A Boards of Canada tribute mix by DJ Tamaris from France

In today’s realm of mixes, podcast and blogs, there is so much to look upon that sometimes crappy DJ’s take too much place whereas sometimes the unknown little podcast gets shunned or too often overlooked. Such is the case with a dazzling mix I’ve come across on Mokota’s website : a DJ tribute mix of the ever impressive Scottish band Boards of Canada. Now if you follow electronic music and music at all you probably already know BOC, they just simply make magical music, awe inspiring melodies, beautiful soundscapes and lush ambient atmospheres. So I won’t go out and comment their music because it’s been done day in and day out. I’ll just comment the mix that Tamaris made because it’s a beautiful piece of electronic music, and it’s a very pleasant mix to listen to. First, it starts off with nice lullabies such as In a beautiful place out in a country, and then the mix just keeps getting better, with a seamless array of IDM songs from the BOC catalogue. Pretty much every BOC classics is featured in there either from Music has the right to children, the Hi-scores EP or Geoggadi, their sophomore album. It seems Tamaris has used Ableton Live in order to create the mix and I think his ear for music, is very uncanny and accurate. I don’t think mixing IDM is an easy task, as the BPM’s are often in an altogether different zone and the songs not always in the same musical key. The way Tamaris has arranged that mix makes it very pleasant to the ears, as he keeps the loop flowing just enough to maintain interest from the listener. So..it’s just the perfect companion to an airplane trip or a sunday afternoon. IDM DJ and producer from France, Tamaris is currently showcasing a mix of seminal Detroit techno outfit Underground resistance on his Soundcloud page. Check his MySpace for more.

A DJ mix tribute to Boards of Canada

Trackllist:
01 From One Source All Things Depend
02 In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country
03 Pete Standing Alone
04 Skimming Stones
05 Left Side Drive edit
06 Dayvan Cowboy
07 Sixtyten
08 Roygbiv
09 Macquarie Ridge
10 Diving Station
11 1969
12 A Is To B As B Is To C
13 Left Side Drive
14 Slow This Bird Down
15 Hey Saturday Sun
16 Constants Are Changing
17 June 9th
18 Aquarius
19 Dayvan Cowboy (Odd Nosdam Remix)
20 Julie And Candy
21 Dandelion
22 Music is Math
23 Open The Light
24 Bocuma
25 Roygbiv
26 In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country (recreated by Mira Calix With Oliver Coates)
27 Kaini Industries (recreated by Bibio)
28 Zoetrope