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Twoism Studio album by Boards of Canada Released 1995/2002 Recorded Summer of 1995 Genre Ambient techno
Length = 36:37Label Music70 BOARD1 Producer Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin Boards of Canada chronology Hooper Bay
(1994)Twoism
(1995)Boc Maxima
(1996)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Blender [2] Pitchfork Media (7.0/10)[3] Tiny Mix Tapes [4] Twoism was an album released by Boards of Canada on their own Music70 record label in 1995. It was a self-financed cassette and record distributed privately. Major public releases would not happen until 1996's Hi Scores EP on Skam Records. This album was, however, the work which got them noticed by Skam Records. In 2002, this album was reissued on vinyl and CD by Warp Records.
There are differences between "Sixtyniner" on this album and other releases. (Boards of Canada have often re-released early songs on later, more popular releases, sometimes with changes.)
Before Twoism was re-pressed years later, it was a highly sought-after item, being pressed only about 100 times. It would often be exchanged from one person to the next for around £800 (US$1500).[5]
Twoism is the only widely-available Boards of Canada release with early third member Chris Horne, who was credited (as Chris H.) on the original release. However, his name was omitted on the 2002 Warp re-released version, making the nature and extent of his contributions unclear.
The channels are reversed on the CD reissue compared to the original vinyl EP. This can also be noted on the tracks "Seeya Later" and "Smokes Quantity", which have the channels reversed compared to their appearances on Hi Scores and Music Has the Right to Children respectively.[citation needed]
"Smokes Quantity" includes the hidden track "1986 Summer Fire" at the end.
Artwork
The album cover is taken from the 1980 film The Killings at Outpost Zeta.
The first pressing of the CD from Warp Records was on a black CD, similar to original PlayStation discs, and included a sticker with the yellow Boards of Canada logo on it. The barcode on the CD's digipack was also an easily removable sticker.
Track listing
- "Sixtyniner" – 5:17
- "Oirectine" – 5:11
- "Iced Cooly" – 2:22
- "Basefree" – 6:35
- "Twoism" – 6:06
- "Seeya Later" – 4:33
- "Melissa Juice" – 1:32
- "Smokes Quantity" – 3:10
- "1986 Summer Fire" – 1:36 (Unlisted on the sleeve notes)
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Blender review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
- ^ Matthew Walton (2002). "Scottish Duo Re-release Their Ultra Rare Seminal Debut". British Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A879960. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
Boards of Canada Michael Sandison · Marcus EoinManagement Purported early albums Catalog 3 (1987) · Acid Memories (1989) · Closes Vol. 1 (1992) · Play by Numbers (1994) · Hooper Bay (1994)Studio albums Twoism (1995) · Boc Maxima (1996) · Music Has the Right to Children (1998) · Geogaddi (2002) · The Campfire Headphase (2005)Singles & EPs Hi Scores (1996) · Aquarius (1998) · Orange Romeda (1998) Roygbiv/Telephasic Workshop 10" (1998) · Peel Session TX 21/07/1998 (1999) · In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country (2000) · Trans Canada Highway (2006)Live recordings Related articles Old Tunes Categories:- Boards of Canada albums
- 1995 albums
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