Twoism
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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).
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.
"Smokes Quantity" includes the hidden track "1986 Summer Fire" at the end.
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.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
released by Boards of Canada
Boards of Canada
Boards of Canada are a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin...
on their own Music70
Music70
Music70 is a record label run by Boards of Canada. Boards of Canada used Music70 as a front to release many of their very early works. These albums were mostly distributed among friends and relatives and are, therefore, extremely rare. It has released only Boards of Canada's music, which is...
record label
Record label
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in 1995. It was a self-financed cassette and record
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
distributed privately. Major public releases would not happen until 1996's Hi Scores
Hi Scores
Hi Scores is an EP by Boards of Canada. It was released on CD and vinyl in 1996, and subsequently re-released in 1998, 2002, and 2005.-Track listing:# "Hi Scores" – 4:57# "Turquoise Hexagon Sun" – 5:09# "Nlogax" – 6:54# "June 9th" – 5:18...
EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
on Skam Records
Skam Records
Skam Records is an independent Electronic record label based in Manchester, England, founded by Andy Maddocks around 1990. Skam also runs a smaller sub-label called 33.-History:...
. This album was, however, the work which got them noticed by Skam Records. In 2002, this album was reissued on vinyl and CD
Compact Disc
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by Warp Records
Warp Records
Warp, commonly referred to as Warp Records, is a pioneering independent British record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the more enduring artists in electronic music....
.
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$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
1500).
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.
"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
Warp Records
Warp, commonly referred to as Warp Records, is a pioneering independent British record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the more enduring artists in electronic music....
was on a black CD, similar to original PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
discs, and included a sticker with the yellow Boards of Canada
Boards of Canada
Boards of Canada are a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin...
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)