The two brothers that make up this enigmatic group have said the name for "Boards of Canada" originates from educational videos made by the Canadian National Film Board in the 1960s and 70s. We Gen-X-ers will recall these films were once shown to us on a real projector in the elementary school AV room.
These short films tend to feature a lot of analog synth sounds, another core foundation of the BOC sound.
Although there are no lyrics for "Everything You Do Is A Balloon", the ambiguous title itself makes you think of endless interpretations.
The video makes me think of my carefree childhood, despite the ominous fates of most of the kids riding bicycles in a nameless suburb of Middle America.
The clip fits so perfectly with the epic progressive of the synths and percussion.
And the retro animation is super haunting and nostalgic. Like a twisted, after-hours episode of Sesame Street.
I was blown away to learn that the video was not originally made by the artist, but rather sampled from a 1963 bicycle safety movie called "One Got Fat".
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