Boards Of Canada - Trails (2009)
I found an intriguing Boards Of Canada post on Youtube recently, which purported to be a rare releases mixtape, and as I didn't recognise most of the titles then I believed them. On further investigation, I found that these were indeed rare tracks by the band, from compilation albums, b-sides, bonus tracks from Japanese re-issues, a track from a Peel session, a number from their own website, before it closed down, and a two live renditions of tracks which only survive in studio form as short snippets. In tracking down this information I also found the original sources of all of these tracks, so rather than just upload the video, this album is made up of the raw material used for the mixtape, allowing me to make some small edits here and there for a better listening experience. As the many comments from the video attest, this is a great compilation of rare BOC tunes, and so I'm grateful for Lilly's Domain for bringing them to my attention, and thereby giving me the opportunity to introduce them to a wider audience of fans. If you want to listen to the mixtape and watch the excellent accompanying visuals on Youtube, then check it out here.
Track listing
01 Website Intro (from the boc website 1990)02 Echus (live at All Tomorrow's Parties 2001)03 Korona (from the Various Artists 'Mask 100' EP 1996)04 Gann (from the boc website 1990)05 Last Walk Around Mirror Lake (from the Boom Bip remix album 'Corymb' 2004)06 Time Apple (from the boc website 1990)07 Spiro (live at Warp Lighthouse Party 1999)08 From One Source All Things Depend (from the Japanese edition of 'Geogaddi' 2002)09 Macquarie Ridge (from the Japanese edition of 'The Campfire Headphase' 2005)10 Trails (from the boc website 1990)11 Orange Romeda (from the Various Artists album 'We Are Reasonable People' 1998)12 Chinook (b-side of 'Aquarius' single 1998)13 XYZ (from the 1998 John Peel Session)14 Circle (the only known sample from the ultra-rare album 'Hooper Bay' 1994)15 Seven Forty Seven (from the Various Artists album 'Warp20' 2009)
Based on a track listing compiled by Lilly's Domain Youtube channel
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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Well it is my great pleasure to share a true Monster that has haunted the deepest waters of my wishlists for over 20 years :)
From the radically groovy far-out reaches of innermost fun and the realms of powerLove-charged sands spilling out of Brian Wilson's grand sandbox,
here is the legendary double Lp surf movie soundtrack, 'A Sea For Yourself' from 1973!! This rare and wonderful soundtrack to Hal Jepsen's surf film was created by a heady congregation led by Dennis & Daryl Dragon and Rick Henn, with help from many other talented friends.
I cannot say it any better than Mike Hamlin of KIKI Honolulu did in the liner notes from the Lp itself, "There's a lot more - 4 sides of music that rockets all the way from the shit-kickin' strains of 'Sugar In My Coffee' to the phased-out limits of 'Cosmosis' to the staccato power horn riffs on 'Cholo'. Rock, country, electronic, jazz, there are enough musical trips on this album to keep you stoking through several long winter nights. Music is my life - I listen to a lot of it. A hell of a lot - and this one I recommend to you - whatever you're paying for it - it's a deal. So light up - get it on your record player - and 'Sea For Yourself'." Right on Mike!
A Sea For Yourself [1973]
www120.zippyshare.com/v/PICb7xTr/file.html
for more Holiday cheer :) here's two past jolly Xmas comps I made that are sure to raise more than one smile ;)
From All Of Us To All Of You...www72.zippyshare.com/v/33793275/file.html
XmasEveNightMagic...www14.zippyshare.com/v/uiwtYAxz/file.html
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And another old classic treat,
an old Hearts Of Space radio show classic program from 1988 titled 'Whales Alive'....besides the always top-notch space music, this one is very special, for besides a wonderful oceanic journey filled with whale songs, Leonard Nimoy does multiple readings of various classic poems :) it truly is priceless :)
HOS #142 Whales Alive...www33.zippyshare.com/v/na2O7KsK/file.html
Happy Holidays my friends!
Thanks very much for these offerings. The soundtrack album is indeed excellent stuff, and I found that you can get it on Bandcamp, which gives the artists for each track. Haven't listened to the Christmas albums yet, but I love the extreme variety of artists featured!
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