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Hell Interface

2026-06-23T03:04:11Z

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[[File:Hell+Interface.jpg|thumb]]

[[Hell Interface]] is an alias used by [[Boards of Canada]] for a handful of released tracks. These songs tend to be more bizarre and unorthodox than their normal releases, or, in the case of the [[SKAM|MASK]] tracks, completely unauthorised.

== Tracks ==
* [[Trapped]] : April 1997. 12". Limited Edition. MASK200.
* [[The Midas Touch]] : 1999. 12". Limited Edition. MASK500.
* [[Soylent Night]] : 1997. 7". VVMT0004 & 2001. 3"CD. VVMT0004X.
* [[The Story of Xentrix]] : 6 January 2003. CD. Mixed. WARPCDWIF.

==Pioneer Plaque and other activity==
In early September 2020, [https://www.youtube.com/user/hellinterface Hell Interface's YouTube page] changed the banner to a modified picture of a [[wikipedia:Pioneer_plaque|Pioneer Plaque]].

[[File:Hiplaque.jpg|center|300px]]

On 5th April 2021, the [[wikipedia:Pioneer_11|Pioneer 11]] space probe launch anniversary, the Hell Interface Facebook page did a couple of things:

1. Changed the banner to a modified picture of the [[wikipedia:Pioneer_plaque|Pioneer Plaque]]

2. Changed the profile picture to an edited image of [[wikipedia:Whitney Houston|Whitney Houston]]

[[File: Hiwhitney.jpg |center | 300px]]

3. Posted a 'deepfake' video of the melting nazi from '[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082971/ Raiders of the Lost Arc]' singing to [[wikipedia:James Brown|James Brown]]'s '[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTdihu-mp90 I Feel Good]'

{{#widget:YouTube|id= Z5TkcMMzSg0 | height=300| width=300}}
Two days later all these were deleted from the page and the pictures were changed to pure black images.

== Trivia ==
* Hell Interface tapes exist, and some are in the possession of Sean Booth of [[Autechre]].
* There used to be a link here to an animated trailer for a program called "Zentrix", which was taken down after a while. By request, here it is again (be aware that the trailer is not necessarily related to the [[Hell Interface]] track, except by the similarity of names). The trailer can be found at the Zentrix site.<ref>http://www.zentrix.tv/</ref>
* Marcus: "We made a song that is sampled from the basic elements of a rather famous song, in order to avoid any legal trouble, we thought it would be best to release it under the pseudonym".<ref>https://bocpages.org/wiki/In_An_Imaginary_Place_Out_In_The_Country</ref>

== See Also ==
* [[Discography#As_Hell_Interface]]
* [[Sheol Boundary]]

== External Links ==
* http://hellinterface.com
* https://www.youtube.com/hellinterface
* http://hellinterface.bandcamp.com
* https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066710056029 (currently defunct since early August 2024)

== References ==
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Hell Interface

2026-06-23T03:03:28Z

2600:1004:A031:F0E2:5C18:9F57:9282:CD89: /* Pioneer Plaque and other activity */

[[File:Hell+Interface.jpg|thumb]]

[[Hell Interface]] is an alias used by [[Boards of Canada]] for a handful of released tracks. These songs tend to be more bizarre and unorthodox than their normal releases, or, in the case of the [[SKAM|MASK]] tracks, completely unauthorised.

== Tracks ==
* [[Trapped]] : April 1997. 12". Limited Edition. MASK200.
* [[The Midas Touch]] : 1999. 12". Limited Edition. MASK500.
* [[Soylent Night]] : 1997. 7". VVMT0004 & 2001. 3"CD. VVMT0004X.
* [[The Story of Xentrix]] : 6 January 2003. CD. Mixed. WARPCDWIF.

==Pioneer Plaque and other activity==
In early September 2020, [https://www.youtube.com/user/hellinterface Hell Interface's YouTube page] changed the banner to a modified picture of a [[wikipedia:Pioneer_plaque|Pioneer Plaque]].

[[File:Hiplaque.jpg|center|300px]]

On 5th April 2021, the [[wikipedia:Pioneer_11|Pioneer 11]] space probe launch anniversary, the Hell Interface Facebook page did a couple of things:

1. Changed the banner to a modified picture of the [[wikipedia:Pioneer_plaque|Pioneer Plaque]]

2. Changed the profile picture to an edited image of [[wikipedia:Whitney Houston|Whitney Houston]]

[[File: Hiwhitney.jpg |center | 300px]]

3. Posted a 'deepfake' video of the melting nazi from '[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082971/ Raiders of the Lost Arc]' singing to [[wikipedia:James Brown|James Brown]]'s '[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTdihu-mp90 I Feel Good]'

{{#widget:YouTube|id= Z5TkcMMzSg0 | height=300| width=300}}
Two days later all these were deleted from the page and the pictures were changed to pure black images.

== Trivia ==
* [[Hell Interface]] tapes exist, and some are in the possession of Sean Booth of [[Autechre]].
* There used to be link here to an animated trailer here, for a program called "Zentrix", which was taken down after a while. By request, here it is again (be aware that the trailer is not necessarily related to the [[Hell Interface]] track, except by the similarity of names). The trailer can be found at the Zentrix site.<ref>http://www.zentrix.tv/</ref>
* Marcus: "We made a song that is sampled from the basic elements of a rather famous song, in order to avoid any legal trouble, we thought it would be best to release it under the pseudonym".<ref>https://bocpages.org/wiki/In_An_Imaginary_Place_Out_In_The_Country</ref>

== See Also ==
* [[Discography#As_Hell_Interface]]
* [[Sheol Boundary]]

== External Links ==
* http://hellinterface.com
* https://www.youtube.com/hellinterface
* http://hellinterface.bandcamp.com
* https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066710056029 (currently defunct since early August 2024)

== References ==
<references />

Midas Touch

2026-06-23T03:00:40Z

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{{Infobox Song|
| name=Midas Touch
| runtime=4:44
| appearson=[https://www.discogs.com/release/19800-Various-MASK-500 MASK500]}}

== Comments ==

== Samples / Lyrics ==
<blockquote>
You say you're going through changes, 
every day it seems your life is up and down 
and you say that you're lookin' for an answer, 
everwhere you look it seems it can't be found 
like searchin' tryin' to find a rainbow 
no one's ever found the treasures told to be, 
but if you're lookin' for a lover, 
everything you need, you can find right here in me 
 
I've got the Midas Touch, 
everything I touch turns to gold, or sugar, 
I've got the Midas Touch, 
baby, let me touch your body and your soul. 
 
Now you've been trapped by love, 
someone breaks your heart and then he says goodbye, 
so you say that you'll never love another, 
tired of playing games and that's the reason why, 
but now whenever we're together, 
there's a certain feeling that we both agree, 
and it's time that you opened up to love, 
cos you don't ever try then baby you may never see, 
 
I've got the Midas Touch, 
everything I touch turns to gold, hey darlin', 
I've got the Midas Touch, 
baby, let me touch your body and your soul. 
 
Together you and I were meant to be, 
I'll be right beside you whenever you need me, 
cos the love we have will never fade away, 
you can count on me, cos I'm here to stay. 
 
I've got the Midas Touch, 
everything I touch turns to gold, hey darlin', 
I've got the Midas Touch, 
baby, let me touch your body and your soul. 
 
would you do that for me?
 
Midas, Midas, Midas
(touch, touch, touch)
</blockquote>

== Trivia ==
* This track is released under their [[Hell Interface]] moniker.
* The original song [http://www.discogs.com/Midnight-Star-Midas-Touch/release/75776 Midas Touch] by [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Midnight+Star Midnight Star] is a funk/soul track from 1986.

== Videos ==
=== Original ===
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=== Hell Interface ===
* [[SKAM]]
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== External links==

== References ==

[[Category: Released tracks]]
[[Category: SKAM tracks]]
[[Category: Hell Interface tracks]]

SKAM

2026-06-23T02:58:33Z

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[[Image:Skam-logo.gif|right]]
Formed by Andy Maddocks in 1990, the Manchester, England-based Skam Records is home to some of Electronic Music's most beloved musicians; including Bola, Gescom, Jega and Freeform. Skam is known for their secretiveness and their limited 12" releases.

[[Image:Mhtrtc braille.jpg|thumb|right|Skam release of ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]'' with braille sticker]]
Skam was Boards of Canada's first record label, releasing two of Boards of Canada's early EPs: the [[Hi Scores]] 12" (SKA008) and the [[Aquarius (release)|Aquarius]] 7" (KMAS001). In a collaboration with [[Warp Records]], Skam released [[Boards of Canada]]'s first full length album ''[[Music has the Right to Children]]'' (WARP LP 55/SKALP001). It is worth noting that this was also Skam's first full length release as well.

They also released, in conjunction with German label [https://musikausstrom.bandcamp.com Musik aus Strom], the limited-run MASK vinyl series, which contain a handful of additional Boards of Canada/[[Hell Interface]] tracks.

== Selected discography ==
{|
|SKA008||[[Boards of Canada]]||[[Hi Scores]]||1996||Repressed in 1999, 2002, 2005.
|-
|KMAS001||[[Boards of Canada]]||[[Aquarius]] ||1998||Limited to 500 copies.
|-
|SKALP001||[[Boards of Canada]]||[[Music Has the Right to Children]]||1998||Joint release with [[Warp Records]].
|-
|MASK100||Various Artists||MASK100||1996||Includes "[[Korona]]". Limited to 100 copies.
|-
|MASK200||Various Artists||MASK200||1997||Includes [[Hell Interface]] remix of "[[Trapped]]". Limited to 200 copies.
|-
|MASK500||Various Artists||MASK500||1999||Includes [[Hell Interface]] remix of "[[The Midas Touch]]". Limited to 500 copies.
|}

==See also==
*[[skam.co.uk]]
*[[Autechre]]
*[https://www.discogs.com/label/105-Skam SKAM at Discogs]

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Soylent Night

2026-06-23T02:56:05Z

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{{Infobox Song|
| name=Soylent Night
| runtime=3:27
| appearson=[http://www.discogs.com/release/114514 VVMT0004X]}}

__TOC__

== Comments ==

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* First part of song: ''"Quia fec..."''
* The voice at the end is reciting the Lord's Prayer:
<blockquote>
"Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever, amen."
</blockquote>
* [Main musical loop: J.S. Bach's Magnificat ("Aria: Quia fecit mihi magna") - thanks, [dave_from_2001], for identifying this as from the Magnificat.]

* The full quotation is: ''"Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est, et sanctum nomen eius"'' This is from Luke 1:49 in the Latin vulgate version - rough translation:
<blockquote>
"because the One who is powerful has performed great works for me, and His name is holy". [DC]
</blockquote>
* If you look at the context of this verse, you will see the Christmas connection that makes it fit in with the "Whine and Missingtoe" CD that it appears on.

* If one listens between the 1:07 and 2 minute mark, one can hear there is a heavily treated vocal which recites the following passage from hymn "Silent Night" [Derek]:
<blockquote>
Silent night, holy night, 
All is calm, all is bright, 
Round yon virgin mother and child 
Holy infant so tender and mild 
Sleep in heavenly peace, 
Sleep in heavenly peace 
</blockquote>
The vocal is treated in such a way that makes the lyric hard to decipher, which is also the case with the melody to "Silent Night."

== Trivia ==

== Videos ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id=LdYgd9fjb8A}}

== External links==

== References ==

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Hell Interface tracks]]

Soylent Night

2026-06-23T02:53:55Z

2600:1004:A031:F0E2:5C18:9F57:9282:CD89: /* Samples / Lyrics */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Soylent Night
| runtime=3.27
| appearson=[http://www.discogs.com/release/114514 VVMT0004X]}}

__TOC__

== Comments ==

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* First part of song: ''"Quia fec..."''
* The voice at the end is reciting the Lord's Prayer:
<blockquote>
"Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever, amen."
</blockquote>
* [Main musical loop: J.S.Bach's Magnificat ("Aria: Quia fecit mihi magna") - thanks, [dave_from_2001], for identifying this as from the Magnificat.]

* The full quotation is: ''"Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est, et sanctum nomen eius"'' This is from Luke 1:49 in the Latin vulgate version - rough translation:
<blockquote>
"because the One who is powerful has performed great works for me, and His name is holy". [DC]
</blockquote>
* If you look at the context of this verse, you will see the Christmas connection that makes it fit in with the "Whine and Missingtoe" CD that it appears on.

* If one listens between the 1:07 and 2 minute mark, one can hear there is a heavily treated vocal which recites the following passage from hymn "Silent Night" [Derek]:
<blockquote>
Silent night, holy night, 
All is calm, all is bright, 
Round yon virgin mother and child 
Holy infant so tender and mild 
Sleep in heavenly peace, 
Sleep in heavenly peace 
</blockquote>
The vocal is treated in such a way that makes the lyric hard to decipher, which is also the case with the melody to "Silent Night."

== Trivia ==

== Videos ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id=LdYgd9fjb8A}}

== External links==

== References ==

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Hell Interface tracks]]

Soylent Night

2026-06-23T02:52:51Z

2600:1004:A031:F0E2:5C18:9F57:9282:CD89: /* Samples / Lyrics */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Soylent Night
| runtime=3.27
| appearson=[http://www.discogs.com/release/114514 VVMT0004X]}}

__TOC__

== Comments ==

== Samples / Lyrics ==
* First part of song: ''"Quia fec..."''
* The voice at the end is reciting the Lord's Prayer:
<blockquote>
"Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever, amen."
</blockquote>
* [Main musical loop: J.S.Bach's Magnificat ("Aria: Quia fecit mihi magna") - thanks, [dave_from_2001], for identifying this as from the Magnificat.]

* The full quotation is: ''"Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est, et sanctum nomen eius"'' This is from Luke 1:49 in the Latin vulgate version - rough translation:
<blockquote>
"because the One who is powerful has performed great works for me, and His name is holy". [DC]
</blockquote>
* If you look at the context of this verse, you will see the Christmas connection that makes it fit in with the "Whine and Missingtoe" CD that it appears on.

* Also if one listens between the 1.07 and 2 minute mark one can hear there is a heavily treated vocal which recites the following passage from hymn "Silent Night" [Derek]:
<blockquote>
Silent night, holy night, 
All is calm, all is bright, 
Round yon virgin mother and child 
Holy infant so tender and mild 
Sleep in heavenly peace, 
Sleep in heavenly peace 
</blockquote>
The vocal is treated in such a way that makes the lyric hard to decipher, which is also the case with the melody to "Silent Night."

== Trivia ==

== Videos ==
{{#widget:YouTube|id=LdYgd9fjb8A}}

== External links==

== References ==

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Hell Interface tracks]]

Telephasic Workshop (song)

2026-06-22T03:50:44Z

2600:1004:A031:F0E2:5C18:9F57:9282:CD89: /* Comments */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Telephasic Workshop
| runtime=6:35
| appearson=[[Music Has the Right to Children]] (1998) [[Telephasic Workshop (release)|Telephasic Workshop]] (1998)}}

"'''Telephasic Workshop'''" is the fourth track on ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]''. It was also released as a [[Telephasic Workshop (release)|single]] backed with "[[Roygbiv]]".

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== Comments ==
* Perhaps a reference to telophase, a part of cell division; the idea of a biological "workshop" [DC].
* Perhaps also a reference to the [http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/C/htmlC/childrenste/childrenste.htm Children's Television Workshop], who make [[Sesame Street]] (which [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] have frequently sampled).
* Telephasic: Tele: Of the mind, phasic: synchronized. This may be the meaning behind "[[Telephasic Workshop]]"; a meditative environment in which two or more individuals attempt to share a telepathic vision or idea. [Skytree]
* [Ken Stewart] - a possible reference (which seems more plausible than either of the above) to the [[wikipedia:BBC_Radiophonic_Workshop|BBC's Radiophonic Workshop]], where interesting music and sound effects were produced for various TV programmes like Dr Who. It is located at Maida Vale where, incidentally, [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] recorded their ''[[Peel Session]]''.
** As Ken suggests, the "radio-" part of "radiophonic" becomes "tele-" (from "television", as opposed to radio; also sounds like "telly"); while "-phonic" becomes "-phasic". In greek, "tele" means "from afar", "at a distance", and "phonic" means "relating to, or having the nature of sound, especially speech sounds" (Greek "φωνη", meaning "sound", properly, "sound of the voice"), while "phasic" means "relating to the production of speech" (from Greek verb φημι, "to speak"). So "telephasic" is "speaking at a distance", but the word is also a kind of analogue, in its construction, to the word "radiophonic" (→"telly-phasic").
*This might also reference Blue Öyster Cult's (also known as B.O.C.) "Workshop of Telescopes"

==Samples / Lyrics==
* A recurring voice, starting at 0:00, which might be saying "Ritual-Rit-Rit, Rit-Rit-Rit-Ritual"
* A chopped up voice sample seems to be saying "eight-eight-eight-eight-eight-you-don't-know-you-don't-know" around the end where the bass drums gets heavy.
* Starting at 4:01 there a Scottish accent which may be saying "yer no gonnae" which, when translated, means "you are not going to..." [Steven Harran]
* From 4:28, somebody shouting who may be saying "twenty cent", "come this way", or "somebody say" is heard in the left channel.
* A recurring voice sample seems to be saying "very personal moment" in the chopped up speech samples. Starting at 3:09, can be heard clearly at 4:26, 4:44 and 5:44 Discovered by user bonzoello.
* The chopped-up voices during the song may be saying "now this is very irresponsible".
* A slightly slowed-down male voice that may be saying "bordering Canada", "border of Canada", or "order in Canada", 4:40 and 5:18
*A pitched-down male voice saying "a barrier-a barrier-a barrier" that is heard in the right channel preceding and following both instances of the "bordering Canada" sample.

== Trivia ==

== Videos ==

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== See Also ==
* ''[[Peel Session]]''
* "[[Roygbiv]]"
* [[Sesame Street]]

== External links==
* [http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/C/htmlC/childrenste/childrenste.htm Children's Television Workshop]

== References ==
<references />

[[Category: Released tracks]]
[[Category: Song]]
[[Category:Music Has the Right to Children tracks]]