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Posted by filipgaliza on Sep-17-2004 04:46:

Boards of Canada

Hi Folks,

I have recently gotten into Boards of Canada BIG TIME. I absolutely love their vibes, their simplicity (and complexity if you will), the beats and the feelings they project... Anyway after purchasing everything out there that they have I want to get into this music genre a bit more but I don't know what or who to get.

Does anyone have any recommendations for CDs that are of the Boards of Canada style? This is new territory to me so if there are other musicians you could recommend I'd appreciate it.

Filip

Posted by mikefasssy on Sep-17-2004 06:27:

check out discogs, and get lost in the mad linkage between artists/remixes etc. probably the best way to discover good shit.

i suppose Herrmann & Kleine and pseudo BOC-ish, im partial to ellis island sound and Bogdan Raczynski however.

peace, caleb

Posted by Minhaj on Sep-17-2004 12:09:

is Boards of Canada like trance?

Posted by Noisician on Sep-17-2004 12:58:

anything by casino versus japan or isan.

quote:
Originally posted by BrownTA4Life
is Boards of Canada like trance?

no, boc's music is actually good.

Posted by Gladius on Sep-17-2004 14:15:

quote:
Originally posted by Noisician
no, boc's music is actually good.[/color]

heh, then what are you doing here? =>
I have 2 cd's of BOC, both love em, but I can't recommend any other stuff, don't know much about this style.

Posted by mikefasssy on Sep-17-2004 17:15:

im partial to the entire warp label, but lots of the music isn't the same style as boc, but still very cool.

two lone swordsmen is great as well.

Posted by bluerose on Sep-17-2004 18:31:

BOC are rare geniuses with a style all their own. They are often imitated but never equalled. One artist that I like that is similar is Christ. He actually used to be part of BOC. Another project that are compared to BOC is Freescha, I'm not that impressed though. You might want to check out Murcof, Arovane and Biosphere for a similar vibe.

Posted by rainbow_marble on Sep-17-2004 18:45:

ahh excellent... someone else who loves boc

well... if you want similar styles check out Mum, Autechre or Gescom. I absolutely love Mum, some of the greatest sounds out there. Mum - Smell Memory you will fall in love with if you like boc. Not quite as mysterious as boards, great sounds though. enjoy.

Posted by bluerose on Sep-17-2004 18:47:

Mum - yesterday is dramatic, today is okay is their best IMO. Don't get the new one with the horrible vocals.

Posted by djshan on Sep-17-2004 20:29:

quote:
Originally posted by BrownTA4Life
is Boards of Canada like trance?

chillout music.

for me- not my thing

Posted by biznology on Sep-17-2004 21:02:

Nick Warrens Global Underground Reykjavik CD1 has not only many similarities to boc, it also has one of their songs|

Posted by torontotrance on Sep-17-2004 21:11:

The pork label has stuff like that.

Posted by mikefasssy on Sep-17-2004 22:05:

mums alright, slightly cheesy vibe if you ask me.

Posted by auujay on Sep-17-2004 23:31:

quote:
Originally posted by djshan
chillout music.

for me- not my thing

I think it is unfair to label them simply as "chillout". When I think of chillout I imagine the cheesy ambient remixes of trance tunes. BOC is much more interesting and complex. I guess it is sorta ambient/chillout/electronic...

Posted by trite on Sep-18-2004 00:47:

Take a look around http://www.boomkat.com/

Posted by Kyk on Sep-18-2004 09:47:

If you like BOC, you'll simply love Nick Warren's Reykjavic GU Disk 1. -- Speaking of Warren, Way Out West's new album is sure to appeal to your musical palette.

While we're on artists similar to BOC, let me give you a few album suggestions.

Way Out West - Don't Look Now (2004)
Akufen - My Way (2002)
Bent - Programmed To Love (2001)
Biosphere - Microgravity (1995)
Coldcut - Let Us Play (1997)
Future Sound Of London - Accelerator (1996)
Lamb - Between Darkness and Wonder (2004)
Land Of The Loops - Bundle Of Joy (1997)
Leftfield - Leftism (1995)
Spacetime Continuum - Remit Recaps (1995)

That's just a start - Let me know what you think.

Posted by vinnie97 on Sep-20-2004 11:06:

Shocker, Boards of Canada mentioned here? They're amazing indeed...Mum is lightweight compared to the haunting moods they evoke. Getting lost in Gedaddi is an experience you won't soon forget.