artists mentioned by Boards of Canada in their interviews
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+ | == 2002 Website == | ||
+ | [[File:Tellia.mp3|thumb|Extracted audio]] | ||
+ | *An early version of this track was featured on the [[Boards of Canada]] website in 2002 (now available [http://www.atomless.com/projects/boc/site/ here]) as an infinite interactive loop. The playback could be controlled via keyboard, making it possible to hear distinct parts of the track separately. | ||
+ | *The Shockwave Director file for the track featured on the 2002 website was named "tellia".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020508191937/http://www.boardsofcanada.com/tellia.dcr</ref> | ||
β | [[ | + | == Warp20 == |
+ | *"[[Seven Forty Seven]]" was released in 2009 on [http://www.discogs.com/release/2024532 Warp20 (Unheard)] as the first track. | ||
+ | *It has been documented by fans that the vinyl version of "[[Seven Forty Seven]]" can be played at both 33 1/3 and 45 rpm, revealing different elements of the song in each version played. | ||
+ | *According to the Boards of Canada official twitter, the version which appeared on Warp20 is from 2003. <ref>https://twitter.com/boctransmission/status/933710555675791360</ref> | ||
+ | *[[MDG]]: "If you listen very closely to the release version, you'll hear Freddie Mercury."<ref>https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=165176#p165176</ref> | ||
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+ | == Comments == | ||
+ | *Contains an eerie choir element that also appears in "[[R35TT A06]]", but here it is faster. | ||
+ | *Contains the "take my hand" vocal sample also used in "[[You Could Feel The Sky]]". | ||
+ | *"[[Seven Forty Seven]]" is likely in reference to the [[wikipedia:Boeing 747|Boeing 747]] aircraft, which was first entered into service in 1970. Many themes of BoC's music involve references to air travel and the 1970's. | ||
+ | *"[[Seven Forty Seven]]", numerically, is 7 4 7. The sum of 7+4+7 is 18. 18 can be reduced into three sixes or 666. | ||
+ | *"[[Seven Forty Seven]]", when numbered literally, is 7 40 7. The sum of 7+40+7 is 54. 54 can be reduced into nine sixes or 666-666-666. | ||
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+ | == Videos == | ||
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+ | {{#ev:youtube|E4bD0iguo_I}} | ||
+ | == References == | ||
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+ | [[Category: Released tracks]] |
Seven Forty Seven | |
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Running time | 6:44 |
Appears on | WARPCD20Β³ |
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