This April marked a staggering 25 years since ”Music Has the Right to Children” hit the shelves! How would you describe this analogue masterpiece? Comment below 👇
When I was in college, we had to write an essay on a piece of influential art in my English class. It was supposed to be 7-10 pages, but I wrote a 13 page paper on Music has the Right to Children. When my teacher saw the length of the fought draft of my paper she said that we had to chop it down. But after she read it, she was sparked by curiosity and she listened to the album; after, she actually helped me add two more pages. That was my sophomore year, I was part of a five year program, and on my fifth year I received an email from her thanking me for introducing me to the group and that she still reads my paper and enjoys my perspective on the album so much that she uses it as part of her lesson now.
BoC use samples from previous cultural era's that believed in a future that we now know isn't coming. So when you listen to BoC you're not just feeling nostalgic but also experiencing the death of the future. Their music can be classed under hauntology - which is our past coming back to haunt us.
Spot on. It's work by musicians like BOC and genres like Vaporwave, not to mention writings by Derrida and Mark Fisher, that remind us that the future we were promised is now just a fantasy, which makes us not only nostalgic for the past, but also for a future that never came to pass, thanks, in large part to global capitalism.
@@eweseloh Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline The Caretaker - Everywhere at the End of Time Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest Casino vs Japan - Go Hawaii The Advisory Circle - Other Channels The Focus Group - The Elektrik Karousel The Field - From Here We Go Sublime Bowery Electric - Beat Concretism - Town Planning Pye Corner Audio - Sleep Games Seefeel - Quique ....
This video randomly came on my timeline, despite not having listened to anything related to BoC. Needless to say, I went down a deep rabbit hole after watching and discovered that BoC are my favorite music act ever. Their music will always remain relevant as the years pass by because it's made with a real sense of humanity and raw beauty. Thank you for this wonderful work.
On an evening 24 year's ago, Myself and my now wife, took Acid and E's at the parents home. We listened to Boards all night, lit candles on an antique family heirloom sideboard in the dining room and watched the shadows flickering on the walls and ceiling, until, things going a bit weird and we repaired to the living room at 4am watching the magic roundabout on BBC 2. I got up to get a glass of water, and when I opened the door of the living room, the dining room was full of smoke and glowing orange. The candles had burned right down and set the sideboard on fire 🔥 and flames were licking up the white wall now black and charred. It's amazing how fast you can short circuit a trip when imminent danger is upon you. That was an interesting come down to sit with and ponder whilst painting over the charcoal. Lucky.
In primary school in the UK back in the 80's, they used to play educational TV programmes in class and there was a clock that counted down to the program. The music that played during that count down, in my mind, was Boards of Canada.
At 10:42, ""I think we have to be grateful for what we've got through the years"". Only an extremely sincere BoC fan would've said those words. BoC fans are the most beautiful people on earth because they are the most appreciative of what they have experienced with this music. ...and then, there's everybody else.
@@CamelliaFlingert An endless stream of BOC wont fix anything. It's more meaningful when it's limited, it makes you appreciate what you have more than what you want.
I cant get this out of my head, the nostalgia is so strong. I am born in the year 2000 and ive asked my parents numerous times if they ever listened to BOC. Never have they even heard of them, but for me every song on the album Music has the right to children i recognize... Its such a strange phenomenon...
Although it’s a shame to find out that the Old Tunes tapes were leaked - rather than released - I still am grateful for it happening. Both volumes contain some of my favourite tracks of all time. Trapped is one of the most daunting, but powerful pieces of music I’ve ever listened to and Boqurant/5.9.78 are the two songs that I want played at my funeral.
Likewise! Too bad for the band of course, but I don't think any of us fans are complaining :) Great picks, 5.9.78 is heavenly! Gorgeous, deeply moving sound that only BoC can pull off.
Buckie High is my favorite, followed closely by Trapped. But to be honest, anyone can make a valid case for any of the songs on the two tapes being a favorite. Which is what is so special about BOC music. You can literally say any of their songs is your favorite, and others will have to concede that it's a good choice. There's not a lot of other bands out there that have that same distinction.
During those days of the “old tunes saga” on the Twoism board, we had a user by the name of MDG who was the bands photographer and member of the HS collective. He claimed at that time that there was talks to release all of the old material officially however since it’s been, oh about 20 years since that statement was made, I feel it was just a line to try and stop the leak from spreading further. One day I pray we will see that “BoC set”
Yes, there's always a rumor about another possible release from BOC. I agree that if nothing from the brothers comes to fruition, we should all be grateful for the treasures they've given us over the decades. I certainly am.
what an absolutely incredible mini documentary on BoC! Seriously underrated with lots of insight and I could simply feel the passion throughout the video. I love Boards of Canada so much and this a perfect way to learn more about them. Whenever they might return to release more music, I'll be there to listen to it.
Uh, no one thought that. When I first ordered Twoism from SKAM’s website circa 1998 it was made clear that the band hailed from Scotland. What we didn’t know for the longest time was that they were actually brothers.
@@kidfortodaywhy wouldn't people think that? a band named "boards of Canada" with frequent North American samples and an EP called "trans Canada highway." grow some empathy, old man
that ending "the past inside the present" really struck me as music i math was the very first BOC song I listened to and made me enamored with their music. i might have teared up a little
@@AlbumAffairs I feel any song from Music has the Right to children could totally captivate me with that eerie nostalgic vibe. I also just remembered that when I discovered BOC for me I was actually working at the school I used to go as a child so the impact of that nostalgic feel was definitely strengthened by that. Also makes it so special to me too since now I always associate BOC with that time working at my old school - something that was directly linked to my childhood, as well as just the delightful interactions I had with the kids I looked after there
@@Waldbraut That's beautiful, thanks for sharing. Yeah BoC sure knows how to walk the line between eerily creepy and warm, beautiful and fuzzy nostalgia. I also had a recent nostalgic experience. This summer me and the wife stayed a few months with my father, who still lives in the same house and neighborhood where I grew up. Walking the same routes I walked everyday as a child, past the old elementary school, reflecting on what's changed and what's not, was really moving for me. In my adolescence, I discovered BoC and walked those streets while listening to their music on my iPod. And now in my thirties, I'm back, listening to the same tunes, flooded with memories. Nostalgia's a tricky feeling to put to words but it felt like the circle had come to a close. Good times :)
@@AlbumAffairs that sounds really beautiful and touching. I had this habit of intentionally revisiting some of my cildhood spots just to see how things have changed (which is kinda easy since i never left my home town) and its always moving me deeply. it's really nice to have that kind of experience
As I person who grew up in the 80s (born in 79’), I caught the tail end of the analogue era. My earliest memories are filled with rotary-dial phones, vhs tapes, and classroom movies on film projectors. As time moves on those memories seem like they came from another world. All that old media had age written into it; wear and tear in the form of scratches, static, and distortion-and BOC capture that era. When I listen to them I’m taken back to that time with a clarity nothing else can provide. It’s window into a different time-maybe one that was a little more human and filled with wonder. Music has the right to children will always be a top five for me.
yesterday i was listening to heard from the telegraph lines and i could see the moon through my apartment window and i just gazed at it it really brought back this nostalgia this memory from when i was a little boy looking outside my bedroom window at the moon... it brought back so many memories i used to have this stuffed blue moon in that room this memory was almost forgotten i was about 3 years old at that time
I became curious about BoC from a blog mentioning their name. So I bought "Music Has The Right To Children," and became an instant fan. And without anyone telling me of the nostalgia of their sound, it immediately sounded like dwelling on the good memories of the past, after an apocalypse; beautiful and sad at the same time. And to be able to invoke that image with sound alone, without the use of lyrics is absolutely genius.
I have been once again blessed by the yt algorithm to see another music related channel that focuses on historical context of more niche or underground styles that not alot of people know or appreciate. This is some quality educational content right here 👍
kul att snubbla över en så välgjord video om boards of canada!! de har varit mina favoriter länge, men har aldrig tagit reda på något om deras historia, mycket fin video! :)
Thank you, yes their discography is indeed flawless. If they do release another LP, I have no doubt it'll be nothing short of amazing. Thanks for watching!
Thanks! I guess at the time you're just going to see music that you like. Now they've become so big its strange to think back to that experience. I can barely remember it! lol @@AlbumAffairs
Their music reminds me of when me and my family would take camping trips and watch the sunset, and we would camp near pine trees and there was wildlife like birds, squirrels, bugs, rabbits, etc. Such a nostalgic time to me
Beautiful! I explore some of their nature themes in my latest video if you're interested. Also, I thought this quote ties in pretty well with your experience, and might provide some insight. "We have a main studio that is literally on a farm surrounded by deer and rabbits. We definitely prefer working away from the city because there's a timeless thing in our environment. In an urban setting you can't really escape being reminded of the current year, and music fashions and so on." -Marcus Eoin, The Guardian, 2013
Subscribed. Thanks for taking a moment to celebrate BoC. I wish more people knew about the incredible magical worlds they made… but something tells me that BoC made their music to be obscure. ❤
6 Years Ago I started listening to BoC after someone heard my new track and immediately said it reminded them of Board Of Canada. At first, I was genuinely offended, as it was the first time someone had compared my music to something else and I was under the impression that what I was doing was unique and had never been done before - Quickly realised how wrong I was. Not only had the style I thought was so unique already been done, but it had already been done BEFORE I was born in 96, and in the same Country!! (Im Scottish & was born less than 15 minutes from where they live) So yeah safe to say I was weirded out and became obsessed because I knew nothing of them and how to find them. Over the years, I've come to accept that they done want to be found - hense the reason I can't find them! And as for the music, they've given me enough. It woul dbe great to hear more but what you've done all those years ago till now is timeless - who cares whats in the volt? that's for them to decide. Sending love to you all, if you like BoC you might like some of my stuff - Bless!
@@constancemerryweather4810 I Would recomend Natures Memories. Most heavily influenced by them and their sound. (A Lot of the tracks anyway) Thanks for taking the time to check it out!
I accidentally stumbled across this. There is so much muck that is consistently thrown at you by algorithms. It gets tiring to sift through and feels like a waste of time. It's so fucking refreshing to find amazing work by accident. Keep doing what you're doing. This musical exploration is so warm and enjoyable. Subbed.
One trend in the 90s was clean, digital recording, but another trend was strong in hiphop, sampled vinyl, lofi sampling machines were also common such as the 12 bit EMU SP1200, Akai MPC 60/60 II, Akai S900/950. Punk and Indie and a lot of amateur hobbyists/home recordists were still using 4 or 8 track cassette recorders, and this was often dubbed to 2 track stereo cassettes. Sampling from VHS tape was also common back then- because it was the technology of the time. All these ingredients helped make the BOC sound IMO.
I remember picking up the CD in 1999 on a recommendation of a salesperson at a record store in Seattle. At first I was like "what is this?" It turned into a favorite shortly after a couple of listens. Great video bro.
I remeber the day where I discovered BoC, i was looking in Hi5 the profile of a band, then I saw the individual profile of each member of the band, when I was scrolling in the profile of the guitarist I saw his top 10 profiles (back in the day you could select 10 profiles and show them in your homepage). I saw the profile pic of BoC and i was extremely curious because i wanted to know what kind of music used to listen this artist so I entered to then profile of BoC and the first song I listened was Dayvan Cowboy and then Beware with the friendly stranger… after that i downloaded all the Geogaddi album in Ares. It was 2002 or 2003, that was how my obsession with BoC began. Now in 2024, living in Paris i keep my spirit listening to them.
Love it! Sure it wasn't a bit later? :) I discovered them 2005 on Last.fm. The Campfire Headphase had just come out and Dayvan Cowboy was also the first song I listened to as it was the single from that album. Loved it instantly and went on to become obsessed with MHTRTC and Geogaddi, especially tracks like Telephasic Workshop, Dawn Chorus, Julie and Candy, An Eagle in Your Mind, 1969 just to name a few. Thanks for watching!
This is an amazing video, statements and production alike. The imagery you used was perfect to compare with the music that these guys have made. Idk why but theres just something about that space-age 60/70’s aesthetic with technology that is just so cool to me. I think that’s why I like their music so much because it conveys that feeling so well just in music, it’s so impressive. Again, super good video man!
Walking barefoot on the ancient ruins of Apolonia, while tripping on acid and listening to Music Has The Right on headphones, will always be an unparalleled experience for me.
I think saying BOC is only nostalgia is reductive, and ignores the other emotions that come up when listening to their music. They're tapped into something that, I feel, is broader than just nostalgia.
Thank you very much for this mini doc. It just place words on what I feel about Boc and why they're just a special band for me since music has the rights to children. My surrounding often doesn't understand why I'm stuck with board of Canada... But you found the words
I went to a listening party where music has the right to children was played on vinyl on a nightclub I went to as a teenager and closed directly after this party. My father died that week and I went to stay at his house after flying 1000km to the city where this happened. Almost beats the spliff I smoked to BOC back in the day.
I think campfire headphase is the most organic and nostalgic of them all . Geogaddi and Music Has the Right to Children have dark undertones to it . Either way it’s great synth psychedelia bound to transport you to another realm .
Love Campfire Headphase as well. It's underrated and for sure the most blissful and comforting of the major releases. Though I guess that's also the very reason people maybe found it a bit underwhelming. Those dark undertones you speak of (present on MHTRTC, Geogaddi and Tomorrow's Harvest) are a major factor why BoC are so revered in the first place. Like no other, BoC are able to take you on a journey from dark to eerie, beautiful and nostalgic. Maybe Campfire, in the end, just didn't have the same dynamic range. Thanks for watching!
@@AlbumAffairs I see where you're coming at. It conveys a wide spectrum of emotions for sure. I just ordered CHF, but i plan on getting Geogaddi and MHTRTC. I havent listened to it yet on vinyl. Excited. Great review. Another great group that coveys nostalgia to me is Album Leaf and Autechre
@@Ozrictentacles87 Love Autechre, the early albums especially: Incunabula, Amber, Tri Repetae... all amazing! I'll have to check out more of Album Leaf's stuff, I listened to his collaboration with Sun Kil Moon which I enjoyed very much!
All very true. BOC takes me back often. Now I am 65 one year over that Beatles song and far away abroad. 40 years the wanderer to many lands. Listening to BOC is nostalgic. I feel like it is was when I was a kid in Sundrige Park in Bromley in the 1960s aged about 5. When all the summers were long and I explored everywhere. By the lake building rafts and catching frogs. Ah such long hot summers and people seemed so very happy. Life was less complicated and the most outrageous music was the Beatles... Anyway, that is what I remember :) P.S. "Orange"
Excellent video, I really, really enjoyed your take and style of video on this album that I can hear be talked about over and over again and still want to hear more of. Would really love to see a video of yours on Geogaddi, as I think it is as much of a quintessential work as this one. Regardless, great watch!
Thanks for the kind words, I'm happy you enjoyed it! There'll certainly be more BoC content coming as they're one of my favourite bands, just a question of when really :) I'd love to do Geogaddi. Thanks again!
Love BOC! They’re right up there with my other favourite left field electronic artists: Bola (my personal fave), Gimmick, Global Goon, Mu-ziq, Phoenicia, Plaid, Pole, 36.. and my mates Old Sun Storage from Calgary which incidentally is where the BoC bros lived for a bit as kids!
I love this band. I did find another artist called Airplane, he is also under another name or two but i can't remember what else he is called. Same kind of sound, and i totally dig it.
Louis Cole said that the leaked old tunes tapes were some of the most influential music in his life. I wonder how many other people are influenced by BoC’s incredible sound
it also helps my dad showed me boc back when i was like 7 and roygbiv was one of my favourite songs on my mp3 player so I have another layer of real nostalgia on top haha
One last thing. If you want my guess as to what's up with the cover to their first album, I personally believe it all comes back to where they sourced their vintage samples for _Roygbiv_ ("Lake" among others). This came from an episode of _Sesame Street._ ruclips.net/video/9j4kXWTJXLE/видео.html The same short film borrowed for those sounds featured footage of a family by a lakeside. The family is shot from a distance and the overall low detail of the footage, the color scheme, etc. all solidly look like a prototype of BoC's cover image. Even the inscrutability of their faces. I'd bet a hundred bucks that this left an impression on them that they casually ported over to their album cover along with the samples from the same episode. I can imagine they had the episode recorded from TV onto a VHS tape since it aired in 1991.
I was already into dance music/electronic music by the late 90s but it took me awhile longer to find this band. It’s honestly one of my few life regrets.
I was seeking for "analysis of boards of canada music", and stumbled upon your video. that's not exactly what I was i searching for, but it was 12 minutes of an interesting well presented story about a great group with interesting facts, a soothing narrative and just warmth. and besides all this, this is new content, so I'll ask here, maybe someone can help. In the: Gemini(2:20-2:40) starts pretty cool sound with an increasing repetitive echo-like effect. If u know how this technique or sound called I ll appreciate it if u tell me😅
It may be useful to point out that throughout history nostalgia has been seen as a form of sickness, hence the algia suffix as in neuralgia. They might see us as indulging in sentimentality.
That depends which release you have. On the original Warp release it's "One Very...", but it looks like "Happy Cycling" is the closer on the US release. Thanks for watching!
Incidentally, who did that recording of Arabesque no. 1? I can scarcely name another piece of music that is more specifically nostalgic in nature to me than Tomita's 1974 cover of same, not just because it's thoroughly vintage but also because it was used as the theme tune for a short form program from my childhood that dealt with contemporaneous space phenomena (Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer). I'm always on board for another cover that seems to achieve much the same effect.
Great video! i'm a visual artist, heavily inspired by BOC and I was wondering: where did you find all the video material? especially the old home footage from the 70s.. thanks :)
@@AlbumAffairs thanks! i've been trying to use it for some time but I am not able to find a lot of amateur super 8 footage.. are there maybe specific search terms that you've used?
@@DRO0M There's not a lot, but I was able to find some using terms like: home movie, super 8, 16mm, 70s, 80s, 1970s, 60s... etc. You get the point :) Hope you find what you need!
This April marked a staggering 25 years since ”Music Has the Right to Children” hit the shelves! How would you describe this analogue masterpiece? Comment below 👇
Nostalgia 🌸🔊🧬
@@xion3090 👆👌
Perfection
Life changing
Incredible.
When I was in college, we had to write an essay on a piece of influential art in my English class. It was supposed to be 7-10 pages, but I wrote a 13 page paper on Music has the Right to Children. When my teacher saw the length of the fought draft of my paper she said that we had to chop it down. But after she read it, she was sparked by curiosity and she listened to the album; after, she actually helped me add two more pages. That was my sophomore year, I was part of a five year program, and on my fifth year I received an email from her thanking me for introducing me to the group and that she still reads my paper and enjoys my perspective on the album so much that she uses it as part of her lesson now.
Great story! Thanks for sharing.
Dude can you share the essay somehow?
We want the essay
Share the essay, please!
BoC use samples from previous cultural era's that believed in a future that we now know isn't coming. So when you listen to BoC you're not just feeling nostalgic but also experiencing the death of the future. Their music can be classed under hauntology - which is our past coming back to haunt us.
Spot on. It's work by musicians like BOC and genres like Vaporwave, not to mention writings by Derrida and Mark Fisher, that remind us that the future we were promised is now just a fantasy, which makes us not only nostalgic for the past, but also for a future that never came to pass, thanks, in large part to global capitalism.
This is pretty spot on.
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Whot would be on this playlist in your opinion?
@@eweseloh Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline
The Caretaker - Everywhere at the End of Time
Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
Casino vs Japan - Go Hawaii
The Advisory Circle - Other Channels
The Focus Group - The Elektrik Karousel
The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
Bowery Electric - Beat
Concretism - Town Planning
Pye Corner Audio - Sleep Games
Seefeel - Quique
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This video randomly came on my timeline, despite not having listened to anything related to BoC. Needless to say, I went down a deep rabbit hole after watching and discovered that BoC are my favorite music act ever. Their music will always remain relevant as the years pass by because it's made with a real sense of humanity and raw beauty. Thank you for this wonderful work.
Random 35 tracks tape makes my eyes want to pop out of their sockets while I float in the air and say “WOAH!”
Love it!
My fave. So hooky.
On an evening 24 year's ago, Myself and my now wife, took Acid and E's at the parents home. We listened to Boards all night, lit candles on an antique family heirloom sideboard in the dining room and watched the shadows flickering on the walls and ceiling, until, things going a bit weird and we repaired to the living room at 4am watching the magic roundabout on BBC 2. I got up to get a glass of water, and when I opened the door of the living room, the dining room was full of smoke and glowing orange. The candles had burned right down and set the sideboard on fire 🔥 and flames were licking up the white wall now black and charred. It's amazing how fast you can short circuit a trip when imminent danger is upon you. That was an interesting come down to sit with and ponder whilst painting over the charcoal. Lucky.
Grateful yr not Dead!
a true love letter to BOC, this video nearly moved me to tears. excellent work!
Wow, "love letter" that's beautifully put... Thanks a lot! One of my favorite bands of all time, I'm glad it came across :)
Me too
In primary school in the UK back in the 80's, they used to play educational TV programmes in class and there was a clock that counted down to the program. The music that played during that count down, in my mind, was Boards of Canada.
At 10:42, ""I think we have to be grateful for what we've got through the years"".
Only an extremely sincere BoC fan would've said those words.
BoC fans are the most beautiful people on earth because they are the most appreciative of what they have experienced with this music.
...and then, there's everybody else.
Haha the world would definitely be a more peaceful, introspective place if everybody had a daily dose of some BoC that's for sure 😂
i'm a BoC fan yet it's not applies to me, i can't be grateful for what will end one day
@@CamelliaFlingertKnowing it'll one day be over is exactly why you should be grateful.
@@Reprobus3 i can't be grateful for sufferings, what kind of masochistic nonsense is this
@@CamelliaFlingert An endless stream of BOC wont fix anything. It's more meaningful when it's limited, it makes you appreciate what you have more than what you want.
I cant get this out of my head, the nostalgia is so strong. I am born in the year 2000 and ive asked my parents numerous times if they ever listened to BOC. Never have they even heard of them, but for me every song on the album Music has the right to children i recognize... Its such a strange phenomenon...
Although it’s a shame to find out that the Old Tunes tapes were leaked - rather than released - I still am grateful for it happening. Both volumes contain some of my favourite tracks of all time. Trapped is one of the most daunting, but powerful pieces of music I’ve ever listened to and Boqurant/5.9.78 are the two songs that I want played at my funeral.
Likewise! Too bad for the band of course, but I don't think any of us fans are complaining :) Great picks, 5.9.78 is heavenly! Gorgeous, deeply moving sound that only BoC can pull off.
the old tape art to me almost made me think i missed something so special .....
Buckie High is my favorite, followed closely by Trapped. But to be honest, anyone can make a valid case for any of the songs on the two tapes being a favorite. Which is what is so special about BOC music. You can literally say any of their songs is your favorite, and others will have to concede that it's a good choice. There's not a lot of other bands out there that have that same distinction.
During those days of the “old tunes saga” on the Twoism board, we had a user by the name of MDG who was the bands photographer and member of the HS collective.
He claimed at that time that there was talks to release all of the old material officially however since it’s been, oh about 20 years since that statement was made, I feel it was just a line to try and stop the leak from spreading further.
One day I pray we will see that “BoC set”
Yes, there's always a rumor about another possible release from BOC. I agree that if nothing from the brothers comes to fruition, we should all be grateful for the treasures they've given us over the decades. I certainly am.
A friend gave me this CD for my birthday in about 1999, I think. Changed my life as a musician and still in heavy rotation today.
what an absolutely incredible mini documentary on BoC! Seriously underrated with lots of insight and I could simply feel the passion throughout the video. I love Boards of Canada so much and this a perfect way to learn more about them. Whenever they might return to release more music, I'll be there to listen to it.
Thank you!
Very touching tribute you did man. The inner child lives on. 😢
Thank you! Indeed it does 🙂
The Campfire Headphase
is one i keep going back to. Thought that they were Canadian for years
Uh, no one thought that. When I first ordered Twoism from SKAM’s website circa 1998 it was made clear that the band hailed from Scotland. What we didn’t know for the longest time was that they were actually brothers.
@@kidfortodaywhy wouldn't people think that? a band named "boards of Canada" with frequent North American samples and an EP called "trans Canada highway." grow some empathy, old man
I’ll never forget the moment I first heard Dayvan Cowboy. I’d never heard anything like it.
Dayvan Cowboy and the video blew me away the first time I heard it. Instantly fell in love.
that ending "the past inside the present" really struck me as music i math was the very first BOC song I listened to and made me enamored with their music. i might have teared up a little
A profound sample indeed :) Mine was Telephasic Workshop, fell in love at an instant. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@AlbumAffairs I feel any song from Music has the Right to children could totally captivate me with that eerie nostalgic vibe. I also just remembered that when I discovered BOC for me I was actually working at the school I used to go as a child so the impact of that nostalgic feel was definitely strengthened by that. Also makes it so special to me too since now I always associate BOC with that time working at my old school - something that was directly linked to my childhood, as well as just the delightful interactions I had with the kids I looked after there
@@Waldbraut That's beautiful, thanks for sharing. Yeah BoC sure knows how to walk the line between eerily creepy and warm, beautiful and fuzzy nostalgia. I also had a recent nostalgic experience. This summer me and the wife stayed a few months with my father, who still lives in the same house and neighborhood where I grew up. Walking the same routes I walked everyday as a child, past the old elementary school, reflecting on what's changed and what's not, was really moving for me. In my adolescence, I discovered BoC and walked those streets while listening to their music on my iPod. And now in my thirties, I'm back, listening to the same tunes, flooded with memories. Nostalgia's a tricky feeling to put to words but it felt like the circle had come to a close. Good times :)
@@AlbumAffairs that sounds really beautiful and touching. I had this habit of intentionally revisiting some of my cildhood spots just to see how things have changed (which is kinda easy since i never left my home town) and its always moving me deeply. it's really nice to have that kind of experience
Very well done
Many thanks for the support! 🙏
You really made my day with this video. Beautiful
I'm happy you enjoyed it!
As I person who grew up in the 80s (born in 79’), I caught the tail end of the analogue era. My earliest memories are filled with rotary-dial phones, vhs tapes, and classroom movies on film projectors. As time moves on those memories seem like they came from another world. All that old media had age written into it; wear and tear in the form of scratches, static, and distortion-and BOC capture that era. When I listen to them I’m taken back to that time with a clarity nothing else can provide. It’s window into a different time-maybe one that was a little more human and filled with wonder. Music has the right to children will always be a top five for me.
yesterday i was listening to heard from the telegraph lines and i could see the moon through my apartment window and i just gazed at it it really brought back this nostalgia this memory from when i was a little boy looking outside my bedroom window at the moon... it brought back so many memories i used to have this stuffed blue moon in that room this memory was almost forgotten i was about 3 years old at that time
I became curious about BoC from a blog mentioning their name. So I bought "Music Has The Right To Children," and became an instant fan.
And without anyone telling me of the nostalgia of their sound, it immediately sounded like dwelling on the good memories of the past, after an apocalypse;
beautiful and sad at the same time.
And to be able to invoke that image with sound alone, without the use of lyrics is absolutely genius.
I have been once again blessed by the yt algorithm to see another music related channel that focuses on historical context of more niche or underground styles that not alot of people know or appreciate. This is some quality educational content right here 👍
Thank you! All hail the algorithm 😅
kul att snubbla över en så välgjord video om boards of canada!! de har varit mina favoriter länge, men har aldrig tagit reda på något om deras historia, mycket fin video! :)
Tack Juppe! Kul att du hittade hit och tyckte om videon! Trevligt att BoC har sina fans i lilla Sverige också, även om jag inte träffat många haha!
I finally know what band I'm going to write about for my music essay. Thank you for this.
Fitting, how well inspired and produced this video is, for a band whose catalogue is honestly flawless and perfectly executed
Thank you, yes their discography is indeed flawless. If they do release another LP, I have no doubt it'll be nothing short of amazing. Thanks for watching!
Such a good tribute to an amazing classic album. I really enjoyed this - thank you!
Many thanks for watching mate. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Been a fan of Boards of Canada for a long time, this is a great description of this particular album. Great job.🙂
Thank you mate
Boards Of Canada's music is just so special. Undoubtedly one of the greatest contributions to electronic music ever
They did play live. I saw them play twice at early warp parties in london.
Amazing, consider yourself fortunate!
Thanks! I guess at the time you're just going to see music that you like. Now they've become so big its strange to think back to that experience. I can barely remember it! lol @@AlbumAffairs
Their music reminds me of when me and my family would take camping trips and watch the sunset, and we would camp near pine trees and there was wildlife like birds, squirrels, bugs, rabbits, etc. Such a nostalgic time to me
Beautiful! I explore some of their nature themes in my latest video if you're interested.
Also, I thought this quote ties in pretty well with your experience, and might provide some insight.
"We have a main studio that is literally on a farm surrounded by deer and rabbits. We definitely prefer working away from the city because there's a timeless thing in our environment. In an urban setting you can't really escape being reminded of the current year, and music fashions and so on."
-Marcus Eoin, The Guardian, 2013
Subscribed. Thanks for taking a moment to celebrate BoC. I wish more people knew about the incredible magical worlds they made… but something tells me that BoC made their music to be obscure. ❤
Thank you!
6 Years Ago I started listening to BoC after someone heard my new track and immediately said it reminded them of Board Of Canada.
At first, I was genuinely offended, as it was the first time someone had compared my music to something else and I was under the impression that what I was doing was unique and had never been done before - Quickly realised how wrong I was.
Not only had the style I thought was so unique already been done, but it had already been done BEFORE I was born in 96, and in the same Country!! (Im Scottish & was born less than 15 minutes from where they live) So yeah safe to say I was weirded out and became obsessed because I knew nothing of them and how to find them.
Over the years, I've come to accept that they done want to be found - hense the reason I can't find them! And as for the music, they've given me enough. It woul dbe great to hear more but what you've done all those years ago till now is timeless - who cares whats in the volt? that's for them to decide.
Sending love to you all, if you like BoC you might like some of my stuff - Bless!
Whats yr project called? Got a link?
@@constancemerryweather4810 I Would recomend Natures Memories. Most heavily influenced by them and their sound. (A Lot of the tracks anyway) Thanks for taking the time to check it out!
#NaturesMemories
My favorite band. Thank you for creating this video. Almost 666 likes this video and you have almost 666 subs ;)
Thank you for the support mate! 🙏 Haha yeah, I should've planned ahead and made a video on Geogaddi for that occasion. In the future! 🤘😈
Thank you for this video. Well produced, edited, writted... I've been a fan of BOC since long time ago. I will follow your work very close ^^
Thank you, appreciate it!
The past inside the present. Nice finishing touch my man, that's a well done video!
I accidentally stumbled across this. There is so much muck that is consistently thrown at you by algorithms. It gets tiring to sift through and feels like a waste of time. It's so fucking refreshing to find amazing work by accident. Keep doing what you're doing. This musical exploration is so warm and enjoyable. Subbed.
Thank you, that's kind!
One trend in the 90s was clean, digital recording, but another trend was strong in hiphop, sampled vinyl, lofi sampling machines were also common such as the 12 bit EMU SP1200, Akai MPC 60/60 II, Akai S900/950. Punk and Indie and a lot of amateur hobbyists/home recordists were still using 4 or 8 track cassette recorders, and this was often dubbed to 2 track stereo cassettes. Sampling from VHS tape was also common back then- because it was the technology of the time. All these ingredients helped make the BOC sound IMO.
I remember picking up the CD in 1999 on a recommendation of a salesperson at a record store in Seattle. At first I was like "what is this?" It turned into a favorite shortly after a couple of listens. Great video bro.
Nice recommendations at that store! Thank you bro.
Everything you do is a balloon hits so hard. Like a colour yet to be discovered.
geogaddi gets me the most because of the song music is math and it hits me with that nostalgia
Geogaddi is def a nostalgia trip as well, though a bit more unsettling one :)
I remeber the day where I discovered BoC, i was looking in Hi5 the profile of a band, then I saw the individual profile of each member of the band, when I was scrolling in the profile of the guitarist I saw his top 10 profiles (back in the day you could select 10 profiles and show them in your homepage). I saw the profile pic of BoC and i was extremely curious because i wanted to know what kind of music used to listen this artist so I entered to then profile of BoC and the first song I listened was Dayvan Cowboy and then Beware with the friendly stranger… after that i downloaded all the Geogaddi album in Ares. It was 2002 or 2003, that was how my obsession with BoC began. Now in 2024, living in Paris i keep my spirit listening to them.
Love it! Sure it wasn't a bit later? :) I discovered them 2005 on Last.fm. The Campfire Headphase had just come out and Dayvan Cowboy was also the first song I listened to as it was the single from that album. Loved it instantly and went on to become obsessed with MHTRTC and Geogaddi, especially tracks like Telephasic Workshop, Dawn Chorus, Julie and Candy, An Eagle in Your Mind, 1969 just to name a few. Thanks for watching!
This is an amazing video, statements and production alike. The imagery you used was perfect to compare with the music that these guys have made. Idk why but theres just something about that space-age 60/70’s aesthetic with technology that is just so cool to me. I think that’s why I like their music so much because it conveys that feeling so well just in music, it’s so impressive. Again, super good video man!
Thank you for the support! Fittingly much of the space footage are from public domain documentaries by the actual National Film Board of Canada :)
This is excellent explanation of the power of BOCs music. It literally scares me that Music has the right to Children is 25 years old.
Thanks a lot! Yes, time sure flies...
I was looking for some context of BoC, and this amazed me. Thank you so much!
Thank you!
Great video! I learned so much about my favorite artist, and even found a new song!
Thank you. Not a lot documenting these artists.
Walking barefoot on the ancient ruins of Apolonia, while tripping on acid and listening to Music Has The Right on headphones, will always be an unparalleled experience for me.
I think saying BOC is only nostalgia is reductive, and ignores the other emotions that come up when listening to their music. They're tapped into something that, I feel, is broader than just nostalgia.
Thank you very much for this mini doc. It just place words on what I feel about Boc and why they're just a special band for me since music has the rights to children. My surrounding often doesn't understand why I'm stuck with board of Canada... But you found the words
Very relatable, I feel exactly the same way. Thanks so much for the kind support!
I went to a listening party where music has the right to children was played on vinyl on a nightclub I went to as a teenager and closed directly after this party.
My father died that week and I went to stay at his house after flying 1000km to the city where this happened.
Almost beats the spliff I smoked to BOC back in the day.
I think campfire headphase is the most organic and nostalgic of them all . Geogaddi and Music Has the Right to Children have dark undertones to it . Either way it’s great synth psychedelia bound to transport you to another realm .
Love Campfire Headphase as well. It's underrated and for sure the most blissful and comforting of the major releases. Though I guess that's also the very reason people maybe found it a bit underwhelming.
Those dark undertones you speak of (present on MHTRTC, Geogaddi and Tomorrow's Harvest) are a major factor why BoC are so revered in the first place. Like no other, BoC are able to take you on a journey from dark to eerie, beautiful and nostalgic. Maybe Campfire, in the end, just didn't have the same dynamic range.
Thanks for watching!
@@AlbumAffairs I see where you're coming at. It conveys a wide spectrum of emotions for sure. I just ordered CHF, but i plan on getting Geogaddi and MHTRTC. I havent listened to it yet on vinyl. Excited. Great review. Another great group that coveys nostalgia to me is Album Leaf and Autechre
@@Ozrictentacles87 Love Autechre, the early albums especially: Incunabula, Amber, Tri Repetae... all amazing! I'll have to check out more of Album Leaf's stuff, I listened to his collaboration with Sun Kil Moon which I enjoyed very much!
@@AlbumAffairs Word, In a safe place and Into the Blue again are albums id recommend. Have a good day
Did you say twenty years? Boards of Canada formed in 1986 and I have been listening to them for a few years shy of 40 years.
Thank you for such a wonderful, well researched and inspiring video ❤
Big thanks for watching and the kind compliments!
Zajebisty materiał, ten film po trzydziestu sekundach nastroił mnie na tę nostalgiczną atmosferę
All very true. BOC takes me back often. Now I am 65 one year over that Beatles song and far away abroad. 40 years the wanderer to many lands. Listening to BOC is nostalgic. I feel like it is was when I was a kid in Sundrige Park in Bromley in the 1960s aged about 5. When all the summers were long and I explored everywhere. By the lake building rafts and catching frogs. Ah such long hot summers and people seemed so very happy. Life was less complicated and the most outrageous music was the Beatles... Anyway, that is what I remember :) P.S. "Orange"
Beautiful, thanks for sharing! P.S. "Yeah that's right"
Amazing video, very eye opening!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed :)
amazing video, great job! I don't think someone who isn't a BOC fan could do a video like this, every detail etc...
Thank you! 🙏 The devil is in the details 😅
Excellent video, I really, really enjoyed your take and style of video on this album that I can hear be talked about over and over again and still want to hear more of. Would really love to see a video of yours on Geogaddi, as I think it is as much of a quintessential work as this one. Regardless, great watch!
Thanks for the kind words, I'm happy you enjoyed it! There'll certainly be more BoC content coming as they're one of my favourite bands, just a question of when really :) I'd love to do Geogaddi. Thanks again!
I was certain I was watching the right video when you quoted TRAINSPOTTING.
Awesome analysis. Thank you !!! Hopefully a new album before I cannot remember my childhood at all :)
Thank you! Let's hope so indeed. Nice profile pic btw! 🤘
High quality video, thank you sir!
Awesome video this. BOC will always be a different level than any other producers.
Man the editing is crisp, I need all those fonts !! 😂😂
Love BOC! They’re right up there with my other favourite left field electronic artists: Bola (my personal fave), Gimmick, Global Goon, Mu-ziq, Phoenicia, Plaid, Pole, 36.. and my mates Old Sun Storage from Calgary which incidentally is where the BoC bros lived for a bit as kids!
I love this band. I did find another artist called Airplane, he is also under another name or two but i can't remember what else he is called. Same kind of sound, and i totally dig it.
Don't know him. Do you have any link to his stuff? Thanks for watching!
Christ. is another Scottish artist, also Faex Optim from Scotland, and Bocuma an Irish guy, all influenced by BOC and have the same sound.
Amazing video!! Would love to see more videos of other iconic electronic albums ❤
Thank you! I'll definitely do more deep dives into some of the best electronic albums ever! Seems to be an audience for it :)
@@AlbumAffairs subscribed !
@@bow1543 appreciate it!
Cool video man
Thanks man!
Beautiful tribute, thanks very much, one of my absolute favourite acts ever/
Thank you, mine too!
Louis Cole said that the leaked old tunes tapes were some of the most influential music in his life. I wonder how many other people are influenced by BoC’s incredible sound
it also helps my dad showed me boc back when i was like 7 and roygbiv was one of my favourite songs on my mp3 player so I have another layer of real nostalgia on top haha
Very well made and insightful documentary!
The Campfire Headphase is one of the best albums I’ve ever heard.
My latest video is about Campfire in case you're interested :)
One last thing. If you want my guess as to what's up with the cover to their first album, I personally believe it all comes back to where they sourced their vintage samples for _Roygbiv_ ("Lake" among others). This came from an episode of _Sesame Street._ ruclips.net/video/9j4kXWTJXLE/видео.html The same short film borrowed for those sounds featured footage of a family by a lakeside. The family is shot from a distance and the overall low detail of the footage, the color scheme, etc. all solidly look like a prototype of BoC's cover image. Even the inscrutability of their faces. I'd bet a hundred bucks that this left an impression on them that they casually ported over to their album cover along with the samples from the same episode. I can imagine they had the episode recorded from TV onto a VHS tape since it aired in 1991.
Next to KRAFTWERK and AIR, BOARDS OF CANADA is one of my favorite electronic bands 🙂
Love them all!
Great film, thanks!
I was already into dance music/electronic music by the late 90s but it took me awhile longer to find this band. It’s honestly one of my few life regrets.
Better late than never my friend!
❤ oh broda awesome video :')
Thank you bro!
Great mini doc 👍
Absolutely brilliant.
beautiful video man 👍🤧
I love Boards of Canada
its like... I didnt know I need it "back" in my life, because it always was inside me I mean, this music but I forgot the be a child... mea culpa!
Nice video.
Thank you!
Beautiful video !!!
Brilliantly done!
Brilliant artists, brilliant video.
Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video
it's linked to the concept of Hauntology. The wiki page about it is interesting.
I have this great album on vinyl!
Congrats! Listening to BOC on vinyl is definitely the way to do it! 🤘
I was seeking for "analysis of boards of canada music", and stumbled upon your video. that's not exactly what I was i searching for, but it was 12 minutes of an interesting well presented story about a great group with interesting facts, a soothing narrative and just warmth.
and besides all this, this is new content, so I'll ask here, maybe someone can help.
In the: Gemini(2:20-2:40) starts pretty cool sound with an increasing repetitive echo-like effect. If u know how this technique or sound called I ll appreciate it if u tell me😅
Hi! If you want BoC analysis, find samples, interviews, themes etc I really recommend bocpages.org. Big thanks for watching!
It may be useful to point out that throughout history nostalgia has been seen as a form of sickness, hence the algia suffix as in neuralgia. They might see us as indulging in sentimentality.
Great video, thanks
The original album closer is "Happy Cycling"
That depends which release you have. On the original Warp release it's "One Very...", but it looks like "Happy Cycling" is the closer on the US release. Thanks for watching!
It's strange how your accent/speed of speech fits this video really well. Just another unexplainable thing. 😉
beautiful!
Incidentally, who did that recording of Arabesque no. 1? I can scarcely name another piece of music that is more specifically nostalgic in nature to me than Tomita's 1974 cover of same, not just because it's thoroughly vintage but also because it was used as the theme tune for a short form program from my childhood that dealt with contemporaneous space phenomena (Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer). I'm always on board for another cover that seems to achieve much the same effect.
Alon Peretz - Arabesque No. 1
Star Gazer... man you just took me back. Half asleep watching that show with that music... what a trip man
fantastic work. where do you source all of this killer archival footage?
Thank you! 🙏 It's all from Wikimedia Commons.
Great video! i'm a visual artist, heavily inspired by BOC and I was wondering: where did you find all the video material? especially the old home footage from the 70s..
thanks :)
Thank you! They're all from Wikimedia Commons. Great resource for creatives!
@@AlbumAffairs thanks! i've been trying to use it for some time but I am not able to find a lot of amateur super 8 footage.. are there maybe specific search terms that you've used?
@@DRO0M There's not a lot, but I was able to find some using terms like: home movie, super 8, 16mm, 70s, 80s, 1970s, 60s... etc. You get the point :) Hope you find what you need!