From Simon Paul Sent Wed, Jul 8th 1998, 17:59
I had a dream last night that I actually found the boc disc in a _store_ in Canada... wierd eh? spaul np:Vainqueur:elevations Greg Clow wrote: > On Wed, 8 Jul 1998, Christian Stigen Larsen wrote: > > > | 3. boards of canada: music has the right to children : skam/warp > > | > > | Living in Canada and remembering the *boards of canada* vignettes, I > > | think this album is the best piece of vinyl I ever bought. > > > > I feel like a dumb ass asking this question, but what's the story behind > > these vignettes, where were they played etc.. (sorry, have the feeling this > > has already been discussed :) > > The National Film Board of Canada (usually called the NFB for short) > produced a series of wildlife vignettes back in the early 70's that used > to be shown on television here in Canada during commerical breaks. They > were basically 30-60 seconds of footage of a particular animal with a bit > of music and a narrator giving info about the animal ("The woodchuck lives > in snowy climes", etc.). Anyone who grew up watching Canadian television > in the 70's has these little things engrained in their skulls for all > eternity, and they've been parodied many times on Canadian TV shows and > movies. > > Anyway, both blokes from BoC lived in Canada for a bit when they were > kids, and they say that these vignettes (and other NFB productions - > they've done a *lot* of stuff, mostly little documentaries about Canada > and animation) imfluenced both their film and music work. > > Greg