On Mon, 27 Nov 2000, [iso-8859-1] Fletcher Ian wrote:
quoted 5 lines can anyone please tell me what> can anyone please tell me what
> kind of equipment BOC use to create their sound??? I
> am especially interesting in what drum machine they
> use and what synth is used to create that fantastic
> lifting and atmospheric trademark noise.
From the Analogue Heaven archive: (in a post from Nick Rojack)
"I'm into what they do, in fact I actually tried to sign them to my label.
The album sounds like a 70's wildlife documentary. That's a good compliment
to pay to them. They've definitely listened to the last Autechre album for
the crunchy drums and the more minimal melodies. A lot of electronic music
concentrates on the beats but they have very strong melodies instead. They
use a 101 a lot but they make is sound good in the way Aphex does, rather
than say The Shamen. Track 10, 'Roygbiv' is my favorite. I wouldn't have put
every song on it, though, and they could have perhaps ended on something
more majestic."
I also know they use live bass, and live drums, although I'd also wager that
they're heavily processed and then sampled. Some of the sounds have a very
Moog sound to them, although some people have said that they use a lot of
DX-7. Both "Music Has the Right to Children" and "LP5" are two of the best
albums of 98...buy them now if you don't have them. Technically and
musically amazing.
From another AH post:
Hee hee.. according to a interview I read with them, they claimed
to use human voices for allot of the drums on that album...
particularly on track #2 (the one with the word "eagle" in it)..
WHAT I THINK:
I don't know what they use, but it's probably neither here nor there.
Surely they're using an SH101, and probably something like an MPC2000
for sampling and drum sequencing. rrobably computers. Once again,
it's more a matter of what they do with the gear. If you want
to make instant boards of canada, just come up with a crunchy hip hop
beat, and dial up a soft pad sound on just about anything, and come
up with a childlike little melody. Put a deep bassline with it and
bob's yer uncle.
Of course having a fake-BOC track is about as wonderful as having
a fake Autechre or Aphex Twin track. Focusing on gear really is
beside the point, because it's about the music, and not the gear.
I'm not dissing you for your curiosity; I'm a gear geek and love
knowing that stuff too. It's just that you could put other musicians
in their studio and they wouldn't come up with anything remotely
like the genuine article.
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