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Boc Maxima
Electronic · 1996 · 16 tracks

Boc Maxima

Boards of Canada

A rare, continuous mix of sun-bleached synths and dusty hip-hop rhythms. The raw, unpolished blueprint for the hauntology movement.

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It's like a haunted nature documentary from 1975 that you found in a cabin.

A hazy, sun-bleached nostalgia that feels both comforting and slightly unsettling.

Boc Maxima · vs · Boards of Canada
Spoken Word+1.7σ

The vocals lean notably further into spoken word than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
Wildlife Analysis
1:17
02
Chinook
4:39
03
Rodox Video
0:41
04
Everything You Do Is a Balloon
7:04
05
Boc Maxima
1:35
06
Roygbiv
2:31
07
Nova Scotia Robots
1:21
08
June 9th
5:17
09
Niagara
0:55
10
Sixtyniner
5:10
11
Red Moss
6:16
12
Concourse
1:42
13
Nlogax
5:11
14
Turquoise Hexagon Sun
5:08
15
Whitewater
6:19
16
One Very Important Thought
1:04
Moments Worth Waiting For
The heavy, distorted bass thud of Chinook that feels like a slow-motion earthquake.
The way the vocal sample in Sixtyniner dissolves into the hazy synth wash.
The final spoken word warning on censorship that breaks the fourth wall of the dream.
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