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M9

2026-07-30T05:25:51Z

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{{Infobox Song|
| name=M9
| runtime=3:40
| appearson=[[Old Tunes Vol. 1]] [[Boc Maxima]]
| next=[[Original Nlogax]] (Old Tunes Vol. 1) [[Original Nlogax]] (Boc Maxima)
| prev=[[King Of Carnival]] (Old Tunes Vol. 1) [[Nlogax]] (Boc Maxima)
}}Old Tunes Vol. 1
(AFOT)

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== Comments ==
* It is presumed that the name refers to the M9 motorway in Scotland.<ref>http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m9/</ref>
* Possibly an abbreviation for "Method 9 Word Clearing"; see M1 through [[M9]] in this [http://www.faqs.org/faqs/scientology/dictionary/ glossary], especially M3 and M4. [DC]
* The version on early rips of ''[[Boc Maxima]]'' has an inexplicable fadein applied, however the natural intro of the track is restored unedited on the [[Old Tunes saga#New_Tape_Rips|2026 samamdj rip]] and CD leak, revealing a slight overlap with the outro of "[[Nlogax]]".

== Samples / Lyrics ==

== Trivia ==
* [[M9]] is the notation for a dominant 9th interval of the kind occurring in extended Tertian Chords. [Miikael N]

== Videos ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id= k34JAgFo9qs}}

== External links==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Old Tunes Vol. 1 tracks]]
[[Category:Boc Maxima tracks]]

Carcan

2026-07-30T05:24:41Z

FokkerTISM:

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Carcan
| runtime=1:56 ([[Old Tunes Vol. 1|Old Tunes Vol. 1]]) (5 sec. overlap with "[[Devil]]") 1:59 ([[BoC Maxima]]) (1:03 second overlap with "[[Nlogax]]")
| appearson=[[Old Tunes Vol. 1|Old Tunes Vol. 1]] [[Boc Maxima]]
| next=[[Devil]] (Old Tunes Vol. 1) [[Nlogax]] (Boc Maxima)
| prev=[[Skimming Stones]] (Old Tunes Vol. 1) [[Concourse]] (Boc Maxima)
}}

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== Comments ==

== Samples / Lyrics ==

* At 0:59, what sounds like garbled speech can be heard until about 1:26. This is specific to the "[[Old Tunes Vol. 1]]" version and completely absent on "[[Boc Maxima]]".
* The version of the track on ''Boc Maxima'' has the drum beat to "[[Nlogax]]" faded in at the halfway mark, due to both tracks being crossfaded on that release.

== Trivia ==
* The name [[Carcan]] probably refers to an iron ring of the same name used to effect punishment.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcan</ref>

== Videos ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id= JDQXjRBHUgo}}

== External links==

==References==
<references />

[[Category: Released tracks]]
[[Category:Old Tunes Vol. 1 tracks]]
[[Category:Boc Maxima tracks]]

Nlogax

2026-07-30T05:23:01Z

FokkerTISM:

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Nlogax
| runtime=5:41 (Boc Maxima) 6:53 (Hi Scores)
| appearson=[[Boc Maxima (release)|Boc Maxima]] (1996) [[Hi Scores (release)|Hi Scores]] (1996)
| next=[[M9]] (Boc Maxima) [[June 9th]] (Hi Scores) 
| prev=[[Carcan]] (Boc Maxima) [[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]] (Hi Scores) 
}}

"'''Nlogax'''" is the third track on ''[[Hi Scores (release)|Hi Scores]]'' and the fifteenth track on ''[[Boc Maxima (release)|Boc Maxima]]''.

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== Comments ==
* The word "Nlogax" is thought to have been derived from the common mathematical expression n·logax = logaxn. 

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* Contains a sample of [[wikipedia:Indeep|Indeep]]'s 1983 hit "[[wikipedia:Last_Night_a_D.J._Saved_My_Life|Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life]]".
* Uses an alternating normal/clipped sample of a cowbell from a [[wikipedia:Roland_CR-78|Roland_CR-78]] drum machine.
* The beat is used near the ending of "[[Carcan]]" in ''[[BoC Maxima]]'', because "[[Carcan]]" precedes "[[Nlogax]]" and segues into it.

== Trivia ==
The following is taken from [[Interviews#1998-04-14:_Forcefield|Forcefield Magazine, April 1998]]:
<blockquote>
"We sometimes make a tune metamorphose as it plays. An example is "[[Nlogax]]" from the ''[[Hi Scores]]'' EP on [[Skam]], which begins like an old electro or disco track but halfway through it suddenly becomes something nightmarish, like your brain is starting to malfunction in the middle of the tune. Psychedelics make music sound entirely different. Tiny details become massive, a five-minute track can feel like it's five hours long on psychedelics. You know when you're on a ride at a fairground, the pitch of the music rises and falls because of the Doppler-Effect? That's another thing we love to do in our tracks, and it's a fairly psychedelic-sounding effect too."
</blockquote>

== Videos ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id= U57sIpIit6Y}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=b3CnnprSblw}}

== See Also ==
* ''[[Boc Maxima (release)|Boc Maxima]]''
* "[[Carcan]]"
* [[samamdj]]

== External links==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category: Released tracks]]
[[Category:Hi Scores tracks]]
[[Category:Boc Maxima tracks]]

M9

2026-07-29T13:24:13Z

FokkerTISM:

{{Infobox Song|
| name=M9
| runtime=3:40
| appearson=[[Old Tunes Vol. 1]] [[Boc Maxima]]
| next=[[Original Nlogax]] (Old Tunes Vol. 1) [[Original Nlogax]] (Boc Maxima)
| prev=[[King Of Carnival]] (Old Tunes Vol. 1) [[Nlogax]] (Boc Maxima)
}}Old Tunes Vol. 1
(AFOT)

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== Comments ==
* It is presumed that the name refers to the M9 motorway in Scotland.<ref>http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m9/</ref>
* Possibly an abbreviation for "Method 9 Word Clearing"; see M1 through [[M9]] in this [http://www.faqs.org/faqs/scientology/dictionary/ glossary], especially M3 and M4. [DC]
* The version on early rips of ''[[Boc Maxima]]'' has an inexplicable fadein applied, however the natural intro of the track is restored unedited on the [[Old Tunes saga#New_Tape_Rips|2026 samamdj rip]] and CD leak.

== Samples / Lyrics ==

== Trivia ==
* [[M9]] is the notation for a dominant 9th interval of the kind occurring in extended Tertian Chords. [Miikael N]

== Videos ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id= k34JAgFo9qs}}

== External links==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Old Tunes Vol. 1 tracks]]
[[Category:Boc Maxima tracks]]

Close1

2026-06-15T04:14:45Z

FokkerTISM: /* Trivia */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Close1
| runtime=0:50
| appearson=[[Closes Vol. 1]]}}

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== Comments ==

== Samples / Lyrics ==

== Trivia ==
* Track 4 from the [[Random 35 Tracks Tape]] is believed to be this track due to a similar track length.

== Videos ==

== External links==

== References ==
<references />

{{stub}}

[[Category: Unreleased tracks]]
[[Category:Closes Vol. 1 tracks]]

Mike Paradinas

2026-04-06T01:57:58Z

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== Facts ==
* Mike Paradinas, also known as [[wikipedia:Mike Paradinas|μ-Ziq]], is a notable who met [[Boards of Canada]] a couple of times in 1996-1997.
* He owned ''[[A Few Old Tunes]]'', ''[[Old Tunes Vol. 2]]'', and ''[[Boc Maxima]]'', all of which were sold to [[Samamdj]]. These cassettes are the source of the high-quality rips released in February 2026.
* He owns his own label [[wikipedia:Planet-mu|Planet-mu]].

== See Also ==
* [[wikipedia:Planet-mu|Planet-mu]]
* [[WATMM]]
* [[KEYOSC]]
* [[Old Tunes saga]]

{{Nav-People}}

M9

2026-04-05T10:31:59Z

FokkerTISM:

{{Infobox Song|
| name=M9
| runtime=3:40
| appearson=[[A Few Old Tunes]] [[Boc Maxima]]}}

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== Comments ==
* It is presumed that the name refers to the M9 motorway in Scotland.<ref>http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m9/</ref>
* Possibly an abbreviation for "Method 9 Word Clearing"; see M1 through [[M9]] in this [http://www.faqs.org/faqs/scientology/dictionary/ glossary], especially M3 and M4. [DC]
* The version on early rips of ''Boc Maxima'' has an inexplicable fadein applied, however the natural intro of the track is restored unedited on the 2026 samamdj rip.

== Samples / Lyrics ==

== Trivia ==
* [[M9]] is the notation for a dominant 9th interval of the kind occurring in extended Tertian Chords. [Miikael N]

== Videos ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id= k34JAgFo9qs}}

== External links==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Old Tunes Vol. 1 tracks]]
[[Category:Boc Maxima tracks]]

Boc Maxima (release)

2026-04-05T10:29:15Z

FokkerTISM:

{{Infobox Release|
| cover=BOC-album-04.jpg
| name=Boc Maxima
| release_date=1996
| format=Cassette CD
| label=Music70
| catno=THS017
| runtime=64:48
}}

Limited to fifty copies, pressed on both cassette and CD formats, the tracks on ''[[Boc Maxima (release)|Boc Maxima]]'' range from previously released material to songs which to this day have yet to see wide re-release. Many of the tracks featured on this release would later be chosen for the track listing of ''[[Music Has The Right To Children]]'', though with some differences (notably on "[[One Very Important Thought]]".)

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==Availability==
* [[Old Tunes saga#2026|Old Tunes saga]]

== Tracks ==
[[Image:Bocmaxima-scan-by-dealer.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]
# "[[Wildlife Analysis]]" – 1:09
# "[[Chinook]]" – 5:03
# "[[Rodox Video]]" – 0:39
# "[[Everything You Do Is A Balloon]]" – 6:56
# "[[Boc Maxima (song)|Boc Maxima]]" – 1:36
# "[[Roygbiv]]" – 2:27
# "[[Nova Scotia Robots]]" – 1:18
# "[[June 9th]]" – 5:15
# "[[Niagara]]" – 0:55
# "[[Skimming Stones]]" – 2:04
# "[[Sixtyniner]]" – 5:07
# "[[Red Moss]]" – 6:22
# "[[Concourse]]" – 1:42
# "[[Carcan]]" – 1:21
# "[[Nlogax]]" – 5:41
# "[[M9]]" – 3:40
# "[[Original Nlogax]]" – 1:09
# "[[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]" – 5:07
# "[[Whitewater]]" – 6:14
# "[[One Very Important Thought]]" – 1:03

== Trivia ==
* This release was broadcasted in full on France's ''[[Helter Skelter (radio programme)|Helter Skelter's radio programme]]'' in 2002.

* "[[Wildlife Analysis]]", "[[Boc Maxima]]", "[[Roygbiv]]", "[[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]" and a re-recorded "[[One Very Important Thought]]" later appeared on ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]''. "[[Everything You Do Is A Balloon]]", "[[June 9th]]", "[[Nlogax]]" and "[[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]" also appear on ''[[Hi Scores (release)|Hi Scores]]''. "[[Rodox Video]]", "[[Nova Scotia Robots]]", "[[Skimming Stones]]", "[[Carcan]]", "[[M9]]" and "[[Original Nlogax]]" appeared on ''[[A Few Old Tunes]]'' (albeit in slightly different forms). A longer version of "[[Chinook]]" appears on the ''[[Aquarius (release)|Aquarius]]'' single.

* At 5:17, the version of "[[Sixtyniner]]" that appears is shorter than the version on the original ''[[Twoism (release)|Twoism]]'' release. However, when ''[[Twoism (release)|Twoism]]'' was publicly released in 2002, this 5:17 version was used instead.

* "[[Niagara]]", "[[Red Moss]]", "[[Concourse]]" and "[[Whitewater]]" are exclusive to this release.

== Artwork ==
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== Videos ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id= WWL18oCfCIU | height=262| width=465}}{{#widget:YouTube|id= BMvWTm8SlEk | height=262| width=465}}

== See Also ==
* [[Old Tunes saga]]

== External Links ==
* http://www.discogs.com/Boards-Of-Canada-Boc-Maxima/master/1875
* http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5756
* https://rareboc.org

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

Nlogax

2026-04-05T10:26:34Z

FokkerTISM: as per 2026 rip

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Nlogax
| runtime=5:41 [[BoC Maxima]] 6:53 [[Hi Scores]]
| appearson=[[Boc Maxima ]] [[Hi Scores (release)|Hi Scores]]}}

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== Comments ==
* The word '''Nlogax''' is thought to have been derived from the common mathematical expression n·logax = logaxn. 

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* Contains a sample of [[wikipedia:Indeep|Indeep]]'s 1983 hit "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life."
* Uses an alternating normal/clipped sample of a cowbell from a Roland CR-78 drum machine.
* The beat is used near the ending of "[[Carcan]]" in ''[[BoC Maxima]]'', because "[[Carcan]]" precedes "[[Nlogax]]" and segues into it.
* The version of "Nlogax" on early rips of ''Boc Maxima'' faded out at 5:12, however the 2026 rip from the tapes purchased by Twoism user samamdj is unedited and restores the track's natural length of 5:41.

== Trivia ==
The following is taken from [[Interviews#1998-04-14:_Forcefield|Forcefield Magazine, April 1998]]:
<blockquote>
"We sometimes make a tune metamorphose as it plays. An example is "[[Nlogax]]" from the ''[[Hi Scores]]'' EP on [[Skam]], which begins like an old electro or disco track but halfway through it suddenly becomes something nightmarish, like your brain is starting to malfunction in the middle of the tune. Psychedelics make music sound entirely different. Tiny details become massive, a five-minute track can feel like it's five hours long on psychedelics. You know when you're on a ride at a fairground, the pitch of the music rises and falls because of the Doppler-Effect? That's another thing we love to do in our tracks, and it's a fairly psychedelic-sounding effect too."
</blockquote>

== Videos ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id= U57sIpIit6Y}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=b3CnnprSblw}}

== External links==

== References ==
<references />

[[Category: Released tracks]]
[[Category:Hi Scores tracks]]
[[Category:Boc Maxima tracks]]

Lavender Trapezoids EP

2013-09-17T08:21:31Z

FokkerTISM:

{{infobox song|
| name=Lavender Trapezoids EP
| runtime=15:07
| appearson=P2P networks
}}

The EP is believed to be selected tracks from the album ''[http://www.discogs.com/release/2990 Reference]''[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Reference-Cim/dp/B00004UFA0/ref=sr_1_1/026-5059606-9739627?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1181151918&sr=1-1] by IDM artist [http://www.discogs.com/artist/CiM CiM], mis-attributed to [[Boards of Canada]]. The track names have been changed from their original release on ''[http://www.discogs.com/release/2990 Reference]''.

# "Nskino" – 2:42
# "Lavender Trapezoids" – 5:39
# "Golden Hinterland" – 3:29
# "Rhomboid" – 1:55
# "Untitled" – 1:22

[[Category: Dubious tracks]]

Lavender Trapezoids EP

2013-09-17T08:21:06Z

FokkerTISM:

{{infobox song|
| name=Lavender Trapezoids EP
| runtime=15:07
| appearson=P2P networks
}}

The EP is believed to be selected tracks from the album ''[http://www.discogs.com/release/2990 Reference]]''[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Reference-Cim/dp/B00004UFA0/ref=sr_1_1/026-5059606-9739627?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1181151918&sr=1-1] by IDM artist [http://www.discogs.com/artist/CiM CiM], mis-attributed to [[Boards of Canada]]. The track names have been changed from their original release on ''[http://www.discogs.com/release/2990 Reference]".

# "Nskino" – 2:42
# "Lavender Trapezoids" – 5:39
# "Golden Hinterland" – 3:29
# "Rhomboid" – 1:55
# "Untitled" – 1:22

[[Category: Dubious tracks]]

File:A-few-old-tunes-artwork-cleanup-by-jason-donervan.jpg

2013-09-17T07:57:05Z

FokkerTISM: uploaded a new version of "File:A-few-old-tunes-artwork-cleanup-by-jason-donervan.jpg": Full version of jasondonervan cleanup. http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=205281&sid=9137453fb6d53af68a13a23e81565f53#205281 Includes the flap

http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10795

[[Category:A Few Old Tunes artwork]]