A good knowledge of North American TV shows of the late seventies helps in an understanding of the ideas and sounds of Boards of Canada. As children, Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin taught themselves to play various musical instruments whilst soaking up the American cathode-tube culture of the likes of ‘The Six Million Dollar Man’ and ‘Sesame Street’, as well as the bleak vision of movies like ‘The Andromeda Strain’, ‘Logan’s Run’ and ‘Silent Running’. [...]

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04/14/00 — Patience is a virtue, just ask Boards of Canada fans and prospective concert promoters. Never fear, the band are working feverishly-like in Scotland’s Pentland Hills on their follow-up to ‘Music Has The Right To Children.’ No release date has been set, so don’t ask.

11/15/99 — Turns out Bonfire Night (kind of like the 4th of July in the UK, but colder and drearier) coincides with the last Warp Nights, where everyone’s full of anticipation for the appearance of Boards of Canada, this being only their third set ever. You’ll be pleased as punch to know they pulled it off with aplomb. The sound was massive and the new material was really good. The action on stage wasn’t robust but visuals kept everyone focused. They walked straight off the stage just after the last note died, passed me out the door and straight back to Scotland, I was told. After that, it kind of became a hazy... [...]