# Boards of Canada — Roygbiv

Boards of Canada’s Roygbiv (1998) appears on 3 of our lists — IDM, The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred, and Warp, highest at No. 3 in IDM. Every verdict, in full.

- **Released:** 1998
- **Label:** Warp
- **On:** IDM, The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred, and Warp
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [Boards of Canada](https://waxonia.com/artist/boards-of-canada/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/boards-of-canada--roygbiv/

## What 3 lists say

### No. 3 in [IDM](https://waxonia.com/genre/idm/)

Two minutes of detuned warmth that has been imitated for twenty-five years without once being equalled. The whole nostalgic strand of electronic music descends from this specific tape hiss.

### Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)

Two minutes of detuned warmth imitated for twenty-five years without once being equalled. An entire strand of electronic music descends from this tape hiss.

### Picked by [Warp](https://waxonia.com/theme/warp/)

Two minutes of warmth on a roster known for the opposite, and the most widely loved record the label ever released. It moved Warp somewhere it had not been: melancholy, and legible to people who did not care about electronic music.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Boards%20of%20Canada%20Roygbiv) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=SM4tQcUt_mQ)

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