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Boards Of Canada

Boards of Canada are a Scottish electronic music duo known for their distinctive blend of ambient, downtempo, and IDM aesthetics. Their work is characterized by warm, lo-fi production, nostalgic synthesizer textures, and intricate sample-based arrangements that have influenced the broader electronica landscape.

33 tracksElectronica· 1995–2026
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Boards Of Canada is a restrained and a warm production artist.

This artistTypical Electronica
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Electronica pocket.

How this compares to Electronica

Across 33 analysed tracks, Boards Of Canada averages 32% energy — gentler than 86% of individual Electronica tracks — and 34% groove, straighter than 71%.

Measured against 14,430 Electronica tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 68–160 BPM with a median of 103 · predominantly major keys (36% minor) · most common key: 2B (F♯ Major) with 4 tracks.

BPM spread
65–69
2
70–74
1
80–84
3
85–89
2
90–94
4
95–99
1
100–104
2
105–109
4
110–114
2
120–124
3
125–129
1
135–139
1
145–149
2
150–154
1
160–164
1
Key distribution
1A11B12A2B43A33B24A14B15A5B6A6B7A27B18A8B39A19B410A110B211A211B212A112B1

Sound profile evolution

How Boards Of Canada’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Electronica tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
1995–2011·24 tracks
2012–2026·8 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Electronica
What changed

Across Boards Of Canada's catalog, tempos have climbed from ~101 to ~109 BPM; warmth has lifted.

Release volume by decade

23
1990s
1
2000s
3
2010s
5
2020s

Tracks in catalog

33 total · sortable
Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan album art
Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan
Boards Of Canada
110 BPM · 3A · Electronica · 35% Warm-up
Electronica
110
3A · B♭ min
35%Warm-up
2026
Naraka album art
Naraka
Boards Of Canada
120 BPM · 4B · Electronica · 42% Sustainer
Electronica
120
4B · A♭ maj
42%Sustainer
2026
Prophecy At 1420 MHz album art
Prophecy At 1420 MHz
Boards Of Canada
146 BPM · 8B · Downtempo · 29% Warm-up
Downtempo
146
8B · C maj
29%Warm-up
2026
Into The Magic Land album art
Into The Magic Land
Boards Of Canada
105 BPM · 7A · Electronica · 47% Sustainer
Electronica
105
7A · D min
47%Sustainer
2026
Roygbiv album art
Roygbiv
Boards Of Canada
84 BPM · 10A · Downtempo · 41% Sustainer
Downtempo
84
10A · B min
41%Sustainer
1996
Olson album art
Olson
Boards Of Canada
3B · Electronica · 35% Sustainer
Electronica
3B · D♭ maj
35%Sustainer
1998
All Reason Departs album art
All Reason Departs
Boards Of Canada
149 BPM · 11A · Downtempo · 29% Warm-up
Downtempo
149
11A · F♯ min
29%Warm-up
2026
Aquarius album art
Aquarius
Boards Of Canada
85 BPM · 2B · Electronica · 24% Warm-up
Electronica
85
2B · F♯ maj
24%Warm-up
1998
Wildlife Analysis album art
Wildlife Analysis
Boards Of Canada
12B · Electronica · 24% Warm-up
Electronica
12B · E maj
24%Warm-up
1996
Turquoise Hexagon Sun album art
Turquoise Hexagon Sun
Boards Of Canada
94 BPM · 4A · Electronica · 32% Warm-up
Electronica
94
4A · F min
32%Warm-up
1996
An Eagle In Your Mind album art
An Eagle In Your Mind
Boards Of Canada
120 BPM · 2B · Electronica · 29% Warm-up
Electronica
120
2B · F♯ maj
29%Warm-up
1998
Telephasic Workshop album art
Telephasic Workshop
Boards Of Canada
100 BPM · 9B · Electronica · 27% Warm-up
Electronica
100
9B · G maj
27%Warm-up
1998
In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country album art
In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country
Boards Of Canada
121 BPM · 8B · Electronica · 32% Warm-up
Electronica
121
8B · C maj
32%Warm-up
2000
Kaini Industries album art
Kaini Industries
Boards Of Canada
129 BPM · 3B · Electronica · 26% Warm-up
Electronica
129
3B · D♭ maj
26%Warm-up
1998
Bocuma album art
Bocuma
Boards Of Canada
90 BPM · 9B · Electronica · 21% Warm-up
Electronica
90
9B · G maj
21%Warm-up
1998
Sixtyten album art
Sixtyten
Boards Of Canada
94 BPM · 10B · Electronica · 29% Warm-up
Electronica
94
10B · D maj
29%Warm-up
1998
The Color Of The Fire album art
The Color Of The Fire
Boards Of Canada
107 BPM · 1A · Electronica · 26% Warm-up
Electronica
107
1A · A♭ min
26%Warm-up
1998
Rue The Whirl album art
Rue The Whirl
Boards Of Canada
93 BPM · 1B · Electronica · 24% Warm-up
Electronica
93
1B · B maj
24%Warm-up
1998
Happy Cycling album art
Happy Cycling
Boards Of Canada
100 BPM · 9A · Electronica · 28% Warm-up
Electronica
100
9A · E min
28%Warm-up
1996
Triangles & Rhombuses album art
Triangles & Rhombuses
Boards Of Canada
2B · Electronica · 52% Sustainer
Electronica
2B · F♯ maj
52%Sustainer
1998
Cold Earth album art
Cold Earth
Boards Of Canada
68 BPM · 11B · Electronica · 36% Sustainer
Electronica
68
11B · A maj
36%Sustainer
2013
Pete Standing Alone album art
Pete Standing Alone
Boards Of Canada
82 BPM · 2B · Electronica · 40% Sustainer
Electronica
82
2B · F♯ maj
40%Sustainer
1998
Open The Light album art
Open The Light
Boards Of Canada
160 BPM · 8B · Electronica · 26% Warm-up
Electronica
160
8B · C maj
26%Warm-up
1998
White Cyclosa album art
White Cyclosa
Boards Of Canada
139 BPM · 7A · Electronica · 41% Sustainer
Electronica
139
7A · D min
41%Sustainer
2013
Smokes Quantity album art
Smokes Quantity
Boards Of Canada
99 BPM · 12A · Electronica · 17% Warm-up
Electronica
99
12A · C♯ min
17%Warm-up
1995
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Artists that mix with Boards Of Canada

We scored every transition between Boards Of Canada’s 30 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 46 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.

Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.

Aleksi Perala

26 of the 960 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.5. They come from 14 different Boards Of Canada tracks.

Naraka → UK74R1515050 · 4B → 4B · same BPM · 83 chemistry

Cosmic Baby

21 of the 750 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.3. They come from 15 different Boards Of Canada tracks.

Orange Romeda → Brooklyn · 9B → 8A · −2 BPM · 87 chemistry

Federico Aubele

20 of the 360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.1. They come from 9 different Boards Of Canada tracks.

Happy Cycling → Contigo · 9A → 9A · −12 BPM · 85 chemistry

Section 25

58 of the 1,170 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.7. They come from 21 different Boards Of Canada tracks.

Happy Cycling → Reflection · 9A → 8B · −3 BPM · 86 chemistry

The Black Dog

25 of the 1,200 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.9. They come from 16 different Boards Of Canada tracks.

The Human League

22 of the 720 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.1. They come from 13 different Boards Of Canada tracks.

Into The Magic Land → Dada Dada Duchamp Vortex · 7A → 6B · +6 BPM · 84 chemistry

Thievery Corporation

30 of the 960 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.5. They come from 10 different Boards Of Canada tracks.

Happy Cycling → Shaolin Satellite · 9A → 9A · +2 BPM · 89 chemistry

Ursula 1000

18 of the 450 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.6. They come from 13 different Boards Of Canada tracks.

Telephasic Workshop → Slinky · 9B → 8B · same BPM · 92 chemistry

Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Boards Of Canada by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Boards Of Canada, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Aphex Twin
100%
26 tracks in catalog · Electronica
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76%
9 tracks in catalog · Electronica
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76%
Not in our catalog yet
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76%
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63%
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62%
Not in our catalog yet
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59%
13 tracks in catalog · Electronica
Slag Boom Van Loon
59%
Not in our catalog yet
Plaid
52%
27 tracks in catalog · Electronica
Polygon Window
49%
2 tracks in catalog · Electronica · no artist page yet
Μziq
46%
Not in our catalog yet
The Future Sound Of London
45%
1 track in catalog · Electronica · no artist page yet
Seefeel
44%
6 tracks in catalog · Electronica
Four Tet
41%
61 tracks in catalog · Electronica
Freescha
41%
Not in our catalog yet

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Boards Of Canada play at?+

Boards Of Canada's tracks in our catalog range from 68 to 160 BPM, with a median of 103 BPM. Across 33 tracks, the most common range falls in the 105–110 BPM bucket.

What key are Boards Of Canada's tracks in?+

Boards Of Canada's tracks are mostly in major keys (36% minor across 33 tracks). The most common single key is 2B (F♯ Major) with 4 tracks.

What artists mix well with Boards Of Canada?+

We scored every transition between Boards Of Canada's 30 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 46 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Aleksi Perala, Cosmic Baby, Federico Aubele are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Naraka into UK74R1515050, 4B to 4B, 83 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Boards Of Canada?+

Boards Of Canada sits closest to Aphex Twin, Autechre, Casino Versus Japan in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.

When was Boards Of Canada most active?+

Our catalog has Boards Of Canada releases spanning 1995 to 2026, with the most tracks from the 1990s.