Boards of Canada's Vibrations

[Fredd-E]

 

We’re picking up good vibrations!

Moz and and I compiled a playlist of artists mentioned by Boards of Canada in their interviews. Sorted by era.

Many times these are artists they have been influenced by or really like. 

The song selection  is based on three things:

1. The song is chosen in correspondence to the interview era. Example: they first mentioned Autechre in the MHTRTC interviews era so we chose an Autechre song not older than 1998.

2. We took into account the context of the interview quote about the mentioned artists. Example: sometimes they specifically mentioned the guitar play of an artist so we made sure to include a guitar heavy song of that artist.

3. Our own taste is factored in too, especially if BoC only dropped a name without much context.

Tracklist:

Spoiler

1 - The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations - Remastered 2001 (Smiley Smile (Remastered))
2 - Killing Joke - Flock The B Side - 2005 Digital Remaster (Ha!)
3 - Meat Beat Manifesto - Circles (Satyricon)
4 - Claude Denjean - Lay, Lady, Lay (Moog!)
5 - Front 242 - Headhunter (V1.0) (Front by Front)
6 - Stevie Wonder - Contusion (Songs In The Key Of Life)
7 - Michael Fakesch - Phins - Demon.2 B-Side (Marion (20th Anniversary Edition))
8 - Test Dept - New World Order (Legacy (1990-1993))
9 - Consolidated - Music Has No Meaning (Friendly Fa$cism)
10 - The Incredible String Band - A Very Cellular Song - 2010 Remaster (The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter)
11 - The Beatles - A Day In The Life - Remastered 2009 (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Remastered))
12 - Claude Denjean - Nights In White Satin (Moog!)
13 - Stevie Wonder - Seasons (Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants)
14 - Carl Anderson - Superstar - From "Jesus Christ Superstar" Soundtrack (Jesus Christ Superstar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
15 - Killing Joke - The Fall Of Because - 2005 Digital Remaster (What's This For . . . !)
16 - Parsley Sound - Twilight Mushrooms (Parsley Sounds)
17 - Isao Tomita - Suite Bergamasque: Clair de Lune, No. 3 (Snowflakes Are Dancing)
18 - Edgard Varèse - Poème Electronique (Varèse: The Complete Works)
19 - John Cage - Sonata V (John Cage - Nada Kolundžija ‎– Sonatas and Interludes / Music for Marcel Duchamp - Prepared Piano)
20 - Philip Glass - The Grid (Koyaanisqatsi)
21 - The Incredible String Band - October Song - 2010 Remaster (The Incredible String Band)
22 - Vangelis - La mer recommencée - Remastered (L'apocalypse des animaux (Remastered))
23 - Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno (It Was Like This)
24 - Michael Fakesch - Rand Va (Marion (20th Anniversary Edition))
25 - Test Dept - Nadka (Terra Firma)
26 - Phil Harris - Washboard Blues (Southern Comfort...The Best of Phil Harris)
27 - Consolidated - Tool and Die (Play More Music)
28 - Bulgarian State Television Female Choir - Stani Mi Maytcho (Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares Vol.2)
29 - DAF - Als wär's das letzte Mal (Alles ist gut)
30 - John Cage - Radio Music (1956) - Instrumental (John Cage)
31 - The Beatles - Hello, Goodbye - Remastered 2009 (Magical Mystery Tour (Remastered))
32 - Louis Armstrong - La vie en rose - Single Version (Satchmo Serenades)
33 - Autechre - Lowride (Incunabula)
34 - Sons of the Pioneers - What a Wonderful World (Good Old Country Music)
35 - Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi (Koyaanisqatsi)
36 - Meat Beat Manifesto - She's Unreal (Subliminal Sandwich (Extended Version))
37 - Nitzer Ebb - Come Alive - 2006 Remaster (Body of Work 1984-1997)
38 - my bloody valentine - glider (ep’s 1988-1991 and rare tracks)
39 - DEVO - Working In A Coal Mine (Duty Now For The Future/New Traditionalists)
40 - Dexys Midnight Runners - Burn It Down - 2000 Remaster (Searching For The Young Soul Rebels)
41 - The Beach Boys - Fall Breaks And Back To Winter - Woody Woodpecker Symphony/Remastered 2001 (Smiley Smile (Remastered))
42 - DEVO - (I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction (Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo / Devo Live)
43 - my bloody valentine - instrumental no. 2 (ep’s 1988-1991 and rare tracks)
44 - Edgard Varèse - Varèse : Hyperprism (Varèse : Orchestral Works)
45 - Vangelis - Rachel's Song (Blade Runner (Music From The Original Soundtrack))
46 - Siouxsie and the Banshees - Happy House (Kaleidoscope (Remastered & Expanded))
47 - Siouxsie and the Banshees - Spellbound (Juju)
48 - Nitzer Ebb - Shame - Mix Two 2006 Remaster (Body of Work 1984-1997)
49 - Front 242 - Never Stop ! V1.1 (Front by Front)
50 - Autechre - Arch Carrier (LP5)
51 - Phil Harris - Smoke Smoke Smoke (At His Best)
52 - Bulgarian State Television Female Choir - Houbava Milka (Beautiful Milka) (Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares: Ritual)
53 - DAF - Verschwende deine Jugend (Gold und Liebe)
54 - Carl Anderson - Heaven On Their Minds - From "Jesus Christ Superstar" Soundtrack (Jesus Christ Superstar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
55 - Parsley Sound - Platonic Rate (Parsley Sounds)
56 - Isao Tomita - La fille aux cheveux de lin (Clair de Lune (Ultimate Edition))
57 - Doseone - That Ol Pagan Shit (Hemispheres)
58 - Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain - 2004 Digital Remaster (Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) [2004 Remaster])
59 - cLOUDDEAD - JimmyBreeze (1) (cLOUDDEAD (Deluxe Edition))
60 - Aspera - Great Leaps (Sugar & Feathered)
61 - James Taylor - Someone - 2019 Remaster (One Man Dog (2019 Remaster))
62 - Jeff Lynne - Every Little Thing (Armchair Theatre)
63 - Jeff Lynne & The Idle Race - Imposters Of Life Magazine (The Lost Radio Sessions)
64 - Joni Mitchell - Black Crow (Hejira)
65 - James Taylor - Caroline I See You (October Road (Special Edition))
66 - Bola - Krak Jakomo (One)
67 - Cocteau Twins - Know Who You Are At Every Age - Remastered 2006 (Treasure Hiding: The Fontana Years)
68 - cLOUDDEAD - Dead Dog (The Peel Session)
69 - Cocteau Twins - Donimo (Treasure)
70 - Steve Reich - Drumming:, Pt. IV (Works 1965-1995)
71 - Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2005 (Apollo)
72 - Tortoise - His Second Story Island (Tortoise)
73 - Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now (Clouds)
74 - Mercury Rev - The Dark Is Rising (All is Dream)
75 - Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Storm (Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven)
76 - Aspera - Birds Fly (Birds Fly)
77 - RZA - Do U (Digital Bullet)
78 - Jack Dangers - Zxero (Modern Mantra)
79 - Godspeed You! Black Emperor - The Dead Flag Blues (F♯ A♯ ∞)
80 - Mercury Rev - Holes (Deserter's Songs (Remastered))
81 - Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Greensleeves (Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia; Fantasia on Greensleeves; The Lark Ascending etc.)
82 - Jack Dangers - Nano (Variaciones Espectrales)
83 - Doseone - Spitfire (Hemispheres)
84 - Bola - Pae Paoe (Fyuti)
85 - Steve Reich - Come Out (Works 1965-1995)
86 - Tortoise - I Set My Face to the Hillside (TNT)
87 - Ralph Vaughan Williams - Largo Lute Concerto in D Major (Inner Peace for Busy People)
88 - RZA - A Day to God Is 1000 Years (Birth of a Prince)
89 - John Abercrombie - Back-Woods Song (Gateway)
90 - Peter Schickele - Rejoice In The Sun - Instrumental (Silent Running (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
91 - Julian Cope - Kolly Kibber's Birthday (World Shut Your Mouth)
92 - The Paris Sisters - I Love How You Love Me (The Paris Sisters)
93 - William Basinski - dlp 1.3 (The Disintegration Loops IV (Remastered))
94 - Dykehouse - Map Ref. 41o N 93o W (Idol Tryouts: Ghostly International Vol. 1)
95 - Pixies - Where Is My Mind? - 2007 Remaster (Surfer Rosa (2007 Remaster))
96 - The Polyphonic Spree - Section Eight (The Beginning Stages Of...)
97 - Boom Bip - The Birdcatcher's Oath (Circle)
98 - Herbie Hancock - Magic Number (Magic Windows)
99 - G. Wayne Thomas - Red Sun Sea (Crystal Voyager (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
100 - Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity - Instrumental (93 'Til Infinity (The Remixes))
101 - Beck - Missing (Guero)
102 - The Doors - Universal Mind - Live (American Nights - In Concert)
103 - Earth, Wind & Fire - Power (Last Days and Time)
104 - Aphex Twin - #12 (Selected Ambient Works Volume II)
105 - Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (12" Version) (Love Will Tear Us Apart)
106 - The Velvet Underground - Little Jack (Squeeze)
107 - The Polyphonic Spree - Section Six (The Beginning Stages Of...)
108 - Chaka Khan - Fate - WSM Compilation Edit (What Cha' Gonna Do for Me)
109 - Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds (The Hand That Feeds)
110 - Ween - Zoloft (Quebec)
111 - Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove (Raise!)
112 - Sufjan Stevens - To Be Alone With You (Seven Swans)
113 - Break Machine - Break Dance Party - Original Version 1984 (Street Dance)
114 - Talk Talk - Happiness Is Easy - 1997 Remaster (The Colour of Spring)
115 - Talk Talk - Inheritance - 1997 Remaster (Spirit of Eden)
116 - Chaka Khan - I Feel for You (I Feel for You)
117 - The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody (Just Once In My Life)
118 - Electric Light Orchestra - Hold On Tight (Time)
119 - Aphex Twin - #3 (Selected Ambient Works Volume II)
120 - Joy Division - Transmission - 2020 Digital Remaster (Transmission)
121 - Coil - The Snow (Love's Secret Domain (30th Anniversary 2021 Remaster) [Bonati])
122 - Boom Bip - Roads Must Roll (Seed to Sun)
123 - Joy Zipper - Dosed and Became Invisible (American Whip)
124 - Bob Dylan - Every Grain of Sand (Shot Of Love)
125 - John Denver - Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone) (Some Days Are Diamonds)
126 - Coil - Alternative Theme From Gay Man’s Guide To Safer Sex - End Version (Theme From The Gay Man’s Guide To Safer Sex)
127 - Electric Light Orchestra - Loser Gone Wild (Secret Messages)
128 - Break Machine - Street Dance - Original Version 1984 (Street Dance)
129 - Bob Dylan - Isis (Desire)
130 - John Frusciante - Murderers (To Record Only Water For Ten Days (U.S. Version))
131 - Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People (Antichrist Superstar)
132 - Dykehouse - Sandy Strip (Midrange)
133 - Souls Of Mischief - Freshdopedope (No Man's Land)
134 - Misfits - Attitude (Collection 2)
135 - Misfits - Where Eagles Dare (Collection)
136 - The Doors - Strange Days (Strange Days)
137 - David Bowie - Art Decade - 2017 Remaster (Low (2017 Remaster))
138 - Nine Inch Nails - Terrible Lie (Pretty Hate Machine)
139 - John Abercrombie - Timeless (Timeless)
140 - John Frusciante - Time Goes Back (Shadows Collide With People)
141 - Pixies - La La Love You (Doolittle)
142 - Ween - The Mollusk (The Mollusk)
143 - Beck - Fuckin With My Head (Mountain Dew Rock) (Mellow Gold)
144 - Joy Zipper - Check Out My New Jesus (Joy Zipper)
145 - William Basinski - dlp 6.1 (The Disintegration Loops IV (Remastered))
146 - Herbie Hancock - Perfect Machine (Perfect Machine (Expanded Edition))
147 - Marilyn Manson - Minute Of Decay (Antichrist Superstar)
148 - The Velvet Underground - All Tomorrow's Parties (The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th Anniversary)
149 - Sufjan Stevens - The Upper Peninsula (Michigan)
150 - Bibio - Dopplerton (Vignetting The Compost)
151 - John Denver - Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning) (Farewell Andromeda)
152 - Julian Cope - Try Try Try (20 Mothers)
153 - Bibio - Bewley In Grey (Fi)
154 - David Bowie - Lazarus (Blackstar)
155 - John Harrison - The Dead Suite (Day of the Dead (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
156 - Mike Oldfield - Blue Peter (The Mike Oldfield Collection)
157 - Tranquility Bass - La La La (Let The Freak Flag Fly)
158 - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Theme from Tron - From "TRON"/Score (Tron (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
159 - Fabio Frizzi - Concessioni naturali (La preda (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
160 - John Carpenter - The Team Assembles (Prince of Darkness - Complete Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
161 - The Black Dog - Rise Up (Peel Session)
162 - Mark Isham - Intruder (Blade (Original Motion Picture Score))
163 - John Carpenter - Night (Lost Themes)
164 - Wendy Carlos - Rocky Mountains (The Shining (Selections from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
165 - Michael Nyman - Time Lapse (Film Music 1980 - 2001)
166 - Stefano Mainetti - Panteramela (Love Theme) (Finchè c'è ditta c'è speranza (colonna sonora della serie TV))
167 - Kraftwerk - Die Mensch-Maschine - 2009 Remaster (Die Mensch-Maschine (2009 Remaster, German Version))
168 - Mike Oldfield - Let There Be Light (The Songs of Distant Earth)
169 - Stefano Mainetti - Voyage (Planeta Encantado (colonna sonora della serie TV))
170 - Clint Mansell - Crimin' & Dealin' (Requiem for a Dream / OST)
171 - coL - Fault (Virtual Landscapes)
172 - NEU! - Cassetto (NEU! 2)
173 - Ultramarine - All Of A Sudden (A User's Guide)
174 - The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds (Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld)
175 - John Harrison - Something to Tide You Over (Creepshow (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
176 - Mark Isham - On the Threshold of Liberty (Pure Mark Isham)
177 - The Orb - Toxygene (Orblivion)
178 - Thomas Newman - Drip Goes The Clock (The Linguini Incident)
179 - NEU! - Hallogallo (NEU!)
180 - Paul Giovanni - Willow's Song (The Wicker Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
181 - Tom Tykwer - Bugs (The International (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
182 - The Future Sound Of London - Room 208 (Lifeforms)
183 - Johnny Klimek - Breaking and Entering (One Hour Photo (Original Motion Picture Score))
184 - Kraftwerk - Radioland - 2009 Remaster (Radio-Aktivität (2009 Remaster, German Version))
185 - Fabio Frizzi - Toward Dawn (Fear In the Town of the Living Dead)
186 - Riz Ortolani - La ragazza dal pigiama giallo (La ragazza dal pigiama giallo)
187 - The Future Sound Of London - Vit Drowning/Through Your Gills I Breathe (Dead Cities)
188 - Riz Ortolani - Nessuno è perfetto Seq. 5 (Nessuno è perfetto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
189 - Clint Mansell - Voodoo Cal (Sonny (Original Soundtrack))
190 - Paul Giovanni - Fire Leap (The Wicker Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
191 - Ultramarine - Surfacing (A User's Guide)
192 - Reinhold Heil - Back To The City (Land Of The Dead (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
193 - Jim Henson (narrator) - Bufferin: Memories (Manhattan Research, Inc.)
194 - Tranquility Bass - The Bird (Let The Freak Flag Fly)
195 - Michael Nyman - Drowning By Number 3 - 2004 Digital Remaster (Drowning By Numbers: Music From The Motion Picture)
196 - Reinhold Heil - Enter the Abbey (The Cave (Score))
197 - Raymond Scott - Portofino 1 (Manhattan Research, Inc.)
198 - coL - Contemplation (26)
199 - Thomas Newman - American Beauty (American Beauty (Original Motion Picture Score))
200 - The Black Dog - Strange Hill (Music For Adverts (And Short Films))

Playlists:

Spotify - YouTube - SoundCloud Go+

The playlist title is inspired by quotes in Two Aesthetes of Electronic Music which is an interview by Ariel Kyrou & Jean-Yves Leloup originally published online Jun. 1998 on the Virgin Megaweb website.

Quote

Q: “You also mentioned psychedelism.”
A: "Yes, we immersed ourselves in the art and psychedelic music of the time. We often listen again to groups from the late 60's."

Quote

Q: "Good Vibrations?”
A: "Yes, that's exactly the sort of thing we mean: the Beach Boys of the "Good Vibrations" era, the Beatles of 1967. The Beatles really became enthralling to us through their psychedelism. Also, some inspired moments in films, not to mention the Incredible String Band."

 

Edited May 2 by Fredd-E

[auxien]

excitation

[YELLOW]

Very cool, will have to check it out.

I'm trying to think of other material they may have recommended. The Campfire Mixtape that Marcus put together for one magazine interview. That's got another 10 amazing tracks on it. Of course there is the Societas X tape which is incredibly varied and psychadelic. And the only other example I can think of is two albums/ tracks mentioned from this postcard to Bola

 

[beerwolf]

Yep the paint is well and truly drying

[Fredd-E]

4 minutes ago, beerwolf said:

Yep the paint is well and truly drying

What?

[beerwolf]

8 hours ago, Fredd-E said:

What?

Calm down Fredd, I'll have a listen later. Though I actually know quite a lot of those tunes, maybe three quarters of them. After your last visit I was hoping for something much more juicy than a playlist with some odds and ends on. The Wait (that's another Killing Joke tune) continues....

[Ivan Ooze]

Geogaddi gave me some impeding dooms on shrooms vibrations

[Fredd-E]

2 hours ago, beerwolf said:

Calm down Fredd, I'll have a listen later. Though I actually know quite a lot of those tunes, maybe three quarters of them. After your last visit I was hoping for something much more juicy than a playlist with some odds and ends on. The Wait (that's another Killing Joke tune) continues....

I am calm. I just wanted to know what your reply meant. I am however truly sorry our little harmless project didn’t live up to your expectations.  But in our defense there’s more to BoC than the wait for LP5. 

[beerwolf]

My appetite for new BOC has reached fever pitch. Usually I like a little nibble when I go out for a meal but I'd prefer to skip starters and just go straight to the main course. Like a whole suckling pig on a plate! That's how hungry I am

 

[Pirtek]

57 minutes ago, beerwolf said:

My appetite for new BOC has reached fever pitch

Yeah, it can get pretty unbearable!!

[Fredd-E]

7 hours ago, beerwolf said:

My appetite for new BOC has reached fever pitch. Usually I like a little nibble when I go out for a meal but I'd prefer to skip starters and just go straight to the main course. Like a whole suckling pig on a plate! That's how hungry I am

 

Bacon of Canada, I get it now.  

[decibal cooper]

11 hours ago, Ivan Ooze said:

Geogaddi gave me some impeding dooms on shrooms vibrations

Samsies but on lysergic - At daybreak I looked out window and saw a cloud formation that looked like skull and crossbones - happened over a decade ago and I still remember clear as day

[beerwolf]

5 hours ago, Fredd-E said:

Bacon of Canada, I get it now.  

No. I'm just saying I'm ready for the main meal, not the sides. Nothing to do with bacon lol  (though obviously there is plenty of possible bacon on a pig....)

You have to get use to my Wolfman gibberish Fredd! I'd suggest not reading too much tbh.

 

Edited May 3 by beerwolf

[Fredd-E]

15 hours ago, beerwolf said:

Nothing to do with bacon lol  (though obviously there is plenty of possible bacon on a pig....)

Bacon of Canada

Boards of Canada

200% BoC, prove me wrong

[NewSchoolScience]

Ian O’Brien’s Desert Scores album is one of the best

[Schlitze]

Beerwolf disgracing himself yet again I see, why couldn't anyone on the forum find him help, to scroll down and see him making a show of himself is a cross to bear..he is a chronic alcoholic who should be in mental health unit going cold turkey