Rediscovering Boards of Canada: How Film and Time Changed One Listener's Perspective
By
Ted Davis
Summary
A personal essay exploring the author's evolving relationship with the electronic music duo Boards of Canada. Initially indifferent to the group during high school, the author's perspective shifts after rewatching Lynne Ramsay's film "Morvern Callar," which features Boards of Canada's music. The article reflects on how context and life experience can transform one's appreciation for art and music, framed within a broader discussion of 1990s Warp Records artists and electronic music discovery.
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In January, the tides started to shift when I rewatched Lynne Ramsay's 2002 film on death and hedonism, Morvern Callar.
Even the way I discovered the Scottish project in high school left me cold: A chatty classmate told me about Music Has The Right To Children during a Spanish lecture, causing the teacher to call my parents and scold my lack of focus.
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