Boards of Canada - XYZ

[satyros2]

thank you

[vladnuke]

This song makes me want to drive out into the woods and hotbox my car.

[88Cortex]

pink floyd vibe :D

[kivijaervi]

i want to go hiking to mountains cuz this song

[xxlllllMeTaLlllllxx]

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[Vexenroth]

3:41... repeat endlessly... the journey can go in a thousand directions; all fantastical and wondrous! I treasure this piece.

[zwerty007]

Im pretty sure that zawesome Scratchy sound is a sitar drone, just noticed that

[crocz]

By far one of their best tracks, pisses me off it was never officially released :(

[papermariofreak64]

Peel has a great voice, the song starts off good but becomes a mess (as much as I hate to say that). It was left off the EP for a reason.

[zwerty007]

@papermariofreak64 And that wasn't because it was a bad track. There were problems with copyright. I like the track, I don't really see why you think it's a mess. I'm guessing you're not a fan of Venetian Snares?

[papermariofreak64]

@zwerty007 Ah did not know that. I feel the track though has a great opening and then just becomes sloppy and sub-par BoC after the opening. I love Venetian Snares.

[zwerty007]

@papermariofreak64 Ok

[88Cortex]

very floydish <3

[DEFCON1DUO]

R.I.P. To him AND Ryan Dunn, who passed away Yesterday. <3

[PhillipThunderGrunge]

John Peel has an excellent voice

[ojkolsrud1]

one person doesn't know the alphabet

[Biopharmer]

It reminds me of the opening of The Shining.

[MrROLY1973]

am the 17000 viewer !!!

[Apathesis0]

I did not expect a fast, Aphex style beat, more of a half-speed hip-hop rhythm. Still awesome!

[deadfishjunkie1]

more like autechre inspired. this song sounds like autechre & vsnares to me

[cymagen]

my favorite songs of theirs are unreleased. wtf.

[MrJmoegs]

sbv 123- thats because aphex twin inspired BoC to produce great music!

[rashkit]

I remember I had this song running once in the background of the album that contains it (Peel Sessions) when I was trying to sleep, it suddenly crossed onto XYZ, And I JUMPED OUT OF MY BED I GOT SO SCARED. Shit was cruel, But felt so good.

[christianmetalgear]

reminds me of blade runner.

[SBV123]

After the first few minutes this kinda reminds me of Aphex Twin, not a bad thing though.

[hmercedes01]

@norfsidemasiv:  No kidding.....I am now finding all this BOC music I have never even known to exist.... Could make a great box set or something. Or at least put it on amazon or something.

[Dapperdanman2]

@hmercedes01 I read somewhere they plan on releasing their old stuff at some point, like "a few old tunes"

[fetishalchemy]

That "scary voice" in the beginning is the legendary British DJ John Peel-the guy probably most responsible for good music in the UK(and elsewhere) who is sadly now deceased. Good thing for us he was a BoC fan! Taste!

btw, thanks for uploading this-I've never heard this track.

[TheCarsThatAteParis]

There are two versions of this on YT. I assume this one is a rebroadcast of the 16 June 1998 live session?

[pwnshop1]

This made me examine my zipper for sure!

[RageSchism]

I'm glad they play this on the radio there. New respect since I've been over there.

[adiamondonwings]

any unripped versions of this up?

[ILLSON6000]

That 'guys voice' is the late, great legendary John Peel. Have respect!. :)

[Norcalskate79]

This song reminds me of Ecco The Dolphin

[jdoggybizzle]

@Norcalskate79 Holy shit I used to play that on Sega CD when I was a kid.

[bobbygnosis]

This track more or less sums up how I feel when I'm in an impromptu race on my bicycle. This is kind of like the feeling I get when, no matter the victor, I know that I will have a good time. I would say this music is probably just after I get down on the drops and have started pumping on the next higher gear.

I'm not sure why I typed all of that, but there it is. I did.

Cheers.

[jdoggybizzle]

@bobbygnosis what do you ride? I have an 86' Tommaso SLX, Ultegra 6600 / Dura-Ace 7700, old school steel but does the job

[bobbygnosis]

@jdoggybizzle At the time of that comment I had a fixie (clipless) with a full Dura-Ace drive train (sub 20 lbs. even with the steel frame). I currently have a white S-WORKS cyclocross with an Ultegra gruppo and fat-ass white 700x35s front and rear. Now, when I go on rides, I have to draft like a madman to keep up with the roadies. Its very good for the deteriorating roads around here, though.

I'm going to build up another steel fixie. I rather miss it.

[VideoKiwi2008]

beautiful

[YogritMUN]

So awesone, but I must say I'm not a fan of the glitch influence. It doesn't suit them well in my opinion.

[norfsidemasiv]

this is so so good. why do they not publish any of their old stuff, fuck

[kreasetof]

"A few old tunes."

Vol I &II

[norfsidemasiv]

@kreasetof do you have any good links kreasetof? I've been looking for a while and hear that there's a lot of shit out there

[zwerty007]

@norfsidemasiv This wasn't released due to copyright issues. How much does that suck, right?

[MrJakewoodall]

@zwerty007 im suprised all of their content isnt copyrighted. it amazes me how they get away with it

[akeyhole]

such a nice surprise to hear the mighty John Peel introduce the track.

[ajre82]

is this the only version of this track?

[QuantumStates]

Ohhhh yeah.

[nitrobunny2]

i love the intro to this track so much. especially those guitar sounds

[maztakeef420]

this shit fucks me up

[LavaMountainKat]

that guys voice in the beginning just popped out of nowhere and scared the shit out of me

[savannasaurus]

@LavaMountainKat

"That guy" whose voice it is has single-handedly done more than pretty much anyone ever in bringing artists like BoC to people's attention.

John Peel is a true legend ....dearly missed

[LavaMountainKat]

he still scared the shit out of me

[savannasaurus]

Fair point :-)

Sorry, not trying to be an arse...just trying to give John Peel the recognition he deserves

[stiggyh]

howcome ???

[Dapperdanman2]

@LavaMountainKat i had exactly the same thing, bloody john peel, really had a grating voice! RIP

[Jazzchisel]

@LavaMountainKat 'That Guy' is John Peel. The greatest DJ and Radio Presenter there was and ever will be. RIP JP. Your legacy lives on.

[randyj420]

@Jazzchisel his vocal intro is basically the intro everybody hears on this wonderful recording - it makes this song that much cooler and important

[Apathesis0]

@LavaMountainKat Me 2. A bit loud.

[buddyboy68]

@LavaMountainKat that is mr john peel , he is a legend sir and sadly missed

[desertkhaat]

@LavaMountainKat you're right! the volume just blew me out!

[batman2021]

@LavaMountainKat falling asleep to BOC this rip always has John Peel scaring the sweet bejeezus out of me... horribly loud "X.Y.Z!"

[playerthe2nd]

@LavaMountainKat "That guy" is John Peel.

[MrGreekstatue]

I love it, BoC use such a wide collection to make their music, from analog to conventional instruments, masters of their craft

[ryanwwebb]

its so cerebral. like the math portion of my brain is on fire

[BlackbirdsSeagulls]

John Peel !!! :)

[ehhhhhhhhhh]

THANK YOU. I've been wondering what the hell "Peel Sessions" meant for so fucking long.

[fiilgim]

god bless john peel x

[fiilgim]

one of the greatest pieces of electronica i have ever heard,beautiful,makes me smile

[DDRpwnerer]

Very cool, but I heard the real one is roughly 9:38. Anybody have an MP3 of this? Full length, maybe?

By the way, they used the drums from Chinook. As if it weren't obvious >_>

[slippyf]

It's not another version of the track. Just the same track with a snippet of the interview Mike and Marcus had with John Peel before it.

[DDRpwnerer]

Yeah, that's what I figured. I wasn't completely sure.

[DomainofPurple]

When I hear this, I instantly think of dune.

I did happen to be reading it at the time, but now? When I hear it, I can smell the desert.

[brighton6886]

cool! how soon is now is my dune soundtrack for the same reasons

[boolzor]

my favourite from BOC

Thanks for the website url, I love it ! astonishing !

[blueion5]

Unrealeased BOC songs are what make BOC even more greater.

Does anybody remember the BOC website about 4/5 years ago?

That music game was the most creative thing ive ever seen on any website. I can't believe they took it down.

Though it still lives on in my memory :)

[wooz22]

You mean this? atomless(dot)com/projects/boc/­site/

[bobbygnosis]

This is one of the best BoC tracks whether or not it's obscure.

[Glonito]

great build-up, cool beats

[invanorm]

awesome