BoC playing at...Starbucks?!

Yeah, you read that title correctly.

I work part-time at a Starbucks. The music played there is pre-selected and usually quite terrible. Imagine my surprise when I heard *GASP* BoC's "Sunshine Recorder" come out of the café's soundsystem the other day! I was completely taken aback; never in a million years would I have expected it.

So what does everyone else think? Is this good exposure for a band that deserves to be heard? Or is it disappointing that a corporation is using BoC's music?

Wow.

Well, at the end of the day, look at it this way - if people hear it, like it, and then inquire and go and buy the music, isn't that a good thing?

Plus, hopefully some of that licensing fee trickles back down to Mike and Marcus...

  Joyrex said:

Well, at the end of the day, look at it this way - if people hear it, like it, and then inquire and go and buy the music, isn't that a good thing?

 

Plus, hopefully some of that licensing fee trickles back down to Mike and Marcus...

This, basically.

I occasionally hook up my own mp3 player to the soundsystem (Shhh, it's a big no-no!) and have plenty of people coming up to me saying "This is great, who is this playing right now?" So yes, there is a fair amount to be said for just having the music out there by any means.

As for that last part...it would be nice, but I won't be holding my breath.

i've heard loads of IDM tracks being played a nearby game shop.

unfortunately they were 1 in 10 between loads of shit dubstep.

  Joyrex said:

Well, at the end of the day, look at it this way - if people hear it, like it, and then inquire and go and buy the music, isn't that a good thing?

not if it's the wrong people

  mutesauce said:

So what does everyone else think? Is this good exposure for a band that deserves to be heard? Or is it disappointing that a corporation is using BoC's music?

I think it depends on how it is recieved.  If it becomes a trendy thing, and teenagers start all that "OMG, I luv BoC, they r sew hott!!", I think I might take up serial murder.

For the most part, I think most people to which pop appeals would be a little turned off if they heard The Color of Fire for the first time sipping a syrupy latte.

I heard "Amo Bishop Roden" playing at a coffee shop a few weeks ago followed by St.Germain so I think it was one of those "ministry of sound chillout sessions" cd's.

I'm relieved, I thought they were playing live at Starbucks...

heard BoC being played at The Muddy Cup at newpaltz. not quite the chain that starbucks is tho

they produced a solange track. are you really that surprised

  essines said:

they produced a solange track. are you really that surprised

Solange used an existing BOC track in its entirety as a backing track for her song.

BOC didn't produce a Solange track.

  mdg said:

  essines said:

they produced a solange track. are you really that surprised

 

 

Solange used an existing BOC track in its entirety as a backing track for her song.

BOC didn't produce a Solange track.

No,but they "produced" the track that became the Solange massacre,quite possibly the worst use of a backing track that has ever had vocals added to it.

No doubt their local co-op savings account benefitted from it though.

that is where their music belongs: a fucking starbucks coffe

this thread should have never been created

i don't mind that a corporation plays boards of canada to help out. i agree with Joyrex that boards of canada should be paid for their work.

i'm sure they like being enjoyed by anyone and that there are no wrong people. i doubt that this means they'll start writing music exclusively for commercial products. or i don't know maybe it does, we should burn this subforum down to the ground so that the wrong people don't discover BOC

On the channel menu for one of the local cable TV providers I've heard both Satellite Anthem Icarus and Hey Saturday Sun.

  Joyrex said:

Well, at the end of the day, look at it this way - if people hear it, like it, and then inquire and go and buy the music, isn't that a good thing?

 

Plus, hopefully some of that licensing fee trickles back down to Mike and Marcus...

Mike and Marcus Vick?

  essines said:

they produced a solange track. are you really that surprised

This.

  mdg said:

  essines said:

they produced a solange track. are you really that surprised

 

 

Solange used an existing BOC track in its entirety as a backing track for her song.

BOC didn't produce a Solange track.

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA!!

*takes a breath, re-reads*

AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

I understand now!  The BoC subforum is the cacauphony of rabid, inane, puritist fans!!

  extherium said:

On the channel menu for one of the local cable TV providers I've heard both Satellite Anthem Icarus and Hey Saturday Sun.

The work of college students no doubt! You can blame them for the Starbucks music too! Damn them!

i heard skyliner the other night when i was scrubbing my nuts with a stiff luffa!

STARBOCS

  mutesauce said:

I occasionally hook up my own mp3 player to the soundsystem (Shhh, it's a big no-no!) and have plenty of people coming up to me saying "This is great, who is this playing right now?" So yes, there is a fair amount to be said for just having the music out there by any means.

I used to do the same thing at Quizno's when you're not supposed to.