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[[Image:NBC-logo.jpg|none|thumb|200px|The logo of the [[wikipedia:NBC|National Broadcasting Company]], characterized by its multi-colored peacock tail.]]
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== Comments ==
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* The track shares some similarities with the early track "[[Rodox Video]]". Some even believe that "[[Rodox Video]]" is in fact an early version of "[[Peacock Tail]]".
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== Samples / Lyrics ==
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* The human voices that start around the 3:07 mark are a distorted sample of the Azan/Adhan or the Islamic call to prayer, probably [https://youtu.be/wvzVgidWrDM?t=49 this one] in particular.  
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* One of the voice samples could also be from The Elegants - Little Star. Here is an audio clip to demonstrate this theory where both tracks are overlayed and slowed down: [[File:Peacock Tail vs The Elegants Little Star.mp3]]
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== Trivia ==
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*Apart from being the most colourful feature of the peacock, it was also a figure used by Euclid to prove the Pythagorean theorem.<ref>http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/euclid_unveiled.html</ref>
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*The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_of_NBC NBC Peacock], one of the most famous TV station logo in the USA, features the colours of the rainbow. Rainbows are frequently referenced in Boards of Canada's music (see: "[[Roygbiv]]" on ''[[MHTRTC]]'')
  
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==Videos==
*Clear voices can be heard throughout the track.
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*The sounds of a baby crying also seem to present throughout the track, building towards the end. 
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== External Links ==
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== Cultural References ==
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*Apart from being the most colourful feature of the peacock, it was also a figure used by Euclid to prove the Pythagorean theorem. [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/PeacocksTail.html Link]
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Latest revision as of 07:15, 16 July 2022

Peacock Tail
Running time 5:24
Appears on The Campfire Headphase


Comments[edit]

  • The track shares some similarities with the early track "Rodox Video". Some even believe that "Rodox Video" is in fact an early version of "Peacock Tail".

Samples / Lyrics[edit]

  • The human voices that start around the 3:07 mark are a distorted sample of the Azan/Adhan or the Islamic call to prayer, probably this one in particular.
  • One of the voice samples could also be from The Elegants - Little Star. Here is an audio clip to demonstrate this theory where both tracks are overlayed and slowed down:

Trivia[edit]

  • Apart from being the most colourful feature of the peacock, it was also a figure used by Euclid to prove the Pythagorean theorem.[1]
  • The NBC Peacock, one of the most famous TV station logo in the USA, features the colours of the rainbow. Rainbows are frequently referenced in Boards of Canada's music (see: "Roygbiv" on MHTRTC)

Videos[edit]

External Links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/euclid_unveiled.html