Boards of Canada is a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Michael Sandison (born 10 June, 1969) and Marcus Eoin Sandison (born 21 September, 1970). They have released a number of works, most notably Music Has the Right to Children and Geogaddi, with little advertising and few interviews. Their music is reminiscent of the warm, scratchy, artificial sounds of 1970s television. Their music contains recurring themes of childhood and nostalgia. Michael and Marcus admit to being inspired by the documentary films of the National Film Board of Canada, from which the group's name is derived. The duo have recorded a few minor works as Hell Interface.
<p>Growing up in a musical family, brothers Michael and Marcus Eoin began playing instruments at a young age. They experimented with recording techniques at around the age of 10, using tape machines to layer cut-up samples of found sounds over compositions of their own. In their teens they participated in a number of amateur bands,...Automatically Created from Freebase. Please help us give it a human touch by adding some events.