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| runtime=7:00 ([[Live @ Lighthouse]]) <br> 1.8s ([http://www.discogs.com/release/1939634 WARP20⁰])
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'''"Spiro"''' is an unreleased track by [[Boards of Canada]] which was performed live at [[Live @ Lighthouse|The Incredible Warp Lighthouse Party]] on 14th October 2000, and subsequently distributed widely on a bootleg recording of that performance. This bootleg is the only recording of the track to have been publicly heard in full, however a sped-up 1.8 second loop of the outro was included as a [[Wikipedia:Unusual_types_of_gramophone_records#Unusual_grooves|locked-groove track]] on the ''Warp20 (Infinite)'' vinyl of the [http://www.discogs.com/release/1939634 ''Warp20 (1989-2009)''] box set.
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== Comments ==
 
== Comments ==
*'''"Spiro"''' is a locked-groove track included on the "Warp20 (Infinite)" vinyl of the [http://www.discogs.com/release/1939634 ''"Warp20 (1989-2009)"''] box set. All the loops on the disc are 1.8 seconds long if played at 33rpm, and so is '''"Spiro"'''.  
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The title of the track was revealed by [[MDG]] on [[We Are The Music Makers]] in 2009 following its inclusion on the ''Warp20 (Infinite)'' compilation.
*The snippet originates from a Track 3 performed by Boards of Canada at [[Lighthouse|Lighthouse Party]] in 2000. The locked-groove version is considerably pitched up.
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== Samples ==
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* Numerous cut-up vocal samples can be heard throughout the track
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== Trivia ==
  
 
== Audio ==
 
== Audio ==
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Latest revision as of 17:19, 10 November 2025

Spiro
Running time 7:00 (Live @ Lighthouse)
1.8s (WARP20⁰)
Appears on Live @ Lighthouse
WARP20⁰


"Spiro" is an unreleased track by Boards of Canada which was performed live at The Incredible Warp Lighthouse Party on 14th October 2000, and subsequently distributed widely on a bootleg recording of that performance. This bootleg is the only recording of the track to have been publicly heard in full, however a sped-up 1.8 second loop of the outro was included as a locked-groove track on the Warp20 (Infinite) vinyl of the Warp20 (1989-2009) box set.


Comments[edit]

The title of the track was revealed by MDG on We Are The Music Makers in 2009 following its inclusion on the Warp20 (Infinite) compilation.

Samples[edit]

  • Numerous cut-up vocal samples can be heard throughout the track

Trivia[edit]

Audio[edit]