artists mentioned by Boards of Canada in their interviews
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''For more detailed info on a particular sample, see the individual song pages.'' | ''For more detailed info on a particular sample, see the individual song pages.'' | ||
β | == A Few Old Tunes== | + | == [[A Few Old Tunes|A Few Old Tunes (1996)]] == |
* A tinny, cyclic sound that is possibly part of a drum loop ([[Spectrum]]) | * A tinny, cyclic sound that is possibly part of a drum loop ([[Spectrum]]) | ||
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* A vocoded voice, gradually slowing down, saying "... and so you could become very sensitive to everything, you start walking through the studio, you go: 'ah yes, it's going to be a good day, I can feel -'" ([[Nova Scotia Robots]]) | * A vocoded voice, gradually slowing down, saying "... and so you could become very sensitive to everything, you start walking through the studio, you go: 'ah yes, it's going to be a good day, I can feel -'" ([[Nova Scotia Robots]]) | ||
β | == Old Tunes Vol. 2 == | + | == [[Old Tunes Vol. 2|Old Tunes Vol. 2 (1996)]] == |
* The jingle at the end of [[Iraq Says]] is taken from a [[Sesame Street]] clip: "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QimBkBFspbY&feature=youtu.be&t=2m31 Wanda The Word Fairy Visits Sesame Street]". <ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13628</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QimBkBFspbY&feature=youtu.be&t=2m31s</ref> | * The jingle at the end of [[Iraq Says]] is taken from a [[Sesame Street]] clip: "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QimBkBFspbY&feature=youtu.be&t=2m31 Wanda The Word Fairy Visits Sesame Street]". <ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13628</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QimBkBFspbY&feature=youtu.be&t=2m31s</ref> | ||
* From "Flashback" by Imagination: "We're startin' up, now we're on our way" ([[We've Started Up]]) | * From "Flashback" by Imagination: "We're startin' up, now we're on our way" ([[We've Started Up]]) | ||
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* A "skipping" drum loop ([[Orange Hexagon Sun]], [[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]) | * A "skipping" drum loop ([[Orange Hexagon Sun]], [[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]) | ||
β | == Hi Scores == | + | == [[Hi Scores (release)|Hi Scores (1996)]] == |
* The beginning of the song "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life" by Indeep ([[Nlogax]]) | * The beginning of the song "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life" by Indeep ([[Nlogax]]) | ||
* Part of the song "Timeless" by John Abercrombie ([[Everything You Do Is A Balloon]]) | * Part of the song "Timeless" by John Abercrombie ([[Everything You Do Is A Balloon]]) | ||
β | == Music Has The Right To Children == | + | == [[Music Has The Right To Children|Music Has The Right To Children (1998)]] == |
* A speech sample from the documentary "On the Tracks of the Wild Otter (1983)" narrated by Hugh Miles. ([[An Eagle in Your Mind]]) | * A speech sample from the documentary "On the Tracks of the Wild Otter (1983)" narrated by Hugh Miles. ([[An Eagle in Your Mind]]) | ||
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* A sequence of numbers read by a professional-sounding woman's voice (All versions of [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]], though the number sequence varies) | * A sequence of numbers read by a professional-sounding woman's voice (All versions of [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]], though the number sequence varies) | ||
* The same voice that recites the number sequence saying "Orange" (All versions of [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]]) | * The same voice that recites the number sequence saying "Orange" (All versions of [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]]) | ||
β | * A chorused male voice singing "I'm listening" ([[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius (Verison 3)]]) | + | * A chorused male voice singing "I'm listening" ([[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius (Verison 3)]]) sampled from [https://youtu.be/E3x_M7TFtuo?t=55 Blue Aquarius - At The Feet Of The Master] |
* A synthesized male voice saying "sixtyten new aquarius" ([[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius (Verison 3)]]) | * A synthesized male voice saying "sixtyten new aquarius" ([[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius (Verison 3)]]) | ||
* A girl saying "We'll sail to the stars." From a [[Sesame Street]] segment (All versions of [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]]) | * A girl saying "We'll sail to the stars." From a [[Sesame Street]] segment (All versions of [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]]) | ||
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* A female voice (possibly sped up) saying either "hop skip" or "popsicle" ([[Happy Cycling]]) | * A female voice (possibly sped up) saying either "hop skip" or "popsicle" ([[Happy Cycling]]) | ||
β | == In | + | == [[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (release)|In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (2000)]] == |
* A slide projector switching to the next slide ([[Kid For Today]]) | * A slide projector switching to the next slide ([[Kid For Today]]) | ||
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* The phrase "Come out and live with a religious community in a beautiful place out in the country", processed through a vocoder and probably slowed down ([[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (song)|In a Beautiful Place out in the Country]]) | * The phrase "Come out and live with a religious community in a beautiful place out in the country", processed through a vocoder and probably slowed down ([[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (song)|In a Beautiful Place out in the Country]]) | ||
β | == Geogaddi == | + | == [[Geogaddi|Geogaddi (2002)]] == |
* A man or low-voiced woman slowly saying "the past inside the present" ([[Music Is Math]]) | * A man or low-voiced woman slowly saying "the past inside the present" ([[Music Is Math]]) | ||
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* 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'' ([[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 voice repeating " | + | * A distorted voice repeating "It must be a musical computer!" sampled from [https://youtu.be/lYJrM9epx-0?t=110 Make a Joyful Noise!: introducing Colby!] ([[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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* Various young speakers discussing the nature of God, sampled from an album entitled "Family of God" ([[From One Source All Things Depend]]) | * Various young speakers discussing the nature of God, sampled from an album entitled "Family of God" ([[From One Source All Things Depend]]) | ||
β | == The Campfire Headphase == | + | == [[The Campfire Headphase|The Campfire Headphase (2005)]] == |
* From an early 1970's anti-drug social hygiene film, a woman speaking and laughing ([[Chromakey Dreamcoat]]) | * From an early 1970's anti-drug social hygiene film, a woman speaking and laughing ([[Chromakey Dreamcoat]]) | ||
+ | * Slowed down voice on the right channel repeating "peanut butter. It's doggone good!" from a [https://youtu.be/Wty8UYT6PGw?t=7 Reese's Peanut Butter Cup commercial] ([[Chromakey Dreamcoat]]) | ||
* Various voices including a baby crying ([[Peacock Tail]]) | * Various voices including a baby crying ([[Peacock Tail]]) | ||
+ | * A choir sample from [https://youtu.be/TTmR4e-ssdA?t=223 The Manhattan Transfer - Foreign Affair] ([[A Moment of Clarity]]) | ||
* Various garbled voices that seem as though they may have been recorded in a highly reverberant public space on a handheld recorder ([[Sherbet Head]]) | * Various garbled voices that seem as though they may have been recorded in a highly reverberant public space on a handheld recorder ([[Sherbet Head]]) | ||
* An underlying drone sound that bears a strong resemblance to the drone heard in the cabin of an airliner during travel ([[Hey Saturday Sun]]) | * An underlying drone sound that bears a strong resemblance to the drone heard in the cabin of an airliner during travel ([[Hey Saturday Sun]]) | ||
* Shortwave radio noise, including morse, teletype, and various data signals, one which seems to be a Harris RF-5710 radio modem ([[Slow This Bird Down]]) | * Shortwave radio noise, including morse, teletype, and various data signals, one which seems to be a Harris RF-5710 radio modem ([[Slow This Bird Down]]) | ||
β | == Tomorrow's Harvest == | + | == [[Tomorrow's Harvest|Tomorrow's Harvest (2013)]] == |
* The words "Does anybody copy me?" followed by "Roger" ([[Gemini]]) | * The words "Does anybody copy me?" followed by "Roger" ([[Gemini]]) | ||
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* A Christian Science Monitor news segment about laws pertaining to immigrants in the USA, reversed ("[[Michael Fakesch - Surfaise : The Trade Winds Mix By Boards Of Canada]]") | * A Christian Science Monitor news segment about laws pertaining to immigrants in the USA, reversed ("[[Michael Fakesch - Surfaise : The Trade Winds Mix By Boards Of Canada]]") | ||
* A woman with a southern American accent apparently pulling up to a drive-through fast food ordering microphone and asking "Yes, what comes with, uh, chicken fingers?" ("[[Dave (I'm A Real Traditionalist)]]", "[[R35TT A06]]") | * A woman with a southern American accent apparently pulling up to a drive-through fast food ordering microphone and asking "Yes, what comes with, uh, chicken fingers?" ("[[Dave (I'm A Real Traditionalist)]]", "[[R35TT A06]]") | ||
+ | * Looped reversed sample of "[https://youtu.be/yxC-utQG1GE?t=77 Bless the Lord]" from "[http://www.discogs.com/Various-Make-A-Joyful-Noise-Introducing-Colby/release/4952806 Make A Joyful Noise: Introducing Colby]" ([[Warp10-06]]) | ||
+ | * A woman saying "One, two, three and four" in an American/Canadian accent, possibly from a vintage children's educational tape or retro domestic appliance advert ([[Warp10-07]]) | ||
+ | * A vocoded voice repeating throughout, possibly saying "Marcus singing", "Funky singing", "Love is in me", or "Focus in me" ([[Warp10-07]]) | ||
+ | * Another vocoded voice which repeats throughout, possibly saying "The one move it" in a Scottish accent, or "The one and only" ([[Warp10-07]]) | ||
+ | * A sample of children laughing similar to [[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (song)|In a Beautiful Place out in the Country]] drenched in reverb ([[Warp10-07]]) | ||
+ | * A child saying "Louder!" ([[ATP-07]]) | ||
+ | * A vocoded female voice possibly saying "Electric Star" ([[ATP-07]]) | ||
+ | * "See the rainbow" ([[ATP-07]]) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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For more detailed info on a particular sample, see the individual song pages.