Came across Boards of Canada Old tunes Vol. 1 & 2 (~1995, but I believe older than that) recently and I'm simply blown away. Classic Boards of Canada that many may have heard from the Skam releases, but two things definitely stood out. The humor and levity and the amount of tunes here (60+)...

I do feel a bit ill-at-ease with having gotten these through questionable sources (I'm firmly against piracy), but more so because this music wasn't intended to be released outside of their circle of friends. Oh well.

Lots of interesting stuff in here. Early versions of other tracks, pieces that were reintroduced later on Music Has the Right to Children, funny samples. Really, really cool stuff. And I most certainly hear a WaveStation on Magic Teens.

BoC definately suffered a post-IDM backlash (wow, are we post-IDM now). I'm reminded of an interview with Matthew Herbert, wherein he told us he was "bored of Canada." mmhmmm....

Regardless, this is the stuff that keeps me going. And it still sounds fresher than more than half the stuff out there now...

But I do feel a little guilty. I think I'll send them a copy of my vinyl release. Fewer people have probably heard that!