Boards of Canada discography
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The discography of Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada consists of four studio albums, five extended plays (EP), one live album, five singles and nine limited or unreleased albums. They debuted with EP Twoism, released in August 1995 through their Music70 label.
Studio albums5
EPs5
Live albums1
Singles5
| Boards of Canada discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 5 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Singles | 5 |
| Limited-only and unreleased albums | 9 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Album | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (Fl) [3] |
FRA [4] |
GER [5] |
IRE [6] |
NED [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
US [10] | |||
| Music Has the Right to Children | 193 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||
| Geogaddi |
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21 | ― | ― | 78 | ― | 28 | ― | ― | ― | ―[A] |
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| The Campfire Headphase |
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41 | ― | 71 | 86 | ― | 55 | 83[B] | 40 | ― | ―[C] | |
| Tomorrow's Harvest |
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7 | 24 | 7 | 130 | 52 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 32 | 13 | |
| Inferno |
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To be released | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Live albums
- Peel Session (BBC Radio 1) – 1999 – 12" (Warp, WAP114) and CD (Warp, WAP114CD)[14]
Compilations
In 1996, Boards of Canada released three compilations via their self-distributing label Music70. Recordings of these compilations leaked online in the early 2000s. Boc Maxima features several songs that would go on to later be featured on commercial releases, including Twoism, Hi Scores, Aquarius and Music Has The Right To Children. Aside from "I Love U" from A Few Old Tunes, which was later reworked as "The Color Of The Fire" on Music Has The Right To Children, the material on the two Old Tunes compilations has never been released commercially.
- A Few Old Tunes (1996, cassette)
- Old Tunes Vol. 2 (1996, cassette)
- Boc Maxima (1996, cassette, CD)
An untitled cassette compilation, colloquially referred to as the Random 35 Tracks Tape, leaked online in 2004. All tracks are untitled, and the origins of the tape are unknown, although it is generally accepted that the material was recorded by Boards of Canada.
Lost releases
Before they came to the attention of wider audiences, Boards of Canada released several recordings in very limited numbers, distributed only to friends and family. Though their existence and tracklists have been confirmed by the band through their website, they have never been made public and have been sought after by fans and collectors.[15]
| Album | Details |
|---|---|
| Catalog 3[16] |
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| Acid Memories[17] |
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| Closes Vol. 1[18] |
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| Play by Numbers[19] |
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| Hooper Bay[20] |
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EPs
| EP | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Phys. [21][22] |
UK Dance [23] |
UK Indie [24] |
US Dance [25] | ||
| Twoism |
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― | 20[D] | ― | 16[E] |
| Hi Scores |
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― | 34 | ― | ― |
| Aquarius[26] |
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2 | ― | ― | ― |
| In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country[27] |
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9[F] | 31[G] | 15 | ― |
| Trans Canada Highway |
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― | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Format | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Telephasic Workshop" / "Roygbiv" | 1998 | Promotional 12"[28] | Music Has the Right to Children |
| "------ / ------ / ------ / XXXXXX / ------ / ------" | 2013 | 12" | Non-album single |
| "Reach for the Dead" | Digital download | Tomorrow's Harvest | |
| "Introit" / "Prophecy at 1420 MHz"[29] | 2026 | Digital download | Inferno |
Compilation appearances
The following compilations feature tracks by Boards of Canada.
| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Korona" | MASK 100[30] |
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| 1997 | "Trapped" | MASK 200[31] |
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| 1997 | "Soylent Night" | Whine and Missingtoe[32] |
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| 1997 | "Turquoise Hexagon Sun" | Bento Box[33] | |
| 1997 | "Hi Scores" "Everything You Do Is a Balloon" | Skampler[34] | |
| 1998 | "Orange Romeda" | We Are Reasonable People[35][36] |
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| 1998 | "Aquarius" | 03:00am Eternal[37] | |
| 1998 | "Aquarius" | Smokedown:2 Further Travels Into The Leftfield[38] | |
| 1999 | "Kid for Today" "An Eagle in Your Mind" | Warp 10+3: The Remixes[39] | |
| 1999 | "Happy Cycling" | DJ-Kicks: Kid Loco[40] | |
| 1999 | "Roygbiv" | Everything Is Nice: Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology[41] | |
| 2000 | "An Eagle in Your Mind" | Intended Play: Spring/Summer 2000[42] | |
| 2000 | "Happy Cycling" | Lead with the Bass Club, Vol. 2[43] | |
| 2001 | "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" | All Tomorrow's Parties 1.0: Tortoise Curated[44] | |
| 2001 | "Aquarius" | Cool and Deadly[45] | |
| 2001 | "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" | Kristna Beats[46] | |
| 2001 | "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" | MTV Extreme[47] | |
| 2001 | "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" | Meltdown by Ross Allen[48] | |
| 2001 | "The Color of the Fire" | Now, Listen! by DJ Food[49] | |
| 2001 | "Everything You Do Is a Balloon" | Rough Trade Shops: 25 Years[50] | |
| 2001 | "Poppy Seed" | So Soon by Slag Boom Van Loon[51] |
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| 2001 | "Roygbiv" | Sweet Electro: It Sounds Different, Vol. 2[52] | |
| 2001 | "Rue the Whirl" | The Chillout Lounge[53] | |
| 2001 | "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" | Warp: Routine[54] | |
| 2002 | "Roygbiv" | Angel Beach, Vol. 1[55] | |
| 2002 | "Kid for Today" | Chilled Ibiza, Vol. 3[56] | |
| 2002 | "Amo Bishop Roden" | Collection, Vol. 1[57] | |
| 2002 | "Roygbiv" | Karma Lounge, Vol. 2[58] | |
| 2002 | "Alpha and Omega" | Nova Tunes, Vol. 6[59] | |
| 2002 | "Aquarius" | Solar Spectrums by Chris Coco[60] | |
| 2002 | "Julie and Candy" | Ultra Chilled, Vol. 2[61] | |
| 2002 | "Roygbiv" | The Chillout Session[62] | |
| 2002 | "Just a Beautiful Place in the Country" | Sunset Buddha Lounge[63] | |
| 2002 | "Happy Cycling" | Disco Pogo for Punks in Pumps vol. 2 | |
| 2003 | "Music Is Math" | Diamonds La Roca[64] | |
| 2003 | "Happy Cycling" | Global Underground: Reykjavik by Nick Warren[65] | |
| 2003 | "The Story of Xentrix" | Warp WIFOF2003 Mix[citation needed] |
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| 2003 | "Aquarius" | Listen & Learn by Hexstatic[66] | |
| 2003 | "Kid for Today" | Tune in: Chill Out[67] | |
| 2004 | "Open the Light" | Chiller Cabinet[68] | |
| 2004 | "Roygbiv" | Fabriclive.17 by Aim[69] | |
| 2005 | "Aquarius" | Chilled Beats Sessions[70] | |
| 2005 | "Sixtyniner" | In Bed with Nova: Premiere Nuit[71] | |
| 2005 | "9 June" "Amo Bishop Roden" | 160 Minutes Of by Marco Bailey[72] | |
| 2005 | "Amo Bishop Roden" | Afterhours: Global Underground[73] | |
| 2005 | "Zoetrope" | Back to Mine: Adam Freeland[74] | |
| 2005 | "Amo Bishop Roden" | Afterhours II[75] | |
| 2006 | "Roygbiv" | Trip-Hop Anthology[76] | |
| 2006 | "Dayvan Cowboy" | Tom Middleton Presents The Trip II[77] | |
| 2006 | "Oscar See Through Red Eye" | The Big Chill[78] | |
| 2006 | "Oscar See Through Red Eye" | Sinners Lounge: The Erotic Sessions[79] | |
| 2006 | "Constants Are Changing" | Rough Trade Shops: Counter Culture 05[80] | |
| 2006 | "Zoetrope" | Magic Summer, Vol. 2[81] | |
| 2006 | "Satellite Anthem Icarus" | Essential Lounge, Vol. 2[82] | |
| 2006 | "Dayvan Cowboy" | Chillout Session 2006[83] | |
| 2006 | "Dayvan Cowboy" "Everything You Do Is a Balloon" "Skyliner" | Balance010 by Jimmy Van M[84] | |
| 2007 | "Dayvan Cowboy" | Zen Electro[85] | |
| 2007 | "Nlogax" | Cosmo Galactic Prism by Prins Thomas[86] | |
| 2007 | "Left Side Drive" | City Lounge, Vol. 3: Paris/Berlin/London/New York[87] | |
| 2008 | "Zoetrope" | Si-Fi-Lo-Fi, Vol. 2 by Damian Lazarus[88] | |
| 2008 | "DC (Bit)" "Dayvan Cowboy [Remix]" | Pretty Swell Explode by Odd Nosdam[89] | |
| 2009 | "Seven Forty Seven" "Dayvan Cowboy" "Open The Light" "Telephasic Workshop" "An Eagle In Your Mind" "Spiro" "Melissa Juice" "Roygbiv" "Amo Bishop Roden" |
Warp20[90] |
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| 2009 | "Amo Bishop Roden" | Renaissance: The Masters Series by James Zabiela[91] | |
| 2009 | "Dayvan Cowboy" | 100 Hits: Chilled[92] | |
| 2010 | "Dawn Chorus" | Trip-Hop Classics by Kid Loco[93] | |
| 2010 | "Telephasic Workshop" | Matador at 21[94] | |
| 2010 | "Kid for Today" | Cool[95] | |
| 2014 | "Reach for the Dead" | Late Night Tales: Franz Ferdinand[96] | |
| 2014 | "Cold Earth" | Coming Home by Sven Väth[97] | |
| 2014 | "Aquarius [Version 3]" | Balance 026: Mixed by Hernan Cattaneo[98] | |
| 2014 | "Reach for the Dead" | Café del Mar, Vol. 20[99] | |
| 2015 | "Roygbiv" | Clubbed to Death[100] | |
| 2015 | "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" | Late Night Tales: Nils Frahm[101] | |
| 2017 | "Zoetrope" | Behind the Counter with Max Richter[102] | |
| 2017 | "Olson" | Late Night Tales: BadBadNotGood[103][104] | |
| 2017 | "Orange Romeda" | DJ-Kicks: Lone[105][106] | |
| 2019 | "Roygbiv" | Trip Hop Vibes Vol. 1 | |
| 2022 | "Olsen" | To Rococo Rot Influences | |
Soundtrack appearances
| Year | Song | Soundtrack |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Telephasic Workshop" | The Trip[107] |
| 2003 | "Everything You Do Is a Balloon" | Morvern Callar [Original Soundtrack][108] |
| 2004 | "Gyroscope" | The Consequences of Love (Le conseguenze dell'amore)[109] |
| 2012 | "Gyroscope" | Sinister & Sinister 2[citation needed] |
| 2018 | "Ready Let's Go" | Baby Driver, Vol. 2: The Score for a Score[110] |
Remixes
Boards of Canada have remixed and been remixed by a number of artists.
- "Surfaise (The Trade Winds Mix)" – 1997 – remix of Michael Fakesch on Demon 1
- "Trapped (Hell Interface Remix)" – 1998 – remix of Colonel Abrams on Trapped (as Hell Interface)
- "Dirty Great Mable" – 1998 – remix of Bubbah's Tum on Dirty Great Mable (Remixes)
- "Prime Audio Soup (Vegetarian Soup Remix)" – 1998 – remix of Meat Beat Manifesto on Prime Audio Soup[111]
- "Sandsings" – 1998 – remix of Mira Calix on Pin Skeeling
- "The Midas Touch" – 1999 – remix of Midnight Star on MASK 500 compilation (as Hell Interface)
- "Poppy Seed (Boards of Canada Remix)" and "Poppy Seed (Reprise) (Boards of Canada Remix)" – 2001 – remix of Slag Boom Van Loon on So Soon
- "Last Walk Around Mirror Lake" – 2003 – remix of Boom Bip on From Left to Right
- "Dead Dogs Two" – 2004 – remix of cLOUDDEAD on Dead Dogs Two
- "Broken Drum" – 2005 – remix of Beck on Guero Deluxe Edition
- "Good Friday (Boards of Canada Remix)" – 2007 – remix of Why? on Alopecia
- "Mr Mistake (Boards of Canada Remix)" – 2016 – remix of NEVERMEN on Nevermen[112]
- "Sisters (Boards of Canada Remix)" – 2016 – remix of Odd Nosdam on Sisters
- "Sometimes (Boards of Canada Remix)" – 2017 – remix of The Sexual Objects on Sometimes Remixes[113]
- "Treat Em Right (Boards of Canada Remix)" – 2021 – remix of NEVERMEN on Nevermen
Notes
- The Campfire Headphase made the Alternative Top 30 for 2005.
- Charted in 2026
- Charted in 2002
- Credited under "Kid for Today"
- Charted in 2026