"We began writing and playing music in a more serious way at some point around 1987 [...] At first, we experimented without setting ourselves any questions, with whatever means were available to us; then we worked a lot with other musicians and with real instruments, which brought more complexity into our music. Five years ago (1993), we sounded a lot more gothic, much closer to experimental rock, with the occasional vocal, though it was heading for electronic music; already we were sampling our own instruments. Then we went back to something closer to our original spirit, simple and instinctive, the only difference being that from then on, we could use all the wonders of digital technology, and so it was a lot easier to experiment and to get what we wanted."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Imported from EN Wikiquote
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Boards_of_Canada
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Boards of Canada
14 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Boards of Canada →
Related Quotes
"Of course we are massive fans of My Bloody Valentine. Loveless is probably one of my top five favorite albums of all …"
"The Beatles really became enthralling to us through their psychedelism."
"We love artists like Joni Mitchell and The Incredible String Band. There's a sort of purity of sound that they have, …"
"A lot of the synthetic-sounding things you hear are actually recordings of us playing other instruments – piano…"
"It's important to leave a certain space there for the listener's imagination."
"The voices [in the music] are sometimes from old TV shows or tapes we've made. We have a lot of stuff we've collected…"
"Every time we make a record we see it as an individual project, separate from what went before and what will happen a…"
"The idea of the perfect album is this amorphous thing that we're always aiming at. For us, it can mean something that…"
"I've always been fascinated by the connection between music and numbers. Psychedelic experiences lead in this directi…"
"We've touched upon the theme of lost childhood a few times because it's something personal to me that gives me real i…"