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Hooper Bay is the name of Boards of Canada's fifth known release. Hooper Bay introduced the use of children's voices (see Jockey Slut interview), a technique which would remain a staple of the band's style through the release of Geogaddi.
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| name=Hooper Bay | | name=Hooper Bay | ||
| release_date=1994 | | release_date=1994 | ||
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| label=Music70 | | label=Music70 | ||
| catno=THS012 | | catno=THS012 | ||
| runtime=30:52 | | runtime=30:52 | ||
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| − | + | [[Hooper Bay]] is the name of [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth known release. [[Hooper Bay]] introduced the use of children's voices (see [[Interviews#1998-04:_Jockey_Slut|Jockey Slut interview]]), a technique which would remain a staple of the band's style through the release of ''[[Geogaddi]]''. | |
| − | + | [[Hooper Bay]] is also an Alaskan village, a Cup'ik Eskimo settlement; the native name is Naparagamiut, but the name "hooper bay" came from a Post Office with that name established in the area. | |
| − | Of the | + | Of the EP's five tracks, only a 35-second excerpt of [[Circle]]<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s-LHQdQnsU</ref> (posted on the [[EHX]] website in the late 1990s) has been heard by those outside of the band's friends and family. A set of MP3s labeled [[Hooper Bay]] but with significantly shorter track times than the actual EP can be found on P2P networks; however, this set is mis-labeled and is not music by [[Boards of Canada]]. The track [[Seward Leaf]] is sometimes mistaken with mùm's Slow Bicycle. |
== Tracks == | == Tracks == | ||
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| Label(s) | Music70 |
| Catalogue No(s) | THS012 |
| Release date(s) | 1994 |
| Format(s) | 12" Cassette |
| Running time(s) | 30:52 |
Hooper Bay is also an Alaskan village, a Cup'ik Eskimo settlement; the native name is Naparagamiut, but the name "hooper bay" came from a Post Office with that name established in the area.
Of the EP's five tracks, only a 35-second excerpt of Circle[1] (posted on the EHX website in the late 1990s) has been heard by those outside of the band's friends and family. A set of MP3s labeled Hooper Bay but with significantly shorter track times than the actual EP can be found on P2P networks; however, this set is mis-labeled and is not music by Boards of Canada. The track Seward Leaf is sometimes mistaken with mùm's Slow Bicycle.
Tracks[edit]
- "Seward Leaf" – 7:02
- "Geiser" – 5:15
- "Circle" – 2:38
- "Noatak" – 8:41
- "Point Hope" – 7:16
References[edit]