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Random 35 Tracks Tape

2011-03-16T23:35:39Z

Micahnewman: /* Tracks */ Track 6 on side A IS "Seven Forty Seven", albeit an early demo version.

{{Infobox Release|
| name=Random 35 Tracks Tape
| release_date=1995?
| format=Cassette
| label=Music70
| catno=N/A
| runtime=84:00
}}

[[Random 35 Tracks Tape]] (real name unknown) refers to a collection of 35 tracks leaked on P2P networks around September 2004. Unlike other "[[Old Tunes]]" tapes, the tracks are completely unlabeled; however, a few match known tracks from other sources, including commercial releases. No liner notes or tape scan have ever surfaced.

Despite its uncertain provenance, the tape is generally believed to be authentic.

==Background==
*''[[Random 35 Tracks Tape]]'' seems to be sourced from a cassette tape containing a (presumably) hand-selected set of pre-[[BoC Maxima]] tracks. The leaking of these tracks to P2P networks ([http://www.slsknet.org Soulseek], originally) provided much drama on [[WATMM]].
**All files are encoded as 320kbps MP3.
* For a long time, it was assumed that this tape was the missing ''[[Old Tunes Vol. 1]]'' (since ''[[A Few Old Tunes]]'' and ''[[Old Tunes Vol. 2]]'' were already known), although this was never confirmed. This was finally proven false when, on 08 Aug 2009, [[Twoism forum]] member dealer posted new photos of a cassette and liner notes showing the [[A Few Old Tunes]] and [[Old Tunes Vol. 1]] were, in fact, the same release.
*[[MDG]] has said that it is not known who compiled the tracks, calling it "a mystery, just a mixture".

== Discovery ==
These tracks appear to have first surfaced on [http://www.slsknet.org Soulseek] under various names, such as "random 35 tracks tape (rarities and the best of - not old tunes v1 or v2)" and "A Few Older Tunes Disc 1/Disc 2", reflecting the uncertainty of the collection's provenance. Early sightings include:
* 9 Sep 2004 - [http://community.livejournal.com/boardsofcanada/28808.html LiveJournal post]
* 3 Oct 2004 - [http://xltronic.com/mb/topic.php3?topic=65661 xltronic messageboard topic]
* 8 Oct 2004 - [http://www.opensubscriber.com/message/idm@hyperreal.org/42958.html idm-l post]



==Tracks==
'''Important:''' Track titles and lengths are estimations; original listings are not available.''

'''Side A:'''
# "[[Audiotrack 01]]" – 1:22
# "[[She is P]]" – 2:12
# "[[Audiotrack 03]]" – 3:45
# "[[Audiotrack 04]]" – 0:50
# "[[Finity]]" – 5:04
# "[[Seven Forty Seven]]" (demo) – 4:57
# "[[Audiotrack 07]]" – 3:58
# "[[Audiotrack 08]]" – 6:34
# "[[Audiotrack 09]]" – 1:50
# "[[Audiotrack 10]]" – 2:59
# "[[Blueberry]]" – 0:26
# "[[Audiotrack 12]]" – 2:59
# "[[Audiotrack 13]]" – 2:12
# "[[Audiotrack 14]]" – 1:46
# "[[I Will Get It Tattooed]]" – 1:05

'''Side B:'''
# "[[Audiotrack 01]]" – 1:29
# "[[Audiotrack 02]]" – 3:51
# "[[House of Abin'adab]]" – 1:04
# "[[Audiotrack 04]]" – 4:26 (early version of "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]"?)
# "[[Audiotrack 05]]" – 1:52
# "[[Audiotrack 06]]" – 0:23
# "[[Audiotrack 07]]" – 3:42
# "[[Audiotrack 08]]" – 0:57
# "[[Audiotrack 09]]" – 3:12
# "[[Smallest Weird Number (Reversed)]]" – 0:59
# "[[Audiotrack 11]]" – 3:31
# "[[Audiotrack 12]]" – 3:33
# "[[Davie Addison]]" – 1:11
# "[[Audiotrack 14]]" – 3:15
# "[[Audiotrack 15]]" – 2:04
# "[[Audiotrack 16]]" – 2:21
# "[[It's Too Orangey]]" – 0:19
# "[[Audiotrack 18]]" – 2:02
# "[[Audiotrack 19]]" – 1:23
# "[[Audiotrack 20]]" – 0:27

==See also==
*[[Old Tunes saga]]
*[http://www.slsknet.org Soulseek]

== External links ==
* [http://boc.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Unreleased/Rarities XWiki page with detailed information on the initial leak]

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Dayvan Cowboy

2011-03-16T23:23:42Z

Micahnewman: /* Comments */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Dayvan Cowboy
| runtime=5:00
| appearson=[[The Campfire Headphase]]<br>[[Trans Canada Highway]]}}

[[Image:Dayvan-cowboy-video-still.jpg|left|thumb|200px|still from the [[Dayvan Cowboy]] video]]
<br />
== Comments ==
* "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]" is considered by many to be [[Boards of Canada]]'s first mainstream single.
* This song was remixed by [[Wikipedia:Odd Nosdam|Odd Nosdam]] on the [[Trans Canada Highway]] EP. It was the first remix of [[Boards of Canada]] to appear on any of their releases.
* One of the tracks on the bootleg "[[Random 35 Tracks Tape]]" seems to be an early version of this song.

== Video ==
* A video for "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]" was released as a promo DVD, included with Warpmart pre-orders of the ''[[Trans Canada Highway]]'' EP. For more information, see [[Videos]].
* The first half of the video shows footage of [[Wikipedia:Joseph Kittinger|Captain Joseph Kittinger]]'s skydiving from the ''Excelsior III'', a gondola raised by balloons to 102,800 feet as part of [[Wikipedia:Project Excelsior|Project Excelsior]] (a series of record-breaking dives from high-altitude). Captain Kittinger fell for 14 minutes and 36 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 614 mph before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet.
* The second half of the video shows footage of big-wave surfer [[Wikipedia:Laird Hamilton|Laird Hamilton]].
*The final scene of the sun setting was taken from the surfing documentary [[imdb:Crystal Voyager|Crystal Voyager]].

== Cultural References ==
[[Image:Day-van-chevrolet-astro-van.jpg|none|thumb|200px|A Day Van is a discontinued make of Chevrolet Astro van]]

== External Links ==
* [http://www.warprecords.com/dayvancowboy/ Official Dayvan Cowboy download page] from Warp Records.

Dayvan Cowboy

2011-03-16T23:21:36Z

Micahnewman: /* Comments */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Dayvan Cowboy
| runtime=5:00
| appearson=[[The Campfire Headphase]]<br>[[Trans Canada Highway]]}}

[[Image:Dayvan-cowboy-video-still.jpg|left|thumb|200px|still from the [[Dayvan Cowboy]] video]]
<br />
== Comments ==
* "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]" is considered by many to be [[Boards of Canada]]'s first mainstream single.
* This song was remixed by [[Wikipedia:Odd Nosdam|Odd Nosdam]] on the [[Trans Canada Highway]] EP. It was the first remix of [[Boards of Canada]] to appear on any of their releases.
* One of the tracks on the bootleg "[[35 Random Tracks Tape]]" seems to be an early version of this song.

== Video ==
* A video for "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]" was released as a promo DVD, included with Warpmart pre-orders of the ''[[Trans Canada Highway]]'' EP. For more information, see [[Videos]].
* The first half of the video shows footage of [[Wikipedia:Joseph Kittinger|Captain Joseph Kittinger]]'s skydiving from the ''Excelsior III'', a gondola raised by balloons to 102,800 feet as part of [[Wikipedia:Project Excelsior|Project Excelsior]] (a series of record-breaking dives from high-altitude). Captain Kittinger fell for 14 minutes and 36 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 614 mph before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet.
* The second half of the video shows footage of big-wave surfer [[Wikipedia:Laird Hamilton|Laird Hamilton]].
*The final scene of the sun setting was taken from the surfing documentary [[imdb:Crystal Voyager|Crystal Voyager]].

== Cultural References ==
[[Image:Day-van-chevrolet-astro-van.jpg|none|thumb|200px|A Day Van is a discontinued make of Chevrolet Astro van]]

== External Links ==
* [http://www.warprecords.com/dayvancowboy/ Official Dayvan Cowboy download page] from Warp Records.

Random 35 Tracks Tape

2011-03-16T23:18:39Z

Micahnewman: /* Tracks */

{{Infobox Release|
| name=Random 35 Tracks Tape
| release_date=1995?
| format=Cassette
| label=Music70
| catno=N/A
| runtime=84:00
}}

[[Random 35 Tracks Tape]] (real name unknown) refers to a collection of 35 tracks leaked on P2P networks around September 2004. Unlike other "[[Old Tunes]]" tapes, the tracks are completely unlabeled; however, a few match known tracks from other sources, including commercial releases. No liner notes or tape scan have ever surfaced.

Despite its uncertain provenance, the tape is generally believed to be authentic.

==Background==
*''[[Random 35 Tracks Tape]]'' seems to be sourced from a cassette tape containing a (presumably) hand-selected set of pre-[[BoC Maxima]] tracks. The leaking of these tracks to P2P networks ([http://www.slsknet.org Soulseek], originally) provided much drama on [[WATMM]].
**All files are encoded as 320kbps MP3.
* For a long time, it was assumed that this tape was the missing ''[[Old Tunes Vol. 1]]'' (since ''[[A Few Old Tunes]]'' and ''[[Old Tunes Vol. 2]]'' were already known), although this was never confirmed. This was finally proven false when, on 08 Aug 2009, [[Twoism forum]] member dealer posted new photos of a cassette and liner notes showing the [[A Few Old Tunes]] and [[Old Tunes Vol. 1]] were, in fact, the same release.
*[[MDG]] has said that it is not known who compiled the tracks, calling it "a mystery, just a mixture".

== Discovery ==
These tracks appear to have first surfaced on [http://www.slsknet.org Soulseek] under various names, such as "random 35 tracks tape (rarities and the best of - not old tunes v1 or v2)" and "A Few Older Tunes Disc 1/Disc 2", reflecting the uncertainty of the collection's provenance. Early sightings include:
* 9 Sep 2004 - [http://community.livejournal.com/boardsofcanada/28808.html LiveJournal post]
* 3 Oct 2004 - [http://xltronic.com/mb/topic.php3?topic=65661 xltronic messageboard topic]
* 8 Oct 2004 - [http://www.opensubscriber.com/message/idm@hyperreal.org/42958.html idm-l post]



==Tracks==
'''Important:''' Track titles and lengths are estimations; original listings are not available.''

'''Side A:'''
# "[[Audiotrack 01]]" – 1:22
# "[[She is P]]" – 2:12
# "[[Audiotrack 03]]" – 3:45
# "[[Audiotrack 04]]" – 0:50
# "[[Finity]]" – 5:04
# "[[Audiotrack 06]]" – 4:57
# "[[Audiotrack 07]]" – 3:58
# "[[Audiotrack 08]]" – 6:34
# "[[Audiotrack 09]]" – 1:50
# "[[Audiotrack 10]]" – 2:59
# "[[Blueberry]]" – 0:26
# "[[Audiotrack 12]]" – 2:59
# "[[Audiotrack 13]]" – 2:12
# "[[Audiotrack 14]]" – 1:46
# "[[I Will Get It Tattooed]]" – 1:05

'''Side B:'''
# "[[Audiotrack 01]]" – 1:29
# "[[Audiotrack 02]]" – 3:51
# "[[House of Abin'adab]]" – 1:04
# "[[Audiotrack 04]]" – 4:26 (early version of "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]"?)
# "[[Audiotrack 05]]" – 1:52
# "[[Audiotrack 06]]" – 0:23
# "[[Audiotrack 07]]" – 3:42
# "[[Audiotrack 08]]" – 0:57
# "[[Audiotrack 09]]" – 3:12
# "[[Smallest Weird Number (Reversed)]]" – 0:59
# "[[Audiotrack 11]]" – 3:31
# "[[Audiotrack 12]]" – 3:33
# "[[Davie Addison]]" – 1:11
# "[[Audiotrack 14]]" – 3:15
# "[[Audiotrack 15]]" – 2:04
# "[[Audiotrack 16]]" – 2:21
# "[[It's Too Orangey]]" – 0:19
# "[[Audiotrack 18]]" – 2:02
# "[[Audiotrack 19]]" – 1:23
# "[[Audiotrack 20]]" – 0:27

==See also==
*[[Old Tunes saga]]
*[http://www.slsknet.org Soulseek]

== External links ==
* [http://boc.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Unreleased/Rarities XWiki page with detailed information on the initial leak]

[[Category:P2P Release]]
{{stub}}
{{Nav-Releases}}