artists mentioned by Boards of Canada in their interviews
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β | '''A Is To B As B Is To C''' (sometimes abreviated to '''a:b::b:c''') is track number 17 on the [[Geogaddi]] album. The track title is an example of a golden ratio which is a concept of elementary geometry in design, both human and nature. | + | * '''A Is To B As B Is To C''' (sometimes abreviated to '''a:b::b:c''') is track number 17 on the [[Geogaddi]] album. The track title is an example of a golden ratio which is a concept of elementary geometry in design, both human and nature. |
== Samples/Lyrics == | == Samples/Lyrics == | ||
β | *"One two three four five, six seven eight nine ten. Now in Spanish, then in French, we'll say that twice again." (sample source unknown) | + | *Forwards: ''"One two three four five, six seven eight nine ten. Now in Spanish, then in French, we'll say that twice again."'' (sample source unknown) |
β | *"I'll be gone about a week. Oh, by the way, I brought..." (forwards and reversed; from the film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Season_of_the_Witch_(film) Season of the Witch]'') | + | * Backwards: ''"We love you all!"'' (also forwards) |
β | *"If you go down to the woods today, you'd better not go alone!" (reversed; from the song | + | *''"I'll be gone about a week. Oh, by the way, I brought..."'' (forwards and reversed; from the film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Season_of_the_Witch_(film) Season of the Witch]'') |
β | *"I don't know, it makes it ???. I still got 'em, I still dream about him. I don't know, I just wish it had never happened." "??? the whole thing?" "The whole ... the whole thing goes over and over." (reversed; sample source unknown) | + | ** (The "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Season_of_the_Witch_(film) Season of the Witch]" lyrics come from a dream sequence at the start of the film ([http://fredd-e.narfum.org/boc/assets/mp3/a-is-to-b-as-b-is-to-c--sample-(gone-a-week).mp3 audio sample]), where, among other things, the lead female character dreams that her husband is leaving her in kennels for the week while he goes away. A dog barks in the cage next to hers. You can't hear the "brought her pillow" in the BoC sample - I added it to complete the quote. Note that this is NOT the film of that name in the "Halloween" series; it is a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069239/ different film], with an alternative title of "Jack's Wife", which I think better conveys the fact that it is essentially a psychological drama and not a horror film - [DC]). (audio sample provided by [http://barneum.com/twoism/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=288 YELLOW]) |
β | *"so, those prophecies you've been describing" ... "and now to business [matters?]..." (reversed; sample source unknown) | + | *''"If you go down to the woods today, you'd better not go alone!"'' (reversed; from the song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Bears_Picnic Teddy Bear's Picnic]) |
β | *" | + | ** As for "the teddy bear's picnic", thanks to [Krelian] for an interesting observation: the song is from [http://www.tvguide.com/Movies/database/showmovie.asp?MI=38898 The Singing Detective], a series with a theme of childhood trauma. |
+ | *"''I don't know, it makes it ???. I still got 'em, I still dream about him. I don't know, I just wish it had never happened."'' ''"??? the whole thing?"'' ''"The whole ... the whole thing goes over and over."'' (reversed; sample source unknown) | ||
+ | **[http://www.opticecho.com/MikeJedlicka Mike Jedlicka] spotted the source: it is apparently an [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000006QNJ/qid=1081438903/sr=1-7/ref=sr_1_7/102-9512301-9832132?v=glance&s=video "A & E" Investigative Report], called "Behind Bars: Supermax", in which an interview is held with [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1393970.stm Tommy Silverstein]; the words above are apparently from this interview. Also, what Tommy Silverstein was talking about is when he killed a police officer while in jail. | ||
+ | *''"so, those prophecies you've been describing"'' ... ''"and now to business [matters?]..."'' (reversed; sample source unknown) | ||
+ | *Towards the end of the track, a voice repeats something like ''"it must be a [message] ... look up there!"'' [DC] | ||
== References == | == References == |
A Is To B As B Is To C | |
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Running time | 1:40 |
Appears on | Geogaddi |