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Comments from YouTube:

@SkeetRadar

10y↑389

this video kind of shows you how weird humans are as a species

@francoiscrocy4916

10y↑62

That was the purpose of the movie “Koyaanisqatsi” made in 1983 by Godfrey Reggio. You should take a look at it… The original soundtrack was composed by Philip Glass (far different from BoC music which although suits perfectly to the footage) and adds a more terrifying feeling to the images.

@Autonova

10y↑20

François Crocy incredible film. it made me feel more and less like an individual at the same time.

@francoiscrocy4916

10y↑10

Autonova Glad to see that you took the time to put an eye on this uncommon and “not so easy to watch” movie. Like I said, the mixed feeling you describe is exactly what the movie is all about.

@SkeetRadar

10y↑7

François Crocy wow thank you for the movie suggestion. that movie was absolutely amazing and really quite frightening to be honest....I feel really weird after watching it

@joshhfrye

10y↑6

SkeetRadar
You should check out the films of Ron Fricke, too (he was the cinematographer and a writer for Koyaanisqatsi.) He's gone on to make some equally amazing films. Check out Baraka (1992) same message, but perhaps a bit more uplifting.

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@savageparasyte76

8y↑504

A little boredom can be a dangerous thing.

@BrandonHilikus

7y↑70

deathnote?

@DancingWithSatan

7y↑52

Brandon Hilikus this song is very similar to taiketsu (boredom) from the death note ost!

@BrandonHilikus

7y↑22

taiketsu song makes me sad and think about the past honestly even though its good this one not so much but still makes me think about the past maybe its just the video

@samyarabi9033

5y↑5

@@BrandonHilikus its music from futur, thats why

@shufukillah6772

5y↑7

Yeah, someone used the taikutsu track in vid and I tripped out thinking it was some lost remix/version of this track, which was released in 1998.

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@watcherthatboxer

10y↑460

I feel like a little kid wandering through a party my parents are holding. It's being held in the basement, and everyone's holding beverages and having a good time. They're saying things I don't understand, but I can tell they're happy

@Menvajea

10y↑20

Woah...

@LewisBavin

8y↑10

omg..!

@flordeloto7124

watcherthatboxer shit it's true

@meshuggahdave5607

6y↑1

...

@Sternertime

:0 :)

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@JasonSanders

8y↑616

Boards of Canada changed my life

@j09k06

7y↑7

You said it well, Vaporking.

@katearaoz1008

7y↑3

yes

@ennuied

6y↑20

boc still changing my life

@TheN1H1LL

6y↑6

A bit dramatic, it changed your taste in music.

@littleafterall

6y↑16

Their music changed his life.

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@debit256

11y↑121

I'm sitting down. I'm listening to this. And then I realize that life is going on, it just goes on, like a video tape playing. People doing things, other people doing other things, not knowing what other people are doing exactly. And it feels as if I'm an inanimate object, watching it all happen and just observing...feeling nothing.

@pessimistkai5569

Oof

@paulribera3475

2y↑12

Your kind of comment is the reason why I enjoy spending some eves on Youtube in the dark

@CapeRides

34w↑1

What a comment wow

@bradleybaker976

11w

inanimate sensation

@lukemas7180

6y↑254

ok i will tell you what this is song is about. this song is about being under the table at some family gathering when you are like 4 years old. you are crawling under the table seeing only legs of people sitting and you hear chunks of conversations that makes no sense to you because you are four. you are sitting under this table and it feels like magic and safe place. you are wondering what they all are talking about but you don't really care because you feel good there.

@robotrockboy

5y↑26

I want to go back to that place. World nowadays looks bleak and gloomy.

@nondescript4138

4y↑24

Man, that description fit so well with the music, it triggered memories that I shouldn't have had.

@juanker52

You got it right

@albatroce2324

4y↑2

Funny, that’s how one of Bukowski’s books begins. I think it was Ham and Rye, I could be mistaken.

@user-gu5dv7vj8r

3y↑4

bruh... i had this experience as a child. wtf

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@IsolationIndex

9y↑84

I can't believe I found this song again.

I used to listen to this all the time after my friend Amanda died. I'd had it as an unnamed song on my shitty Zen Pebble mp3 player, and I lost it in Corpus Christi. So many memories of just full on sobbing and healing.

So happy I found it.

@rexmason9145

9y↑11

There there, friend. Be well...

@AlvinHDavernport

9y↑1

Forrest Hooker Nothing can replace your loss, and I hope this song only brings up the greatest memories with your friend.

If you like this type of music, you might have bumped into a huge treasure. Boards of Canada's discography is full of little tunes like this. It is the life. I hope you explore and enjoy it.

@IsolationIndex

Rex Mason Late to your response, but I appreciate it man.

@IsolationIndex

9y↑2

Alvin H. Davenport I appreciate that a lot, and it does really give me peace every time I hear it. I've actually been very into BoC for awhile now (since I was 12 really), I just completely forgot who made this. BoC ended up turning me onto a few other artist within the realm of ambient music, and they occupy most of my relaxing time at home.

@mal2623

9y↑2

Do not be sad that she is gone but rather be happy for their existence in the first place

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@Deloreansyk

10y↑264

I can't believe "360p" was considered high-quality when I uploaded this. That's embarrassingly hilarious. Also, to those who point out that this is all original footage shot for Koyaanisqatsi, now I know! Thanks for informing me. And yes, I've seen the film like, a bajillion million times.

To clarify to anyone curious, this is a selection of clips form the film pieced together to go along with the song.

@Deloreansyk

10y↑10

I can't believe 360p was high-quality when I uploaded this as well. Seriously, what the fuck. It's as if my eyes were blurry in 2008, and six years later, they've seemed to sharpen themselves. Also, thank you for your clarifications.

@anzac90vap

9y↑2

top film (and band of course). check out my own turquoise hexagon sun fan vid. peace

@moonflash007

9y↑11

I just want to say thank you for uploading this. For me, this is the greatest video that exists on YouTube.

@Deloreansyk

9y↑5

I'm honored. Thank you. You made me smile.

@TacticalFemboy

9y↑1

Deloreansyk sir don't feel bad about past quality its fine its just how i remember it back in 08 :D

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@DragonDriver100

6y↑51

There is something sad and nostalgic about this music, even though it's music I didn't grow up with. It's like coming upon a perfume I smelled as an infant, but, can't place where I first detected it.

@KEIDREN

4y↑153

I believe this inspired Death Note’s “Taikutsu” Theme heavily. Take a listen

@luisgerardoperezolais1667

3y↑19

I agree. :) Still I kinda love the death note’s one.

@luisgerardoperezolais1667

3y↑1

I agree. :) Still I kinda love the death note’s one.

@katiele3149

3y↑7

It's the other way around actually Taikutsu was inspired by this because the death note anime was out 2006 while this soundtrack was originally released in 1996

@KEIDREN

3y↑39

@@katiele3149 That’s why I said ‘I believe this inspired Death Note’s “Taikutsu” Theme’

@katiele3149

3y↑31

@@KEIDREN ooop sorry my brain read that too fast my bad haha

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@Flopsy62

10y↑90

Listening to BoC feels like a moment of pure clarity. I'm so relaxed yet focused on everything I see, hear and think.

@perfectlyperfectpoint9090

5y↑62

Many years ago, I came across BoC, and became nostalgic of the 60s - turquoise lunch trays, hot summer days, playing in sprinkler, etc - and once I found out that is exactly what that album was intended to do, they became my #1. I don’t know if that was memories from a past life, or if they are just that good at creating nostalgia - either way they are amazing!! Thank you for all the beautiful years of beautiful tunes!! ❤️

@AnonEMoose-mr8jm

5y↑35

My favorite BoC piece. It has this feeling I can't quite describe.

@CB12455

4y↑3

Anon E. Moose You can say that about all of their tracks, which is far from a bad thing.

@DayOff1

9y↑226

When the nurse touches the hand of the patient at the end

@AMP_7

8y↑23

+DayOff "Sad and Beautiful" Described in a single image. God, this video is perfect.

@teevee182

8y↑46

I first saw this video and song after my Dad died 6 years ago. This moment really brought the tears.

@Deloreansyk

8y↑15

+Theresa Verhaalen <3

@alroulexe4996

6y↑9

Wow that ending was devastating. What a tune.

@DayOff1

4y↑1

@@teevee182 sorry to hear

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@armin5308

6y↑40

without Boards of Canada, life would be a mistake

@gbalao8885

Definitely. We need more music from Boards of Canada, not Black pink.

@Reosleoleo

11y↑25

this is powerful bro. Humanity has a great, beautiful immense drive, but towards the wrong goals. But in the end we all die.

@gothserch

2y↑10

This song reminds me of my first wife. She was a singer and also enjoyed BOC. She was my turquoise hexagon sun, my north. We split never to see each other again only during the divorce audience. Our relationship was very intense, and very difficult too. She hates me, because I was such an immature person and hurtful (but not a bad man), and I still feel her hate towards me. When I was good, I tried my best, but yes, she went because of me. When she left, I used to hear this song and cry a lot. Many years have passed, and now I listen to this song, and I mostly remember the good times I had with her. She taught me about love, about arts, about life. I hope that where ever she is, she is happy, or at least, she tries too.
I think this is my favorite song in the world...and I also think that if I ever meet someone that likes this song as much as I do, I will instantly commit my life to this person, because this is not just a song, is a whole new universe of emotions...and I want this person to be in my life.

@BodyCamcast

39w

🙂

@meuko

31w

Damn, I thought you said she also enjoyed BBC.

@BananaPhoPhilly

8y↑29

The beat in this is so addicting

@DoughyBoy

3y↑34

The space created during the small solo portion at 3:05 is just hauntingly refrained and beautiful. Melody isn’t clouded up too much; it rides along the rhythm with just effortless space between the drum and bass

@emilmalthesrensen5830

9y↑27

Boards of Canada is simultaneously the most unreal and real duo.

@Desolator84

5y↑161

I feel like, if I ever found someone with same taste in music, we would just chill out silently listening to this, and we could communicate just by looking into each other's eyes.
Love Koyaanisqatsi and Philip Glass too, Aphex Twin, Carbon Based Lifeforms, Tycho, Bonobo, etc.

@BananaPhoPhilly

4y↑8

I turned a few of my friends on to Boards of Canada and it made me so happy. Of course they had to get high first to enjoy it... but it was a step in the right direction

@onezerotwofour184

4y↑5

Caslav
Throw Deathgrips, Slayer, Clipping, Children of Bodom, and a few good trance songs on there from time to time and I'm ur guy.

@lilyjordy1203

4y↑1

love all of those things as well

@adrianenache6794

I feel the same way. But the years go by so fast...

@veloxaflit

4y↑5

Hey dude. Wanna come over to my house? My parents are gonna be out, so we can play the speakers really loudly and nobody will tell us off! Just let me know whenever you're free; I'll be waiting whenever B-) See you!

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@Snoochies

12y↑17

"All footage derived from "Koyaanisqatsi" (1982), which is mostly probably derived from somewhere else anyways." Koyaanisqatsi was filmed by Ron Fricke who is one of the greatest cinematographers to ever have lived. Very few clips from the film weren't done by him, just FYI. If you enjoy Koyaanisqatsi you should check out Samsara which will be in theaters this August.

@dunsbroccoli2588

41w↑1

Got boiaaniskatsi’d

@SofaKingShit

38w

Damn I'd forgotten about Koyaanisqatsi.

@ettolrahcecila

8y↑179

If there was a video showing how I see the world, here it is. Everything's going so fast. No time for thinking, dreaming, being creative. People try to kill the child in themselves but they fail.

@ThumpingThromnambular

8y↑18

Wow you're so interesting and deep. Tell me more oh prophet.

@67brez

8y↑10

if you like the video you should check out the film its from. koyaanisqatsi.

@carlosd.163

8y↑5

Funny, since that busy world You see there is also creativity, But not one childish or full color, rather a more...focused creativity.

@heathenbreathinfire

7y↑1

well put

@ettolrahcecila

7y↑1

Andrew Breslin
You're right. I will.

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@Yungtacosss

4y↑17

Hauntingly beautiful song.

@BlauveltBurns

3y↑7

BoC touches my soul…21 years later from introduction to them and never tired of any of their beautiful music x

@BakingPizza

12y↑10

Listening to this song and or any BoC song on a plane is absolute one of the greatest experiences ever.

@Ioganstone

15w

Lol with COVID would've been perfect

@Lost4life123

13w

So here's a story. A while ago I saw this comment, and this was before my huge Boards of Canada obsession. I thought about it often when I would go on plane rides, hoping one day I could have the experience of listening to this song on a plane. A month ago my good friend bought the MHTRTC CD for me and I ripped it to my Ipod. I recently went to Cuba on a plane ride, and I finally was able. It was late and dark, and I hit play and it was beautiful. So thank you to the original commentor.

@iceydaywalker9198

6y↑12

what an absolutely beautiful song name

@PeterMasalski93

5y↑62

I realized my place in the universe listening to Boards of Canada smoking weed...

@carbonhazard

5y↑1

what's your place bro?

@olsonbryce777

4y↑7

@@carbonhazard Detroit

@KopakaBased12

the cookie factory

@jaystev

4y↑2

oo weed you're cool

@remiremiremiremiremi

11y↑6

I'll always remember a comment I once saw on this song (maybe the video has been removed) the guy said it felt like "being a child among adults, hearing them but not understanding what they say" or sth like that. I couldn't put words on my feelings but It's exactly what i feel listening to this song, especially around 04:06

@SaturnineCheetah

1y↑5

This is my favourite BoC song. I was introduced to them by hearing their music in commercials, radio shows like This American Life, between bumpers on adult swim, in and Salad Fingers. This song is in a lot of media I'd experienced since my later teens, and I feel like its traveled with me, often there in the background somewhere until I actually found its source. To me, it always feels like a calm place to go. A little wistful, nostalgic, but overall hopeful and chill. <3

@SpecialPanda420

7y↑6

I just rediscovered BoC tonight after years man. Such a great sound, they have. So much music to explore as well. Fun stuff!

@Psythik

9y↑113

I don't know why, but something about this video makes me feel so... Orange.

@ahparis5916

6y↑7

orange hexagon sun, I see what you did there

@meshuggahdave5607

6y↑9

Forty two, twenty four, sixty ten lol

@Sternertime

6y↑1

great!

@bento0355

6y↑1

Ha, Orange Hexagon Sun.

@n_7458

LOL

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@dirtysnow11

11y↑5

BoC have often said in interviews that they wanted to capture the vibe of nostalgia and childhood, they got a lot of inspiration from movie soundtracks from early 80s and educational TV programs for children, they sampled these a lot in their early days.

@Herbert2892

9y↑12

What a beautiful video. Boards os Canada always make a good trip.

@moricwilson

17w↑2

No song has ever described more perfectly how I feel in social gatherings.

@philanthonytx

8y↑21

okay is it just me or was this video not searchable for a hot second there? anyway, i love this mashup of koyaanisqatsi and turquoise hex sun. truly goes well together even though i still happen to be very fond of the philip glass composition that runs throughout the movie itself.

@adultcrash13

2y↑4

i've listened to this album regularly for over 20 years. this is the saddest song ever created.

@leeccdoo

11y↑8

So beautiful, every time I hear it, it brings tears to my eyes.

@josshibu4155

4y↑25

How does one exactly come up with melodies that sound so separate from everything else?

@trevormurray7383

4y↑24

Sometimes people can’t speak and looking for that helping hand means everything

@pessimistkai5569

3y↑1

That's why I like religion.

@Zargogo

9y↑95

"All footage derived from 'Koyaanisqatsi' (1982), which is mostly probably derived from somewhere else anyways"

LOL.....

@jdloom1468

lol

@ruthenium6648

4y↑10

Nope, it was all cinematography by Ron Fricke, you can look up more of his stuff and see the similarities.

@Themortician123

2y↑3

Boards of Canada released this chill gem of an album on the 20th of April 1998. Somehow I think this was deliberate.

@Tom-tf1fy

1y↑3

3:28 This moment feels as if the pilot knows that im staring right at him and he's staring right at me and we're both in this weird state when you're spacing out for a while without a single thought in your head just staring at one particular thing. This is really the perfect footage for this song, or rather this song is perfect for the film

@888whale4

3y↑2

This video is amazing, watched it YEARS ago and the ending scene stuck w me so hard I came back

@TheShorts5555

11y↑4

BoC's music is strangely calming and relaxing, and the videos are sort of hypnotic too.

@William1872

11y↑2

The sounds and tones of BOC hit's all the inner thought signals of ones mind. amazing tracks.

@FelineFitness

6y↑12

This describes my mood.

@pessimistkai5569

You must be awesome irl

@stephenw1785

3y↑1

Hope you're feeling better now 8)

@arktikgraywolf

11y↑3

this song and video makes me feel like our whole lives are blank, filled by pointless rushing and running desperately for something.

@HiScoresBoards

14y↑4

A great video to accompany another amazing Boards of Canada tune! Thanks for uploading

@Koma_Kurt

34w↑3

Masterpiece ❤ Cannot describe my feelings when I hear it 😳

@typ044

6y↑5

Best use of Koyaanisqatsi ever, well done sir !!

@queenofastora

4y↑1

love how there's footage from koyaanisqatsi in there! i luvvv boc and koyaanisqatsi with all my heart

@kjclimbing7556

8y↑5

Great harmony with the film.

@BlPlN

11y↑1

The Koyaanisqatsi music is so fitting here; one of my favourite films with one of my favourite musical pieces!

@DariusDennis

10y↑4

Perfect song to start the work day.

@onewithsource9742

1y↑1

The greatest track and video of all time

@ABrix-ob8bf

8y↑1

amazing video, to an amazing piece of music. I love BOC!

@thedukeofdorks6001

8y↑1

Just picked this album up today. I am in love with this song.

@felipebraga1625

3y↑1

This sounds like something that you trying to bury in the past, but still haunts you

@KALONERD

11y↑1

Everything you do is a balloon and finity, including this song they are life changing masterpieces.

@WaleedHiggins

3y↑1

Great film, good song and nicely sampled.

@itsallrhythm

13y↑1

Boards of Canada synced with Koyaanisqatsi... How has no-one else thought of this before? Thank you so much for this, I love BoC and Koyaanisqatsi is one of my favourite films!

@joannecampbell3666

7y↑1

Definitely one of the best of Boards of Canada. 👍

@xPshahaf

12y↑1

my fav chillout of all time.

@psy-lion

7y↑12

So much sadness

@meshuggahdave5607

6y↑1

Beautiful.

@scaratara139

7y↑3

remembering the day i was introduced to boc

@System6Band

10y↑1

The supermarket bit made me hungry and nauseous at the same time. Only boards of canada's videos could produce such an odd combination of sensations visually and musically.

@kostaa713

7y↑3

Depression, hunger, stress, agitation, sadness, loneliness, disgust, fear, anger, boredom, indignation, envy, annoyance, bitter, confusion, embarrassment, grief, hate, hostility.

@mybldyvlntn

1y↑1

This is the song that introduced me to Boards of Canada. It's just as hypnotic now as it was then.

@hipno8016

3y↑2

Whenever I have a bad trip I come here.

@bearboyyyyy

10y↑25

Well that wasn't totally depressing

@Johnson-gu8gg

3y↑1

It's weird, its actually uplifting and makes me feel motivated but I've definitely gotten that sad feeling from this song before as well

@behindyou666

@@Johnson-gu8gg Its a really strange feeling for me, cant really put it in the happy/depressing category. Its more of an introspective feeling for me, makes me think and puts me in a strange place.

@Dat_Feathered_Boi

I absolutely love this video. I came here for the music, but I keep coming back for the video. Covid's at the tail end of it's rain, and after a few more months of light drizzle, hopefully we'll go back to this.

@caliado

15y↑1

One of my fav. songs. Also love the film. Would love to own it on DVD.

@cabrammstein

10y↑3

beautiful.

@beauc7992

5y↑3

Oh! Heh. Hello Emma. Glad to see you could make it, uhm, i-i-is a check alright?
Oh hum, I suppose I'll sort all that out with Earl. D-do come in!

@TaylorDelRey

2y↑2

The video is taken from the movie KOYAANISQATSI. In case anyone is interested.

@spunkfacesamplers

10y↑2

what a amazing track

@channelzero7700

7y↑2

Damn this is beautiful.

@Cannybal

11y↑1

You couldnt make something better than a mix between hi-speeded koyaanisqatsi and BoC downtempo. Thanks a lot

@biocsnerd

14y↑1

Astounding. Thank you.

@user-gu5dv7vj8r

3y↑1

PLEASE VIEW IN HIGH QUALITY FOR BEST DETAIL.

Highest option is 360p. Ahhhh, back when times were simpler. Remember when it was a total revelation when 480p was added? now 720p isn't even considered HD lmao.

@LonnieBhi

11y↑1

Boards of Canada's music always has that nostalgic vibe going on, kinda similar to feeling like you've lived in the past at one point in time. If that's the case, I probably lived in the mid 70's.

@frankyu553

11y↑1

It's Koyaanisqatsi directed by Godfrey Reggio. And yes indeed BOC's music videos never cease to amaze me.

@drew.k2385

thanks so much for putting this back up! love this video <3

@nickydastinks

13y↑1

brilliant.

@dhaneshsawant1014

7y↑1

best song forever

@waedjradi

45w

Boards of Canada made me not need or want anything else from this World. Their music made me a very content, easy-going person.

I have always been this way but listening to their music, letting it play through my speakers, in the background (while doing chores, catching flights to different continents, at the airport, cab rides, meeting various people, trail running, hiking, camping, writing or even just studying) has really helped me live out of time and has warped my memory in a really cool way 😅

I often find myself being the most content person in the room. Content with thoughts, feelings or perception. It feels great to not need or want anything or anyone. I guess that's what freedom is.

@Zalfenr

One of the greatest videos on YouTube. Chapeau Sir.

@lilwruwru

5y↑1

Beautiful songs and vids like these just get you thinking about the human condition... wow, so simple yet so intricate.

@sarahpratt2371

love the vid's balance of utopic/dystopic visuals, feels very BoC

@alexisafaghi4313

oh the nostalgia... reminds me of blazing in my room watching my cat look out the window and basking in the sun after school days...

@endooggeno1990

13y↑2

gran video y hermosa canción

@onlinepokeraddict

This goes unsurprisingly well with koyaanisqatsi

@gothfrog69

11y↑1

awesome

@ganjanaut

11y↑1

Loving all times

@mitch14141

12y

This song... I can't explain what it does to me. It makes me feel love, kindness, and compassion... I love Boc

@ZINCOX-yz9gb

6y↑1

Sublime.

@shamanorak

11y

It was filmed several years ago in my rectum. we had a film team up there for 8 days filming. due to the intestinal weather the filming took several more days than expected. :)