artists mentioned by Boards of Canada in their interviews
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* The sound of a crackling campfire ([[Beware The Friendly Stranger]]) | * The sound of a crackling campfire ([[Beware The Friendly Stranger]]) | ||
* A playground with children, played very quiet ([[Beware The Friendly Stranger]]) | * A playground with children, played very quiet ([[Beware The Friendly Stranger]]) | ||
β | * A number station broadcast recorded by Sean Booth on a shortwave radio and gifted to BOC | + | * A number station broadcast recorded by Sean Booth on a shortwave radio and gifted to BOC<ref>https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=254145#p254145</ref> ([[Gyroscope]]) |
* Reversed high notes played on a 12-string guitar (probably an acoustic guitar and most likely sped up) (end of [[Gyroscope]]) | * Reversed high notes played on a 12-string guitar (probably an acoustic guitar and most likely sped up) (end of [[Gyroscope]]) | ||
β | * | + | * Dialogue from ''Dive to the Edge of Creation'' (1980)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2qmf24O0yo&t=2418s</ref> ([[Dandelion]]) |
* A child saying "A beautiful place", from [[Sesame Street]]<ref>https://youtu.be/KRD1dgLXu04?t=133</ref> ([[Sunshine Recorder]]) | * A child saying "A beautiful place", from [[Sesame Street]]<ref>https://youtu.be/KRD1dgLXu04?t=133</ref> ([[Sunshine Recorder]]) | ||
* A vocoded voice saying "an eagle in your mind" ([[Sunshine Recorder]]) | * A vocoded voice saying "an eagle in your mind" ([[Sunshine Recorder]]) | ||
β | * A child saying "Bye" from [[Sesame Street]]<ref>https://youtu.be/QZyRR-18EVU?t=62 ; the full clip | + | * A child saying "Bye" from [[Sesame Street]]<ref>https://youtu.be/QZyRR-18EVU?t=62 ; also appears in ''Dawn Chorus'', and the full clip in ''Whitewater'' </ref> ([[Sunshine Recorder]]) |
* Dialogue between a man and a woman sampled from the 1972 film ''Season of the Witch''<ref>https://youtu.be/gkBxtZzLlNQ?t=424</ref> ([[Julie And Candy]]) | * Dialogue between a man and a woman sampled from the 1972 film ''Season of the Witch''<ref>https://youtu.be/gkBxtZzLlNQ?t=424</ref> ([[Julie And Candy]]) | ||
β | * The flute solo at the end of | + | * The flute solo at the end of ''When the Music Starts to Play'' by The Incredible String Band, heard in reverse and at a lower speed<ref>https://youtu.be/RANBgWcPbxU?t=150 ; a different part of this song is used in ''The Beach at Redpoint'' and the ''Dead Dogs Two'' remix. </ref> ([[The Smallest Weird Number]]) |
* Track 10 from side B of ([[Random 35 Tracks Tape]]), reversed ([[The Smallest Weird Number]]) | * Track 10 from side B of ([[Random 35 Tracks Tape]]), reversed ([[The Smallest Weird Number]]) | ||
* An interview with Amo Bishop Roeden featuring the line "Although not a follower of David Koresh, she's a devoted Branch Davidian" ([[1969]] (with "David Koresh" reversed); Same words occur in BoC remix of [[Slag Boom Van Loon - Poppy Seed|Poppy Seed]] by Slag Boom Van Loon | * An interview with Amo Bishop Roeden featuring the line "Although not a follower of David Koresh, she's a devoted Branch Davidian" ([[1969]] (with "David Koresh" reversed); Same words occur in BoC remix of [[Slag Boom Van Loon - Poppy Seed|Poppy Seed]] by Slag Boom Van Loon | ||
* A vocoded voice, similar to the one heard counting in [[Aquarius]], saying "1969 in the sunshine" ([[1969]]) | * A vocoded voice, similar to the one heard counting in [[Aquarius]], saying "1969 in the sunshine" ([[1969]]) | ||
β | * A 1979 public information advert on the topic of energy conservation by the youth organization 4-H ([[Energy Warning]]) | + | * A 1979 public information advert on the topic of energy conservation by the youth organization 4-H<ref>http://dt.prohosting.com/70s/childtv/psa4h.au</ref> ([[Energy Warning]]) |
+ | * A synthesizer line from the 1991 documentary ''The Falls'' <ref>https://youtu.be/UGrNQcPLwWE?t=3017 ; possibly rerecorded</ref> ([[Energy Warning]]) | ||
* Continuous, repeated whispering of the word "us", or the sound of air being sucked from a person's mouth as by a dental vacuum ([[Opening The Mouth]]) | * Continuous, repeated whispering of the word "us", or the sound of air being sucked from a person's mouth as by a dental vacuum ([[Opening The Mouth]]) | ||
* "Alpha and Omega" said over a loudspeaker ([[Alpha And Omega]]) | * "Alpha and Omega" said over a loudspeaker ([[Alpha And Omega]]) | ||
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* Very slowly-spoken speech (words unknown) processed through a vocoder and harmonized at close intervals for a dissonant sound (not confirmed) ([[The Devil Is In The Details]]) | * Very slowly-spoken speech (words unknown) processed through a vocoder and harmonized at close intervals for a dissonant sound (not confirmed) ([[The Devil Is In The Details]]) | ||
* A sound similar to a bubbling cauldron ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]]) | * A sound similar to a bubbling cauldron ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]]) | ||
β | * A vocoded voice singing: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Now in Spanish, then in French, we'll say that twice again". Sampled from the song | + | * A vocoded voice singing: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Now in Spanish, then in French, we'll say that twice again". Sampled from the song ''Languages We Speak'' by [https://www.discogs.com/artist/4433629-Sarah-Barchas Sarah Barchas]<ref>https://youtu.be/DdGUyK4wyXA?t=20</ref> ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]]) |
* A group singing "We love you all" ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]]) | * A group singing "We love you all" ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]]) | ||
β | * From the film ''Season of the Witch'', a man: "I'll be gone about a week. Oh, by the way, I brought..." | + | * From the film ''Season of the Witch'', a man: "I'll be gone about a week. Oh, by the way, I brought..."<ref>See file: |
+ | [[File:A is to B sample.mp3|thumb|A is to B sample ]] | ||
+ | </ref> forwards and reversed ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]]) | ||
* From the song "Teddy Bear's Picnic": "If you go down to the woods today, you'd better not go alone!" (reversed) ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]]) | * From the song "Teddy Bear's Picnic": "If you go down to the woods today, you'd better not go alone!" (reversed) ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]]) | ||
β | * A reversed excerpt of an interview with Tommy Silverstein on the A&E investigative report ''Behind Bars: Supermax'' ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]]) | + | * A reversed excerpt of an interview with Tommy Silverstein on the A&E investigative report ''Behind Bars: Supermax''<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzb27OV7qmo&t=675s</ref> ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]]) |
* "So, those prophecies you've been describing" ... "and now to business [matters?]..." (reversed) ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]]) | * "So, those prophecies you've been describing" ... "and now to business [matters?]..." (reversed) ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]]) | ||
β | * A distorted voice repeating "It must be a musical computer!" sampled from | + | * A distorted voice repeating "It must be a musical computer!" sampled from ''Make a Joyful Noise!: introducing Colby!'' <ref>https://youtu.be/lYJrM9epx-0?t=110</ref> ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]]) |
* An English woman possibly saying "round the, round the, round the cauldron" and/or "but you may be dead ... you may be dead", which heavy echo applied ([[Dawn Chorus]]) | * An English woman possibly saying "round the, round the, round the cauldron" and/or "but you may be dead ... you may be dead", which heavy echo applied ([[Dawn Chorus]]) | ||
* A child wailing semi-melodically ([[Dawn Chorus]]) | * A child wailing semi-melodically ([[Dawn Chorus]]) | ||
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* The sound of velcro pieces being separated, the tightening of a rope, or the compression of two rubber surfaces such as rubber gloves. (not confirmed) ([[You Could Feel the Sky]]) | * The sound of velcro pieces being separated, the tightening of a rope, or the compression of two rubber surfaces such as rubber gloves. (not confirmed) ([[You Could Feel the Sky]]) | ||
* A grunting noise resembling the sound of a taut tope being pulled across the hull of a wooden ship ([[You Could Feel the Sky]]) | * A grunting noise resembling the sound of a taut tope being pulled across the hull of a wooden ship ([[You Could Feel the Sky]]) | ||
* A man saying "A god with horns" and/or "A god with hooves", played in reverse ([[You Could Feel the Sky]]) | * A man saying "A god with horns" and/or "A god with hooves", played in reverse ([[You Could Feel the Sky]]) | ||
* Whispered: "take my hand" ([[You Could Feel the Sky]], also in [[Seven Forty Seven]]) | * Whispered: "take my hand" ([[You Could Feel the Sky]], also in [[Seven Forty Seven]]) | ||
β | * Various young speakers discussing the nature of God, sampled from an album entitled | + | * Various young speakers discussing the nature of God, sampled from an album entitled ''Family of God''<ref>https://youtu.be/a8SbU8ioHTg</ref> ([[From One Source All Things Depend]]) |
== [[The Campfire Headphase|The Campfire Headphase (2005)]] == | == [[The Campfire Headphase|The Campfire Headphase (2005)]] == |
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