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The Smallest Weird Number

2026-08-28T20:03:44Z

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{{Infobox Song|
| name=The Smallest Weird Number
| runtime=1:17
| appearson=[[Geogaddi]]
| next=[[1969]]
| prev=[[Julie And Candy]]}}

"[[The Smallest Weird Number]]" is track number 9 on the album ''[[Geogaddi]]''. An excerpt of the track appears in the video portion of the [[Trans Canada Highway Microsite]].

== Comments ==
* "[[The Smallest Weird Number]]" is 70. As in [[Music70]], [[Boards of Canada|BoC]]'s own label. A "weird number" is a number that is "abundant" but not "semi-perfect". Meaning? Take all the "proper divisors" of 70 (i.e. all the divisors of 70 except for 70 itself). They are 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35. When the proper divisors add up to more than the original number, the original number is said to be abundant. For 70: 1+2+5+7+10+14+35 = 74 > 70, so 70 is "abundant". Now, if there was some SUBSET of these numbers 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35 which added up to 70, then 70 would be said to be "semi-perfect" (or "pseudoperfect") But there isn't. Try it. You can make 71 by missing out the 1 and the 2, or you can make 69 by missing out the 5, but you can't make 70. I hope that explanation is clear. The first few weird numbers are: 70, 836, 4030, 5830, 7192, 7912, 9272, 10430, 10570, 10792. You can find a longer list of weird numbers in the "online encyclopedia of integer sequences", from which my shorter listing was taken. This explanation of weird numbers by [DC].
* Even though the track runs for 1:17, the melody cuts out at exactly 1:10 (70 seconds).

== Samples / Lyrics ==
*At 0:03, the ending of "When the Music Starts to Play" by [[Folklore#Incredible_String_Band|Incredible String Band]] is heard in reverse and at a lower speed.<ref>{{#ev:youtube| TmIlPy6b_q4 |480||||start=0|false}}</ref> The sample seems to have been taken from an old phonograph record, as crackling is present.
* From the beginning until around 0:18, the song samples birds singing in the documentary "[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4601694/ On the Tracks of the Wild Otter (1983)]".<ref>{{#ev:youtube|UVMh7r0LHW4|480||||start=1613|false}}</ref> <ref>http://twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=244015#p244015</ref> <ref>http://www.wildfilmhistory.org/film/467/On+the+Tracks+of+the+Wild+Otter.html</ref> The sample can be heard at around 26:53.
* The main melody is the same as "[[R35TT B10]]", except in reverse. Reverb has been applied to the last chord heard in the present track.
* The main melody is layered over itself at half speed throughout the track. This was discovered by [[The Magic Window]] discord user personman.

== Trivia ==
* In mathematics, the smallest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_number weird number] is 70. 70 is part of the name of the band's private label ([[music70]]); "[[Sixtyten|sixtyten]]" is another way of saying 70.

== Videos ==
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== See Also ==
* [[Trans Canada Highway Microsite]]
* [[Music70]]
* "[[R35TT B10]]"
* "[[Sixtyten]]"
* [[The Magic Window]]

== External links==
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4601694/ On the Tracks of the Wild Otter (1983)]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_number weird number]

== References ==
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[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Geogaddi tracks]]

Sunshine Recorder

2026-08-28T20:01:22Z

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{{Infobox Song|
| name=Sunshine Recorder
| runtime=6:13
| appearson=[[Geogaddi]]
| next=[[In The Annexe]]
| prev=[[Dandelion]]}}

== Comments ==
* The Campbell-Stokes<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20090301025924/http://www.gov.im/airport/virtual/meteor/met/sunrecorder.xml</ref> consists of a glass globe which focuses sunlight onto a card behind, leaving a record (in burnmarks) of sunshine throughout the day. [DC]

== Trivia ==
* The synth melody that appears at 2 min & 49 sec into this track (& throughout) is the same synth melody that appears at 3 min & 14 sec into the track "[[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]" from ''[[Boc Maxima]]'', ''[[Hi Scores]]'', and ''[[Music Has The Right To Children]]''.

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* Might contain the same Bongo Sample as in "[[Oirectine]]".
* 3:12 onward - ''"A beautiful place''", sampled from a [[Sesame Street]] vintage on canyons in Arizona. <ref>{{#ev:youtube|KRD1dgLXu04|480||||start=132|false}}</ref>
* 4:03 onward - A timestretched sample of a child's voice saying [[An Eagle in Your Mind|''"an ea-gle in your mi-nd"'']].
* 5:57 - ''"bye bye, bye bye bye"''. from the same [[Sesame Street]] vignette used in "[[Whitewater]]".<ref>{{#ev:youtube|QZyRR-18EVU|480|||||false}}</ref>
* 2:49, 4:49 - Chopped up vocal samples.

== Videos ==
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== See Also ==
* "[[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]"
* "[[Oirectine]]"
* "[[Whitewater]]"
* ''[[Boc Maxima]]''
* ''[[Hi Scores]]''
* ''[[Music Has The Right To Children]]''
* [[Sesame Street]]

== External Links ==

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Geogaddi tracks]]

Sunshine Recorder

2026-08-28T20:00:32Z

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{{Infobox Song|
| name=Sunshine Recorder
| runtime=6:13
| appearson=[[Geogaddi]]
| next=[[In The Annexe]]
| prev=[[Dandelion]]}}

== Comments ==
* The Campbell-Stokes<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20090301025924/http://www.gov.im/airport/virtual/meteor/met/sunrecorder.xml</ref> consists of a glass globe which focuses sunlight onto a card behind, leaving a record (in burnmarks) of sunshine throughout the day. [DC]

== Trivia ==
* The synth melody that appears at 2 min & 49 sec into this track (& throughout) is the same synth melody that appears at 3 min & 14 sec into the track "[[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]" from ''[[Boc Maxima]]'', ''[[Hi Scores]]'', and ''[[Music Has The Right To Children]]''.

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* Might contain the same Bongo Sample as in "[[Oirectine]]".
* 3:12 onward - ''"A beautiful place''", sampled from a [[Sesame Street]] vintage on canyons in Arizona. <ref>{{#ev:youtube|KRD1dgLXu04|480||||start=132|false}}</ref>
* 4:03 onward - A timestretched sample of a child's voice saying ''"an ea-gle in your mi-nd"''.
* 5:57 - ''"bye bye, bye bye bye"''. from the same [[Sesame Street]] vignette used in "[[Whitewater]]".<ref>{{#ev:youtube|QZyRR-18EVU|480|||||false}}</ref>
* 2:49, 4:49 - Chopped up vocal samples.

== Videos ==
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== See Also ==
* "[[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]"
* "[[Oirectine]]"
* "[[Whitewater]]"
* ''[[Boc Maxima]]''
* ''[[Hi Scores]]''
* ''[[Music Has The Right To Children]]''
* [[Sesame Street]]

== External Links ==

== References ==
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[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Geogaddi tracks]]

Kaini Industries

2026-08-27T04:36:34Z

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{{Infobox Song|
| name=Kaini Industries
| runtime=0:59 3:42 (Remix by Bibio)
| appearson=[[Music Has the Right to Children]] (1998) [http://www.discogs.com/Various-Warp20-Recreated/master/205414 WARPCD20] (2009) (Remix by Bibio)
| next=[[Bocuma]]
| prev=[[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]}}

"'''Kaini Industries'''" is the eighth track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s debut studio album, ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]''.

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== Comments ==
* [Simon Wilkinson] suggests that this might be a recording from a native American ceremony, including what sounds like someone with a drum - see also comments on "[[Pete Standing Alone]]".
* In fact, the company was called "Kainai Industries" Ltd. It was located on the Blood Reserve. There was also a Kainai Cooperative Enterprises. "Kainai" means "many chiefs", and the Kainai are also known as the Blood Nation. More about this at [https://web.archive.org/web/20020627015917/http://www.invitationproject.ca/cgi-win/quilt.exe?LISTING=1135] and [https://web.archive.org/web/19990203103133/http://www.treaty7.org/info/kainaiwa.htm]. [DC]

== Samples / Lyrics ==
*A possible source for the end sample may have been from the collection of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, the same label of other samples found in [[Geogaddi]] (see: [[A Is To B As B Is To C]], and [[From One Source All Things Depend]]). A strong candidate of the source is from the album: [https://www.discogs.com/Jivaro-Music-Of-The-Jivaro-Of-Ecuador/release/5089695/ Music of the Jívaro of Ecuador (1972)]. The sample may be the combination of two tracks: [https://youtu.be/hRoKgx7ioxc?list=OLAK5uy_l8HGuZJYeGlSywwwkNCfvEVve6Hr78ytk/ Calling an Enemy's Arutam Soul (Log Signal Drum Solo)] and [https://youtu.be/D7dvcEkotAE?list=OLAK5uy_l8HGuZJYeGlSywwwkNCfvEVve6Hr78ytk/ Song of Kungi, the Flute Bird (Flute Solo)]. They're both lowered in pitch and sliced/sampled.<ref>https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14735</ref> Here is a close representation:
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And here, for comparison, is the above sample along with the Kaini Industries sample:

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Similar sounding sources to the end sample can also be heard here: [https://youtu.be/20FxpL3KiDA/ 'Mbilta Solo (Eritrea) · Mbilta players from Gura Valley, Eritrea], or [https://youtu.be/cuEuIUGz-MU/ Music from Ethiopia].<ref>https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14721</ref>.

== Trivia ==
* As explained by [[Boards of Canada]]: [[Kaini Industries]] is a company that was set up in [[wikipedia:Canada]] (by coincidence in the month [[Michael_Sandison|Mike]] was born), to create employment for a settlement of Cree Indians ([[Forcefield 1998]]).

== Videos ==
=== Original ===
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=== Remix by Bibio ===
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== External links==
http://kainiindustries.com

== References ==

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Music Has the Right to Children tracks]]

Korona

2026-08-27T04:31:53Z

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{{Infobox Song|
| name=Korona
| runtime=5:43
| appearson=[http://www.discogs.com/release/19797 MASK100]
| next=n/a
| prev=n/a
}}

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== Comments ==
* "[[Korona]]" is a [[Boards of Canada]] track found on the very rare [http://www.discogs.com/Various-MASK-100/release/19797 MASK100] compilation vinyl, released in 1996 by [[SKAM]] and Musik Aus Strom. It has not been included on any other release, though it is commonly available as an MP3 on file-sharing networks.

* The title of this track is not given on the vinyl itself - rather, the title originated from the official [[Boards of Canada]] [[EHX]] webpage.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19981206110718/http://www.ednet.co.uk:80/~ehx/artists/canada.htm</ref>

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* This track contains the "I love you" sample (at 3:17) also used on the track "[[The Color of the Fire]]" from the album ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]''.

== Trivia ==

== Videos ==
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== External links==

== References ==
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[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Compilation tracks]]
[[Category:SKAM tracks]]

Orange Romeda

2026-08-27T04:26:54Z

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{{Infobox Song|
| cover=Wap100cd-cover.jpeg
| name=Orange Romeda
| runtime=4:51
| appearson=[http://www.discogs.com/release/637 WAP100CD] [http://www.discogs.com/release/28759 WAP100] [http://www.discogs.com/release/28760 WAP100P]
| next=n/a
| prev=n/a
}}

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== Comments ==
* This track appears solely on a 1998 compilation album of various [[Warp]] artists, titled "We Are Reasonable People." It is the second track from said album.
* This track features a sample, also used in "[[On A Rolling Sea]]", which was formerly thought to have been a crowd of people saying "Wow!". Twoism user WaitingFor_22 discovered that it is, in fact, a sample from a Sesame Street episode where a group of kids, along with Big Bird, Snuffleupagus and the Word Fairy, say "Fly!"<ref>https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14643</ref>

== Samples / Lyrics ==
"Fly!" - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDTAnUCmapU&feature=youtu.be&t=02m32s Sesame Street episode 2951 (later re-aired as episode 3174) @2:32]

== Trivia ==

== Videos ==
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== External links==

== References ==
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[[Category:Promotional Releases]]
[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Compilation tracks]]
[[Category:Boards of Canada promo lp]]

Turquoise Hexagon Sun

2026-08-25T19:19:19Z

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{{Infobox Song|
| name=Turquoise Hexagon Sun
| runtime=5:07
| appearson=[[Boc Maxima (release)|Boc Maxima]] (1996) [[Hi Scores (release)|Hi Scores]] (1996) [[Music Has the Right to Children]] (1998)
| next=[[Whitewater]] (Boc Maxima) [[Nlogax]] (Hi Scores) [[Kaini Industries]] (Music Has the Right to Children)
| prev=[[Original Nlogax]] (Boc Maxima) [[Hi Scores]] (Hi Scores) [[Sixtyten]] (Music Has the Right to Children)
}}

"'''Turquoise Hexagon Sun'''" is a song by [[Boards of Canada]]. First appearing as the eighteenth track on the duo's limited-release ''[[Boc Maxima]]'', it was more widely re-released later that year as the second track on the EP ''[[Hi Scores (release)|Hi Scores]]''. It also appears as the seventh track on their debut studio album, ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]''. It is one of [[Boards of Canada]]'s most well-known songs.

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== Comments ==
* [Evan Snyder] gave me this [https://web.archive.org/web/20040202180317/http://jonathanclark.com/diary/flare/ interesting link] on the subject on lens flares. The number of blades making up the aperture of the lens influences the shape of the lens flare produced, so that a six-bladed aperture, for example, would produce a hexagonal sun flare effect. Evan suggests the possibility that the name was inspired by a documentary, or even one of Hexagon Sun's own films, with special meaning to [[Boards of Canada|BoC]], featuring a prominent turquoise hexagonal sun flare. An intriguing possibility, and a very interesting link. (You can also find photos fitting this description at [[Warp Records]] - go to Artists, [[Boards of Canada|BoC]], and look at the Gallery photos).
* Not specifically in relation to this track, but in a wider sense (Hexagon Sun, the kaleidoscopic images on Geogaddi, etc), here are comments from the [[The_Secret_Life_of_Boards_of_Canada|NME Interview]]:
<blockquote>
"What's the significance of hexagons to you?" 
"[[Marcus]]: "The hexagon theme represents that whole idea of being able to see reality for what it is, the raw maths or patterns that make everything. We've always been interested in science and maths. Sometimes music or art or drugs can pull back the curtain for you and reveal the Wizard of Oz, so to speak, busy pushing the levers and pressing buttons. That's what maths is, the wizard. It sounds like nonsense but I'm sure a lot of people know what I'm talking about."
</blockquote>

* Saturn. Saturday. Saturn-day. Sun. Some speculate that Saturn used to be our sun. Or that it’s some sort of supercomputer projecting our reality via its rings, maybe with the signal bounced off the moon? Saturn = Satan? There is a turquoise hexagon at one of the poles of Saturn. Maybe this is what they are referencing? https://www.businessinsider.com/saturn-hexagon-storm-images-2017-5

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* Shares a drum sample almost completely with "[[Orange Hexagon Sun]]".
* Various bits of speech, repeated elsewhere in the track. It's hard to make out much, but here's [DC]'s guess at some of it:
<blockquote>
"there's been a [release/leak]"? [female voice near start] - 0:36, 1:58 
"Oh, ... I know" [Scottish girl] - 1:14, 2:35 
"Just slightly" [different Scottish girl] - 4:29 
"... just [come in at the] end, right?" [English man] - 4:19 
"fan - tastic" [same man?] - at about 4:38. 
</blockquote>
* The girl speaking at about 1:22 and 2:44 sounds (to me) like the same one who speaks all the way through all 3 live recordings of BoC at ATP, Lighthouse, and Warp - which adds to suspicions that these are recordings of people talking at the Hexagon Sun studio, as the title of the track would suggest.

== Trivia ==
*The synth melody that appears at 3 min & 14 sec into this track is similar to the synth melody that appears at 2 min & 49 sec into the track "[[Sunshine Recorder]]" from ''[[Geogaddi]]''.
*"Hexagon Sun" refers to the studio of [[Boards of Canada]] in East Scotland, but also to the collective of musicians and friends of [[Michael]] and [[Marcus]].
*This song has been speculated to contain samples from inside the Hexagon Sun studios. These samples have also been said to match up to voices in the recordings of some live shows backing up the claim that they are from the inside.
* "[[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]" might be a reference to the [[Hexagon Sun]] "collective" of musicians and artists who work at [[Boards of Canada|BoC]]'s Hexagon Sun Studio in the east of [[wikipedia:Scotland|Scotland]].
*In 1998, Michael revealed that the melody in this track comes from a tape created several years prior. From [[Les Alchimistes]]:
<blockquote>
...the melody of Turquoise Hexagon Sun, for example, comes from an old tape recording made several years ago.
</blockquote>

== Videos ==

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== See Also ==
* ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]''
* ''[[Boc Maxima (release)|Boc Maxima]]''
* ''[[Geogaddi]]''
* "[[Orange Hexagon Sun]]"
* "[[Sunshine Recorder]]"
* [[The Secret Life of Boards of Canada]]
* [[Les Alchimistes]]

== See Also ==
* "[[Orange Hexagon Sun]]"
* "[[Sunshine Recorder]]"
* ''[[Geogaddi]]''
* [[Mike]]
* [[Marcus]]
* [[Hexagon Sun]]

== External links==

== References ==
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[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Boc Maxima tracks]]
[[Category:Hi Scores tracks]]
[[Category:Music Has the Right to Children tracks]]

You Retreat In Time And Space

2026-08-25T18:54:45Z

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{{Infobox Song|
| name=You Retreat In Time And Space
| runtime=5:25
| appearson=[[Inferno]] (2026)
| next=[[I Saw Through Platonia]]
| prev=[[The Process]]}}

"[[You Retreat In Time And Space]]" is the seventeenth track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''.

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== Comments ==
* The first nearly three minutes of the track may have inspired by the 1979 track [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLhayEzDesE&t=134s/ Sea Cathedral by Christian Chevalier], which was included on [[Boards of Canada]]’s 2019 mixtape [[Societas x Tape]] as the outro track, prior to [[Inferno]]’s release.

== Samples / Lyrics ==

== Trivia ==
* The first half of the song sounds nearly identical when played forward or reversed.
* At the [[Inferno listening parties]], this song had it’s own unique visuals, which consisted of sped-up turquoise-colored 1970s-era home videos of children. This was unlike the other tracks, which were accompanied simply by a hexagon flower spinning with fire inside. The visuals shown have not been officially released.

== Videos ==
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== Audio ==
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== See Also ==

== External links ==

== References ==
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[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Inferno tracks]]

Christopher Horne

2026-08-25T04:30:59Z

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== Facts ==
* Former member of [[BoC|the band]]; left in early 1996, shortly before [[BoC|the band]] signed to [[Skam.co.uk|Skam]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20010707094849/http://www.matadorrecords.com:80/boards_of_canada/biography.html]
* Currently a solo electronic artist under the name [[wikipedia:Christ.|Christ.]] signed to [[wikipedia:Benbecula|Benbecula]]. (Now a defunct record label as of 2009.)
* Credited on original ''[[Twoism]]'' release but not credited on the 2002 re-release.
* Thanked on ''[[A Few Old Tunes]]'', which is credited only to "[[Mike]] + [[Marcus]]".
* Horne left the band for personal reasons.

== Theories ==
* Only a minor member of [[Boards of Canada]], which is why his name was removed from the re-release of ''[[Twoism (release)|Twoism.]]''
* Asked to have his name removed from the re-release to maintain his own identity separate from [[BoC|the band]]. This seems consistent with [[wikipedia:Benbecula|Benbecula]]'s policy of deflecting questions regarding his association with [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] and the complete omission of any mention of [[Boards of Canada]] on [[wikipedia:christ. (musician)|Christ.]]'s pages.
* [[wikipedia:christ. (musician)|Christ.]] has a series of exceptionally rare early release, which are apparently in a house vein.

== Photos ==
[[File:Chris Horne - Sonar 2003 (Onanon).jpg]]

== See Also ==

== External links ==
* [[wikipedia:Christ.|Christ. at Wikipedia]]
* [http://christmusic.bandcamp.com/ Artist page at Bandpage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/spenglybengly MySpace page]
* [http://www.benbecula.com/artists/christ..shtml Artist page at Benbecula]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Christ. Releases at Discogs]

== References ==
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Trapped

2026-08-25T04:07:01Z

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{{Infobox Song|
| name=Trapped
| runtime=3:52 ([[Old Tunes Vol. 1]]) 6:24 ([http://www.discogs.com/release/2967 MASK200])
| appearson=[[Old Tunes Vol. 1]] [http://www.discogs.com/release/2967 MASK200]
| next=[[Rodox Video]]
| prev=[[P:C:]]}}

== Comments ==

== Samples / Lyrics ==
<blockquote>
Should I listen what you say or listen what your folks say? It's a tough decision to make. 
I don't really wanna lose you but I don't want your folks to turn me over to the hands of the law. 
I guess they think that I'm not good enough for you. I can tell the way they act and their attitudes. 
As the tears roll from my eyes I feel the hurt inside. As I reach out to you saying I'm so confused. 
 
'''Chorus''':
Oh oh I'm trapped like a fool I'm in a cage. I can't get out. 
You see I'm trapped, Can't you see I'm so confused? I can't get out. 
You see I'm trapped, like a fool I'm in a cage. I can't get out. 
You see I'm trapped, Can't you see I'm so confused? I can't get out! 
 
If we love one another why should we let this go further? Can't you see it's gonna pull us apart? 
If you think I can't afford to support you if you want to, Ever think about ever settlin' down. 
I guess they think that I'm not good enough for you. I can tell the way they act and their attitudes. 
 
'''Chorus''': 
Oh oh I'm trapped like a fool I'm in a cage. I can't get out. 
You see I'm trapped, Can't you see I'm so confused? I can't get out. 
You see I'm trapped, like a fool I'm in a cage. I can't get out. 
You see I'm trapped, Can't you see I'm so confused? I can't get out! 
 
(Can't you see I'm so trapped and I don't know what to do.) 
(Can't you see I'm so trapped. so in love with you.) 
See I'm trapped and I'm so confused 
I'm like a man in a cage and I'm so in love with you. 
I'm trapped your thoughts are in the way 
And I don't know what to say you see I'm trapped. 
Oh I told myself if I ever love again. 
What am I gonna do about it? Say it again (trapped). 
 
Oh baby I'm trapped (can't you see I'm so trapped?) 
I'm so confused (and I don't know what to do) 
I'm like a man in a cage (can't you see I'm so trapped) 
And I'm so in love with you love with love with you. 
Oh I'm trapped feel so confused 
so impressed (trapped). 
Hey I'm so in love with you. 
Oh I'm trapped baby Oh I'm trapped baby. 
</blockquote>

== Trivia ==
* This track was released under their [[Hell Interface]] moniker.
* The original song [http://www.discogs.com/Colonel-Abrams-Trapped-12-Version/master/87983 Trapped] by [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Colonel+Abrams Colonel Abrams] is a funk/soul track from 1985.
* Written on the back of the insert to a [https://bocpages.org/wiki/File:Bocmaxima-scan-by-dealer.jpg cassette copy] of [[Boc Maxima]] given to a friend, of which "Trapped" was included as a bonus track:{{boc|This is a remix of Colonel Abrams 'Trapped', which we did as a joke - but the record company liked it so much, they released it...}}

== Videos ==
=== Original ===
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=== A Few Old Tunes Version ===
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=== MASK200 Version ===
* [[SKAM]]
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== External links==

== References ==
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[[Category: Released tracks]]
[[Category:Old Tunes Vol. 1 tracks]]
[[Category: SKAM tracks]]
[[Category: Hell Interface tracks]]

Random 35 Tracks Tape

2026-08-25T02:20:28Z

2600:1004:A034:D0D1:E17B:A97A:2EF2:DD61: /* Samples/Lyrics */

{{Infobox Release|
| name=Random 35 Tracks Tape
| release_date=1995?
| format=Cassette
| label=(unknown)
| catno=N/A
| runtime=84:00
}}

[[Random 35 Tracks Tape]] refers to a collection of 35 tracks leaked on P2P networks in 2000 and 2001, with it reaching the majority of fans around September of 2004.
Unlike the "[[Old Tunes]]" tapes, the tracks are completely unlabeled; however, a few match known tracks from other sources, including commercial releases. No liner notes or tape scan have ever surfaced.

Despite its uncertain provenance, the tape is believed to be authentic.

==Background==
*''[[Random 35 Tracks Tape]]'' seems to have been sourced from a cassette containing pre-[[BoC Maxima]] tracks given to friends and family of the group. The leaking of these tracks to P2P networks ([http://www.slsknet.org Soulseek], originally) provided much drama on [[WATMM]].
**All files are encoded as 320kbps MP3.
* For a long time, it was assumed that this tape was the missing ''[[Old Tunes Vol. 1]]'' (since ''[[A Few Old Tunes]]'' and ''[[Old Tunes Vol. 2]]'' were already known), although this was never confirmed. This was finally proven false when, on 8th August 2009, [[Twoism forum]] member dealer posted new photos of a cassette and liner notes showing that ''[[A Few Old Tunes]]'' and ''[[Old Tunes Vol. 1]]'' were, in fact, the same release.
*[[MDG]] has said that it is not known who compiled the tracks, calling it "a mystery, just a mixture".<ref>http://bocpages.org/wiki/Statements_from_Hexagon_Sun#September_2009</ref>
*Zoetrope, a user on radiomute.com, referred to not only the commonly known ''[[A Few Old Tunes]]'' and ''[[Old Tunes Vol. 2]]'', but also a third volume, which he appeared to refer to this leaked release as. Some also seem to believe that this is a 'Closes Vol. 2'.
*In 2026, two lossless rips were made available online by Samamdj.

== Discovery ==
These tracks appear to have first surfaced on [http://www.slsknet.org Soulseek] under various names, such as "random 35 tracks tape (rarities and the best of - not old tunes v1 or v2)" and "A Few Older Tunes Disc 1/Disc 2", reflecting the uncertainty of the collection's provenance. Early sightings include:
* 9 Sep 2004 - [http://community.livejournal.com/boardsofcanada/28808.html LiveJournal post]
* 3 Oct 2004 - [http://xltronic.com/mb/topic.php3?topic=65661 xltronic messageboard topic]
* 8 Oct 2004 - [http://www.opensubscriber.com/message/idm@hyperreal.org/42958.html idm-l post]

== Availability ==
* On 26 May 2026, two new lossless rips appeared on YouTube, courtesy of Niski and [[Samamdj]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnFKkqPctwU</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9hkUMVLYnI</ref>
** v1 ([https://archive.org/details/a-01_20260526_202605 lossless download]) is faster, bit quieter, ripped using a different deck, source for a rather obscure real audio leak from the early 00s that is audibly faster
** v2 ([https://archive.org/details/a-01_20260526/ lossless download]) is the source for nearly every other leak of [[R35TT]], but obviously lossless and without any post-processing like NR
* A rip can be downloaded at [http://rareboc.org rareboc.org].
* March 15th 2022 a new restoration by oliveoil22<ref>https://www.twoism.org/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=4843</ref> was posted on the [[Twoism_(messageboard)|Twoism]] forum.<ref>https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15027</ref>
** [[Random 35 Tracks Tape#Videos|YouTube video]]
** [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xJkkNJDCcWbs78uADHaQLi0HNfUnHllM?usp=sharing FLAC download]
* June 27th 2025 a new denoised version by alexw44 was posted on the subreddit.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1lm3b7o/using_modern_denoising_techniques_i_created_a/</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/r35ttdenoise</ref>

==Tracks==
'''Important:''' Track titles and lengths are estimations; original listings are not available.''

'''Side A:'''
# "[[R35TT A01]]" – 1:22
# "[[R35TT A02]]" | "[[She Is P]]" – 2:12
# "[[R35TT A03]]" – 3:45
# "[[R35TT A04]]" – 0:50
# "[[R35TT A05]]" | "[[Finity]]" – 5:04
# "[[R35TT A06]]" – 4:57
# "[[R35TT A07]]" – 3:58
# "[[R35TT A08]]" – 6:34
# "[[R35TT A09]]" – 1:50
# "[[R35TT A10]]" – 2:59
# "[[R35TT A11]]" | "[[Blueberry]]" – 0:26
# "[[R35TT A12]]" – 2:59
# "[[R35TT A13]]" – 2:12
# "[[R35TT A14]]" – 1:46
# "[[R35TT A15]] | "[[I Will Get It Tattooed]]" – 1:05

'''Side B:'''
# "[[R35TT B01]]" – 1:29
# "[[R35TT B02]]" – 3:51
# "[[R35TT B03]] | "[[House Of Abin'adab]]" – 1:04
# "[[R35TT B04]]" – 4:26
# "[[R35TT B05]]" – 1:52
# "[[R35TT B06]]" – 0:23
# "[[R35TT B07]]" – 3:42
# "[[R35TT B08]]" – 0:57
# "[[R35TT B09]]" – 3:12
# "[[R35TT B10]]" | "[[The Smallest Weird Number]]" in reverse – 0:59
# "[[R35TT B11]]" – 3:31
# "[[R35TT B12]]" – 3:33
# "[[R35TT B13]]" | "[[Davie Addison]]" – 1:11
# "[[R35TT B14]]" – 3:15
# "[[R35TT B15]]" – 2:04
# "[[R35TT B16]]" – 2:21
# "[[R35TT B17]]" | "[[It's Too Orangey]]" – 0:19
# "[[R35TT B18]]" – 2:02
# "[[R35TT B19]]" – 1:23
# "[[R35TT B20]]" – 0:27

==Samples/Lyrics==
Side A:
* "[[Blueberry]]" is believed to be the name of the short vignette at the end of "[[Sixtyten]]" on ''[[Music has the Right to Children]]''.
* [[R35TT A06|Track 6]] contains a sample later used in "[[Seven Forty Seven]]", but slightly slower.
* [[R35TT A08|Track 8]] contains a sample from "[[June 9th]]" except much faster.

Side B:
* "[[It's Too Orangey]]" is believed to be the name of the vignette at the end of "[[Triangles and Rhombuses]]", also on ''[[Music has the Right to Children]]''.
* [[R35TT B10|Track 10]] is a reversed version of "[[The Smallest Weird Number]]", later released on ''[[Geogaddi]]''.

== Videos ==
=== Lossless ===
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=== Lossy ===
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==See also==
*[[Old Tunes saga]]
*[http://www.slsknet.org Soulseek]

== External links ==
* [https://archive.org/details/a-01_20260526_202605 May 26, 2026 lossless rip by Niski and Samamdj (v1)]
* [https://archive.org/details/a-01_20260526/ May 26, 2026 lossless rip by Niski and Samamdj (v2)]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20041112023647/http://boc.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Unreleased/Rarities Wayback machine link of the XWiki page with detailed information on the initial leak]
* [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xJkkNJDCcWbs78uADHaQLi0HNfUnHllM?usp=sharing R35TT March 15th 2022 restoration by oliveoil FLAC download]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1lm3b7o/using_modern_denoising_techniques_i_created_a/ R35TT June 27th 2025 Modern Denoise on Reddit by alexw44]
* [https://archive.org/details/r35ttdenoise R35TT June 27th 2025 Modern Denoise on Archive.org by alexw44]
* [https://www.instagram.com/r35tt_fanpage/ R35TT Fanpage on Instagram]

== References ==
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[[Category:P2P Release]]
{{Nav-Releases}}

Seven Forty Seven

2026-08-25T01:42:20Z

2600:1004:A034:D0D1:E17B:A97A:2EF2:DD61: /* Warp20 */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Seven Forty Seven
| runtime=6:44
| appearson=[http://www.discogs.com/release/2024532 WARPCD20³]
| next=n/a
| prev=n/a
}}

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== Comments ==
=== 2002 Website ===

[[File:Tellia.mp3]]

*An early version of this track was featured on the [[Boards of Canada]] website in 2002 (now available [http://www.atomless.com/projects/boc/site/ here]) as an infinite interactive loop. The playback could be controlled via keyboard, making it possible to hear distinct parts of the track separately.
*The Shockwave Director file for the track featured on the 2002 website was named "tellia".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020508191937/http://www.boardsofcanada.com/tellia.dcr</ref>
=== Warp20 ===
*"[[Seven Forty Seven]]" was released in 2009 on [http://www.discogs.com/release/2024532 Warp20 (Unheard)] as the first track.
*According to the Boards of Canada official twitter, the version which appeared on Warp20 is from 2003.<ref>https://twitter.com/boctransmission/status/933710555675791360</ref>
*[[MDG]]: "If you listen very closely to the release version, you'll hear Freddie Mercury."<ref>https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=165176#p165176</ref>

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* Contains an eerie choir element that also appears in "[[R35TT A06]]", but here it is faster.
* Contains the "take my hand" vocal sample also used in "[[You Could Feel The Sky]]".
* Contains a piano sample from the ending of the Brian Chatton track "Smooth Touch".<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ARidS10oq8</ref>
* Contains a drum loop sample from Zero G - Datafile Two (Drumloop 8) sample library or samples Simon Harris - 110 BPM (Dancefloor Justice) from an album of breakbeats. These are exactly the same.
* Contains a sample of "A Day in the Life" by the Beatles, only audible when slowed down to around 20% of the original song.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/1vnkos6/just_discovered_that_seven_forty_seven_samples/</ref>

== Trivia ==
* "[[Seven Forty Seven]]" is in reference to the [[wikipedia:Boeing 747|Boeing 747]] aircraft, which was first entered into service in 1970. Many themes of BoC's music involve references to air travel and the 1970's.
* Fans have speculated the number Seven-Forty-Seven could be a devious reference to 666. If added literally, 7 plus 40 plus 7 equals 54, which is also 9 times 6. Nine sixes could be written out as 666 666 666.
* Officially, "[[Seven Forty Seven]]" can be played at both 33 1/3 and 45 rpm, revealing different elements of the song in each version played. Fans have also said that on release, some digital copies of Warp10 included the 45rpm version instead of the 33 1/3 version. This was particularly noted on iTunes. <ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/lyhl0p/comment/gpsp9v2/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button</ref>

== Videos ==
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== External links==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category: Released tracks]]

Mira Calix - Sandsings

2026-08-25T01:21:31Z

2600:1004:A034:D0D1:E17B:A97A:2EF2:DD61:

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Mira Calix - Sandsings (boards of canada remix)
| runtime=6.21
| appearson=[http://www.discogs.com/release/3225 WAP 97 CD] [[Boc Remii Vol. 1]]
| next=[[Meat Beat Manifesto - Prime Audio Soup]]
| prev=[[Bubbah's Tum - Dirty Great Mable]]
}}

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== Comments ==

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* A reversed Mira Calix saying "Sandsings", from the original song.<ref>{{#ev:youtube|IAXkiw3qeNc|480||||start=0|false}}</ref>

== Trivia ==
* Uses the same drum loop as in "[[Oirectine]]".

== Videos ==
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== External links==
* [[wikipedia:Mira_Calix|Mira Calix]]

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Remixes by boc]]

Mira Calix - Sandsings

2026-08-25T01:21:11Z

2600:1004:A034:D0D1:E17B:A97A:2EF2:DD61: /* Samples / Lyrics */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Mira Calix - Sandsings (boards of canada remix)
| runtime=6.21
| appearson=[http://www.discogs.com/release/3225 WAP 97 CD] [[Boc Remii Vol. 1]]
| next=[[Meat Beat Manifesto - Prime Audio Soup]]
| prev=[[Bubbah's Tum - Dirty Great Mable]]
}}

__TOC__

== Comments ==

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* A reversed Mira Calix saying "Sandsings", from the original song.<ref>{{#ev:youtube|IAXkiw3qeNc|480||||start=0|false}}</ref>

== Trivia ==

== Videos ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id=b62WFhXu8hs}}{{#widget:YouTube|id=t9uAbK9gYRk}}

== External links==
* [[wikipedia:Mira_Calix|Mira Calix]]

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Remixes by boc]]