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β | | cover=Trans-canada-highway-front.jpg
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| | name=Trans Canada Highway | | | name=Trans Canada Highway |
| | image=transcanadahighway.jpg | | | image=transcanadahighway.jpg |
β | | release_date=29 May 2006<br> | + | | release_date=30 May 2006<br> |
β | | format=1xlp ep<br>digipak CD ep<br>card slipcase promo cd | + | | format=1xlp ep<br>digipak CD ep |
| | label=warp/music70 | | | label=warp/music70 |
β | | catno=wap200<br>wap200cd<br>wap200cdp | + | | catno=wap200<br>wap200cd |
| | runtime=28:00 | | | runtime=28:00 |
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β | ''[[Trans Canada Highway]]'' is an EP by [[Boards of Canada]]. As described by [[Boards of Canada]] and [[Warp Records]], the EP "visits a darker place, a glacial place, away from the warmth and light of ''[[The Campfire Headphase]]''." Those who ordered the EP directly from [[Warp Records|Warp]] also received a sticker and a free copy of the [[Videos#Dayvan_Cowboy|Dayvan Cowboy music video]].
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β | Originally scheduled for release on 06/06/06 (perhaps to further their occult mythos), the release date was bumped up to 29 May 2006 (a day later in the US), due to what was described on the [[Warp Records|Warp website]] as "unanticipated satanic activity." The nature of this activity, whether it was directly related to [[Boards of Canada]] or not, has never been explained.
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β | The EP garnered relatively lukewarm reception by critics and by many in the idm community, the latter of whom were suspicious about the commercial ambitions suggested by the re-release of "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]" as a single. Nevertheless, tracks such as "[[Left Side Drive]]" remain classics with the general [[Boards of Canada]] fanbase.
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β | The ep was released on both CD and 12" formats. The latter was pressed on white vinyl.
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β | In addition to the standard release, there is also a white label promo/test pressing on black vinyl which is identical in content to the official Trans Canada release. The CD version of the promo/test, however, is limited exclusively to the tracks "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]" and "[[Skyliner]]". The Japanese version of the ep (in cd format) on [[Beat Records]] additionally includes a 'Bonus Video' called "[[Invocation]]". This short .mpg file was also available in Flash fomat on the [[Trans Canada Highway microsite]].
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β | == Trans Canada Highway Trivia ==
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β | [[Image:1977dodge_instruction_manual.jpg|right|thumb|200px|1977 dodge instruction manual]]
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β | *The cover art for ''[[Trans Canada Highway]]'' is believed to have been copied from a 1977 dodge instruction manual.
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β | * [[Wikipedia:Odd Nosdam|Odd Nosdam]] took 6 months to complete his remix of "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]".
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β | * ''[[Trans Canada Highway]]'' is also the name of a 1975 French single by Gene Pitney.
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β | * Named after the Canadian highway system.
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β | * Trans Canada Highway might also be a nod to Kraftwerk who recorded an album "Trans Europe Express", as well as the highway-themed single "Autobahn".
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β | * Also the video that was used as promo for the EP, titled Invocation, might also be a nod to the Incredible String Band; not only is an audiotrack used that samples ISB, but the title is also the title of a song released on their album "U".
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| ==Tracks== | | ==Tracks== |
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| # "[[Skyliner]]" – 5:40 | | # "[[Skyliner]]" – 5:40 |
| # "[[Under The Coke Sign]]" – 1:31 | | # "[[Under The Coke Sign]]" – 1:31 |
β | # "[[Dayvan Cowboy (Odd Nosdam Remix)]]" – 9:22 | + | # "[[Dayvan Cowboy (Odd Nosdam rmx)]]" – 9:01 |
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| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |
| *[[Trans Canada Highway microsite]] | | *[[Trans Canada Highway microsite]] |
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β | == Artwork ==
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