Olson - Boards of Canada (cover with Moog Matriarch, Mother 32, and DFAM)

The warbly, blissed-out sun-salute of "Olson" is one of the most perfect little songs in all of electronic music. One way I like to break in any new musical gear is to try the song out with it. And since I'm going to start posting more of my music (covers and originals) on TH-cam, this seemed like a good place to start.
Descriptions of the equipment and the Matriarch's patch are in the video

[@feelyourlines]

the first time i heard olson i was struck by a deep sense of longing to be somewhere else. somewhere that felt like the track sounded.
17 years later and i feel the exact same.
this song is eternal, perpetual in every sense. primordial.

[@turnaround2]

Never want this song to end. Recall putting original on loop for half a day while driving and it never got old

[@pinkpanther0001]

You're right bro❤

[@AdAsteris]

Me too, through the forests of north Sweden 💙

[@ultraego111]

Come here and listen to it again w me my friend

[@phastt]

I discovered this group through ROYGBIV, but Olson keeps pulling me back

[@turnaround2]

@@phastt has staying power for sure. Mezmorized in memories.

[@TexasIDM]

this video introduced me into boards of canada which inspired me to make music and change my life

[@greenvelvet]

I dig your stuff!👍

[@tibetbukan8360]

Olson is life, it feels like this song has ever been there since the beginning of everything and it will exist forever

[@camdt456]

wow this comment really touched me man. i think you're right.

[@nouveaumanifesto]

the end credits to our reality

[@TheBroDotTV]

Jeeze dude that's deep. Gotta agree.

[@greenvelvet]

What an amazing grainy smokey texture. I love it when electronic instruments transcend and start to actually sound organic. Very elemental

[@vytispuronas]

I really like your description of "Olson" being one of the most perfect little songs in all of electronic music. I agree 100%. Amazing rendition of this perfect little song. Great work. Cheers.

[@naaags]

First listened to this song on Badbadnotgood’s Late Night Tales mix and fell in love with it and the rest of the tracks. Awesome to hear such a well done version of it here 👏

[@OsiyoWado]

The chokehold that Boards of Canada has had on me for the last 20 years is unreal. I will never stop loving them.

[@MolloyPolloy]

BOCTID

[@navarov224]

This is really beautiful! The perfect song to start a new day - I just got up and your song was the perfect companion. Keep going!

[@claytonthedavis]

Thanks! Hope your day is a good one!

[@alexjaybrady]

Humming this song makes my baby fall peacefully asleep in my arms 😊 beautiful version 😊

[@nexxxornexxxor2069]

Oh. My. God.
That was a random video here and it's incredible.

[@garaughty]

Seriously brilliant work on this classic track Clayton !

[@MeloKelley]

Best song ever made

[@robertcalton9198]

This is the best performance of this I've heard outside of BOC.

[@oooo-dw7gg]

This brought tears to me eyes. A real cover of BOC. It’s incredible you were able to play it so well that there is hardly any difference at all from your version to OG. One of my favorite tracks. It was beautifully played. Thank you.

[@claytonthedavis]

That's very kind, thank you!

[@zidonyt]

1:35 Goosebumps. Amazing job mate!

[@tofu042]

This might be my favourite Cover of Olson and I never can resist to listen to one. Hats up, this is beautiful!

[@Thekingdomwithinco]

GREAT WORK, put a smile on my face 🙂

[@F34OIFJ34OIFJ]

This cover is perfect, nothing to add, it's just amazing

[@user-vj8jb8gb5w]

I revisit this every few days to feel a sense of something - something good but I can't put my finger on it. The cover is top tier.

[@wei-yuentan1324]

all the feels

[@niceguy235uk1]

10/10 IMO, especially considering most of their music from this era was made on old knackered analogue gear so replicating any of the sounds would almost impossible.

[@pearin_music]

Wow what an amazing Cover, Love it ❤

[@dartqrman]

i recognize those kraftwerk live show glasses! i kept mine as well, good little bit of memorabilia

[@Jason200031]

Love it! I subscribed after listening to the first 10 seconds. Thanks for making a beautiful cover! And I agree with other comments, excellent descriptions. Keep up the great vibes please!

[@Bankable2790]

Same bro!!!

[@pouetepremier5793]

good music never die

[@TheBroDotTV]

Dude that was fn nice. Great job. ❤️

[@Vaporvision]

So faithful, yet so unique. Such beautiful equipment, such beautiful technique.

[@BouchayBeats]

that's beautiful

[@Jason-ZombieBreath]

Impressive, very well done, and kudos on the explanations.. The clean setup is a nice touch as well, plated like a lovely meal. That Moog Factory box is something special too!

[@Codesixir]

love what you did with the explanations , thank you for this experience

[@GaryKlama]

This was fantastic. Thank you.

[@degstep9968]

That’s sound really good!

[@claytonthedavis]

Thanks!

[@justinodowd4182]

Brilliant and beautiful,thanks.

[@joel_bio]

real special, this

[@alextatkin1026]

In tears man this is beautiful

[@barryblyth8229]

More please 😊

[@chubakkak.815]

Perfect!!!

[@Matt-qx3ne]

Absolutely excellent.

[@noskov5]

super performing!BOC are timeless geniuses

[@Sleep_lab_studios]

Very nice cover 👏🏼

[@Ferrichrome]

absolutely gorgeous

[@alberto_balsalm_]

such a great tune

[@deltronzero9]

my favorite boards of canada track. Well done

[@Preohhh]

Wow this is really nice

[@kuranorppa]

Gorgeous!

[@dabbymcdabbington]

Beautiful

[@evanhainlin8749]

Perfect cover, fantastic stuff

[@benjambreeg]

awesome.. the descriptions are really cool

[@claytonthedavis]

Thanks! That's what I keep telling myself when I spend too much time pausing and rewriting them, haha

[@oursonwelles]

Best video on TH-cam

[@Cristian_is_saved]

Awesome set up

[@SNARE_DESECRATOR]

i love it

[@alexbarn]

Beautiful. ❤

[@Simone-DPS]

Very nice

[@MHO_OHM]

wow!

[@s_cycle1921]

very nice job. keep going, give us more.

[@bratindustries]

amazing thank you

[@ponchdiaz5852]

Wow nice 👍👍👍

[@vorticosecomb]

Awesome stuff! Really well done!

[@damianjones979]

Beautiful work my friend 10/10 ;)

[@ethanmoilanen9811]

Love this

[@usdjxavi]

Thanks for having me

[@OnlyDaFunk4444]

Smooth Sailing into Victory‼️

[@Bouncer_RF06]

It’s a fantastic cover

[@IgnazioPupu]

questo è l'amore

[@anthonyoneill1221]

Amazing! Great work

[@prodbyholistic]

If I closed my eyes, I couldn't tell the difference from the original track haha Sounding great!

[@claytonthedavis]

That's the best compliment I could imagine for this, thanks!

[@raystoke6326]

I've been trying and trying to remember Boards of Canada for a long time! Off to find the video with the airial shots of buildings in Dubai(?). Thanx

[@matiascastrocomposer]

So good!

[@gabriel-dy5no]

astonishing dude👍👍👍👍

[@Chasworth]

Cool

[@col.sandersspacemarines1077]

nicely done

[@conordonohue7820]

love it

[@pphamer1]

excellent job!

[@ScottishFeature]

Awesome.

[@Gigosula]

Respect!

[@EricMorello]

Well done. Sounded a lot like the original.

[@aronlampin2444]

amazing job homie

[@wheniwaswater-2903]

Nice work!!!

[@android7191]

Underrated

[@nalaeel219]

Good job. Sounds good. Love the matriarchs sound. Hate that you can’t save patches…….

[@eeajikofficial]

c'mon man ... awesome ...

[@hlebushek1876]

Very similar to "You lot" beginning by Orbital to me

[@augustentouhey3677]

this is so fucking good

[@primewavesmusic]

Ey, this is good stuff man

[@skywardstargaze1768]

THIS IS PERFECT WHAT THE HELL

[@Gigosula]

Would be thankful for Matriarch patch

[@claytonthedavis]

Unfortunately, I didn't save detailed patch notes anywhere, but IIRC what really made the chords sound like the original was running a random LFO into both VCF 1 and the input for LFO 2, which modulates VCF 2. This imitates the original tape warble passably well. After that, you can pretty much follow the patch cables and dial it in pretty quickly. Hope that helps!

[@Ace-hj7li]

SOOOO FUCKIN SICK DUDE YEAHHHHHHHHH

[@briangrieco32]

A few bars too many is what I always wanted from that song.

[@jackpijjin4088]

BoC and Kraftwerk on the same table? Hot damn. X)

[@synthebo]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@montellalorenzo300]

❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

[@GlobalCitizen369]

❤🔥🔥🔥

[@luiginotcool]

Great cover!! Would you say the matriarch is worth the price? Looks like a really nice bit of kit but it’s so expensive >.

[@claytonthedavis]

Thanks! The Matriarch definitely isn’t cheap, but it’s a good value for what you get. A lot depends on your goals and style: I really wanted modular routing and I like instruments that are hard to replace with software, so it made sense for me, but if you don’t need CV, I’d look at other analog poly synths.

[@dynamiketiger]

❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@leeartlee915]

This is a solid cover but it demonstrates how hard it is to truly recreate BoC recordings.

[@cumtart]

Hey! If your sounds aren’t in A24 movies yet, they need to be.

[@shev_music6324]

Could I do a remix with this audio?

[@ennuied]

:)

[@pa3io843]

that's so expensive