Boards of Canada

Scottish electronic music duo
Organization musical_group Q722778
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Boards of Canada

Summary

Boards of Canada is a musical group[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Boards of Canada was influenced by National Film Board of Canada[3].
  • Boards of Canada's instance of is recorded as musical group[4].
  • Boards of Canada's instance of is recorded as musical duo[5].
  • Boards of Canada's genre is electronica[6].
  • Boards of Canada's genre is intelligent dance music[7].
  • Boards of Canada's genre is ambient techno[8].
  • Boards of Canada's genre is ambient music[9].
  • Boards of Canada's genre is folktronica[10].
  • Boards of Canada's genre is downtempo[11].
  • National Film Board of Canada is named after Boards of Canada[12].
  • Boards of Canada's record label is recorded as Warp[13].
  • Boards of Canada's record label is recorded as Skam Records[14].
  • Boards of Canada's discography is recorded as Boards of Canada discography[15].
  • Boards of Canada's Commons category is recorded as Boards of Canada[16].
  • Boards of Canada's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[17].
  • Boards of Canada comprises Marcus Eoin[18].
  • Boards of Canada comprises Michael Sandison[19].
  • 1986 marks the founding of Boards of Canada[20].
  • Boards of Canada's location of formation is recorded as Edinburgh[21].
  • Boards of Canada's official website is recorded as https://boardsofcanada.com/[22].
  • Boards of Canada's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boards of Canada[23].
  • Boards of Canada's official name is recorded as Boards of Canada[24].
  • Boards of Canada's start of work period is recorded as 1986[25].

Body

Founding

1986 marks the founding of Boards of Canada[20]. Its location of formation is recorded as Edinburgh[21].

Identity

Boards of Canada's official name is recorded as it[24].

Why It Matters

Boards of Canada has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Rate Your Music. Retrieved . rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Rate Your Music. Retrieved . rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Rate Your Music. Retrieved . rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Rate Your Music. Retrieved . rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Rate Your Music. Retrieved . rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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