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== [[A Few Old Tunes|A Few Old Tunes (1996)]] == | == [[A Few Old Tunes|A Few Old Tunes (1996)]] == | ||
+ | ===== [[Spectrum]] ===== | ||
+ | * Beginning at :38, the same drum loop that appears in [[Twoism_(song)|"Twoism"]] plays throughout | ||
+ | ===== [[P:C:]] ===== | ||
+ | * A man and a woman breathing heavily, with 1970's music in the background<ref>https://youtu.be/wGKhFfMUTwc?t=63</ref> | ||
+ | ===== [[Trapped]] ===== | ||
+ | * A remix of ''Trapped'' by Colonel Abrams (1985) | ||
+ | * A much different version of this remix was released under the [[Hell Interface]] moniker in 1997 as part of the Skam Records MASK200 compilation<ref>https://www.discogs.com/release/2967-Various-MASK-200</ref> | ||
+ | ===== [[Devil]] ===== | ||
+ | * A commercial for Dirt Devil (a brand of portable vacuum cleaner).<ref>https://youtu.be/5hIdVAFs3dk</ref> | ||
+ | ===== [[Blockbusters]] ===== | ||
+ | * Dialogue, applause, and music from an episode of the British television game show ''Blockbusters'' | ||
+ | ===== [[The Way You Show]] ===== | ||
+ | * The chorus of "Celebration" by Kool & The Gang | ||
+ | ===== [[I Love U]] ===== | ||
+ | * Also appears on ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]'' as "[[The Color of the Fire]]" | ||
+ | ===== [[Sequoia]] ===== | ||
+ | * A drum fill from ''Fragment'' by Bleach (1992)<ref>https://youtu.be/bPW3YRn_uAI . Slowed down and possibly rerecorded.</ref> | ||
β | + | == [[Old Tunes Vol. 2|Old Tunes Vol. 2 (1996)]] == | |
β | + | ===== [[We've Started Up]] ===== | |
β | * | + | * The beginning of the song "Falling in Love Again" by Techno Twins<ref>https://youtu.be/ZsLw0BCI6u4</ref> |
β | * | + | * Sample featuring the lyrics "We're startin' up, now we're on our way" from "Flashback" by ''Imagination'' (1981)<ref>https://youtu.be/iqPVMw939j8?t=8</ref> |
β | * | + | * Sample with the words "He's a dream" from the song of the same name by ''Shandi'' (1983)<ref>https://youtu.be/YOgejpn6CII?t=103 . Sample is slowed down by ~25%.</ref> |
β | * | + | ===== [[Jimbo Rehearsing]] ===== |
β | * | + | * This song is a sped up recording of "Berceuse" from the ''Dolly Suite'' by Gabriel FaurΓ©<ref>https://youtu.be/r1jUmqel1Is . The exact recording is unknown, but the cited material should demonstrate the compositional source.</ref> |
β | + | ===== [[Staircase Whip]] ===== | |
β | + | * Main vocal sample comes from "Zableyalo mi AgΕntse", as it appears on the compilation album ''Le MystΓ¨re des Voix Bulgares'' (1991)<ref>https://youtu.be/dluBzT6kVno?t=83</ref>. Marcus also references this compilation album in an interview.<ref>https://bocpages.org/wiki/Breaking_Into_Heaven</ref> | |
β | * | + | ===== [[Dave (I'm A Real Traditionalist)]] ===== |
β | + | * Vocal sample of David Bigham saying "I'm..er...a Real Traditionalist myself of course, because of Orbison, and Holly, and The Fireballs and The String Along, and er, all the things that happen in the studio. I'm so glad to...take care of...studio and..."<ref>https://youtu.be/vJiREhmiUQs The video in this reference is unrelated, and just for visual interest. Additionally, it is not confirmed that the sample source is from David Bigham. For more discussion about the source, see the [[Dave (I'm A Real Traditionalist)|full page]] for this song. </ref> | |
+ | * Contains a sample of a woman ordering at a drive-thru also used in "[[R35TT A06]]" <ref>Appears at :31 in this song, and 3:20 in "[[R35TT A06]]"</ref> | ||
β | == [[ | + | ===== [[Peace-Tony-Devil]] ===== |
β | * The | + | * "The royal family should be <em>left in peace</em>!" |
β | + | * A commercial for Frosted Flakes<ref>https://youtu.be/0L4iuauTuEQ?t=25</ref> | |
β | * " | + | * A commercial for Dirt Devil (a brand of portable vacuum cleaner.)<ref>https://youtu.be/5hIdVAFs3dk</ref> |
β | + | ===== [[Iraq Says]] ===== | |
β | * | + | *Voices saying "Iraq says nineteen people died" and "We won't know that until a full assessment has taken place in due course" (source unknown) |
β | * | + | *Brief jingle from Sesame Street<ref>https://youtu.be/QimBkBFspbY?t=151</ref> |
β | + | *Samples from opening screen of ''The Terminator'' (1992) game on the Sega Genesis.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asG9Ksx69YA</ref> | |
β | * A | + | ===== [[Nine-Rubber Wisdom]] ===== |
β | + | * The hook from Toni Basil's 1982 hit "Mickey"<ref>https://youtu.be/WFrmapGCuhs?t=6 . Sample appears around :35 in Nine-Rubber Wisdom.</ref> | |
β | + | ===== [[On A Rolling Sea]] ===== | |
β | + | * A group saying "Fly!" from Sesame Street episode 3174 (1994)<ref>https://youtu.be/eDTAnUCmapU?t=152 . This sample also appears prominently in "[[Orange Romeda]]"</ref> | |
β | + | ===== [[Iced Cooly Beatnik]] ===== | |
β | + | * Main melody sampled from the horror film ''The Haunted House of Horror'' (1969)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d1aOKXnMGc&t=3539s</ref> | |
β | + | ===== [[Sir Prancelot Brainfire]] ===== | |
β | * The | + | * Uses a full exerpt of "Sir Prancelot", a theme song of the cartoon ''The Adventures of Sir Prancelot'', with an added synth line.<ref>https://youtu.be/nf1HmWmaCZc</ref> |
β | * From the 1958 horror film ''Terror from the Year 5000'': "Dad, look at the TV" | + | * A vocal sample from the adult film ''Summer of '72''.<ref>https://youtu.be/wGKhFfMUTwc?t=120 . As noted in this video, excerpts from the film also appear in "[[Niagara]]", "[[P:C:]]", and "[[Sixtyniner]]". </ref> |
β | * An old Amiga module called "Voyager" by Hellraiser | + | ===== [[Heysanna Hosanna]] ===== |
β | * A | + | * The music is a rendition of "Hosanna" from the rock opera ''Jesus Christ Superstar.'' The source is unknown, and could have been played by BoC. |
β | * | + | ===== [[Apparatus]] ===== |
β | + | * From the 1958 horror film ''Terror from the Year 5000'': "Dad, look at the TV"<ref>https://youtu.be/JZs5qTGtKfk?t=2872 </ref> | |
+ | * An old Amiga module called "Voyager" by ''Hellraiser''<ref>https://youtu.be/siIqv8178xo?t=14</ref> | ||
+ | ===== [[Music For Pylons]] ===== | ||
+ | * A synthesizer loop from the ending of "Karn Evil 9, Third Impression" on the album ''Brain Salad Surgery'' by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2W7l4IPptY&t=512s . Sample has been slowed.</ref> | ||
+ | * Drums from "Cocaine Sex (Turbo Lust Mix)" by ''Renegade Soundwave'' (1987)<ref>https://youtu.be/lbDkut1bLKQ?t=397 . Sample is also slowed and distorted.</ref> | ||
+ | ===== [[Orange Hexagon Sun]] ===== | ||
+ | * Uses the same drum loop at "[[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]" | ||
== [[BoC Maxima|BoC Maxima (1996)]] == | == [[BoC Maxima|BoC Maxima (1996)]] == | ||
β | * Two men talking about the Niagara river sampled from the 1991 | + | ===== [[Niagara]] ===== |
β | * Background music from the adult film | + | * Two men talking about the Niagara river sampled from the documentary ''The Falls'' (1991)<ref>http://youtu.be/UGrNQcPLwWE?t=2956 </ref> |
β | * | + | * Background music from the adult film ''Summer of '72''<ref>https://youtu.be/wGKhFfMUTwc</ref> |
β | * Dialogue from | + | * Beginning at :22, a giggle and two metallic-sounding high notes from the ''I Love You'' Sesame Street vignette<ref>https://youtu.be/mpQXqnOStAs?t=40</ref> |
β | * Speech from the | + | ===== [[Concourse]] ===== |
β | + | * Dialogue from episode 509 of ''Bob Vila's Home Again'' (1992)<ref>http://youtu.be/CUt_PPzFAdY . Comes from multiple parts of the episode, most notably 8:49 and 9:45</ref> | |
+ | ===== [[Whitewater]] ===== | ||
+ | * Speech from the "Many Me's" Sesame Street segment<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZyRR-18EVU . The speech used here is treated heavily. As noted in further citations, this clip is used in many other BoC tracks, such as "[[Sixtyten]]", "[[Dawn Chorus]]", and "[[Sunshine Recorder]]" </ref> | ||
== [[Hi Scores (release)|Hi Scores (1996)]] == | == [[Hi Scores (release)|Hi Scores (1996)]] == | ||
β | * The | + | ===== [[Nlogax]] ===== |
β | * | + | * The opening drums ''Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life'' by Indeep<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgGiCKbud5I</ref> |
+ | ===== [[June 9th]] ===== | ||
+ | * Shares a drum loop with "[[R35TT A08]]" from ''[[Random 35 Track Tape]]''<ref>https://youtu.be/nMuNULvJRvg?t=1332</ref> | ||
+ | ===== [[Everything You Do Is A Balloon]] ===== | ||
+ | * Melodic fragment from ''Timeless'' by John Abercrombie<ref>https://youtu.be/CHsZ_-9442o?t=84 . This song also appears in the background of the original vocal sample used in "[[One Very Important Thought]]"</ref> | ||
== [[Music Has The Right To Children|Music Has The Right To Children (1998)]] == | == [[Music Has The Right To Children|Music Has The Right To Children (1998)]] == | ||
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* All percussion on this track is constructed using the voice of Mike's girlfriend<ref>https://bocpages.org/wiki/Northern_Exposure</ref> | * All percussion on this track is constructed using the voice of Mike's girlfriend<ref>https://bocpages.org/wiki/Northern_Exposure</ref> | ||
* At 1:53, a speech sample from the documentary ''On the Tracks of the Wild Otter'' (1983) is heard<ref>https://youtu.be/NvIneE_fcHM?t=1591</ref> | * At 1:53, a speech sample from the documentary ''On the Tracks of the Wild Otter'' (1983) is heard<ref>https://youtu.be/NvIneE_fcHM?t=1591</ref> | ||
β | * | + | * At 2:50 a processed voice saying "I love you", from Sesame Street<ref>The original sample: https://youtu.be/mpQXqnOStAs?si=26dYmAf0FqeLp3xI&t=38 This additional source demonstrates the processing: https://youtu.be/pfTks0bgEO4?si=xp30LGFs0U4w_a60&t=128</ref> |
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===== [[The Color of the Fire]] ===== | ===== [[The Color of the Fire]] ===== | ||
* Throughout the song, a child sounding out the sentence "I love you" from Sesame Street is heard<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpQXqnOStAs </ref> | * Throughout the song, a child sounding out the sentence "I love you" from Sesame Street is heard<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpQXqnOStAs </ref> | ||
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===== [[Triangles and Rhombuses]] ===== | ===== [[Triangles and Rhombuses]] ===== | ||
* The vignette at the end of the song is "It's Too Orangey" from ''[[Random 35 Tracks Tape]]''<ref>https://youtu.be/b4tdPBYeLAE?t=4806 . </ref> | * The vignette at the end of the song is "It's Too Orangey" from ''[[Random 35 Tracks Tape]]''<ref>https://youtu.be/b4tdPBYeLAE?t=4806 . </ref> | ||
β | * | + | ===== [[Sixtyten]] ===== |
β | * | + | * A sound effect from the science fiction film ''Terror from the Year 5000'' (1958)<ref>https://youtu.be/nch8WxwcRBk . As the video notes, this film is also sampled in "[[Apparatus]]" from ''[[Old Tunes Vol. 2]]''.</ref> begins the song. |
β | * "There are a lot of different 'me's, you know. There's the | + | * Various vocal samples from ''Getaway'' by Earth, Wind & Fire (1976)<ref>https://youtu.be/xN_3nib4r3Y . Notable clips appear at 1:10 & 2:17, and repeat throughout Sixtyten.</ref> |
β | * What might be a recording from a native American ceremony, | + | * Various vocal samples from ''On Your Face'' by Earth, Wind & Fire (1976)<ref>https://youtu.be/2IbTNgdxrpc . Notable clip appears at 1:10</ref> |
β | * A child saying "Lake" from | + | * A child saying "There are a lot of different 'me's, you know. There's the made me, when I get angry." from Sesame Street<ref>https://youtu.be/QZyRR-18EVU . Various pieces of this sample also appear in "[[Dawn Chorus]]", "[[Whitewater]]", and "[[Sunshine Recorder]]".</ref> |
β | * Birds whistling outside BoC's studio ([[Rue the Whirl]]) | + | ===== [[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]] ===== |
β | * | + | * Shares a primary drum sample with "[[Orange Hexagon Sun]]" from ''[[Old Tunes Vol. 2]]''. |
β | * The word "orange" from a | + | ===== [[Kaini Industries]] ===== |
β | * Children's laughter, and the same children saying "yeah, that's right" from | + | * What might be a recording from a native American ceremony, culled from the recordings ''Calling an Enemy's Arutam Soul'' (1973) and ''Song of Kundi, the Flute Bird (Flute Solo) (1973)<ref>https://youtu.be/hRoKgx7ioxc , https://youtu.be/D7dvcEkotAE . These recordings are a likely sample source, but this has not be comprehensively confirmed.</ref> <ref>https://youtu.be/D7z-p2XmhTE . Video that contrasts one of the purported samples.</ref> |
β | * A sequence of numbers read by a professional-sounding woman's voice | + | ===== [[Roygbiv]] ===== |
β | + | * Melodic fragment from Sesame Street episode 2852 (1991)<ref>https://youtu.be/9j4kXWTJXLE?t=696</ref> | |
β | * A | + | * A child saying "Lake" from Sesame Street episode 2852 (1991)<ref>https://youtu.be/9j4kXWTJXLE?t=717 . ibid, different timestamp.</ref> |
β | + | *Similar Slow Kick and Snare Sample from "[[Spectrum]]" | |
β | + | ||
+ | ===== [[Rue the Whirl]] ===== | ||
+ | * Birds whistling outside BoC's studio ([[Rue the Whirl]])<ref>https://bocpages.org/wiki/Two_Aesthetes_of_Electronic_Music</ref> | ||
+ | ===== [[Aquarius]] ===== | ||
+ | * Drums, bass and other elements from "Aquarius" from the Musical ''Hair'' (1979)<ref>https://youtu.be/ISYwosO04fg?t=45 . It has been suggested that the sample has been rerecorded due to the slight difference in instrumentation, but this has not been confirmed.</ref> | ||
+ | * The word "orange" from a short vignette from Sesame Street<ref>https://youtu.be/ZHAtrnbu8ts?t=1</ref> | ||
+ | * Children's laughter, and the same children saying "yeah, that's right" from an episode of Sesame Street<ref>https://youtu.be/LjOzmDqoKyM?t=7</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/LjOzmDqoKyM?t=32 . ibid, different timestamp.</ref> | ||
+ | * A sequence of numbers read by a professional-sounding woman's voice | ||
+ | * A girl saying "We'll sail to the stars." from Sesame Street<ref>https://youtu.be/mN3pAZpBTrE?t=67</ref> | ||
+ | ===== [[Pete Standing Alone]] ===== | ||
* A distorted voice saying "bonds" ([[Pete Standing Alone]]) | * A distorted voice saying "bonds" ([[Pete Standing Alone]]) | ||
β | + | ===== [[One Very Important Thought]] ===== | |
β | * | + | * A voice-over from the adult film ''A Brief Affair'' (1982), rerecorded, and with the words "listening to Boards of Canada" replacing "viewing an adult film."<ref>https://youtu.be/pHWjf88n2Mw?t=18 . This is the original sample, which also appears on the original version of One Very Important Thought on ''[[BoC Maxima]]''. The sample here is clearly rerecorded, but it is unknown who is speaking.</ref> |
β | * | + | ===== [[Happy Cycling]] ===== |
β | * | + | * Dissonant tone and drum beat from ''Heart Beat, Pig Meat'' by Pink Floyd (1970)<ref>https://youtu.be/AGLX5CglVGY?t=15</ref> |
β | + | * Beginning at :39, eerie choir samples from ''The Crucifixion'', from the soundtrack to ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' (1973)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAL0Y0PxJFc&t=64s</ref> | |
β | < | + | * At 4:51, a reversed interview with with Jeff Lynne of the Electric Light Orchestra on the subject of ELO's supposed use of backmasked vocals and the resulting controversy<ref>http://www.elodiscovery.com/Jeff-Lynne-Electric-Light-Orchestra-Interviews2.html . Link now broken, needs new source.</ref> |
β | + | * Beginning at 1:19, bird calls and a male singing voice from ''La FΓͺte Sauvage'' by Vangelis<ref>https://youtu.be/e8eeCRVVjWc?t=163</ref> plays intermittently. | |
== [[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (release)|In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (2000)]] == | == [[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (release)|In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (2000)]] == | ||
β | * A slide projector switching to the next slide | + | ===== [[Kid For Today]] ===== |
β | + | * A slide projector switching to the next slide | |
β | * Children laughing and the creaking of a porch swing | + | ===== [[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country]] ===== |
β | * The phrase "Come out and live with a religious community in a beautiful place out in the country", processed through a vocoder | + | * Children laughing and the creaking of a porch swing |
+ | * The phrase "Come out and live with a religious community in a beautiful place out in the country", quoted from Amo Bishop Roden, processed through a vocoder.<ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6gCmQ1dxek&t=974s Additionally, the full sample of Roden speaking appears on the [[Slag_Boom_Van_Loon_-_Poppy_Seed|Poppy Seed remix]].</ref> | ||
== [[Geogaddi|Geogaddi (2002)]] == | == [[Geogaddi|Geogaddi (2002)]] == | ||
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===== [[Split Your Infinities]] ===== | ===== [[Split Your Infinities]] ===== | ||
* A quote at 1:45 about FEMA camps from the documentary ''America Under Siege'' (1994)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P-hvPJPTi4</ref> | * A quote at 1:45 about FEMA camps from the documentary ''America Under Siege'' (1994)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P-hvPJPTi4</ref> | ||
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+ | * A sample from an MCA Videodisc bumper. The sample appears deeper in the mix at 1:48, but can be heard most clearly and in its entirety starting at 4:00. <ref>https://youtu.be/eRhs70SWc2c?si=KJeoROqreqJ-Hsdg This sample is also pitched down slightly. This particular bumper most likely originates from 1982-1984; LaserDiscs went through many different renamings and rebrandings, and the MCA Videodisc label was only used during this period.</ref> | ||
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===== [[Nothing Is Real]] ===== | ===== [[Nothing Is Real]] ===== | ||
* A distorted voice reciting about or talking to Jesus | * A distorted voice reciting about or talking to Jesus | ||
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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]]") |
For more detailed info on a particular sample, see the individual song pages.
The sampled piano chord at 1:02 also appears in Chromakey Dreamcoat at 4:29[76]