Hi Scores [EP, Import]

Boards Of Canada | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 28, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP, Import
• Label: Phantom Sound & Vision
• ASIN: B00007MAJV
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #218,398 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hi Scores

2. Turquoise Hexagon Sun

3. Nlogax

4. June 9th

5. Seeya Later

6. Everything You Do Is a Balloon

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Heightened dreamland, March 22, 2003

By 

Jason Furtado (Puyallup, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hi Scores (Audio CD)

BOC's Hi-Scores, starts off poppy, ends on the dark side. And the latter is definetly what makes their sound so appealing. While their style is not as musically complex as Aphex or Autechre, their ability to stick with the rich beats and airy melodies without adding anymore useless noises is what propels them ahead of the game. None of this is compromised on this album, as is the case with anything they put out. This six track album is definetly worth picking up, although if you own Twoism and MHTRTC, it is only four new tracks. However, the last track alone, dripping with lushious beats and melody, is worth the price. While not quite up to par with IABPOITC or Twoism, no fan can be complete without this gem.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BoC's best EP: a showcase of their evolution, August 28, 2006

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Impreza22B "supra687" (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hi Scores (Audio CD)

Twoism was a sign of great things to come from Boards of Canada. It was good, very good in fact, but it wasn't quite complete. There was something missing. That missing element is found here on Hi Scores, and even more so on BoC's first full-length album, Music Has the Right to Children. Hi Scores completes the preview to MHTRTC. The EP begins with "Hi Scores," which is a blissfully gentle piece. It continues with "Turquoise Hexagon Sun," which is also on MHTRTC, and is one of my favorite songs from BoC, if not my favorite. "Nlogax" is one of BoC's more individualistic and most psychedelic (if that is at all possible, when considering the psychedelic adventure that is Geogaddi) song. It is a bit rough on the edges and takes some time to get listening to, but just like Autechre's "Piezo" it becomes very addicting despite its flaws. The album begins to tone down after the peak ("Nlogax") with "June 9th" and "Seeya Later," and finally ends with the wonderfully atmospheric "Everything You Do is a Balloon." Overall the album is probably BoC's most down-tempo album, and their most consistent EP. It combines the psychedelic and atmospheric sounds that makes their music so mysterious, nostalgic, and blissful. I definately recommend Hi Scores to any Boards of Canada fan, as Music Has the Right to Children and Geogaddi just barely top it in my opinion. I guess you could call Hi Scores a mini or pre-Music Has the Right to Children, which is giving it a lot of credit.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 33 Minutes of Electronic Bliss, November 20, 2001

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M. Starr "Amneziak" (Kansas City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hi Scores Ep (Audio CD)

Talk about your short but sweet EP's. It's no wonder Boards of Canada are one of the greatest downtempo electronic artists of today. To say they're the best is probably not much of a stretch either. This cd is a few years old, but still better than some of the current music that is being released today. I would venture to say that Boards of Canada will be releasing classic albums for years to come. They certainly have produced some great music here.

The first track, "High Scores" to me is the epidome of what the group sounds like. The keyboard reminds me of the Twin Peaks TV series soundtrack opener. Following is "Turquoise Hexagon Sun" which is just an incredible song. There really isn't a weak song on the whole EP. There are some great beats on this album as well. Some distorted, some "casio-esque", and some stratight forward. Each song is it's own individual entity to the overall product. You can't go wrong with this cd. You can't really go wrong with any of Boards of Canada's albums for that matter.

Purchase it and enjoy. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.