Hi Scores

This article is about the EP by Boards of Canada. For other uses, see High Score.

Hi Scores
EP by Boards of Canada
Released	December 1, 1996 (1996-12-01)
Recorded	1996
Studio	Hexagon Sun
Genre	IDM
Length	33:11
Label	Skam
Producer	Mike Sandison Marcus Eoin
Boards of Canada chronology
Twoism (1995) Hi Scores (1996) Aquarius (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Exclaim!	9/10[2]
Pitchfork	8.7/10[3]

Hi Scores is an EP by Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada. It was released by Skam Records in 1996. "Turquoise Hexagon Sun" would later appear on the duo's 1998 debut full-length album, Music Has the Right to Children.^[4]

The EP peaked at number 34 on the UK Dance Albums Chart in 2006.^[5] In 2014, Hi Scores was remastered from the original tapes and reissued in vinyl, CD, and digital formats.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hi Scores"	4:57
2.	"Turquoise Hexagon Sun"	5:09
3.	"Nlogax"	6:54
4.	"June 9th"	5:18
5.	"Seeya Later"	4:12
6.	"Everything You Do Is a Balloon"	7:03

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Mike Sandison – writing, production
• Marcus Eoin – writing, production

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[5]	34

References

1. Cooper, Sean. "Hi Scores - Boards of Canada". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
2. Sylvester, Daniel (10 October 2014). "Boards of Canada: Hi Scores". Exclaim!. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
3. Sherburne, Philip (14 October 2014). "Boards of Canada: Hi Scores EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
4. Kalev, Maya (6 June 2013). "One very important thought: Boards Of Canada's Music Has The Right To Children at 15". Fact. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
5. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40: 02 July 2006 - 08 July 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

External links

• Hi Scores at Discogs (list of releases)