Boards of Canada discography


The discography of Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada consists of four studio albums, five extended plays, one live album, five singles and nine limited or unreleased albums. They debuted with EP Twoism, released in August 1995 through their Music70 label.

Albums

Live albums

Peel Session – 1999 – 12" and CD

Limited-only releases

Early in their career, Boards of Canada released several recordings in very limited numbers, distributed only to friends and family. Though their existence, including tracklists, has been confirmed by the band through their website, they have never been made public and have been sought after by fans and collectors.
AlbumDetails
Catalog 3
  • Release date : summer 1987
  • Re-release date : 1997
  • Label: Music70
Acid Memories
  • Release date : 1989
  • Label: Music70
  • Closes Vol. 1
  • Release date : 1992
  • Re-release date : 1997
  • Label: Music70
  • Play by Numbers
  • Release date : 1994
  • Label: Music70
  • Hooper Bay
  • Release date : 1994
  • Label: Music70
  • Boc Maxima
  • Release date : 1996
  • Label: Music70
  • Unreleased

    A few Boards of Canada releases have been acknowledged by the band but never formally released. Three of them are collectively referred to as "Old Tunes".
    • Random 35 Tracks Tape
    • A Few Old Tunes
    • ''Old Tunes Vol. 2''

    Compilation appearances

    The following compilations feature tracks by Boards of Canada.
    YearSongAlbumNotes
    1996"Korona"MASK 100
    • "Korona" is previously unreleased
    • 100 units
    1997"Trapped"MASK 200
  • As Hell Interface
  • 200 units
  • 1997"Soylent Night"Whine and Missingtoe
  • As Hell Interface
  • "Soylent Night" is previously unreleased
  • 500 units
  • 1997"Turquoise Hexagon Sun"Bento Box
    1997"Hi Scores"
    "Everything You Do Is a Balloon"
    Skampler
    1998"Orange Romeda"We Are Reasonable People
  • "Orange Romeda" is previously unreleased
  • 1998"Aquarius"03:00am Eternal
    1998"Aquarius"Smokedown:2 Further Travels Into The Leftfield
    1999"Kid for Today"
    "An Eagle in Your Mind"
    Warp 10+3: The Remixes
    1999"Happy Cycling"DJ-Kicks: Kid Loco
    1999"Roygbiv"Everything Is Nice: Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology
    2000"An Eagle in Your Mind"Intended Play: Spring/Summer 2000
    2000"Happy Cycling"Lead with the Bass Club, Vol. 2
    2001"In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country"All Tomorrow's Parties 1.0: Tortoise Curated
    2001"Aquarius"Cool and Deadly
    2001"In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country"Kristna Beats
    2001"In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country"MTV Extreme
    2001"In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country"Meltdown by Ross Allen
    2001"The Color of the Fire"Now, Listen! by DJ Food
    2001"Everything You Do Is a Balloon"Rough Trade Shops: 25 Years
    2001"Poppy Seed"So Soon by Slag Boom Van Loon
  • "Poppy Seed" appears twice on the album, the second time as "Poppy Seed "
  • 2001"Roygbiv"Sweet Electro: It Sounds Different, Vol. 2
    2001"Rue the Whirl"The Chillout Lounge
    2001"In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country"Warp: Routine
    2002"Roygbiv"Angel Beach, Vol. 1
    2002"Kid for Today"Chilled Ibiza, Vol. 3
    2002"Amo Bishop Roden"Collection, Vol. 1
    2002"Roygbiv"Karma Lounge, Vol. 2
    2002"Alpha and Omega"Nova Tunes, Vol. 6
    2002"Aquarius"Solar Spectrums by Chris Coco
    2002"Julie and Candy"Ultra Chilled, Vol. 2
    2002"Roygbiv"The Chillout Session
    2002"Just a Beautiful Place in the Country"Sunset Buddha Lounge
    2002"Happy Cycling"Disco Pogo for Punks in Pumps vol. 2
    2003"Music Is Math"Diamonds La Roca
    2003"Happy Cycling"Global Underground: Reykjavik by Nick Warren
    2003"The Story of Xentrix"Warp WIFOF2003 Mix
  • As Hell Interface
  • "The Story of Xentrix" is previously unreleased
  • 2003"Aquarius"Listen & Learn by Hexstatic
    2003"Kid for Today"Tune in: Chill Out
    2004"Open the Light"Chiller Cabinet
    2004"Roygbiv"Fabriclive.17 by Aim
    2005"Aquarius"Chilled Beats Sessions
    2005"Sixtyniner"In Bed with Nova: Premiere Nuit
    2005"9 June"
    "Amo Bishop Roden"
    160 Minutes Of by Marco Bailey
    2005"Amo Bishop Roden"Afterhours: Global Underground
    2005"Zoetrope"Back to Mine: Adam Freeland
    2005"Amo Bishop Roden"Afterhours II
    2006"Roygbiv"Trip-Hop Anthology
    2006"Dayvan Cowboy"Tom Middleton Presents The Trip II
    2006"Oscar See Through Red Eye"The Big Chill
    2006"Oscar See Through Red Eye"Sinners Lounge: The Erotic Sessions
    2006"Constants Are Changing"Rough Trade Shops: Counter Culture 05
    2006"Zoetrope"Magic Summer, Vol. 2
    2006"Satellite Anthem Icarus"Essential Lounge, Vol. 2
    2006"Dayvan Cowboy"Chillout Session 2006
    2006"Dayvan Cowboy"
    "Everything You Do Is a Balloon"
    "Skyliner"
    Balance010 by Jimmy Van M
    2007"Dayvan Cowboy"Zen Electro
    2007"Nlogax"Cosmo Galactic Prism by Prins Thomas
    2007"Left Side Drive"City Lounge, Vol. 3: Paris/Berlin/London/New York
    2008"Zoetrope"Si-Fi-Lo-Fi, Vol. 2 by Damian Lazarus
    2008"DC "
    "Dayvan Cowboy "
    Pretty Swell Explode by Odd Nosdam
    2009"Seven Forty Seven"
    "Dayvan Cowboy"
    "Open The Light"
    "Telephasic Workshop"
    "An Eagle In Your Mind"
    "Spiro"
    "Melissa Juice"
    "Roygbiv"
    "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country "
    "Kaini Industries "
    "Amo Bishop Roden"
    Warp20
  • "Seven Forty Seven" is previously unreleased
  • 2009"Amo Bishop Roden"Renaissance: The Masters Series by James Zabiela
    2009"Dayvan Cowboy"100 Hits: Chilled
    2010"Dawn Chorus"Trip-Hop Classics by Kid Loco
    2010"Telephasic Workshop"Matador at 21
    2010"Kid for Today"Cool
    2014"Reach for the Dead"Late Night Tales: Franz Ferdinand
    2014"Cold Earth"Coming Home by Sven Väth
    2014"Aquarius "Balance 026: Mixed by Hernan Cattaneo
    2014"Reach for the Dead"Café del Mar, Vol. 20
    2015"Roygbiv"Clubbed to Death
    2015"In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country"Late Night Tales: Nils Frahm
    2017"Zoetrope"Behind the Counter with Max Richter
    2017"Olson"Late Night Tales: BadBadNotGood
    2017"Orange Romeda"DJ-Kicks: Lone
    2019"Roygbiv"Trip Hop Vibes Vol. 1
    2022"Olsen"To Rococo Rot Influences

    Remixes

    Boards of Canada have remixed and been remixed by a number of artists.
    • "Surfaise " – 1997 – remix of Michael Fakesch on Demon 1
    • "Trapped " – 1998 – remix of Colonel Abrams on Trapped
    • "Dirty Great Mable" – 1998 – remix of Bubbah's Tum on Dirty Great Mable
    • "Prime Audio Soup " – 1998 – remix of Meat Beat Manifesto on Prime Audio Soup
    • "Sandsings" – 1998 – remix of Mira Calix on Pin Skeeling
    • "The Midas Touch" – 1999 – remix of Midnight Star on MASK 500 compilation
    • "Poppy Seed " and "Poppy Seed " – 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 " – 2007 – remix of Why? on Alopecia
    • "Mr Mistake " – 2016 – remix of NEVERMEN on Nevermen
    • "Sisters " – 2016 – remix of Odd Nosdam on Sisters
    • "Sometimes " – 2017 – remix of The Sexual Objects on Sometimes Remixes
    • "Treat Em Right " – 2021 – remix of NEVERMEN on ''Nevermen''