Twoism
Twoism is the first album by the Scottish duo Boards of Canada Electric. It was released in 1995 on their own label Music70.
The album was distributed as a self-financed cassette and record private. Until the EP on Skam Records Hi Scores Boards of Canada was not distributed to the public. However Twoism was the work that has been noticed by Skam Records. In 2002, the album was re-released on CD and LP from Warp Records.
Content
There are differences between " Sixtyniner " on this album and the eponymous track on Music Has the Right to Children (1998). Boards of Canada often published earlier tracks on later, better-known albums, sometimes as in this case with differences.
" Smokes Quantity" ( which also later on Music Has the Right to Children was released ) has at the end even the short, not listed on the LP Hidden Track " 1986 Summer Fire".
Publication
Before Twoism appeared again, it was hot sought-after rarity, since the album was pressed only about a hundred times. It often cost about $ 800 to buy the album.
Twoism is the only widespread publication of Boards of Canada with the early third member Chris Horne, which was specified on the original publication as Chris H. in the booklet. However, his name has been completely omitted from the Warp - published, 2002. Thus it is not clear how much and how he co-produced on this plate.
The audio channels were inverted compared to the original LP on the CD re-release. This is most evident in the tracks " Seeya Later" and " Smokes Quantity".
Artwork
The first CD pressing of Warp Records was on a black CD and thus resembled PlayStation discs. The CD also contained a yellow Boards of Canada stickers. The barcode on the CD sleeve was also an easy-to -removing stickers.
Reception
On 9 January 2003, the online music magazine Pitchfork Media awarded a 7 out of 10 points on the album.
On the allmusic album got four out of five stars and John Bush wrote:
" Excepting only the rigid drum monster" Base Free " ( Which sounds a bit like Aphex Twin circa 1992 ), Twoism features the same exquisitely spooky, textured emotronica did fans will want to hear, all at as high a level as the brilliant Music Has the right to Children to boot. "
" With the exception of heavy drum monster " Base Free ", which sounds a bit like Aphex Twin circa 1992, Twoism contains the same exquisitely eerie, textual Emotronic music that people want to hear. Everything on top of that on the same level as the brilliant Music Has the Right to Children. "
Title list
All tracks from Boards of Canada.