I just got my friend into BoC

Geogaddi · Post by **Geogaddi** » Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:47 am

MrBumgear wrote:I don't know anyone who like BoC or any of the electronic music I like. Either they have become jaded and only listen to safe, "Classic rock;" simple, toe-tapping, smooth jazz; or they think that good music is what they can find on the radio (Eminem/Metallica/Rhianna, etc.).

I have nothing aganst music that sucks (I love the Ramones, Adam Ant, and TV On The Radio). I also am a huge fan of jazz (mostly avant garde), but it amazes me how these blokes freak out when they hear BoC or Gescom (Or even Ochre). They seem incapable of appreciating anything but the trash that they are used to.

Same feelings here.
And in my opinion, if someone is enjoying electronic music, it'll be easier for him/her to accept more music gernes. Why? Because electronic music usually merged with other music sytles. if you're fond of heavy riffs/beats in Prodigy and Chemical Brothers then Metalcore may not be hard for you to listen to; if you love the sound of St.Germain and soon you'll fall in love with jazz; if you are eager for more ambient/melodic sound from BoC/Tycho/Ochre, you may want to try some post-rock or neo classical stuff. On the contrary, reverse this process may be difficult for many people: it's hard to imagine a person pogoing in a punk live show will enjoy any BoC's music.

Vexille · Post by **Vexille** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 1:21 pm

I find people who are really into stoner rock dont mind listening to ambient electronic. As long as it's ambient like old autechre, christ or boc and not brian eno or biosphere ambient. They may not get into it heavily but they can dig it in the moment.

MrBumgear · Post by **MrBumgear** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:13 am

Vexille wrote:I find people who are really into stoner rock dont mind listening to ambient electronic. As long as it's ambient like old autechre, christ or boc and not brian eno or biosphere ambient. They may not get into it heavily but they can dig it in the moment.

That is funny because I love stoner rock (Kyuss, QOSA, Clutch, Russian Circles, Pelican, etc.). At the same time I can get into "Confield," "Metamorphic Reproduction Miracle," or "No Pussyfooting" as much as anyone. On top of this, I love Death Metal and punk rock (Ramones, Bad Brains, Fugazi, Minor Threat, The Crass, Melt-Banana, Circle Jerks, etc.) and go to lots of punk rock shows (Sorry Geogaddi). I really do not think it is music dependent. It is all a matter of how fearless, open-minded, and free of pretentions you are.

Jonny_P · Post by **Jonny_P** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:07 am

ive played some BOC songs in my friend's car twice; he just said it was interesting but my other friend thought it was epic. its like they forgot about it the next day tho. right now i'm attempting to get my music appreciation teacher into BOC. i'm giving a copy of geogaddi to him.

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:24 am

I'll play BoC in all of my friends vehicles and they will say it's nice and all, but most people want music with lyrics. So my buddy Ken loves the Broken Drum remix cuz there are lyrics. On a side note I got him into Aphex Twin's Windowlicker. He loves it. My other friends like BoC but they would never put it on by themselves. My sister actually says BoC songs are scary lol.

So yeah, people in general are just apathetic towards not just BoC, but IDM and electronica all together. I kinda wish they weren't because it's so enjoyable that everyone should hear and appreciate it, but at the same time I'm a little glad they are. I like being just a little bit more weird than the average person. To have a more unique taste in life. I dunno, I'm just rambling while high on Gabapentin.

MrBumgear · Post by **MrBumgear** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:51 pm

There has not been an instrumental in the top 10 in decades. It will not likely happen again (unless there is one from a pop movie).

http://tunecaster.com/charts/music/inst ... -10-4.html

It seems as though people rely heavily on lyrics to relate to music. They need to be told what to think and how to feel: I am angry, I am sassy, I am horny, my girl left me, I got your girl, you got my girl, I got more than you, I am better than you, I get more women than you, I hate xxxxx, you broke my heart, I am not going to let you break my heart, I am not going to let anyone break my heart, I love you, I like to dance, Dance like this, I can't stop dancing, my ass hurts, let's all get along, spread some love, racism is bad, rascism is good, I love mythology, mythology is real, mythology makes me feel good, I was lost and mythology saved me, etc.

zeitgeist · Post by **zeitgeist** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:34 pm

^ lol.

Julian Candy · Post by **Julian Candy** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:41 am

MrBumgear wrote:There has not been an instrumental in the top 10 in decades. It will not likely happen again (unless there is one from a pop movie).

http://tunecaster.com/charts/music/inst ... -10-4.html

It seems as though people rely heavily on lyrics to relate to music. They need to be told what to think and how to feel: I am angry, I am sassy, I am horny, my girl left me, I got your girl, you got my girl, I got more than you, I am better than you, I get more women than you, I hate xxxxx, you broke my heart, I am not going to let you break my heart, I am not going to let anyone break my heart, I love you, I like to dance, Dance like this, I can't stop dancing, my ass hurts, let's all get along, spread some love, racism is bad, rascism is good, I love mythology, mythology is real, mythology makes me feel good, I was lost and mythology saved me, etc.

I hate sounding like a hipster-fagola but I really blame the industry for ruining the true soul of music with pop music or most mainstream music for that matter. Whenever I hear a rap or poppy techno sounding song with lyrics embedded all over it it makes me pissed as most of them write shit lyrics and use generic background beats, Fuck your lyrics and give me some badass guitar solos! Show some real skill!

My overall response to the industry -
(The hat represents my headphones)

PS: Rap used to be good but is now on life support (IMO) by people like Eminem and Psyche Origami, the only rap artists that can actually make a good song nowadays.

Waterbagel · Post by **Waterbagel** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 5:11 am

wasn't Marooned by Pink Floyd (off Division Bell) on the top ten?

at least, it was "the greatest instrumental" of the year or of the 90's or something

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 5:41 am

Waterbagel wrote:wasn't Marooned by Pink Floyd (off Division Bell) on the top ten?

at least, it was "the greatest instrumental" of the year or of the 90's or something

Love that song.

Waterbagel · Post by **Waterbagel** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:54 am

oh hell yes, my brother.
(just got the wall on vinyl today..

)

saurus · Post by **saurus** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:22 pm

It was actualy through my circle of friends at the time I discovered BoC

We kind of don't talk much now as I have moved away :/

Getting people to dig the old bluesmen ike Robert Johnson and Leadbelly is nigh on impossible in uni.

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:02 pm

Waterbagel wrote:oh hell yes, my brother.
(just got the wall on vinyl today.. )

Nice, I recently picked up Wish You Were Here on vinyl.

MrBumgear · Post by **MrBumgear** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:27 pm

saurus wrote:It was actualy through my circle of friends at the time I discovered BoC We kind of don't talk much now as I have moved away :/

Getting people to dig the old bluesmen ike Robert Johnson and Leadbelly is nigh on impossible in uni.

You should hear my Robert Jonson impersonation. I swear, you will die.

Waterbagel · Post by **Waterbagel** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:48 am

747Music wrote: Nice, I recently picked up Wish You Were Here on vinyl.

i found my own for $3, but it's pretty scratched up.. first minute and a half of Have a Cigar goes by in about 10 seconds :s

Off Janeva · Post by **Off Janeva** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:33 pm

I have gotten quite a few people to listen, 1 to regularly indulge, and 2 that are now almost as hard-core into BoC, as me. I'm really glad, because since the 2 and I started really hanging out in the past few years, we've developed so many memories set to the soundtrack of BoC. Cruising around town and smoking pot with our Japanese exchange student buddies and exploring nights on psychedelics...

Boards of Canada gave me an unforgettable ride, and brought me and friends closer together.

Oh yeah, one of those Japanese guys got really into BoC, too, and he took his refined tastes back to Japan, to share.

Julian Candy · Post by **Julian Candy** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:04 pm

Off Janeva wrote:I have gotten quite a few people to listen, 1 to regularly indulge, and 2 that are now almost as hard-core into BoC, as me. I'm really glad, because since the 2 and I started really hanging out in the past few years, we've developed so many memories set to the soundtrack of BoC. Cruising around town and smoking pot with our Japanese exchange student buddies and exploring nights on psychedelics...

Boards of Canada gave me an unforgettable ride, and brought me and friends closer together.

Oh yeah, one of those Japanese guys got really into BoC, too, and he took his refined tastes back to Japan, to share.

I wish I had someone to talk BoC with, the only chance I could find someone where I live who listens to them is if I take a trip to San Fagcisco or Bakedley.

Off Janeva · Post by **Off Janeva** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:37 am

I wish I had someone to talk BoC with, the only chance I could find someone where I live who listens to them is if I take a trip to San Fagcisco or Bakedley.
Tell me about it! I don't even get to talk to my own friends about it, anymore. I moved away. BUT! I am trying to get my stepdad into them all the time. He digs Roygbiv, so far...

Phasen · Post by **Phasen** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:34 pm

All of my college roomates are now total BoC heads, as well as a good deal of my childhood friends. Love turning people onto them, because it opens their eyes (err....ears?) to not just BoC, but ALL of electronic music.

Once people get into BoC (or Aphex or Ae or whoever) they are much more receptive to all electronic stuff. The aforementioned people I got into BoC also now like various combinations of techno, dubstep, ambient, chillout, trance, etc. So yes, spread the word

mucephei · Post by **mucephei** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:54 pm

Yes, I've managed to get a few people into BoC: my wife and kids!

In the car the other weekend my two youngest were grooving to MHTRTC, particularly Olson, Kaini Industries, ROYGBIV and Aquarius.

And my oldest recognised Olson when I was mucking around on the piano.