Boards of Canada and Warp push back after Deep Time is used without approval

Boards of Canada’s release week took an unexpected turn after the duo and Warp Records condemned the unauthorized use of their music in a political social media video. The track in question, Deep Time, comes from the new album Inferno, and the controversy matters because Boards of Canada are not just a band with songs. They are an aesthetic universe. Their visuals, textures and mysterious atmosphere are part of the work itself, so having that world pulled into a context they did not approve is more than a licensing footnote. It raises the same old music-industry issue in a very modern shape: songs travel faster than consent. For independent artists, labels and managers, this is a useful reminder that rights control is not boring paperwork. It is part of protecting meaning. Music does not arrive in public as a neutral object. It carries tone, identity and community with it. When those things are hijacked, the artist has every reason to speak up loudly. Source: https://pitchfork.com/news/boards-of-canada-and-warp-condemn-trump-white-house-over-social-media-video