Boards of Canada - new theory regarding band name origin

[MidlothianMeddler]

There is also a place called 'Bauds of Cullen'. They grew up in Cullen which is near Buckie High so that could be another origin for the 'boards' part of the name. They were interestingly going by 'Bawds of Canada' when they gigged in Edinburgh in 1997.

https://bocpages.org/wiki/Autechre_1997_UK_tour

[dana]

Also, notice the hexagonal structure of the wire used on the boards to make them non-slip.

[Redd Panderson]

Boards also are made of wood from trees, which have rings. The past inside the present.

Some lady called. She said her log has a message for you.

[dana]

My log is better than your log. Watch out.

[Redd Panderson]

LOG BATTLE

[magrathea_ultima]

/snark on

They said in interview that their memories of Canada are of immense empty vistas, malls and boxy office spaces.

From the NME interview: "My memory of Calgary is a picture of boxy 1970s office blocks dumped in the middle of nowhere against a permanent sunset."

It is very clear that the name comes from Bored of Canada but they were two so Boreds of Canada.

I am 100% sure it is the true answer.

/snark off

For the record, the image they describe is VERY 1970's Canada.