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Bocuma
Running time	1:35
Appears on	Boc Maxima (1996) (as "Boc Maxima") Music Has the Right to Children (1998)
Next	Roygbiv (Boc Maxima) Roygbiv (Music Has the Right to Children)
Prev	Everything You Do Is A Balloon (Boc Maxima) Kaini Industries (Music Has the Right to Children)

"Bocuma" is a song by Boards of Canada. Originally appearing as the fifth track on the limited-release Boc Maxima under the title "Boc Maxima", it was more widely released as the ninth track on their debut studio album, Music Has the Right to Children.

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On both Boc Maxima and Music Has the Right to Children, the track transitions seamlessly into the next track, "Roygbiv". It is one of only three tracks to do so on Music Has the Right to Children, the other two being "Wildlife Analysis" into "An Eagle in Your Mind" and "Open the Light" into "One Very Important Thought".

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Trivia[edit]

When asked about the meaning of Bocuma, Boards of Canada explained that "it's an abbreviation/crossover of Boc Maxima and Documa, an obscure reference to 80's video culture."^[1]
Inspiration for the name of the electronic musician Bocuma from Ireland.

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↑ "A Bunker Full of Memories", René Passet, Forcefield, 1998

[1] "A Bunker Full of Memories", René Passet, Forcefield, 1998

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 {{Infobox Song|
 | name=Bocuma
-| runtime=1:35 ([[MHTRTC]])
+| runtime=1:35
-| appearson=[[MHTRTC]]}}
+| appearson=[[Boc Maxima (release)|Boc Maxima]] (1996) (as "Boc Maxima")<br>[[Music Has the Right to Children]] (1998)
+| next=[[Roygbiv]] <small>(Boc Maxima)</small><br>[[Roygbiv]] <small>(Music Has the Right to Children)</small>
+| prev=[[Everything You Do Is A Balloon]] <small>(Boc Maxima)</small><br>[[Kaini Industries]] <small>(Music Has the Right to Children)</small>
+}}
-. When asked about the meaning of "Bocuma", Boards of Canada explained that "it's an abbreviation/crossover of Boc Maxima and Documa, an obscure reference to 80's video culture." ([[Forcefield 1998]])
+"'''Bocuma'''" is a song by [[Boards of Canada]]. Originally appearing as the fifth track on the limited-release ''[[Boc Maxima]]'' under the title "'''Boc Maxima'''", it was more widely released as the ninth track on their debut studio album, ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]''.
-. "Bocuma" was originally entitled "[[BoC Maxima]]" on [[Boards of Canada]]'s 1996 release, ''[[BoC Maxima]].''
+== Comments ==
+* On both ''Boc Maxima'' and ''Music Has the Right to Children'', the track transitions seamlessly into the next track, "[[Roygbiv]]". It is one of only three tracks to do so on ''Music Has the Right to Children'', the other two being "[[Wildlife Analysis]]" into "[[An Eagle in Your Mind]]" and "[[Open the Light]]" into "[[One Very Important Thought]]".
+== Samples / Lyrics ==
+== Trivia ==
+* When asked about the meaning of ''[[Bocuma]]'', [[Boards of Canada]] explained that "it's an abbreviation/crossover of Boc Maxima and Documa, an obscure reference to 80's video culture."<ref>[[A Bunker Full of Memories|"A Bunker Full of Memories"]], René Passet, Forcefield, 1998</ref>
+* Inspiration for the name of the electronic musician [https://bocuma.bandcamp.com/ Bocuma] from Ireland.
+== Videos ==
+{{#widget:YouTube|id=HTW0bmOXPHQ}}
+== External links==
+== References ==
+<references />
 [[Category:Released tracks]]
 [[Category:Music Has the Right to Children tracks]]