Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 4:43 am
Heh, you don't even know from old!sevenELIXIR wrote:born in 1997??? I was 14 that year... I feel old
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Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:42 pm
Could the sense of nostalgia be attributed to this proposition:
BOCs music is full of little aural cues that make you want to explore each one in greater depth. Different people will be drawn to different ques, but there are so many embedded that generaly people will spark with a great number of them. That is the reason that many of us were drawn to Twoism, to find the answers to questions that their music raises within us. To let us explore these little sound tip-bits farther. Is this sense of wonder and curiosity that it raises in us the same kind of wonder we felt so strongly when we were infants? This link could account for why so many of us from all eras and backgrounds feel the same nostalgia. BOC have often said that they take their childhood as a primary inspiration, but again and again people only seem to associate that statement with questions like:
Where were they when they were little?
What did they do, what did they read/listen too...
Perhaps its more apt to ask what kind of things/sights would make them interested, confused...
Like drawing from the philosophical questions they asked when they were little, and the little micro events they sparked with when they were little. Like the sound of a broken car, a pair of bad speakers, interference on the radio, the sound of a voice echoing in a large stairwell... The kind of micro events that would fascinate you when your little but are often unnoticed when older. Perhaps BOCs music encourages people to question these little micro events once more, taking pleasure in their occurrence.
For instance the dial up tone was mentioned to be nostalgic, but perhaps not because it was commonly heard as a child. But rather because it evoked a sense of wonder and pleasure in its occurrence as an infant.
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BOCs music is full of little aural cues that make you want to explore each one in greater depth. Different people will be drawn to different ques, but there are so many embedded that generaly people will spark with a great number of them. That is the reason that many of us were drawn to Twoism, to find the answers to questions that their music raises within us. To let us explore these little sound tip-bits farther. Is this sense of wonder and curiosity that it raises in us the same kind of wonder we felt so strongly when we were infants? This link could account for why so many of us from all eras and backgrounds feel the same nostalgia. BOC have often said that they take their childhood as a primary inspiration, but again and again people only seem to associate that statement with questions like:
Where were they when they were little?
What did they do, what did they read/listen too...
Perhaps its more apt to ask what kind of things/sights would make them interested, confused...
Like drawing from the philosophical questions they asked when they were little, and the little micro events they sparked with when they were little. Like the sound of a broken car, a pair of bad speakers, interference on the radio, the sound of a voice echoing in a large stairwell... The kind of micro events that would fascinate you when your little but are often unnoticed when older. Perhaps BOCs music encourages people to question these little micro events once more, taking pleasure in their occurrence.
For instance the dial up tone was mentioned to be nostalgic, but perhaps not because it was commonly heard as a child. But rather because it evoked a sense of wonder and pleasure in its occurrence as an infant.
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Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:47 pm
Argh, sorry double post accident 
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:11 pm
that guy has a point ;o
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:23 pm
That was an awsome post.Pantheon wrote:Could the sense of nostalgia be attributed to this proposition:
BOCs music is full of little aural cues that make you want to explore each one in greater depth. Different people will be drawn to different ques, but there are so many embedded that generaly people will spark with a great number of them. That is the reason that many of us were drawn to Twoism, to find the answers to questions that their music raises within us. To let us explore these little sound tip-bits farther. Is this sense of wonder and curiosity that it raises in us the same kind of wonder we felt so strongly when we were infants? This link could account for why so many of us from all eras and backgrounds feel the same nostalgia. BOC have often said that they take their childhood as a primary inspiration, but again and again people only seem to associate that statement with questions like:
Where were they when they were little?
What did they do, what did they read/listen too...
Perhaps its more apt to ask what kind of things/sights would make them interested, confused...
Like drawing from the philosophical questions they asked when they were little, and the little micro events they sparked with when they were little. Like the sound of a broken car, a pair of bad speakers, interference on the radio, the sound of a voice echoing in a large stairwell... The kind of micro events that would fascinate you when your little but are often unnoticed when older. Perhaps BOCs music encourages people to question these little micro events once more, taking pleasure in their occurrence.
For instance the dial up tone was mentioned to be nostalgic, but perhaps not because it was commonly heard as a child. But rather because it evoked a sense of wonder and pleasure in its occurrence as an infant.
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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:23 pm
That was an awsome post.Pantheon wrote:Could the sense of nostalgia be attributed to this proposition:
BOCs music is full of little aural cues that make you want to explore each one in greater depth. Different people will be drawn to different ques, but there are so many embedded that generaly people will spark with a great number of them. That is the reason that many of us were drawn to Twoism, to find the answers to questions that their music raises within us. To let us explore these little sound tip-bits farther. Is this sense of wonder and curiosity that it raises in us the same kind of wonder we felt so strongly when we were infants? This link could account for why so many of us from all eras and backgrounds feel the same nostalgia. BOC have often said that they take their childhood as a primary inspiration, but again and again people only seem to associate that statement with questions like:
Where were they when they were little?
What did they do, what did they read/listen too...
Perhaps its more apt to ask what kind of things/sights would make them interested, confused...
Like drawing from the philosophical questions they asked when they were little, and the little micro events they sparked with when they were little. Like the sound of a broken car, a pair of bad speakers, interference on the radio, the sound of a voice echoing in a large stairwell... The kind of micro events that would fascinate you when your little but are often unnoticed when older. Perhaps BOCs music encourages people to question these little micro events once more, taking pleasure in their occurrence.
For instance the dial up tone was mentioned to be nostalgic, but perhaps not because it was commonly heard as a child. But rather because it evoked a sense of wonder and pleasure in its occurrence as an infant.
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:36 am
Very interesting thread. I'm glad to see that younger generations really do appreciate BoC's music. Obviously, the band is musical enough to be appreciated by anybody; most of their albums are real masterpieces in many different ways, and I won't elaborate about it.
I understand why many yound listenners have a nostalgic perception of their music (that same way I get nostalgic when I listen to, let's say Vangelis). But being born in Canada in 1977, I doubt that anyone born in the late 90's could get that super strong felling I had when I first hear MHtRtC back in the late 90's; the impression of being instantly trasported very far away, in some of my my kid memories and perceptions. The feeling was so strong that it was almost painful.
But since I've started to associate new memories to their music, this hazy feeling progressively vanished. I still love their music very much, but I am very sad to realise that this specific feeling has almost gone away. Living such an experience makes you realize how genius they are.
Sorry, English is only my 2nd language and these experiences are quite hard to translate into words..
I understand why many yound listenners have a nostalgic perception of their music (that same way I get nostalgic when I listen to, let's say Vangelis). But being born in Canada in 1977, I doubt that anyone born in the late 90's could get that super strong felling I had when I first hear MHtRtC back in the late 90's; the impression of being instantly trasported very far away, in some of my my kid memories and perceptions. The feeling was so strong that it was almost painful.
But since I've started to associate new memories to their music, this hazy feeling progressively vanished. I still love their music very much, but I am very sad to realise that this specific feeling has almost gone away. Living such an experience makes you realize how genius they are.
Sorry, English is only my 2nd language and these experiences are quite hard to translate into words..
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:08 pm
I didn't grow up in the 70s or even the 80s for that matter, but I honestly am sure I understand Boards of Canada and don't think anyone appreciates this band more than I do. The film grained, dreamlike sounds of memories this band can produce really is something I couldn't possibly say enough about. Maybe that's naive of me, but it's just how I feel. I just get it.