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| release_date=1 December 1996 (original)<ref>https://bleep.com/release/388652-boards-of-canada-hi-scores</ref><br>13 October 2014 (remaster)<ref>https://skam.bleepstores.com/release/73174-boards-of-canada-hi-scores</ref><br>20 November 2026 (reissue)<ref>https://bleep.com/boards-of-canada-hi-scores</ref>
 
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'''''Hi Scores''''' is an EP by [[Boards of Canada]], released in December of 1996 on CD and 12". It was [[Boards of Canada]]'s first widely available release, as 1995's ''[[Twoism (release)|Twoism]]'' would not become widely available until it was re-issued in 2002. ''Hi Scores'' was re-issued in 1999, and has subsequently had multiple further re-issues, including a full remaster in 2014.<ref> https://www.discogs.com/master/2004-Boards-Of-Canada-Hi-Scores </ref>
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'''''Hi Scores''''' is an EP by [[Boards of Canada]], released in December of 1996 on CD and 12" by [[SKAM|Skam]]. It was [[Boards of Canada]]'s first widely available release, as 1995's ''[[Twoism (release)|Twoism]]'' would not become widely available until it was re-issued in 2002. ''Hi Scores'' was re-issued in 1999, and has subsequently had multiple further re-issues, including a full remaster in 2014.<ref> https://www.discogs.com/master/2004-Boards-Of-Canada-Hi-Scores </ref>
  
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On September 23rd 2026 it was announced that '''''Hi Scores''''' would be re-issued once again that November.<ref> https://djmag.com/news/boards-of-canadas-hi-scores-reissued-vinyl-30th-anniversary </ref> Accompanying the announcement was a short trailer featuring a remixed version of the track "[[Everything You Do Is A Balloon]]".<ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suBARTPm1fk </ref>
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On September 23rd, 2026, it was announced that ''Hi Scores'' would be re-issued once again that November, this time through [[Warp Records]].<ref> https://djmag.com/news/boards-of-canadas-hi-scores-reissued-vinyl-30th-anniversary </ref> Accompanying the announcement was a short trailer featuring a remixed, drumless version of the track "[[Everything You Do Is A Balloon]]".<ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suBARTPm1fk </ref>
  
 
The [[Hi Scores (song)|title track]] is the only track on the EP that is exclusive to it. "[[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]", "[[Nlogax]]", "[[June 9th]]", and "[[Everything You Do Is A Balloon]]" all appear on ''[[Boc Maxima (release)|Boc Maxima]]'', released privately in 1996, while "[[Seeya Later]]" also appears on ''[[Twoism (release)|Twoism]]''. "[[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]" would also later appear on ''[[Music Has The Right To Children]]''.
 
The [[Hi Scores (song)|title track]] is the only track on the EP that is exclusive to it. "[[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]", "[[Nlogax]]", "[[June 9th]]", and "[[Everything You Do Is A Balloon]]" all appear on ''[[Boc Maxima (release)|Boc Maxima]]'', released privately in 1996, while "[[Seeya Later]]" also appears on ''[[Twoism (release)|Twoism]]''. "[[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]" would also later appear on ''[[Music Has The Right To Children]]''.

Latest revision as of 21:37, 25 September 2026

Hi Scores
Hi Scores.jpg
Label(s) Skam
Warp Records
Catalogue No(s) SKA008
WARP367
Release date(s) 1 December 1996 (original)[1]
13 October 2014 (remaster)[2]
20 November 2026 (reissue)[3]
Format(s) CD
12"
Running time(s) 33:34

Hi Scores is an EP by Boards of Canada, released in December of 1996 on CD and 12" by Skam. It was Boards of Canada's first widely available release, as 1995's Twoism would not become widely available until it was re-issued in 2002. Hi Scores was re-issued in 1999, and has subsequently had multiple further re-issues, including a full remaster in 2014.[4]

On September 23rd, 2026, it was announced that Hi Scores would be re-issued once again that November, this time through Warp Records.[5] Accompanying the announcement was a short trailer featuring a remixed, drumless version of the track "Everything You Do Is A Balloon".[6]

The title track is the only track on the EP that is exclusive to it. "Turquoise Hexagon Sun", "Nlogax", "June 9th", and "Everything You Do Is A Balloon" all appear on Boc Maxima, released privately in 1996, while "Seeya Later" also appears on Twoism. "Turquoise Hexagon Sun" would also later appear on Music Has The Right To Children.

Tracks[edit]

  1. "Hi Scores" – 4:57
  2. "Turquoise Hexagon Sun" – 5:09
  3. "Nlogax" – 6:54
  4. "June 9th" – 5:18
  5. "Seeya Later" – 4:12
  6. "Everything You Do Is A Balloon" – 7:04

Hi Scores Trivia[edit]

  • Hi Scores is mastered by Darrell Fitton, aka Bola.
  • On the 2014 remaster and re-release, the left and right audio channels appeared to have been reversed. This was later elaborated upon and, due to an issue with the original transfer in 1996, it was the original release in which the left and right audio channels were truly reversed. When the original DAT tape masters were used for the 2014 remastering of the EP, the channels where subsequently restored back to their original form as originally intended.
  • "Nlogax" contains a sample of Indeep's 1983 hit "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life."
  • It has been suggested that the "hi" of "Hi Scores" could refer to the initials of BoC's alias Hell Interface.
  • The Braille on the label: Some have interpreted it as having typos. In fact, it is quite correct. If you read it using a simple alphabetic Braille chart, you get "bo?ds ? canada", where the "?" represent characters not found on the chart. Numbering the dots in column one from top down as 1,2,3, and column two as 4,5,6, the two odd characters are 3-4-5 and 1-2-3-5-6, and reference to a more complete braille listing reveals that the first of these symbols stands for the letter pair [ar], and the second represents the word [of], so the sticker does indeed read "boards of canada". [DC]

Critical Reviews[edit]

Relevant Links[edit]

Artwork[edit]

Discography Overview | view ⬢ edit
Albums Music Has the Right to Children ⬢ Geogaddi ⬢ The Campfire Headphase ⬢ Tomorrow's Harvest ⬢ Inferno
EPs Twoism ⬢ Hi Scores ⬢ Aquarius ⬢ Peel Session ⬢ In a Beautiful Place out in the Country ⬢ Trans Canada Highway
Singles Reach For The Dead ⬢ Introit / Prophecy At 1420 MHz
Rare / Early Releases Catalog 3 ⬢ Acid Memories ⬢ Closes Vol. 1 ⬢ Play by Numbers ⬢ Hooper Bay ⬢ Boc Maxima ⬢ Old Tunes Vol. 1 ⬢ Old Tunes Vol. 2 ⬢ Random 35 Tracks Tape ⬢ Boc Remii Vol. 1
Mixtapes Marcus Eoin's Campfire Mixtape ⬢ Societas x Tape
Live Sets Live @ Warp10 ⬢ Live @ Lighthouse ⬢ Live @ ATP ⬢ All Gigs
Promotional Releases Telephasic Workshop ⬢ MHTRTC (promo cassette) ⬢ Orange Romeda ⬢ Geogaddi (promo lp) ⬢ Geogaddi (test pressing) ⬢ Geogaddi (promo cassette) ⬢ ------ / ------ / ------ / XXXXXX / ------ / ------ ⬢ Reach For The Dead (promo cd) ⬢ Come To Dust (promo cd)
Compilation Exclusives Korona ⬢ Orange Romeda ⬢ Seven Forty Seven
Produced by BoC for Others Here Come The Rubber Cops ⬢ Orangutang
Bootleg Releases Unreleased Tracks
Other Kaleidoscope ⬢ Promotional Events ⬢ Promotional Items ⬢ Merchandise ⬢ Web media
Lead-up RSD 2013 ARG ⬢ Road to Inferno ⬢ 2026 Promo Campaign
To Be Determined BoCset


  1. ↑ https://bleep.com/release/388652-boards-of-canada-hi-scores
  2. ↑ https://skam.bleepstores.com/release/73174-boards-of-canada-hi-scores
  3. ↑ https://bleep.com/boards-of-canada-hi-scores
  4. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/master/2004-Boards-Of-Canada-Hi-Scores
  5. ↑ https://djmag.com/news/boards-of-canadas-hi-scores-reissued-vinyl-30th-anniversary
  6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suBARTPm1fk
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