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Artist: Boards of Canada
Website: www.boardsofcanada.com/
Track Name: BOC_Zoetrope.mp3
Playback: mp3/flash
Download?: Yes

Zoetrope is from a live performance by Boards of Canada from 1999, it’s a slow and gentle unwinding of ideas that makes it perfect for a chill piece.

Boards of Canada is a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin. They have released about 10 albums since 1987 most notably “Music Has the Right to Children” and “Geogaddi”, and not withstanding little advertising and few interviews they have a large and loyal fanbase ( I think it includes me). The music they create is full of warm the warm, scratchy, wonderful analog sounds.

Michael and Marcus admit to being inspired by the documentary films of the National Film Board of Canada, from which the group’s name is derived.

Though never an actively touring band (and arguably an erratically recording one), Boards of Canada did perform a handful of shows. Early shows saw them supporting Warp labelmates Seefeel and Autechre in a scattering of UK dates, including two Warp parties: Warp’s 10th Anniversary Party is where Zoetrope comes from. They have not performed a live show since around 2001.

There is more info at www.bleep.com/?label=boc and there is some great music from the new album at the myspace site

The live recording of Zoetrope is just one of bunch of gems posted by AlexPallas at forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=7529

thatch is fascinated by guitars, music, guitars, production, silly noises, guitars and used to be a musician. Did I mention the thing about the guitars?
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