On this page you can find an overview of all the interviews with a direct link to each individual article, grouped by era.

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To Do [ edit ]

There are a lot of foreign interviews that need to be transcribed and/or translated to English, in particular the Japanese interviews.





Music Has the Right to Children era [ edit ]





"Hardware Addicts" (in German) by Gregor Wildermann

De:Bug Number 03, p.06 online [1]

ISSN:

1998-03-25: EHX [ edit ]

"The Age of Aquarius" by The Cosmic Crofter

EHX website [2] [3] [4]

1998-04: Jockey Slut [ edit ]

"Board Clever" by Richard Hector-Jones

Jockey Slut Volume 02, Number 13 (Apr/May 1998), p.20 [5]

ISSN: 1360-5798

1998-04-14: Forcefield [ edit ]

"A Bunker Full of Memories" by René Passet

Forcefield website [6][7] [8] [9]

Note: republished in Pop Is Dead fanzane (aka pissdead) Number 07 (Feb 1999) [10] [11]

"Nice Melodies from Nice People" by Thaddeus Herrmann (in German)

De:Bug Number 11 online

ISSN:

1998-06: Virgin Megaweb [ edit ]

"Two Aesthetes of Electronic Music" (in French) by Ariel Kyrou & Jean-Yves Leloup

Virgin Megaweb website [12]

1998-06: Coda [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: Entre Nostalgie de L'enfance et Paranoia du Futur" (In French) by Ariel Kyrou

Coda Number 45, pp.40-41

Note: essentially an alternate version of the Virgin Megaweb interview

ISSN:

1998-06: Prémonition [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: Moins industriel et plus champêtre..." (In French) by Quetin Groslier

Prémonition Number 29, p.35

ISSN: 0995-6883

1998-07: Magic [ edit ]

"Les Alchimistes" (In French) by Sylvain Collin

Magic Number 21 (Jul/Aug 1998), p.60

ISSN: 1262-0378

1998-08: Massive [ edit ]

"?Boards of Canada?" by Kelley Schwartz

Massive Number 20 (Aug 1 1998) [13] [14]

ISSN:

1998-09: Público Sons [ edit ]

"A Música de Dança é Preguiçosa" (In Portuguese) by Nuno Corvacho

Público Sons Number 64 (Sept. 4th), p.04

ISSN:

1998-11: Alternative Press [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: Youthful Transgressions" by Justin B Hampton

Alternative Press Number 124, p.84 [15]

ISSN:1065-1667

1998-Winter: Space Age Bachelor [ edit ]

Interview by Donald Anderson

Space Age Bachelor Number 12 (Winter 1998), p.03 online

ISSN:

1999-02: URB [ edit ]

"Children Have the Right to Film" by Daniel Chamberlin

URB Volume 09, Number 63 (Jan/Feb 1999), p.26 [16] [17]

ISSN: 1081-9924

1999-05: Rumore [ edit ]

"Facce Nuove: Boards of Canada" (In Italian) by Gian Paolo Giabini

Rumore Number 88, p.11

ISSN: 1591-4062

1999-10: Jockey Slut [ edit ]

"Warp Factor Ten!: Boards of Canada" by Toby Manning

Jockey Slut Volume 02, Number 22 (Oct/Nov 1999), p.47 [18]

Note: short interviews with Warp artists and founders on Warp's 10th anniversary

ISSN: 1360-5798

2000-01: Coda [ edit ]

"Les Chant Future Des Musiques Electroniques" (in French) by Max Renn

Coda Series 02, Number 09, p.21 [19]

ISSN:

2000-12: Jockey Slut [ edit ]

"Boards of The Underground" by Richard Southern

Jockey Slut Volume 03, Number 11, pp.30-34 [20] [21]

ISSN: 1360-5798

2001-01: The Face [ edit ]

"Breaking Into Heaven" by Emma Warren

The Face Volume 03, Number 48, pp.94-98 [22]

ISSN: 0263-1210

2001-03: XLR8R [ edit ]

"Big Country" by Steve Nicholls

XLR8R Number 47, pp.30-33 [23] [24]

ISSN: 1526-4246

Geogaddi era [ edit ]

2002-02: HMV [ edit ]

"The Colour & The Fire" by Mark Pytlik

HMV website [25]

ISSN: 1183-0417

2002-02-23: NME [ edit ]

"The Secret Life of Boards of Canada" by John Mulvey

NME 23 Feb 2002, pp. 24,53 [26][27]

ISSN: 0028-6362

2002-02: Les Inrockuptibles [ edit ]

"Une Cabane Au Canada"(in French) by Joseph Ghosn

Les Inrockuptibles (February/March 2002) Number 327, pp. 20-23 [28][29]

2002-03: Blow Up [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: I Colori Della Musica Elettronica" (In Italian) by Beppe Recchia

Blow Up Number 46, pp. 24-27

2002-03: Buzz [ edit ]

"The Last Unexplored Area of Boards of Canada" by Joe Sato, Nakamoto Hiroyuni

Buzz Volume 31, pp. 12-16

2002-03: Cookie Scene [ edit ]

"In An Imaginary Place Out In The Country" by Ryotaro Wada, Ito Eisuke, et al.

Cookie Scene Number 24, pp. 09-15

2002-03: Intro [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: Worte sind wie Nadeln, auf jeden Fall gefährlich für schöne, bunte Luftballons"

(in German) by Hendrik Kröz

Intro Number 92, pp. 32-34 online

2002-03: MondoSonoro [ edit ]

"El Cielo Herido" (in Spanish) by David Broc

MondoSonoro Number 83, pp. 28-29 online

2002-03: OOR [ edit ]

Full Interview: "Play Twice Before Listening" (in Dutch) by Koen Poolman

OOR website [30]

Abbreviated Version: "Boards of Canada: Even voorstellen..."

OOR Number 06, pp. 20-22

ISSN: 0921-1616

2002-03: Rumore [ edit ]

"Generazione-Laptop: Boards of Canada" (in Italian) by Rossano Lo Mele

Rumore Number 122, pp. 48-50

2002-03: Trax [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: Terra Incognita" (in French) by Patrice Bardot

Trax Number 50, pp. 60-62

2002-04: Fader [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: B to the O to the C" (in Japanese) by Nobuki Nishiyama?

Fader Volume 07, pp. A002-A003

2002-04: Remix (Japanese Publ.) [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: Magical, Mystery, Cycling" (in Japanese) by Tsutomu Noda, Naohiro Kato

Remix Number 130, pp.42-47

2002-04: Rock Sound [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: Ritmo e Dolore" (in Italian) by Otto Gordini

Rock Sound Number 48, pp. 84-85

2002-04: Snoozer [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: We're making music that has its own universe and time..." (in Japanese) by Ryota Kato/Jiro Dai

Snoozer Number 30, pp. 40-45

2002-04: Spex [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: Der Eckige Kreis" (in German) by Holger In't Veld/Heiko Zwirner

Spex Number 253, pp. 72-75

ISSN: 0178-6830

2002-05: Alternative Press [ edit ]

"Stoned Immaculate" by Philip Sherburne

Alternative Press Number 166

ISSN:1065-1667

2002-06 Il Mucchio [ edit ]

"Innaturale Digitale" (in Italian) by Ugo Malatacca/Tatiana Bazzichelli

Il Mucchio Number 491, pp.12-14

2002-06: URB [ edit ]

"Country Comfort" by Alexis Georgopoulos

URB magazine Volume 12, Number 94, pp. 86-87

ISSN: 1081-9924

2002-07: Grooves [ edit ]

"The Power of Myth" by Piotr Orlov

Grooves Issue 08 [31] [32]

ISSN: 1555-3264

Note: Not an original interview. Source material from the NME interview, HMV interview and Fader interview

2002-07: Remix [ edit ]

"Northern Exposure" by Ken Micallef

Remix Magazine Volume 04, Number 07, pp. 22-4?[33]

ISSN: 1532-1347

GALE: A88684002

2002-10: Fractal Press [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada..." (in Greek) by Christos Karras

Fractal Press Magazine Number 131, pp. 20-21

2003-01: Remix (Japanese Publ.) [ edit ]

"Let's Open The Time Capsule" (In Japanese) by Naohiro Kato

Remix Number 139, pp.82-83

Note: This is an extension of the 2002-04 Remix interview

The Campfire Headphase era [ edit ]

2005-09-26: Pitchfork [ edit ]

"The Downtempo Duo" by Heiko Hoffmann

Pitchfork website online

"Spirit, Logic & Mathematics" (in German) by Hendrik Lakeberg

De:Bug Number 93, p. 28 online pdf





2005-10: Sonic [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: De var först med... (in Swedish) by Billy Rimgard

Sonic Issue 25 (Fall 2005), pp.40-45

"Rain in Edinburgh, Imported Lager and a Car Ride with Boards of Canada" Blog [34]

2005-10: The List [ edit ]

"The Great Escape" by Mark Robertson

The List Number 533, pp. 18-19 online

ISSN 0959-1915

2005-10: Wire [ edit ]

"Protect and Survive" by Rob Young

The Wire Issue 260, pp. 40-47 [35]

ISSN: 0952-0686

2005-10-03: Trax [ edit ]

"La Part du Feu" (in French) by Frank Bedos

Trax Number 88, pp. 32-37 [36] [37]

ISSN: 1284-862X

2005-10-12: Metro [ edit ]

"Splendid Isolation" by Neil Davenport

Metro, MetroLife section, 12 Oct 2005 [38]

2005-10-14: DJ Mag [ edit ]

"Around The Campfire" by Paul Clarke

DJ Mag Volume 04, Number 01 (Oct.14 - Oct. 27), pp.50-51

archive from Author's blog





2005-10-18: Humo [ edit ]

"Cross Out the Inappropriate" (in Dutch) by Kristoff Tilkin

Humo Number 3398, 18 Oct 2005, pp. 190-191

ISSN: 0771-8179

2005-10-20: Playlouder [ edit ]

"Above Board!" by Gal Detourn

Playlouder website [39]

2005-10-25: Bounce [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: Vintage psychedelia... (in Japanese) by Riow Harada

Bounce Number 270, online [40]

2005-10-25: Vibe [ edit ]

"Sweet and Sour Melodies Wander Around between Positive and Celebrative Sounds and Swaying Sadness" by Masaaki Hara (original interview in Japanese, translated to English by Naoko Ross)

Vibe website [41] [42]

2005-10-26: Earplug [ edit ]

"Stirred Up The Ashes" by Heiko Hoffmann

Earplug online Issue 54 Internet Archive

From the same Hoffmann interview as seen in Pitchfork, Groove, and After Hours.

2005-10-28: The Times [ edit ]

"Two for the No-Show" by Will Hodgkinson

The Times, 28 Oct 2005

2005-11: Clash [ edit ]

"It's our take on a pop record" by Brian Murnin

Clash, Issue 11 (Nov/Dec 2005) [43], online

ISSN: 1743-0801

"Boards of Canada's Seasons in the Sun" by Kevin Hainey

Exclaim! Nov. 2005 issue, p.15 online

ISSN: 1207-6600

2005/11 Go Mag [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: La Materia De La Que Están Hechos Los Sueños" (In Spanish) by Javier Blánquez

Go Mag Number 61, pp. 32-36

2005-11: Groove [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: O Brothers, Where Art Thou? (in German) by Heiko Hoffmann

Groove Number 97 (Nov/Dec), pp.20-24 online

2005:11 Les Inrockuptibles [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: C'est La Ouate Qu'ils Préfèrent" (In French) by Joseph Ghosn

Les Inrockuptibles Number 520, pp.52-54

2005-11: Loud [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: Scotland's Greatest Mystery" (In Japanese) by Akiho Ishii

Loud Magazine Number 131, pp.32-35

2005-11: OOR [ edit ]

"The Last Secret of Pop" (in Dutch) by Koen Poolman

OOR Number 10, pp. 64-68 [[44],[45]] [46]

ISSN 0921-1616

2005-11-14: LOSINGTODAY [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: We Are The (Folk) Robots" by Fabio Cagnetti

LOSINGTODAY, issue 08, pp. 33-35 online [47]

ISSN 1824-3738

2005-12: After Hours [ edit ]

"Special Long Long Interview" (in Japanese) by Heiko Hoffmann

After Hours Magazine 10 Dec. 2005 (Autumn/Winter), Number 22, pp. 17-25

Note: this essentially pieces together the Hoffmann interview. See: Pitchfork, Groove and Earplug interviews

2005-12: Crossbeat [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: The new work is like a bright-blue-green color..." (In Japanese) by Takuro Ueno

Crossbeat Volume 266, pp.120-123

2005-12: Keys [ edit ]

(German)

Keys 12/2005 Issue [48] [49]

ISSN: 0938-3573

2005-12-01: Remix [ edit ]

"Emotional Abuse" by Erin Hutton

Remix Volume 07, Number 12, pp.26-30, online

ISSN: 1532-1347

GALE: A139288849

2005-12 Soundvenue [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: Vi Sampler til Helvede og Tilbage" (In Danish) by Emil Kragh-Schwarz

Soundvenue Number 04 (Winter), p.37

"Peering Out from Behind the Curtain" by Steve Marchese

RE:UP Manual 09, pp. 28-31

Author's blog entry

2006-01: Cookie Scene [ edit ]

"The Golden Apples Of The Sun" by Kazumichi Sato/Hidetsugu Ito

Cookie Scene Volume 46, pp.18-21

2006-02: Snoozer [ edit ]

"Boards of Canada: Music of Struggle..." (in Japanese) by Soichiro Tanaka

Snoozer Number 54, pp. 22-28

Tomorrow's Harvest era [ edit ]





"The Charms of the Sphinx" by De:Bug, June 17, 2013 [50] [51]

2013-06: NY Times [ edit ]

"Brothers Who Make Electronica by Hand" by Jon Pareles, June 11, 2013 [52] [53]

2013-06: The Guardian [ edit ]

"We've Become a Lot More Nihilistic over the Years" by Louis Pattison, June 6, 2013 [54] [55]

2013-07: De Volkskrant [ edit ]

"Band of Brothers" by Gijsbert Kamer, July 17, 2013 [56]

2013-07: Il Mucchio [ edit ]

"L'Assenza Di Domani" by Damir Ivic, July, 2013 [57]

2013-07: Magic RPM [ edit ]

"Les Champs de la Machine" by Sylvain Collin, July, 2013 [58]

2013-07: Humo [ edit ]

"Talk To The Hand, Chokri" by Kristoff Tilkin, July 16, 2013 [59]



See also the review articles: Tomorrow's Harvest#Reviews





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