Its considered their first official release, even though the superprolific pair had been actively making music since the late 80s in a variety of guises. Boards of canadas turquoise hexagon sun tutorial with. The keyboard reminds me of the twin peaks tv series soundtrack opener. As the album goes on, the record definitely also catches up into speed, giving us some more pretty great songs. Skam records 1996 track used for promotional purposes only available via. Check out turquoise hexagon sun by boards of canada on amazon music. Here is a very nice album by boards of canada, one of my hardest finds. Chatmm activity all activity search our picks more.
Turquoise hexagon sun would later appear on the duos 1998 debut studio album, music has the right to children. Everything you do is a balloon, june 9th, nlogax and turquoise hexagon sun also appear on hi scores. Boards of canada music has the right to children vinyl. It peaked at number 34 on the uk dance albums chart. Cool things to do with the korg minilogue duration. The second ep from everyones favourite bunkerdwelling brothers was unbelievably an even tighter mix than their first, with the title track adding a sizzling digital beat to eerie pads. So i assume im not the only one here who enjoys a dabble in the old mind expanders and listening to the brothers.
Boards of canada boc maxima mp3320 boc maxima label. Watch the video for turquoise hexagon sun from boards of canada s music has the right. But this definitely isnt a skip to the 3 singles then listen to something else album, this is a listen to the whole album from start. With that said, bocs first major release, music has the right to children, is an album that has a different meaning for every listener. This 35 minute ep from boc is arguably their most complete outing, having landed a couple of years before music has the right album and including some of their best material the brooding detroit inversion. Early in their career, boards of canada released several recordings in very limited numbers, distributed only to friends and family. Please feel free to leave feedback and impressions. The duo began composing and recording the album following the release of the campfire headphase in 2005 and the expansion of their studio at hexagon sun near the pentland hills. Boards of canada, hi scores hi scores scottish brothers marcus eoin and michael sandison originally released this minilp in 1996, two years before their iconoclastic album music has the right to children. Performer boards of canada title hi scores ep file 01 hi scores. In the boards of canada section of the warp records website, alongside cover images and a few scant details about release dates, is a link to a guardian news story which offers conclusive proof the average colour of the universe is a greenish hue halfway between aquamarine and turquoise when all visible light is mixed together. Cover of the song turquoise hexagon sun by boards of canada. Hexagon sun refers to the studio of boards of canada in east scotland, but also to the collective of musicians and friends of michael and marcus. Lyrics to turquoise hexagon sun by boards of canada.
This song has been speculated to contain samples from inside the hexagon sun studios. Every year my wife and i go to a music festival, and its become standard that one night we all our 15 or so person camp stay back from the late night shenanigans and they let me take them through a 3 hour or so boards of canada escapade fueled by acid, mushrooms, bag wine. Boards of canada boc maxima 1996, cassette discogs. Boards of canada music has the right to children 20. When reflected, the text reads the internet is evil. Boards of canada music has the right to children discogs. Turquoise hexagon sun plucking at wobbling keyboards and shuffling drum programs, and june 9th foretelling the date of their 20 comeback some 17 years before it happened. It was broadcast in full on the radio program disengage in 2002, but has never been officially rereleased.
The album preceded their more public releases on skam and warp. Hi scores is the ep that made boards of canada a big deal, back when everything released by skam was a big deal. Check out hi scores by boards of canada on amazon music. Music has the right to children has some of the best drum beats and sampling ive ever listened to, its an album that gets better with each listen, its crafted so brilliantly each listen reveals something new, considering its an album thats made electronically it never ceases to amaze me how naturalistic and pure it feels. Hexagon sun s presence on the internet has been limited to its website, hexagonsun. Music has the right to children by boards of canada on. This is a remix of my original c64 rendition that was used in the eerie, fabul. Music has the right to children by boards of canada album. Hi scores 2014 edition by boards of canada on amazon music.
In print once again in all its glory little introduction needed here, skam number 008 repressed several times and still a collectors item, 6 tracks wide, every one a classic. The first half of this record stands out strong and its definitely boards of canada s best stuff, but then sadly slowly into the album the songs start to decrease into mediocrity and some lazy production. Hi scores is an ep by scottish electronic music duo boards of canada. Wildlife analysis, boc maxima, roygbiv, turquoise hexagon sun and one very important thought later appeared on music has the right to children. Boards of canada with the title track adding a sizzling digital beat to eerie pads. Turquoise hexagon sun and one very important thought later appeared on music has the right. Turquoise hexagon sun by boards of canada on amazon music. Boc maxima is a limitedrelease studio album selfreleased by boards of canada on cassette in 1996 via their label music70. Goldmund turquoise hexagon sun boards of canada cover. Watch the video for turquoise hexagon sun from boards of canada s music has the right to children for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Turquoise hexagon sun boards of canada c64 cover by. Many of its tracks were reused on their early eps and 1998 debut lp music has the right to children.
Though their existence, including tracklists, has been confirmed by the band. I adore the music of boc, and this is my hommage to them. Stream goldmund turquoise hexagon sun boards of canada cover by keith kenniff from desktop or your mobile device. Boards of canada turquoise hexagon sun boards of canada kid for today boards of canada sherbet head.
Sixtyniner, and turquoise hexagon sun pretty sure there is a rare hexagon shaped single of that last one, although its a single off of music has the right to children. Tomorrows harvest is the fourth studio album by scottish electronic music duo boards of canada, released on 5 june 20 by warp. Boards of canada bleep your source for independent. A track that appeared on boards of canada s rare old tunes vol.
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