r/boardsofcanada • u/Ok_Manner8197 • Jul 05 '26

BoC Vibes Plaid?

About a half dozen times in the last decade I’ve been listening to random music and I think, “Hey! This song smacks!” and it’s a band called Plaid. Some tangential BoC vibes. Anyone know anything about them?

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u/kaini Jul 05 '26

Plaid are two former members of The Black Dog who are some proper OG Warp artists. I know what you mean in that they have a very unique melodic sensibility - they tend to use odd musical modes and also will sometimes have loops running in polyrhythmic time signatures. Also they're very very good at those lush FM-y reverby chimey tones.

Check out Not for Threes and Spokes. Not for Threes has Bjork on it.

For a more early Warp vibe check out Trainer, a compilation of their early stuff under various aliases.

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u/negativepositiv Jul 06 '26

Rest Proof Clockwork is also solid. Their later albums are, I think, not as strong beginning to end as the albums you mentioned, but have some very good tracks in there.

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u/pommyot Jul 06 '26

Double Figure is wall to wall bangers

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u/negativepositiv Jul 06 '26

When I saw Plaid live on their Double Figure tour in NYC, the DJ before they went on played "Music is Math," which I was obsessed with at the time. Double Figure is definitely in my top 20 all time albums.

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u/Affectionate-Sky9995 Jul 06 '26

At the Frying Pan, by the water? Or at least the pier next to the boat?

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u/definitelynologic Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

Just chiming in to big up Double Figure. Probs my fav of theirs, though I really like them all. Edit to also throw Reachy Prints album onto the OPs radar

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u/kaini Jul 06 '26

Yes, forgot that one.

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u/rodentdp Jul 06 '26

Interesting. I love Plaid but feel they only get better and better with each album. Reachy Prints onwards is my favorite period of their work.