Michael SandisonBirth Chart
Michael Peter Sandison
14/07/1971 02:13
AA - Birth record in hand
Dundee
Scotland
56°28' ↑ North - 3°00' ← West
01:00 East
Sun Moon Asc
Photo: Reproduction
Michael Sandison is a Scottish electronic musician, best known as one half of the duo Boards of Canada alongside his brother Marcus Eoin. The pair, raised in Cullen, Moray, built their career from home experiments with tapes and samples, evolving into an influential project within contemporary electronic music. Their work gained attention after signing with Warp Records and releasing Music Has the Right to Children in 1998, an album praised by critics and often cited as a milestone for the genre. Subsequent releases, including Geogaddi (2002) and The Campfire Headphase (2005), explored tonal variations—from the dark and esoteric to a more organic use of instrumentation—while retaining an aesthetic reminiscent of 1970s media. Boards of Canada have been identified as pioneers of what came to be called IDM and of the strand known as hauntology, addressing themes such as nostalgia, childhood memory, science, and environmental concerns. Known for a reclusive stance and enigmatic promotional tactics—such as subliminal messages and alternate reality games—the duo has exerted considerable influence on later generations of electronic producers.
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↣ Sun in Cancer - 20°58' - in house 3
↣ Moon in Aries - 05°10' - in house 12
↣ Mercury in Leo - 13°01' - in house 4
↣ Venus in Cancer - 08°43' - in house 2
↣ Mars in Aquarius - 21°55' - in house 10/11 - retrograde
↣ Jupiter in Scorpio - 26°46' - in house 7 - retrograde
↣ Saturn in Gemini - 02°50' - in house 1
↣ Uranus in Libra - 09°44' - in house 6
↣ Neptune in Sagittarius - 00°32' - in house 7 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Virgo - 27°20' - in house 5
↣ North Node in Aquarius - 14°43' - in house 10
↣ Ascendant in Gemini - 17°02' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Aquarius - 04°11' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Taurus - 08°54'
↣ Sun in house 3
↣ Moon in house 12
↣ Mercury in house 4
↣ Venus in house 2
↣ Mars in house 10/11
↣ Jupiter in house 7
↣ Saturn in house 1
↣ Uranus in house 6
↣ Neptune in house 7
↣ Pluto in house 5
↣ North Node in house 10
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
↣ Sun and Venus parallel
↣ Sun and Jupiter trine (5°48' applying)
↣ Sun and Ascendant parallel
↣ Moon and Venus square (3°33' applying)
↣ Moon and Saturn sextile (2°21' separating)
↣ Moon and Uranus opposition (4°34' applying)
↣ Moon and Neptune trine (4°38' separating)
↣ Moon and Pluto opposition (7°50' separating)
↣ Moon and Midheaven sextile (0°59' applying)
↣ Mercury and Mars opposition (8°53' applying)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter antiparallel
↣ Mercury and Saturn parallel
↣ Mercury and Uranus sextile (3°17' separating)
↣ Mercury and Neptune antiparallel
↣ Mercury and North Node opposition (1°42' applying)
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant square (4°07' applying)
↣ Mercury and Ascendant sextile (4°00' separating)
↣ Mercury and Midheaven opposition (8°50' applying)
↣ Venus and Uranus square (1°01' applying)
↣ Venus and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (0°11' separating)
↣ Venus and Ascendant parallel
↣ Mars and Jupiter square (4°52' separating) parallel
↣ Mars and Saturn antiparallel
↣ Mars and Neptune parallel
↣ Mars and North Node conjunction (7°11' applying)
↣ Mars and Ascendant trine (4°53' applying)
↣ Mars and Midheaven parallel
↣ Jupiter and Saturn opposition (6°03' separating) antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and Neptune conjunction (3°45' separating) parallel
↣ Jupiter and Pluto sextile (0°34' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven parallel
↣ Saturn and Neptune opposition (2°18' separating) antiparallel
↣ Saturn and Pluto trine (5°30' separating)
↣ Saturn and Midheaven trine (1°21' separating) antiparallel
↣ Uranus and North Node trine (4°59' applying)
↣ Uranus and Midheaven trine (5°34' applying)
↣ Neptune and Pluto sextile (3°12' applying)
↣ Neptune and Midheaven sextile (3°39' separating) parallel
↣ Pluto and North Node antiparallel
↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant square (5°49' applying)
↣ North Node and Ascendant trine (2°19' separating)