Big City Orchestra
One of the most idiosyncratic and original groups of the past two decades, BCO is not your standard Orchestra. Situated in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, the band has released an enormous catalog of recorded material over the past two decades. Formed in the late 1970's the ensemble continues to maintain a free-flowing roster of artists from around the world that collaborate on specific projects. Categorizing the Orchestra into any given genre can be a task, as releases continue to surprise even the most devout listener. There is never any way to precisely classify the next BCO release. An album of authentic sea-shanties? A wall of noise? A shimmering downpour of lullabies whispered to the wind? A humorous or thought-provoking album of Sound Collages? Vocal excursions set to make Rod M
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Catalogue & Listenership
Tracks
27
Albums
3
Total audio
1h 37m 26s
FMA listens
9,438
Favourites
26
Avg bitrate
192 kbps
Genre & Licence Profile
| Genre | Tracks |
|---|---|
| Experimental | 27 |
- Attribution-NonCommercial — 16
- Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Internatio — 6
- Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative — 5
Top Tracks by Listens
| Track | Album | Year | Duration | Listens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | Submission Trax | 2005 | 3m 13s | 873 |
| a kiss | Trixxy Pixxy | 2004 | 3m 50s | 761 |
| Evil II | Submission Trax | 2005 | 1m 01s | 740 |
| Monkey | Submission Trax | 2005 | 4m 06s | 662 |
| BooBoo3 | Submission Trax | 2005 | 1m 47s | 622 |
| fearless | Boom Crash Crash | 2005 | 5m 04s | 454 |
| evil child | Trixxy Pixxy | 2004 | 6m 09s | 444 |
| chimpo | Boom Crash Crash | 2005 | 2m 30s | 443 |
| Alex Wrong | Submission Trax | 2005 | 3m 31s | 368 |
| twiceshy | Boom Crash Crash | 2005 | 10m 10s | 355 |
Track Length Distribution
| Length | Tracks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 min | 1 | 3.7% |
| 1–3 min | 10 | 37% |
| 3–6 min | 13 | 48.1% |
| Over 6 min | 3 | 11.1% |
Artists in the Same Experimental Lineage
- 125 FortyOne tracks
- 100 ODOR BABY tracks
- 93 Zreen Toyz tracks
- 77 Volvox tracks
- 77 Lucky Dragons tracks
- 77 Lezet tracks
- 72 Ergo Phizmiz tracks
- 70 Bomis Prendin tracks
Track Catalogue
27 tracks shown
| Track | Album | Genre | Duration | Listens | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yankaswirl [1] | Boom Crash Crash 2005 | Experimental | 5m 58s | 203 | Attribution-NonCommercial |
| chimestar [1] | Boom Crash Crash 2005 | Experimental | 2m 18s | 327 | Attribution-NonCommercial |
| chirppy [1] | Boom Crash Crash 2005 | Experimental | 6m 16s | 160 | Attribution-NonCommercial |
| pineconelive [1] | Boom Crash Crash 2005 | Experimental | 4m 00s | 165 | Attribution-NonCommercial |
| dembones [1] | Boom Crash Crash 2005 | Experimental | 2m 50s | 106 | Attribution-NonCommercial |
| harvey [1] | Boom Crash Crash 2005 | Experimental | 3m 07s | 120 | Attribution-NonCommercial |
| foot [1] | Boom Crash Crash 2005 | Experimental | 2m 41s | 149 | Attribution-NonCommercial |
| heart track [1] | Boom Crash Crash 2005 | Experimental | 1m 39s | 174 | Attribution-NonCommercial |
| legend of bill [1] | Boom Crash Crash 2005 | Experimental | 4m 34s | 183 | Attribution-NonCommercial |
| moodyhulk [1] | Boom Crash Crash 2005 | Experimental | 3m 29s | 243 | Attribution-NonCommercial |
| buddah69 [1] | Boom Crash Crash 2005 | Experimental | 2m 30s | 204 | Attribution-NonCommercial |
| fearless [1] | Boom Crash Crash 2005 | Experimental | 5m 04s | 454 | Attribution-NonCommercial |
| toothpick [1] | Boom Crash Crash 2005 | Experimental | 0m 59s | 192 | Attribution-NonCommercial |
| noisey nelly [1] | Boom Crash Crash 2005 | Experimental | 4m 21s | 332 | Attribution-NonCommercial |
| chimpo [1] | Boom Crash Crash 2005 | Experimental | 2m 30s | 443 | Attribution-NonCommercial |