Chorus (Under everything) We're gonna get ya, we're gonna get ya M…
Dayvan Cowboy [Instrumental]…
Devil Just relax And enjoy this pleasant adventure Here you are, s…
Energy Warning Energy is becoming one of our countrys greatest concerns If …
Everything You Do Is a Balloon [instrumental]…
From One Source All Things Depend "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want He maketh…
Gyroscope One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Zero Zero Nine …
In a Beautiful Place Come out, and live with a religious community in a…
In the Annexe Watching me watch the pianos Hear the, hear the magic if…
Julie and Candy You're putting me on We're going to try it, you ever…
June 9th [instrumental]…
Music in the Math The past inside the present Yellow ball Yellow ball Yellow …
Niagara 'this is a... uh... map of the plan of William…
Nothing is real Jesus, was it you indeed To flirt unkindly with my greed? Pr…
Nova Scotia Robots [instrumental]…
One Very Important Now that the show is over and we have jointly exercised…
Peacock Tail [Instrumental]…
Ready Lets Go Intrumental…
Sixtyniner That tiny room at the beach was absolutely the perfect…
Sixtyten You know a way You know a way You know a way You…
Split Your Infinities The FEMA plans to imprison American citizens have generated …
Sunshine Recorder A beautiful place A beautiful place A beautiful place A b…
Telepath Testing One, two, three, four, five Six, seven, eight, nine,…
Telephasic Workshop [Chopped up] "Now this is very irresponsible"…
The Color of the Fire La dee dum I, da da da I love Lo-love No I lo-lo I love Love…
The Devil Is in the Details Just relax And enjoy this pleasant adventure Here you are, s…
The devils is in the details Just relax And enjoy this pleasant adventure Here you are,…
Transmisiones Ferox Nineteen-ninety-nine Nineteen-ninety-nine…
Trapped Should I listen to what you say? Or listen to what…
Whitewater The neighbours are brilliant, and I feel proud, and you…
You Could Feel the Sky A god with hooves, a god with horns…
[Audiotrack 01] Masih membasah luka Yang dulu pernah kau cipta Kau sayat kem…
[Audiotrack 03] Nammave ammayi tharichipoye cheyyi Ilanti haayi modati saari…
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@zarkflappysheep
Love this. its possible to get a little tired of the BOC consistency so im glad to find out that there are so many varied tracks i havent heard yet
@connor48880
wow I did not expect to see you here, man
@droan999
Fire
@alessandrofunari1548
great mix !
@narkopop6608
Cool benis track!!!
@JeromeIsTheMan
yup!!!!! !!!
@janstuwe404
Heard this years ago under totally different circumstances; gives me some cool memories😛😛
@charlesreborn1858
Where did you hear it
@janstuwe404
@@charlesreborn1858 on YouTube I listened to the whole album at one stage. My first Boc song was on sbs chill tho that's how I got into them
@Nyck-Dee
It’s funky time