Orban

[Alcofribas]

File this under Minor Speculation

i've been looking into vintage Orban gear (made for radio broadcasting) and i feel it's quite possible The Brothers took some graphic inspiration from this gear. maybe they even use it? the signature blue and whatever that font is are very BOC imo. just a thought.

Edited October 22, 2023 by Alcofribas

[zero]

thx for sharing the thought... One Very Important Thought

the font type definitely looks the same as what they've used before. especially on MHTRTC. 

looks like it's called ITC Bauhaus, based on what this says:

https://fontsinuse.com/uses/25531/boards-of-canada-music-has-the-right-to-child#:~:text=Typefaces,-More about ITC&text=Music Has the Right to Children is the debut studio,on front%2C back and CD. 

[keen drops]

The ITC Bauhaus was designed in 1975. And the Orban equipment shown on the photo was probably manufactured much earlier, 1969?  I believe they used the Blippo font for the logo, which was released in 1969 as well. . This makes your idea even more fitting hahah)

 

Edited October 31, 2023 by keen drops

[Alcofribas]

8 hours ago, keen drops said:

And the Orban equipment shown on the photo was probably manufactured much earlier, 1969

precise release dates are difficult for these. for reference, this order form and catalog from 1982 lists then-current Orban items for sale and both of the units pictured in my post (418A and 526A) were available; I'd not think they were still selling equipment from the 60s in this list. 

also if you take a look at this timeline you can see the precursor to the 526A (the 516EC) was released in 1974. also, my understanding of the 418A is that it was developed from the multiband compression system of the Optimod which was first released in 1975. so my best guess is the signature Orban blue-face gear with the BOC font were released late 70s/early 80s. 

 

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very boc