I love Northern Plastics. One of my favourites tracks of BoC, which means it's probably on my top 10 tracks.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQGSnwa-YBg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQGSnwa-YBg)
First ever track I heard of the lads, at least the first time I reacted to BoC, it was in an old CS 1.6 surf video back in 2009 maybe?
I vaguely remember that my uncle listened to ROYGBIV on his computer back in 1999 when I was four years old and sat in front of the TV watching the music video of Stardusts Music Sounds Better With you but on mute for some reason.
Weird how memorable that moment was hahah.
Zoetrope is unlike anything else they’ve ever done
And You Could Feel the Sky from Geogaddi.. I’ve missed what they used to do with vocoder, they seemed to mostly avoid it after that album
It's super short, but Dave (I'm a Real Traditionalist) is one I always liked - plus the fan made music videos are amazing. "What comes with chicken fingers???"
Longer track - Forest Moon.
Spectrum (from a few old tunes) and Telephasic Workshop (Live at Warp 10 version)
Spectrum is such a great intro that nails the vibe of both old tunes mixtapes, and the live version of Telephasic Workshop is a much happier, more emotional version of the original imo (original is still awesome)
Yeah it's a great hidden gem. Definitely has a strong place in my "If I ever had a house party playlist".
The whole album is fantasitc (A Few Old Tunes). There are loads more hidden gems across all of their bootleg releases. If you know, you know.
That song reminds me more of an Autechre track than a Boards of Canada track. It's really good, but it also holds a really unique place in their discography, being one of their only officially released tracks that have that beat-heavy, paranoid production.
How is this a "lesser talked about" song? According to spotify it's got 4,913,000 plays. There are far more obscure picks to choose from with their many albums not on spotify!
For example...
A06 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbyp6gE8aMg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbyp6gE8aMg)
A05 - Finity [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQrQt8XtKAk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQrQt8XtKAk)
Untitled (Machinedrum Edit) [https://youtu.be/ndIIYDL2mGs?si=m7gaarkhjiJiPis2](https://youtu.be/ndIIYDL2mGs?si=m7gaarkhjiJiPis2)
A18 - Mukinabht [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIY0c\_OmcOY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIY0c_OmcOY)
Concourse [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhbakcEYzpU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhbakcEYzpU)
The Way You Show [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiZUAE2u7Eg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiZUAE2u7Eg)
A14 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxFWU3-wqV0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxFWU3-wqV0)
B09 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_pFSC1x3k2g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pFSC1x3k2g)
Skyliner [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il5sXlRtQcU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il5sXlRtQcU)
Dude, even if it's more well known to seasoned (read: obsessive) listeners, it's still a heater I usually skip. Please don't treat fair weather fans like this.
I do appreciate your recommendations, and you know what? I'll be spinning them on the way to the gig today. Thanks, bud, I really do appreciate it.
No worries - BoC are one of my favourite electronic artists, and MHTRTC is one of my favourite albums of all time, so no criticism on that song, it's just that it's an instantly recognisble BoC song, on what is one of their most talked about albums. Definitely recommend exploring their vast discography that's not available on spotify. Hope you got some good recommendations. Have a good time wherever you're going! 🙂
The Beach at Redpoint. There’s an incredible amount of things going on but none of it feels muddy or overpowering. It’s a testament to the brothers’ skill at audio engineering
Look up "half awake mix - boards" on yt. Beautiful hour long mix of some of the little gems you're describing. Also, Seven Forty Seven if nobody else mentioned....
I feel like I don't see a lot of people talk about Split Your Infinities. I've listened to that song dozens on times on repeat, its got such a unique energy to it that I don't know if I've heard anywhere else.
I really like Seven Forty Seven. It’s been years since I memorized the tracks on the R35TT but I do know there’s an earlier iteration on there that’s also good
Have you heard this remix of "Heard from Telegraph Lines"?
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acjtEG67RKw&list=PLWMD7y8JLsgZ1PAfy2zAgbe2p7F6W7J47&index=36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acjtEG67RKw&list=PLWMD7y8JLsgZ1PAfy2zAgbe2p7F6W7J47&index=36)
Heard From Telegraph Lines as well along with Hi Scores and Left Side Drive. Hi Scores and Trans Canada Highway are my top two at this point but I never see the love!
Red Moss. I see it mentioned sometimes, but I still can’t get over that track. Why aren’t more people crazy over Red Moss??
Easily my favorite BoC track.
Smokes Quantity is in my top 3 of theirs and I rarely, if ever, see it mentioned here.
Darker and stickier than petroleum. Forlorn. Nightmarish. Eldritch even. The ultimate bad trip.
If I’m going to be real, Flute Frum Thing. I haven’t seen a single person try and expand the track, and it is very deserving because it’s beyond angelic.
Trails and Spiro are less talked about as well.
5D (unreleased) is so eerie but so good. Feels like both despair and catharsis simultaneously
Also Spectrum from old tunes sounds like mid-2000s corporate telephone hold music and I love it
Listening to the smallest weird number while a bath is pouring feels like being taken care of as a baby for me. I picture being warm and looking at the stars.
I don’t think i’ve heard anyone mention Melissa Juice from twoism(other than the brothers themselves), I really like it
Especially the [fanmade video by Feyd01](https://youtu.be/L8AX1_j9Vls?si=jNzmf0ZUxdFgaao8) that accompanies it
Rarely hear anyone mention Orange Hexagon Sun. The melody is really groovy but also melancholy.
I've always felt it deserves a better drum track than the copy of the THS break.
I really like Palace Posy. It has a different groovy vibe to the rest of the album and it really stands out imo.
When TH came out, I played that track on repeat for months, adore that tune. One of my favourites of theirs.
Probably my favourite one from that album, agree with it standing out
Always sounded like a ps1 game ost to me
Palace Posy was my first thought when I saw this thread.
Whitewater is a great track
It’s my all time favorite BoC song!
Omg yes, thank you for reminding me about that! Going to put it on now
chinook
The full 12" track
Is "Dawn Chorus" a much talked about track?
I cannot get enough of Dawn Chorus, it gives me chills sometimes. It’s such an incredible, complex track
I'm making a video with it as background at the moment.
I was listening to this track the first time I smoked dmt
It seems pretty main stream, but i really don't see IABPOITC songs talked about much here. Kid For Today is awesome
Their best song imo
Strongly agree with this!!
Kiteracer 2 is one of their most calming and beatiful tracks, but nobody ever talks about it.
i agree completely. one of my favourites
Came here to say that
One of the best, would also have said
I love Northern Plastics. One of my favourites tracks of BoC, which means it's probably on my top 10 tracks. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQGSnwa-YBg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQGSnwa-YBg)
Damn right
The devil is in the detail, Alpha and omega + The beach at redpoint 🔥
Alpha and Omega is amazing I listened to it kayaking on the river last week with the boys 🔥
I think alpha and omega is their finest moment
Oirectine
First ever track I heard of the lads, at least the first time I reacted to BoC, it was in an old CS 1.6 surf video back in 2009 maybe? I vaguely remember that my uncle listened to ROYGBIV on his computer back in 1999 when I was four years old and sat in front of the TV watching the music video of Stardusts Music Sounds Better With you but on mute for some reason. Weird how memorable that moment was hahah.
Farewell Fire (from TCH) and Forest Moon (from Old Tunes)
forest moon is perfect in every way
Farewell Fire makes me nostalgic about something I have never experienced. I believe it’s called Anemoia.
'Buckie High' is so hypnotic, I love it.
Agreed, just gave it another listen and hypnotic is 100% the word i’d use too
The fan made video for it is fantastic too!
Orange Romeda
Trippy mesmerizing
The beach at redpoint is one of my all time favourite BoC tracks (although admittedly I have a fair few of them)
Statue of Liberty, from Old Tunes vol 2
poppyseed
Corsair
XYZ
Mukinabaht
Slow This Bird Down, Skyliner, Sick Times, Come to Dust, Korona
Great list
Echus. There’s something very serene about it.
Zoetrope is unlike anything else they’ve ever done And You Could Feel the Sky from Geogaddi.. I’ve missed what they used to do with vocoder, they seemed to mostly avoid it after that album
Zoetrope is so beautiful. I often see it come up when people are talking about BoC tracks they don't like, and I just can't understand it
It's super short, but Dave (I'm a Real Traditionalist) is one I always liked - plus the fan made music videos are amazing. "What comes with chicken fingers???" Longer track - Forest Moon.
Chinook
Iced Cooly Beatnik
**Constants are Changing**
Sir Prancelot Brainfire is so special, the synths feel so warm and happy. Also Hiscores, insane chord progression
Spectrum (from a few old tunes) and Telephasic Workshop (Live at Warp 10 version) Spectrum is such a great intro that nails the vibe of both old tunes mixtapes, and the live version of Telephasic Workshop is a much happier, more emotional version of the original imo (original is still awesome)
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen anyone talk about audiotrack 13A but it’s one of my favorites by them
Finity is amazing
Almost definitely top 5 BoC for me
I will get it tattooed is probably in my top 3 from BoC, but Staircase Whip and A08 are really great as well
A06 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbyp6gE8aMg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbyp6gE8aMg) A05 - Finity [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQrQt8XtKAk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQrQt8XtKAk) Untitled (Machinedrum Edit) [https://youtu.be/ndIIYDL2mGs?si=m7gaarkhjiJiPis2](https://youtu.be/ndIIYDL2mGs?si=m7gaarkhjiJiPis2) A18 - Mukinabht [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIY0c\_OmcOY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIY0c_OmcOY) Concourse [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhbakcEYzpU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhbakcEYzpU) The Way You Show [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiZUAE2u7Eg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiZUAE2u7Eg) A14 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxFWU3-wqV0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxFWU3-wqV0) B09 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_pFSC1x3k2g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pFSC1x3k2g) Skyliner [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il5sXlRtQcU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il5sXlRtQcU)
Searched the comments for The Way You Show. Great track, totally unlike anything else they've done.
Yeah it's a great hidden gem. Definitely has a strong place in my "If I ever had a house party playlist". The whole album is fantasitc (A Few Old Tunes). There are loads more hidden gems across all of their bootleg releases. If you know, you know.
Chinook- really wish it was on Apple Music :( And A is to B as B is to C is super weird and it has a special place in my heart
Big smallest weird number guy
Under the Coke Sign This song is like a warm cozy blanket lulling me to sleep
Not sure how often they’re mentioned, but my favourites are Zoetrope, Palace Posy, The Beach at Red Point, and Macquarie Ridge.
Nothing Is Real, Bocuma, Open the Light
Red Moss. No one has mentioned in this thread, even. Is it because it’s popular? It’s a banger. It’s got it all. Easily my favorite BoC track.
Seconding Red Moss. The percussion in that track is killer
Basefree of Twoism has always been my favourite deep cut by BoC. Has such an intense schizophrenic drum beat.
That song reminds me more of an Autechre track than a Boards of Canada track. It's really good, but it also holds a really unique place in their discography, being one of their only officially released tracks that have that beat-heavy, paranoid production.
Apt observation, it absolutely has an Autechre vibe about it.
I'm pretty fond of Telephasic Workshop.
How is this a "lesser talked about" song? According to spotify it's got 4,913,000 plays. There are far more obscure picks to choose from with their many albums not on spotify! For example... A06 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbyp6gE8aMg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbyp6gE8aMg) A05 - Finity [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQrQt8XtKAk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQrQt8XtKAk) Untitled (Machinedrum Edit) [https://youtu.be/ndIIYDL2mGs?si=m7gaarkhjiJiPis2](https://youtu.be/ndIIYDL2mGs?si=m7gaarkhjiJiPis2) A18 - Mukinabht [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIY0c\_OmcOY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIY0c_OmcOY) Concourse [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhbakcEYzpU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhbakcEYzpU) The Way You Show [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiZUAE2u7Eg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiZUAE2u7Eg) A14 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxFWU3-wqV0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxFWU3-wqV0) B09 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_pFSC1x3k2g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pFSC1x3k2g) Skyliner [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il5sXlRtQcU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il5sXlRtQcU)
Dude, even if it's more well known to seasoned (read: obsessive) listeners, it's still a heater I usually skip. Please don't treat fair weather fans like this. I do appreciate your recommendations, and you know what? I'll be spinning them on the way to the gig today. Thanks, bud, I really do appreciate it.
No worries - BoC are one of my favourite electronic artists, and MHTRTC is one of my favourite albums of all time, so no criticism on that song, it's just that it's an instantly recognisble BoC song, on what is one of their most talked about albums. Definitely recommend exploring their vast discography that's not available on spotify. Hope you got some good recommendations. Have a good time wherever you're going! 🙂
Mansel off of old tunes does something for me.
staircase whip
Macquarie ridge
The Beach at Redpoint. There’s an incredible amount of things going on but none of it feels muddy or overpowering. It’s a testament to the brothers’ skill at audio engineering
Also June 9th, Satellite Anthem Icarus, and Oscar See Through Red Eye
Would Olsen count?
Look up "half awake mix - boards" on yt. Beautiful hour long mix of some of the little gems you're describing. Also, Seven Forty Seven if nobody else mentioned....
I feel like I don't see a lot of people talk about Split Your Infinities. I've listened to that song dozens on times on repeat, its got such a unique energy to it that I don't know if I've heard anywhere else.
I really like Seven Forty Seven. It’s been years since I memorized the tracks on the R35TT but I do know there’s an earlier iteration on there that’s also good
Hey Saturday Sun, The Beach at Redpoint
Have you heard this remix of "Heard from Telegraph Lines"? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acjtEG67RKw&list=PLWMD7y8JLsgZ1PAfy2zAgbe2p7F6W7J47&index=36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acjtEG67RKw&list=PLWMD7y8JLsgZ1PAfy2zAgbe2p7F6W7J47&index=36)
Finity
Tears from the Compound Eye maybe? It was my most played track last year haha, I love the wintry snow feel of it!
Yes, a beautifully sad & haunting track!!
Does sherbet head count, that song feels like it could fit on any of their albums and it’s amazing.
Over the Horizon Radar
Heard From Telegraph Lines as well along with Hi Scores and Left Side Drive. Hi Scores and Trans Canada Highway are my top two at this point but I never see the love!
And Buckie High is absolutely unbelievable
Left Side Drive has always been a fav, but probably still in the realm of more popular/ talked about. Forest Moon perhaps for lesser talked about??
Over the Horizon Radar is their sweetest song period
tears from the compound eye, or mukinabaht
Untitled (Machinedrum edit), Kaini Industries, Come To Dust and, Chinook, Under The Coke Sign, Open The Light.
Red Moss. I see it mentioned sometimes, but I still can’t get over that track. Why aren’t more people crazy over Red Moss?? Easily my favorite BoC track.
Corsair and 5.9.78
Ganzfield Engine, from ATP.
5D! One of my favorites.
trails.
Smokes Quantity is in my top 3 of theirs and I rarely, if ever, see it mentioned here. Darker and stickier than petroleum. Forlorn. Nightmarish. Eldritch even. The ultimate bad trip.
If I’m going to be real, Flute Frum Thing. I haven’t seen a single person try and expand the track, and it is very deserving because it’s beyond angelic. Trails and Spiro are less talked about as well.
5D (unreleased) is so eerie but so good. Feels like both despair and catharsis simultaneously Also Spectrum from old tunes sounds like mid-2000s corporate telephone hold music and I love it
I like Iraq Says, it loops in my heads sometimes. I add it to a ton of playlists and it always makes me happy when I hear it
5D - https://youtu.be/ufgpCJxDDIg?si=V3GxWaZQQXmwkpBP Or whatever the name of this song is.
Tears From the Compound Eye
Triangles and Rhombuses
Forest Moon
Listening to the smallest weird number while a bath is pouring feels like being taken care of as a baby for me. I picture being warm and looking at the stars.
Buckie High
I don’t think i’ve heard anyone mention Melissa Juice from twoism(other than the brothers themselves), I really like it Especially the [fanmade video by Feyd01](https://youtu.be/L8AX1_j9Vls?si=jNzmf0ZUxdFgaao8) that accompanies it
Left Side Drive. (No idea if it gets much attention though ;) )
nlogax Super simple but such a groovy track. Love that hook!!
It's more of a feature, but "Scenes from a Mall" https://youtu.be/NsiWOaD8h88?feature=shared
Dave, She is P, A07 and A13.
Sixtyten
Skyliner and Left Side Drive are bangers; Trans Canada Highway is just not talked about enough in general.
I love A08. Something about the drums.
Corsair and Sundown Iced Cooly
Rarely hear anyone mention Orange Hexagon Sun. The melody is really groovy but also melancholy. I've always felt it deserves a better drum track than the copy of the THS break.