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Acid Memories

Acid Memories
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Label(s) Music70
Catalogue No(s) CANC27
Release date(s) 1989
Format(s) Cassette
Running time(s) 32:44


Acid Memories is the name of Boards of Canada's second known release. The Jockey Slut article by Richard Southern describes Acid Memories as:

"Absurdly rare, cassette-only release from the barely teen Boards, then six-strong. Guitars meet electronics in embryonic but recognisably Boards-ian melodicism."

Of the album's six tracks, only a 24 second excerpt of "Duffy"[1] (posted on the EHX website in the late 1990s) has been heard by those outside of the band's friends and family.

Acid Memories is the only release of the band's pre-Twoism output to have been mentioned by the brothers in interviews.

Artwork[edit]

Web images of the Acid Memories cover show the name "Boards of Canada"; the album was released as a cassette in 1989 and was never re-released. However, the band claimed that it did not "officially" use the name "Boards of Canada" until 1994, bringing the authenticity of this image (or perhaps the existence of the album itself) into question.

Tracks[edit]

  1. "Duffy" – 2:18
  2. "Growing Hand" – 4:55
  3. "Petina" – 4:49
  4. "Stry Craty Bya" – 8:03
  5. "Helter Skater" – 6:13 [2]
  6. "Echo The Sun" – 6:26

References[edit]

  1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nxtpZ1lXaU
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20010207172925/http://www.boardsofcanada.com/discog_acid.html
Discography Overview | viewedit
Rare/Early releases Catalog 3Acid MemoriesCloses Vol. 1Play by NumbersHooper BayBoc MaximaOld Tunes Vol. 1Old Tunes Vol. 2Random 35 Tracks TapeGeogaddi (test pressing)
General releases (albums) Music Has the Right to ChildrenGeogaddiThe Campfire HeadphaseTomorrow's Harvest
General releases (EPs/12"s) TwoismHi ScoresAquariusPeel SessionIn a Beautiful Place out in the CountryTrans Canada Highway
Mixtapes Marcus Eoin's Campfire MixtapeSocietas x Tape
Live Sets Live @ Warp10Live @ LighthouseLive @ ATPAll Gigs
Promotional Releases Telephasic WorkshopMHTRTC (promo cassette)Orange RomedaGeogaddi (promo lp)Geogaddi (promo cassette)------ / ------ / ------ / XXXXXX / ------ / ------Reach For The Dead (promo cd)Come To Dust (promo cd)
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