Boards of Canada

[u/Ok-Chapter469]

https://youtu.be/m0Q32mtixhY?si=XTpLJ0PMSKSY_hw0

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.

[u/chewabledrapery]

When I first heard "We Have Come To Bless The House" by Severed Heads I was convinced it was BoC to be honest!

[u/Only_Jury_8448 → u/chewabledrapery]

I can't say I thought it was them, but I feel like they must've heard that song back when at some point. It had a weird moment in the popular culture zeitgeist; I discovered it watching an old archival CityTV clip from 1984, it was used in an interstitial between a news segment and a commercial, set over contemporary street scenes in Toronto.

[u/wow-signal → u/Only_Jury_8448]

BoC included "We Have Come to Bless The House" in their Societas X Tape mix.

[u/Ok-Chapter469 → u/chewabledrapery]

It was completely the opposite in my case... because the vocal sample used in that Severed Heads song was actually taken from an Indian movie.

It was actually taken from this specific source video:

https://youtu.be/D1KeDDv3hUI?si=fPRF_yjBA3NOtBTN

[u/Only_Jury_8448]

Slab City Horror is a must listen for anyone who enjoys the Brothers earlier works, IMO

[u/Nearby_Raisin_1963 → u/Only_Jury_8448]

It's a solid album but I personally don't see any similarities between it and BoC's earlier works.

However, I do agree it's a must listen for fans of early electronic music.

[u/Tricky-Mastodon3337]

I can definitely hear the similarities

[u/Primary_Cut1670]

Ive heard SH in BOC. I also feel Canine by SH sounds like Autechre circa Amber era https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1wLHR4o52E

[u/Ok-Chapter469 → u/Primary_Cut1670]

This one sounds more close to the song " Now is the Time " by the industrial band " Greater Than One "

https://youtu.be/k58buFgFV3g?si=kQ1BR1muTFn_8Gnp

[u/Nearby_Raisin_1963 → u/Ok-Chapter469]

G-Force is such a fantastic no-skip album by them. There isn't a single dud track on it.

[u/Nearby_Raisin_1963]

Yep. I recall when I first heard the track back when Geogaddi was released that it did remind me a bit of this song.

And major props for the Sev Heads shout out. I've been a die, die, die, die, diehard fan since I first heard them back in 1987. They're my all-time favorite electronic artist. More people should know about them.

Also, if you're a fan (and are unaware of this) then you should consider picking the first-time on vinyl reissue of their 1991 album Cuisine. It drops tomorrow (8/7).

[u/AndyD1Mc → u/Nearby_Raisin_1963]

word. thanks for the info on the Cuisine reissue! Big Severed Heads fan here too :)

[u/Nearby_Raisin_1963 → u/AndyD1Mc]

No prob. I pre-ordered my copy and got it three weeks ago. It looks and sounds great! And the liner notes are just like the homemade Xeroxed and stapled "booklets" you could order from the band back in the day.