BOC Popularity

streamrunner · Post by **streamrunner** » Mon May 19, 2008 9:32 pm

polar sky wrote:Just because someone is their friend on myspace doesn't mean they really like them like we do or even half of that. A lot of people on there just want friends, they don't care who it is. But I know what you are saying.

ok then lets take another example. again, Mogwai has half the amount of comments posted on their profile as BOC, yet they tour and interact with the fans all the time. they used to have a q and a section on their webpage and they would answer 20 plus fan questions a month. who knows, maybe it is still up...

itannexe · Post by **itannexe** » Tue May 20, 2008 4:59 am

Aesthetics wrote:I've always wondered how many copies there are in circulation. What also fascinates me are the Last.fm stats.

Just some random artists:
The Beatles: 103,499,606 plays | 1,314,655 listeners
Radiohead: 98,859,369 | 1,364,518
Boards of Canada: 18,846,277 | 423,175
Aphex Twin: 14,161,397 | 456,505
AFX: 1,568,221 | 90,386
The Chemical Brothers: 13,781,498 | 683,384
Jamiroquai | 11,403,418 | 518,486
Squarepusher: 4,174,083 | 231,924
Autechre: 4,144,236 | 185,786
Plaid: 2,137,247 | 133,336

BoC has way more short songs but despite of that it's ranked way higher than I ever would expect.

Yeah, I think shorter tracks might be one of the crucial factors.

Vexille · Post by **Vexille** » Tue May 20, 2008 12:10 pm

itannexe wrote:
Aesthetics wrote:I've always wondered how many copies there are in circulation. What also fascinates me are the Last.fm stats.

Just some random artists:
The Beatles: 103,499,606 plays | 1,314,655 listeners
Radiohead: 98,859,369 | 1,364,518
Boards of Canada: 18,846,277 | 423,175
Aphex Twin: 14,161,397 | 456,505
AFX: 1,568,221 | 90,386
The Chemical Brothers: 13,781,498 | 683,384
Jamiroquai | 11,403,418 | 518,486
Squarepusher: 4,174,083 | 231,924
Autechre: 4,144,236 | 185,786
Plaid: 2,137,247 | 133,336

BoC has way more short songs but despite of that it's ranked way higher than I ever would expect.
Yeah, I think shorter tracks might be one of the crucial factors.

Beatles songs are pretty dang short too. I wouldn't attribute that all to the shot interlude songs though. People are just liking BoC and it's sweet! I am pleasantly surprised to see Autechre up there knowing how long and ridiculous many of their post Tri Repetae to Untilted songs are.

polar sky · Post by **polar sky** » Tue May 20, 2008 12:37 pm

streamrunner wrote:
polar sky wrote:Just because someone is their friend on myspace doesn't mean they really like them like we do or even half of that. A lot of people on there just want friends, they don't care who it is. But I know what you are saying.

ok then lets take another example. again, Mogwai has half the amount of comments posted on their profile as BOC, yet they tour and interact with the fans all the time. they used to have a q and a section on their webpage and they would answer 20 plus fan questions a month. who knows, maybe it is still up...

True.

Infinite E · Post by **Infinite E** » Tue May 20, 2008 12:39 pm

if i was being cynical i would say that the mysticism and hermity image have made boc more popular, not less.

bulletsoflove · Post by **bulletsoflove** » Wed May 21, 2008 7:33 pm

I only met one person who liked BoC, and he was from Germany and I fell in love with him temporarily.. The semester ended and I never saw him again!
Also, I was at Sears, in the Tool Department, and I heard BoC on their stereo.. I nearly peed! I doubt anyone else was as excited as I was.

itannexe · Post by **itannexe** » Thu May 22, 2008 1:28 am

bulletsoflove wrote:I only met one person who liked BoC, and he was from Germany and I fell in love with him temporarily.. The semester ended and I never saw him again!

Did you fell in love with him just because of BoC?

bulletsoflove · Post by **bulletsoflove** » Thu May 22, 2008 2:47 am

itannexe wrote:
bulletsoflove wrote:I only met one person who liked BoC, and he was from Germany and I fell in love with him temporarily.. The semester ended and I never saw him again!
Did you fell in love with him just because of BoC?

pretty much and his sexy german accent.. just don't tell my boy! jk, he knows!

meat like product · Post by **meat like product** » Thu May 22, 2008 3:18 am

I haven't met a single person who knows boards of canada and I live in a college town. But I have introduced them to more than a handful of people who have become big fans.

Shadowshocker · Post by **Shadowshocker** » Thu May 22, 2008 3:37 am

Nobody around me even knows what "idm" is. Anytime I play a song, it's usually classified as "techno". I have a friend who I got into idm and BoC right when I first heard them, but otherwise nobody really knows/has heard of them...which can be kind of a nice thing too.

meat like product · Post by **meat like product** » Thu May 22, 2008 5:06 am

Shadowshocker wrote:Nobody around me even knows what "idm" is. Anytime I play a song, it's usually classified as "techno". I have a friend who I got into idm and BoC right when I first heard them, but otherwise nobody really knows/has heard of them...which can be kind of a nice thing too.

somewhat unrelated but I can't stand when someone asks me what kind(s) of music I like and when I respond with "electronic" their face usually drops and I have to explain to them that electronic music doesn't necessarily mean techno trance house BS.

hohes_c · Post by **hohes_c** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:27 am

bulletsoflove wrote:I only met one person who liked BoC, and he was from Germany and I fell in love with him temporarily.. The semester ended and I never saw him again!

I've got a german accent too... :p

meat like product wrote:somewhat unrelated but I can't stand when someone asks me what kind(s) of music I like and when I respond with "electronic" their face usually drops and I have to explain to them that electronic music doesn't necessarily mean techno trance house BS.

I hear you mate! This is highly annoying.
When I was in college and started to seriously get into this sort of music sometimes I was asked that very same question. Usually I replied by name dropping some acts just to see if there is any positive reaction by that person, but then all I got is some headshaking and a stare as if I was some sort of weirdo. Which put me into loads of awkward predicaments. Even today I mostly keep my tastes to myself.
Now only my closest friends know about the music I listen to and sometimes I can make them listen to that very same stuff but they are mostly into Nirvana and Red Hot Chili Peppers etc...
what can you expect with such basic tastes. :p

Shoes · Post by **Shoes** » Thu May 22, 2008 6:14 pm

How many MySpace friends someone has is a terrible indication of popularity. Hell, I have 176 friends. About 6 people know my music.

Dragon · Post by **Dragon** » Sat May 24, 2008 2:20 am

Has anyone ever been asked what they're listening to, and when you respond with the track name, they say "Oh, I've never heard of them"?

thegr8brian · Post by **thegr8brian** » Sat May 24, 2008 6:54 am

Dragon wrote:Has anyone ever been asked what they're listening to, and when you respond with the track name, they say "Oh, I've never heard of them"?

I more often would respond with the artist, so I have not had this issue...although if the person inquiring was clearly aware of the artist I might respond with the track name.

Pilzolli · Post by **Pilzolli** » Sat May 24, 2008 5:03 pm

I never met anyone who knows them.
I live near cologne, which is quite a big town and some sort of a media centre like berlin- but it seems no one knows them.

I have a link on my homepage (ok, it's about growing mushrooms, not music) since 2004 and never got feedback about 'em.

I really really would like to meet someone, I mean hearing Boards of Canada makes a human real

...and I love to meet open minded people!

At least my wife and my kids (and my dear brother, too) love them the same way I do...

Best wishes,
Oliver

Ah, before I forget: www.pilzolli.de - german, but fun

itannexe · Post by **itannexe** » Sat May 24, 2008 6:59 pm

Pilzolli wrote:I never met anyone who knows them.
I live near cologne, which is quite a big town and some sort of a media centre like berlin- but it seems no one knows them.

I have a link on my homepage (ok, it's about growing mushrooms, not music) since 2004 and never got feedback about 'em.

I really really would like to meet someone, I mean hearing Boards of Canada makes a human real ...and I love to meet open minded people!

At least my wife and my kids (and my dear brother, too) love them the same way I do...

Best wishes,
Oliver

Ah, before I forget: www.pilzolli.de - german, but fun

Hi Oliver,
well, at least you have someone to hear BoC with... in my case my beloved brother can't stand a single song. He says they just do Game Boy sounds... and he is the person nearest to my musical tastes around!

He introduced me to Portishead, Radiohead or Herbert, and there are lots of other bands we both like, so I can't complain, but in terms of electronic music in a strict sense, we're two worlds appart.

As for your web, there's some interesting work in there, nice pics!
I'm afraid I don't understand any german though...

wooz · Post by **wooz** » Sat May 24, 2008 8:09 pm

Still waiting for the first person who makes a remark about my boc shirt. Oh well, you can't blame folks since it's not the most accessible music and you have to look actively to find their stuff. I don't really mind either to be honest

Dalboz · Post by **Dalboz** » Sun May 25, 2008 12:46 am

I think these guys (Boads of Canada) redefined music, so I bow to them.
Glad to hear they are becoming more and more popular.

keep going BoC

Fisk of Oregon · Post by **Fisk of Oregon** » Wed May 28, 2008 12:12 am

I believe I've gotten no more than 5 comments on my BoC shirt since owning it for at least a year. Since... at least a year. We have: That kid I met at a Portland Timbers game who I later saw at the Daft Punk concert in Shittle (some of us Portlanders know Seattle better as that), my brother's old childhood friend, that guy from Hewlett-Packard who is as into them as any of us, my cousin-in-law, and that kid today who told me his brother owned the same shirt.