From Simon Paul Sent Wed, Jul 8th 1998, 17:59
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