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* [[Play By Numbers]] is the name of [[Boards of Canada]]'s fourth known release. The [[Interviews#2000-12:_Jockey_Slut|Jockey Slut article by Richard Southern]] describes ''Play by Numbers'' as follows: "Five-track CD from what was now a trio, boasting a My Bloody Valentine influence in places, shifting further into electronics in others." It has also been said that the album, "with the 9-minute [[Infinite Lines of Colourful Sevens]], showcased a more creative approach."<ref>http://www.scaruffi.com/vol6/boardsof.html#boc</ref> | * [[Play By Numbers]] is the name of [[Boards of Canada]]'s fourth known release. The [[Interviews#2000-12:_Jockey_Slut|Jockey Slut article by Richard Southern]] describes ''Play by Numbers'' as follows: "Five-track CD from what was now a trio, boasting a My Bloody Valentine influence in places, shifting further into electronics in others." It has also been said that the album, "with the 9-minute [[Infinite Lines of Colourful Sevens]], showcased a more creative approach."<ref>http://www.scaruffi.com/vol6/boardsof.html#boc</ref> | ||
| − | * Of the album's five tracks, only a 56-second excerpt of [[Wouldn't You Like To Be Free]] (posted on the [[EHX]] website in the late 1990s) has been heard by those outside of the band's friends and family. | + | * Of the album's five tracks, only a 56-second excerpt of [[Wouldn't You Like To Be Free]]<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEPPv-o68KY</ref> (posted on the [[EHX]] website in the late 1990s) has been heard by those outside of the band's friends and family. |
== Tracks == | == Tracks == | ||
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| Label(s) | Music70 |
| Catalogue No(s) | AOMC43 |
| Release date(s) | 1994 |
| Format(s) | Cassette CD |
| Running time(s) | 26:21 |
- Play By Numbers is the name of Boards of Canada's fourth known release. The Jockey Slut article by Richard Southern describes Play by Numbers as follows: "Five-track CD from what was now a trio, boasting a My Bloody Valentine influence in places, shifting further into electronics in others." It has also been said that the album, "with the 9-minute Infinite Lines of Colourful Sevens, showcased a more creative approach."[1]
- Of the album's five tracks, only a 56-second excerpt of Wouldn't You Like To Be Free[2] (posted on the EHX website in the late 1990s) has been heard by those outside of the band's friends and family.
Tracks
- "Remmy Kid" – 0:58
- "Wouldn't You Like To Be Free" – 5:40
- "Infinite Lines of Colourful Sevens" – 9:18
- "Numerator" – 4:37
- "Echelon" – 5:48
Comments
- The title of this release, Play By Numbers, might be an allusion to "painting by numbers", and also to the mathematical basis of music.
References