SHORT BIO
boci is a Bristol based songwriter and violin looper creating psychedlic folk
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BIO
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boci is a Bristol based violinist and songwriter creating astral dream-folk pop. Her use of violin loops, synths and effects pedals allows her to create cinematic, layered textures which evolve into dynamic full band arrangements. Classically trained, boci uses her violin freely and expressively as another voice, taking inspiration from folk playing styles. boci's music is deeply connected to her relationship with the natural world and time spent walking in the mountains of Scotland, Wales and the Lake District.
After the release of her courageously raw debut album we are each other, this will set us free in 2022, boci has cemented herself as a staple of the alt-folk scene in Bristol and beyond. She's played two UK headline tours (selling out multiple venues) and is embarking on a third one in May to celebrate the release of her sophomore album.
scenes from uniXia (30.05.25) steps into a bold, maximalist musical vision set in a faraway world. Tracing a journey through different parts of the brilliantly conceived uniXia, boci uses the expansive terrain to explore her own emotional landscape in a way that's both intimate and playful. Themes of loss, longing, healing, and hope run throughout the album.
UNNECESSARILY LONG BIO
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boci is a Bristol based singer-songwriter and violin looper swimming in the waters of contemporary folk. Her debut album 'we are each other, this will set us free' received support from Songlines (★★★★), BBC introducing and BBC 6 music. With Northern European folk, prog-folk and alt-pop influences, boci’s astral dream-folk sound world is woven with layers of euphoric string textures, crystalline vocals, expansive synths and therapeutic percussive grooves. Her message is one of unity, connection and healing.
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boci trained classically as a violinist before she began experimenting with different playing styles when she moved to Bristol at the age of 18. Her early influences include Laura Marling, Joni Mitchell and Bon Iver. Relocating from Bradford, boci fell in love with the vibrant folk scene in Bristol and her songwriting and looping became heavily influenced by the life-affirming pulse of traditional folk. After years of collaborating and playing with local artists (t l k, My Octopus Mind, Anna Anise, Natalie Holmes) she launched her solo project 'boci' in 2022. She rapidly gained a name for herself as one of the most exciting new artists emerging from the Bristol scene, and sold out The Jam Jar at the launch of her debut album.
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Now she tours as a soloist and with a 3 piece band that brings sub heavy bass, synths, tight grooves and arresting 3 part vocal harmonies. boci is set to embark on her third tour in April 2024, and will be playing festivals throughout the Summer in preparation for the release of her second album.
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from boci…
I see life as an interconnected, unified, flowing entity - every being, every form, every molecule existing in relation to everything else. Nothing and no-one is separate from this, even if they no longer exist in the form they once did. This way of looking at things has helped me through my loneliest and most hopeless times.
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