Boards of Canada - Twoism (Vinyl LP)

Twoism is the debut EP from Boards Of Canada, the Scottish electronic duo of brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin, and it is widely regarded as their first proper release. It was recorded in the summer of 1995 at their Hexagon Sun studio in the Pentland Hills. That August it came out on the duo's own Music70 label in a run of around 100 copies on cassette and vinyl. Those originals became a highly sought-after collector's item, reportedly changing hands for up to £800, until Warp reissued the EP in November 2002. Its eight listed tracks, plus the unlisted '1986 Summer Fire' tucked in after 'Smokes Quantity', run to around 36 minutes, which is why it is often treated as a mini-album. Several ideas here resurfaced later. 'Smokes Quantity' reappears on Music Has The Right To Children and 'Seeya Later' on Hi Scores, while the closing synth line of 'Basefree' became 'Wildlife Analysis'. The original credits included early third member Chris Horne, co-writer of 'Melissa Juice', whose name was removed from the Warp reissue at his own request. The cover image comes from the 1980 film The Killings at Outpost Zeta. This Warp and Music70 vinyl edition comes in a white die-cut sleeve with stickered centre labels. For anyone who started with Music Has The Right To Children, this is where the story begins.