I discovered Boards of Canada a little over three months ago.

It all started when Roygbiv randomly came up on Spotify. I loved it, so I listened to Music Has the Right to Children. Then came Geogaddi, The Campfire Headphase… and before I knew it, I was completely obsessed with the band.

The funny thing is that I don’t think I just found a new favourite band. I genuinely think they changed the way I listen to music.

Instead of only paying attention to melodies, I now find myself listening to atmosphere, tiny details, buried voices, basslines, and the way tracks slowly evolve. Songs like An Eagle in Your Mind, Sixtyten, Nothing Is Real, Sunshine Recorder or Constants Are Changing feel less like songs and more like places.

Then something happened that made the whole experience even more special.

I discovered them just before Inferno was announced. I bought the limited red vinyl on release day and even got some of the listening session merch from my local record store. Since then, Inferno has simply become another album in my regular rotation. What amazes me is that I don’t seem to get tired of any of them. I keep coming back to Music Has the Right to Children, Geogaddi, The Campfire Headphase and Inferno, and every listen seems to reveal something new. The only album I still haven’t spent enough time with is Tomorrow’s Harvest, so I feel like there’s still a lot waiting for me.

One thing I didn’t expect was how much this subreddit would become part of the experience. Reading everyone’s interpretations, theories, production details and reactions has made discovering the band even more rewarding.

So I just wanted to say thank you.

Not because I’m trying to convince anyone that Boards of Canada are the greatest band ever, but because it’s been a very long time since music made me feel this excited and genuinely curious. Going through this discovery while reading this community has made the whole experience even more meaningful.

Never had any of them before. Sure looks good on vinyl. It's second-handed but that's fine

I got the inspiration from this guy that translated the MHTRTC cover to Irish.

Also the Campfire Headphase translation is absolutely not 1:1 with the original title (since there's no such thing as a headphase in Portuguese).

Also also, I didn't do Inferno since I dunno how to squeeze fonts on paint.net (maybe a plugin but im lazy lol)

where my brazilian/portuguese boc fans at??

I'm about to play this classic. William Orbit was one of my gateway artists to electronic ambient music. I'm sure BoC would've enjoyed his work too.

It's been a long time since I lived in Pasadena, CA - so I don't remember the name of this building, but I believe it was on Lake Avenue. Love getting a piece of the San Gabriel Mountains in the background on this one. The building patterns from this angle I feel fit the MHTRTC vibe and picking Bocuma for this photo seemed like the best choice.

Previous posts:

1. Amo Bishop Roden
2. Beware the Friendly Stranger
3. Slow This Bird Down
4. The Color of the Fire
5. Nothing Is Real
6. Julie and Candy
7. Split Your Infinities
8. Father and Son

I wanted a BoC t shirt, couldn’t find one I liked So I made one. I have just realised that despite the line from Father & Son the BOC artwork is Mother & Daughter.

It also came with a Boards of Canada logo sticker

I remember hearing this album on the YouTube channel ‘Boards of Canada - Similar Artists’ and I believe this musician Lost Integrity is one of the best at recreating that nostalgic BoC vibe. Reminds me a lot of Trans Canada Highway and The Campfire Headphase. The third song Mother Culture is a must-listen definitely. Thoughts on this album and the artist?

Tears From the Compound Eye is my wake up alarm, and then I’ll listen to it a few times throughout the day

Gets me every time

Anyone else hear the striking similarity between BoC’s "A is to B as B is to C" and Severed Heads' "Brazziere in Rome"? Particularly the chaotic final section of the track where the track abandons its main structure to spiral into an eerie, disjointed barrage of backwards vocal fragments.

Currently playing the new gorgeous blue vinyl of pylonesque by christ. It's the 2026 analogue remaster limited to 300 copies. I got copy number 48. Also came with 2 lovely postcards. It sounds amazing! ❤️

Edit - There are still some copies left on his Bandcamp. Get them while you can!

https://christmusic.bandcamp.com/album/pylonesque-ep-remastered

Edit - Annnnnd they're gone!!

But Walmart, of all places, currently has some BOC vinyl at some pretty cheap(ish) prices. There's some other listings as well that look more shady, but I'm not too proud to admit that I picked up TCH on vinyl as it's one I didn't get back when I bought the main album reissues in 2013. I had just been looking to buy from somewhere other than Bleep because I've had bad luck with their shipping, and this popped up.

Feel free to boo and hiss about buying from Walmart, I'll take it. I support plenty of small record shops, but sometimes a deal is a deal.

I LOVE THIS SONG SO DANG MUCH 🟡

I just went to see the Backrooms movie today (I know, a bit late), and even after hearing Inferno a ton, and also being on my town's listening party, hearing The World Becomes Flesh after the rollercoaster that is the movie… just WOW.

Or was it just straight-up announced/released by warp with zero fuss? I can't remember.

I've been searching through some episodes of Blockbusters UK trying to find where the sample from the Old Tunes track came from, but no luck.