This page contains a comprehensive collection of information related to recordings made by electronic music duo Boards of Canada.
[edit] Purported early albums
- Catalog 3 - Summer 1987 (Music70). Limited cassette release. Limited CD re-release in 1997.
- Acid Memories - 1989 (Music70). Limited cassette release.
- Closes Vol. 1 - 1992 (Music70). Limited cassette release. Limited CD repress in 1997.
- Play by Numbers - 1994 (Music70). Limited CD & cassette release.
- Hooper Bay - 1994 (Music70). Limited 12" release.
[edit] Studio albums
- Twoism - 1995 (Music70). Limited cassette and LP release. 2002 general re-release on LP and CD (Music70/Warp).
- Boc Maxima - 1996 (Music70). Limited CD & cassette release.
- Music Has the Right to Children - Aug 1998 (Warp/Skam). CD, 2xLP.
- Geogaddi - Feb 2002 (Warp/Music70). 3xLP, CD, Limited Edition CD.
- The Campfire Headphase - Oct 2005 (WarpLP123). 2XLP, CD, digital download (iTunes, Bleep).
[edit] Singles and EPs
[edit] Live and radio appearances
[edit] Collaborations, covers/remixes and soundtrack appearances
Boards of Canada have remixed a number of artists' songs. The work of these artists is generally described as electronic, ambient, experimental, or hip-hop. Most artists come from the United Kingdom or United States. Boards of Canada has additionally remixed two older, popular songs under the alias Hell Interface, detailed below.
[edit] Remixes of Boards of Canada
[edit] Remixes by Boards of Canada
- “Surfaise (The Trade Winds Mix)", on Demon 1, Michael Fakesch, May 1997
- “Dirty Great Mable" on Dirty Great Mable (Remixes), Bubbah's Tum, 1998
- “Prime Audio Soup (Vegetarian Soup Remix)" on Prime Audio Soup, Meat Beat Manifesto , 1998
- “Sandsings" on Pin Skeeling, Mira Calix, May 1998
- “Poppy Seed (Boards of Canada Remix)" and "Poppy Seed (Reprise) (Boards Of Canada Remix)" on So Soon, Slag Boom Van Loon, 21 May 2001
- “Last Walk Around Mirror Lake" on From Left to Right, Boom Bip, May 2003
- “Dead Dogs Two" on Dead Dogs Two, cLOUDDEAD, 26 January 2004
- “Broken Drum" on Guero Deluxe Edition, Beck, 28 March 2005 and Guerolito, Beck, 13 December 2005
- "Good Friday (Boards of Canada Remix)" on Alopecia, Why?, 18 November 2007[1]
[edit] Remixes by Boards of Canada as Hell Interface
[edit] Soundtrack appearances by Boards of Canada
- “Everything You Do Is a Balloon", on Morvern Callar: Soundtrack to a Film by Lynne Ramsay (Alliance Atlantis under license to Warp Records), 2002
- “Happy Cycling [*]", on Six Feet Under: Episode 25 - I'll Take You (Home Box Office), 2001
- “Music Is Math", featured on Nathan Barley and the trailer for Pi, among others.
- “Turquoise Hexagon Sun", used on several episodes of Monkey Dust.
- “Sunshine Recorder", used on the show Top Gear during the Toyota Pickup toughness test.
- “Untitled", used on a commercial for Telecom Italia, directed by Chris Cunningham, who is also well-known for his video work with Aphex Twin. This piece is not commercially available but a portion of this track seems to be sampled on "A is to B as B is to C" from the Geogaddi album. The commercial features movie star Leonardo DiCaprio.
- “The Color of the Fire" and "5-9-78", used on a European Nissan automobile ad. "5-9-78" is not commercially available, but can be found on the bootleg A Few Old Tunes.
- “Kid for Today", used on a European BMW automobile ad featuring the 7-Series luxury sedan.
- “Beware the Friendly Stranger", from Geogaddi, used in "Salad Fingers".
- “Rue the Whirl", used on an episode of Spaced.
- "Gyroscope", on the soundtrack of the Italian movie Le conseguenze dell'amore ("The Consequences of Love"), directed by Paolo Sorrentino (2004).
- "Dayvan Cowboy", used on an MTV promo for Fast Inc., the CBS series CSI: Miami episode # 502 and on "Kyle XY" Season 2, Episode 6.
- "An Eagle in Your Mind", used on several episodes of the BBC3 martial arts series "Mind, Body and Kick Ass Moves".
- Portions of "Pete Standing Alone" were looped in various German television vignettes for the 2006 World Cup with a fan doing the "Deutschland Dance".
- “Turquoise Hexagon Sun" has featured on various episode of British teen drama Hollyoaks.
- "Everything You Do Is a Balloon" was used in the short film Waking Up by Ross Robertson.
- “Turquoise Hexagon Sun" is used in an episode of The Real Hustle.
- "Hey Saturday Sun" and "Chromakey Dreamcoat" used by Cartoon Network as background music during their schedule of upcoming shows.
- "Constants Are Changing", used on a commercial bump for Adult Swim.
- "Julie and Candy", used briefly in an episode of Top Gear.
[edit] References
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