Getting Into: Boards of Canada

A short thread series where I usually would get into an artist's discography and explain to them for new listeners to get into them and as for today it would be Boards of Canada.

RTs are appreciated.

Despite their name, Boards of Canada are not from Canada. In fact these boys are from Scotland. Members are Marcus Eoin and Michael Sandison.

The name of Boards of Canada was taken and inspired from National Film Board of Canada where the brothers are mostly inspired from.

Early experimentations of music occur during the late 1980s where they would release few records here and there with tape machinery and cut up samples.

Their early works counts of such as Catalog 3 (1987), Acid Memories (1989), Closes Vol. 1 (1992)

These would shape their sound

Why do I love them?

As the boys start to sharpen their sound these guys edges off with their talent making landmark classics from Music Has the Right to Children to Geogaddi. The IDM touche they project on their records sounds goddamn euphoric. It's like as if you're transcended

Which record should you go with first?

These are some essentials that I really love. One from each record, EP and mixtape.

Albums:
Music Has the Right to Children
Geogaddi

EP:
In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country

Mixtape: A Few Old Tunes

What other artists you should check if you love Boards of Canada?

Aphex Twin

Flying Lotus

Oneohtrix Point Never // Daniel Lopatin

Autechre

Their best album? Geogaddi

Their best song? 1969 // Dayvan Cowboy

Discography Ranking (Album)

Geogaddi

The Campfire Headphase

Music Has the Right to Children

Tomorrow's Harvest

Boc Maxima

Thank you for reading the thread. Might do another of these artists. Which one you might give ideas. RTs are appreciated once again.

Enjoy your trip to the Boards of Canada