Boards of Canada

Boards of Canada, Boards of Canada 是一個(gè)蘇格蘭電子音樂組合。它由 Michael Sandison 和 Marcus Eoin Sandison 兩兄弟組成。
 
他們出版了很多的專輯，其中最著名的是為孩子和當(dāng)?shù)貭幦?quán)力。他們很少做廣告，也很少接受采訪。他們的音樂中經(jīng)常會(huì)出現(xiàn)那種上個(gè)世紀(jì)70年代到80年代的風(fēng)格。他們的音樂多種多樣，介于溫暖的，潦草的，70年代電視機(jī)發(fā)出的雜音一般的，以及真正的電子樂之間。樂隊(duì)成員Michael 和 Marcus他們組合的名字來源于一部紀(jì)錄片，而且他們也已經(jīng)獲得了紀(jì)錄片公司的授權(quán)。by Sean Cooper
Boards of Canada are the duo of Michael Sandison (born July 14, 1971) and Marcus Eoin (born May 27, 1973). Based on the northern coast of Scotland, the group got its start on acclaimed experimental electronica label Skam in 1996 after recording an obscene number of tracks and pressing the best of them up as a miniscule-run 12, Twoism, an eight-track promo EP the group sent to labels in lieu of a demonstration tape. The pairs first official release appeared on Skam toward the middle of 1996, and was quickly hailed as among the labels finest releases to date. Titled Hi Scores, the EP is an engaging mix of simple, infectious three-part synth melodies, subtle hip-hop and electro references, and alternately tense and relaxing beatwork endlessly repeated in shifting combinations (à la Autechre, Bochum Welt, and Cylob). Almost a mini-LP at six tracks and nearly half an hour in length, the debut was followed in late 1996 by a series of live gigs opening for Plaid and Autechre, as well as compilation tracks for Uvm and Skam/Musik Aus Strom side project label Mask (under the name Hellinterface).
Further releases for Skam, Mask, and 4th World in-house label Ampoule were scheduled, and in 1998 Boards of Canada issued Music Has the Right to Children, a landmark for electronic listening music that was widely copied. Nearly four years later (and after the release of only a single four-track EP and the archival Peel Sessions), the duo returned with its second LP, Geogaddi. Another long wait followed, until in October 2005 Boards of Canada released The Campfire Headphase, which introduced subtle changes into the pairs sound. A six-track EP, Trans Canada Highway, appeared in May 2006.