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== Comments ==
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* "[[June 9th]]" is thought to be a reference to the date in which the report on the Challenger disaster was released. This date is also the ninth day of the sixth month, a reference to the "69" theme throughout some of [[BoC]]'s other music.
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* In numerous interviews, Boards of Canada have referred to "[[Red Moon]] nights", free-form outdoor gatherings with friends, music, movies and bonfires that Hexagon Sun has celebrated for years. The [[Red Moon incident]] appeared to reference an event on June 10th, 2006. Also, the album [[Tomorrow's Harvest]] was released on June 10th, 2013. It's possible that the Red Moon party is held around this time each year. Assuming the event is held on a Saturday, the latest time June 9th falls on a Saturday before this song was released would be in 1990.
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== Samples / Lyrics ==
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* This track shares a drum sample/loop with [[R35TT A08]] from the [[Random_35_Tracks_Tape|Random 35 Tracks Tape]].
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== Trivia ==
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* The video shown below is the runner up of the [[An Eagle In Your Mind Video Contest|WATMM video contest]], judged by [[Boards of Canada]] in late 2002.
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== Videos ==
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== References ==
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June 9th is thought to be a reference to the date in which the report on the Challenger disaster was released. This date is also the ninth day of the sixth month, a reference to the "69" theme throughout some of BoC's other music. This track shares a drum sample/loop with [[Audiotrack_08|Side B - Track 08]] from the [[Random_35_Tracks_Tape|Random 35 Track Tape]].
 

Revision as of 22:50, 6 January 2021

June 9th
Running time 5:18
Appears on Hi Scores
Boc Maxima


Comments

  • "June 9th" is thought to be a reference to the date in which the report on the Challenger disaster was released. This date is also the ninth day of the sixth month, a reference to the "69" theme throughout some of BoC's other music.
  • In numerous interviews, Boards of Canada have referred to "Red Moon nights", free-form outdoor gatherings with friends, music, movies and bonfires that Hexagon Sun has celebrated for years. The Red Moon incident appeared to reference an event on June 10th, 2006. Also, the album Tomorrow's Harvest was released on June 10th, 2013. It's possible that the Red Moon party is held around this time each year. Assuming the event is held on a Saturday, the latest time June 9th falls on a Saturday before this song was released would be in 1990.

Samples / Lyrics

Trivia

Videos

External links

References