Twoism (release)

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{{Infobox Release|
| name=Twoism
| cover=Twoism_Album_Cover.jpg
| release_date=1995, 2002
| format=Casette 12" CD
| label=Music 70 Warp Records
| catno=WARPCD70 WARPLP70
| runtime=36:37
}}

Limited to roughly 100 copies and distributed privately by [[Boards of Canada]] themselves via their [[Music70]] label, 1995's [[Twoism]] successfully landed the brothers a recording contract with the highly respected indie-electronica label [[SKAM|SKAM Records]]. Public availability of original copies of this work were largely thanks to the efforts of early BoC webmaster [[The Cosmic Crofter]], who received permission to distribute back copies to interested fans through the [[EHX]] website and the [[IDM mailing list]]. [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.music.techno/browse_frm/thread/2149feefbe46835f/0baa0a9d19e68482?lnk=st2&rnum=19#0baa0a9d19e68482]

Effectively representing the earliest known official output from the duo (and almost totally unavailable until its repressing in 2002), the original Twoism release has been highly sought after and has been known to sell for over $1,000 in online auctions. When asked by HMV about the obscenely high prices the record was going for, Marcus Sandison replied wryly that "[s]ome people have clearly got too much money on their hands" ([http://fredd-e.narfum.org/boc/interviews/#hmv HMV Interview, 2002]).

Some of the allure surrounding the release (and perhaps contributing to its high selling price) stems from the inclusion of a credit to an early third member of Boards of Canada, [[Christopher Horne]] (credited as Chris H.) on the original release. This credit was removed from the artwork of the subsequent 2002 reissue on [http://www.warprecords.com Warp Records].

Stylistically, the album foreshadows what was to come on subsequent [[Wikipedia:Boards of Canada|Boards of Canada]] releases, with two of the tracks ("Seeya Later" and "Smokes Quantity") being re-released on later records. One artistic deviation of note, however, is found in the track "Basefree," representing one of Boards of Canada's few forays into industrial territory.

{|align="left"
|[[Image:Twoism_Tape_Sleeve.jpg|thumb|Cassette sleeve featuring Chris Horne credit]]
|}
{|align="right"
|[[Image:Twoism_BOC_Sticker.jpg|thumb|right|Sticker included with 2002 Warp Records 12" & CD reissue]]
|}

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

== Twoism Trivia ==

1. The cover art of Twoism is taken from the 1980 science fiction film "[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168922/ The Killings at Outpost Zeta]."

2. The channels are reversed on the CD reissue compared to the original vinyl EP.

== Tracks ==
# "[[Sixtyniner]]" – 5:40
# "[[Oirectine]]" – 5:11
# "[[Iced Cooly]]" – 2:22
# "[[Basefree]]" – 6:35
# "[[Twoism (song)|Twoism]]" – 6:06
# "[[Seeya Later]]" – 4:33
# "[[Melissa Juice]]" – 1:32
# "[[Smokes Quantity]]" – 3:07
# "[[1986 Summer Fire]]" – 1:36

''Please note that "1986 Summer Fire" does not appear on the sleeve notes.''

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