And I don’t know if you consider it a “peer”, since the NFB was commissioned to produce, but “Hinterland Who’s Who” by the Canadian Wildlife Service is iconic (and indeed to where my mind goes when imagining Boards of Canada’s influences)[0][1].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinterland_Who%27s_Who

[1] https://youtu.be/H-aoWSpFor0

Edit: Canadian Wildlife SERVICE, not Foundation

> “Hinterland Who’s Who”

IIRC: Doug and Bob's [1] "Coo loo coo coo, coo coo coo coo" [2] was a parody/homage to the opening of Hinterland's opening.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_and_Doug_McKenzie

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJE3EgTGg9k

I haven't thought about Hinterland Who's Who in a long time.

Nice selection, too. Nature's engineer.