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| − | + | [[Play By Numbers]] is the name of [[Boards of Canada]]'s fourth known release. The [[Interviews#2000-12:_Jockey_Slut|Jockey Slut article by Richard Southern]] describes ''Play by Numbers'' as follows: "Five-track CD from what was now a trio, boasting a My Bloody Valentine influence in places, shifting further into electronics in others." | |
| − | + | Of the album's five tracks, only a 56-second excerpt of [[Wouldn't You Like To Be Free]]<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEPPv-o68KY</ref> (posted on the [[EHX]] website in the late 1990s) has been heard by those outside of the band's friends and family. | |
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| − | * The title of this release | + | * The title of this release might be an allusion to "painting by numbers", and also to the mathematical basis of music. |
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| Label(s) | Music70 |
| Catalogue No(s) | AOMC43 |
| Release date(s) | 1994 |
| Format(s) | Cassette CD |
| Running time(s) | 26:21 |
Play By Numbers is the name of Boards of Canada's fourth known release. The Jockey Slut article by Richard Southern describes Play by Numbers as follows: "Five-track CD from what was now a trio, boasting a My Bloody Valentine influence in places, shifting further into electronics in others."
Of the album's five tracks, only a 56-second excerpt of Wouldn't You Like To Be Free[1] (posted on the EHX website in the late 1990s) has been heard by those outside of the band's friends and family.
Tracks[edit]
- "Remmy Kid" – 0:58
- "Wouldn't You Like To Be Free" – 5:40
- "Infinite Lines of Colourful Sevens" – 9:18
- "Numerator" – 4:37
- "Echelon" – 5:48
Comments[edit]
- The title of this release might be an allusion to "painting by numbers", and also to the mathematical basis of music.
References[edit]