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Overall Rating: 8.1
Audio Quality: 7.9
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Boards of Canada - A Few Old Tunes - Part 1
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Biography of Boards of Canada
Boards of Canada are the duo of Michael Sandison (born July 14, 1971) and Marcus Eoin (born May 27, 1973).
Based on the northern coast of Scotland, the group got its start on acclaimed experimental electronica label Skam in 1996 after recording an obscene number of tracks and pressing the best of them up as a miniscule-run 12', Twoism, an eight-track promo EP the group sent to labels in lieu of a demonstration tape. The pair's first official release appeared on Skam toward the middle of 1996, and was quickly hailed as among the label's finest releases to date. Titled Hi Scores, the EP is an engaging mix of simple, infectious three-part synth melodies, subtle hip-hop and electro references, and alternately tense and relaxing beatwork endlessly repeated in shifting combinations (� la Autechre, Bochum Welt, and Cylob). Almost a mini-LP at six tracks and nearly half an hour in length, the debut was followed in late 1996 by a series of live gigs opening for Plaid and Autechre, as well as compilation tracks for Uvm and Skam/Musik Aus Strom side project label Mask (under the name Hellinterface).
Further releases for Skam, Mask, and 4th World in-house label Ampoule were scheduled, and in 1998 Boards of Canada issued Music Has the Right to Children, a landmark for electronic listening music that was widely copied. Nearly four years later (and after the release of only a single four-track EP and the archival Peel Sessions), the duo returned with its second LP, Geogaddi. Another long wait followed, until in October 2005 Boards of Canada released The Campfire Headphase, which introduced subtle changes into the pair's sound. A six-track EP, Trans Canada Highway, appeared in May 2006.
Based on the northern coast of Scotland, the group got its start on acclaimed experimental electronica label Skam in 1996 after recording an obscene number of tracks and pressing the best of them up as a miniscule-run 12', Twoism, an eight-track promo EP the group sent to labels in lieu of a demonstration tape. The pair's first official release appeared on Skam toward the middle of 1996, and was quickly hailed as among the label's finest releases to date. Titled Hi Scores, the EP is an engaging mix of simple, infectious three-part synth melodies, subtle hip-hop and electro references, and alternately tense and relaxing beatwork endlessly repeated in shifting combinations (� la Autechre, Bochum Welt, and Cylob). Almost a mini-LP at six tracks and nearly half an hour in length, the debut was followed in late 1996 by a series of live gigs opening for Plaid and Autechre, as well as compilation tracks for Uvm and Skam/Musik Aus Strom side project label Mask (under the name Hellinterface).
Further releases for Skam, Mask, and 4th World in-house label Ampoule were scheduled, and in 1998 Boards of Canada issued Music Has the Right to Children, a landmark for electronic listening music that was widely copied. Nearly four years later (and after the release of only a single four-track EP and the archival Peel Sessions), the duo returned with its second LP, Geogaddi. Another long wait followed, until in October 2005 Boards of Canada released The Campfire Headphase, which introduced subtle changes into the pair's sound. A six-track EP, Trans Canada Highway, appeared in May 2006.
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Rating: 
(10)
Jan 21, 2007
Comment: This is wonderful Boards Of Canada old cassete tunes
I love them!
I love them!
Rating: 
(6)
Jan 28, 2007
Comment: Some good tracks on there, but too many samples at times. also some of the tracks appear on their later albums.
Rating: (6)
Feb 26, 2007
Comment: Really only for die hard BOC fans like me... unusual early stuff I don't recognise anything from here that crept into later EPs or albums...
It really shows how they've come on, much more cerebral and powerful with this early set being quite crude but still in their own wonderful, inimitable style
It really shows how they've come on, much more cerebral and powerful with this early set being quite crude but still in their own wonderful, inimitable style
Rating: 
(7)
May 19, 2007
Comment: Rumour has it that BoC put together a number of cassette releases that were given out to friends at their 'Hexagon Sun' late night parties. A Few Old Tunes is one of the earliest of these tapes and shows some of their major influences, including TV and film soundtracks, video games and an assortment of other eclectic influences from their early recording days. Overall, this has much more of a rougher Hip Hop feel to it as opposed to the more lush kaleidoscopic IDM ambience that they have become associated with. This set is well worth checking out.
fourk
Rating:
(8)
Jan 05, 2007