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== Comments ==
 
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* [http://thequietus.com/users/10546 Joe Clay]: "The spooked out vibes continue. Behind a wall of undulating synths there are fragments of what could be alien transmissions. It feels like something is trying to reach out from the other side. Think the scenes in Poltergeist where the demons in the telly are trying to snatch poor little Carol Anne." <ref>http://thequietus.com/articles/12364-boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest-review</ref>
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* According to [[Michael Sandison]] in an interview with [[wikipedia:The Guardian|The Guardian]], "There's a palindromic structure centred around the track "[[Collapse]]" in the middle."<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jun/06/boards-of-canada-become-more-nihilistic</ref> On Tomorrow's Harvest, there are exactly 8 tracks before "[[Collapse]]" and 8 tracks afterwards.
  
* According to Michael Sandison in an interview with The Guardian, "There's a palindromic structure centred around the track Collapse in the middle." <ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jun/06/boards-of-canada-become-more-nihilistic</ref>
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* 'Collapse' in this context is most likely a term referring to the sudden failure of a system, organization, business, etc.<ref> http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/collapse_3 </ref>
  
 
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* On the vinyl release, "[[Collapse]]" is the final track on Side B. It can be said the abrupt ending of this track is more dramatic than in other media formats, since "[[Palace Posy]]" does not immediately follow, giving "[[Collapse]]" a greater sense of fatalism.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 07:31, 16 July 2022

Collapse
Running time 2:49
Appears on Tomorrow's Harvest


Comments[edit]

  • According to Michael Sandison in an interview with The Guardian, "There's a palindromic structure centred around the track "Collapse" in the middle."[1] On Tomorrow's Harvest, there are exactly 8 tracks before "Collapse" and 8 tracks afterwards.
  • 'Collapse' in this context is most likely a term referring to the sudden failure of a system, organization, business, etc.[2]

Samples / Lyrics[edit]

  • A voice saying "zero zero eight zero (nine?)" can be heard at 2:00 when played at twice normal speed.

Trivia[edit]

  • The track is identical in structure when played forward or reversed.
  • On the vinyl release, "Collapse" is the final track on Side B. It can be said the abrupt ending of this track is more dramatic than in other media formats, since "Palace Posy" does not immediately follow, giving "Collapse" a greater sense of fatalism.

Videos[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jun/06/boards-of-canada-become-more-nihilistic
  2. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/collapse_3