Um, I like bands like Boards Of Canada....

PadraïK · Post by **PadraïK** » Fri May 27, 2011 9:56 am

- "Do you know boards of canada?"
- "No"
- "It's a scottisch duo that makes the most fantastical music I've ever heard"
- "oh I thought you said they were from canada"
- "No I think one of em lives in new zealand and the other somewhere in azia, but I'm not sure"
- "And how are your kids doing"

Milky · Post by **Milky** » Fri May 27, 2011 1:50 pm

My dad calls them "Boards Of Ironing", because he thinks he's funny.
He calls Aphex Twin "Aphex Weasley" after I told him he was ginger.

pointlessdude · Post by **pointlessdude** » Fri May 27, 2011 4:33 pm

Waterbagel wrote:i have no one to talk about them with

(except you, twoism)

theoktitus · Post by **theoktitus** » Fri May 27, 2011 5:44 pm

lackerz wrote:"yer, yer, i've heard them, you played them to me before.. yer it was good" [change topic] ://////

Yep, that's the same as the response I got from my friend.

From the other people I've played BoC for, they don't like them.

As for everyone I've asked, it's always a no. Then again, most people I know really are pretty much in the indie pop or rap scene, so I hardly ever even ask.

The909Virus · Post by **The909Virus** » Fri May 27, 2011 5:59 pm

It's always difficult to try and introduce a band like BoC to a friend, I think it's better if they just discover their music themselves. I have quite a few friends that like them however, some guys where i work are fans of them which is awesome since we can always recommend each other new kinds of music we may like.

audiotrack · Post by **audiotrack** » Fri May 27, 2011 9:32 pm

i was always into autechre and aphex twin in a massive way. BoC was there but i didnt care too much for it.
now i still have time for autechre but aphex gets on my tits and BoC is the shit..
strange...................init!?

Pimpanicaille · Post by **Pimpanicaille** » Fri May 27, 2011 10:46 pm

Never met a fan either around here, nobody knows them. Weird because BOC defines me and who I am in a way.

But I got my mom to like them! She loves "Amo Bishop Roden" and says it reminds her of old slide films and childhood memories.

asymmetrical head · Post by **asymmetrical head** » Sun May 29, 2011 3:19 am

I don't know if I ever spoke about them to people before other than my wife and a friend that likes shoe gazey music and hip hop.

I did drop "In a Beautiful Place..." at an artgallery back in like 2002 though and got some people standing in front of me head nodding and looking rather spaced out.

portiss · Post by **portiss** » Sun May 29, 2011 9:22 am

I've gotten 2 friends into them, they knew it before but since I was such a fanboy they gave it another chance, and are completely sold now.

http://www.last.fm/user/djtomkind

Check out his last 3/6 months ;p

http://www.last.fm/user/Meszahline
Last 3 months BoC is on top as well.

metamorphosis · Post by **metamorphosis** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:23 am

Cryabetes wrote:"they're from canada? like Neil Young?"

or worse
"like Celine Dion?"

... or Nickelback

Sadly, this is the only place I've found an interest as well.
m@

Ender · Post by **Ender** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:03 pm

I have one friend that knows of them....he likes a couple of their songs, but most he finds too repetitive and boring. :/

I tried introducing them to my parents once. I think I played Aquarius and I just remember them thinking it was silly, with the random voice samples and such.......

Another friend doesn't like it because he feels music needs real instruments for it to be good, otherwise it takes no talent to make it (ugh). These days he mostly listens to post metal (as far as I know).

My other friends I'm afraid to even try introducing them to.....they mostly like mainstream popish stuff.

Kinski · Post by **Kinski** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:37 pm

is this a papa roach forum? it looks like one. "all my friends are pop-music-eating posers! they know crap about REAL MUSIC! ///_;".

seriously guys.

Vexille · Post by **Vexille** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:44 pm

It requires a "deeper understanding" to enjoy boc. The masses just don't get it.

(/sarcasm)

Cryabetes · Post by **Cryabetes** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:23 pm

Ender wrote: Another friend doesn't like it because he feels music needs real instruments for it to be good, otherwise it takes no talent to make it (ugh). These days he mostly listens to post metal (as far as I know).

isn't post metal/post rock becoming increasingly enamoured with the bleeps and bloops? I mean, back when I payed attention to it, it was

adelinyenmah · Post by **adelinyenmah** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:50 pm

I have a lot of friends who listen to BoC.. like at least five plus my girlfriend. And I know many more people that I'm not very close to who listen to them as well. You guyz need better friendz.

saurus · Post by **saurus** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:23 pm

adelinyenmah wrote: You guyz need better friendz.

Music taste doesn't dictate what makes a good friend

reaktivo · Post by **reaktivo** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:55 pm

I remember one time, I was staying on a hostel on Tulum, México (i'm from the northwest) and met a girl who told me she was from scotland, I told her I loved a band called boards of canada and that they where from over there. then she told me something like "ooh cool, I've seen them twice, would not expect anyone from méxico to listen to them" and i freaked out.

adelinyenmah · Post by **adelinyenmah** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:07 pm

saurus wrote:
adelinyenmah wrote: You guyz need better friendz.
Music taste doesn't dictate what makes a good friend

Says you... >_<

I was joking broham.

saurus · Post by **saurus** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:48 pm

adelinyenmah wrote:
saurus wrote:
adelinyenmah wrote: You guyz need better friendz.
Music taste doesn't dictate what makes a good friend
Says you... >_<

I was joking broham.

Yeah I kinda figured with how you spelt it and stuff, I came across as a bit of a jackass haha

zeoevil · Post by **zeoevil** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:13 am

I have one friend who knows who Boards of Canada are. We both happen to play D&D as well as the same Warhammer 40,000 army. He too was raised on Hitchhiker's Guide and British comedy as a whole.

I don't think he counts. Despite the fact he looks nothing like me I assume he is just me from an alternate universe or something.