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Alpha And Omega

2022-02-27T04:48:20Z

Puritycontrol: Added newly discovered sample source

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Alpha And Omega
| runtime=7:02
| appearson=[[Geogaddi]]}}

'''Alpha And Omega''' is track number 14 on the [[Geogaddi]] album. As well as constituting the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha and omega is also an appellation of God in the book of Revelation.

==Samples/Lyrics==

* A large group of people conversing in a room. A young woman's laugh is heard prominently at the very beginning of the track and is repeatedly throughout the track in the background.

* A voice is thought to be saying "Alpha and Omega" over a loudspeaker at the beginning and end of the track. The pitch slows down sharply. (0:07)

* Vocals over a telephone or walkie talkie which have been sliced and rearranged in the style of [[Telephasic Workshop]] (2:30, 5:38)
**[Reversed, 01:21] The radio banter seems to say "Retract... [incoherent], or possibly "buy corporate, napster (reversed)"... we have two divers" followed by a British voice (1:32): "Yeah... California... You can do what you want... [incoherent; if you don't want two labels?]" followed by two children: "one forty, nine hundred and nine pounds (£ 140909)... okay, is that cash?" (reversed, 1:48)

* A shrill sound reminiscent of a pig squeal, followed by very faint children's voices (3:33)

* A young woman gasping (4:15, 4:25, 4:35, 4:45, 4:55, 5:05, 5:43)

* A woman's voice (possibly the same sample as 4:17, with a lower pitch and panning from left to right) is heard saying "Yellow!" (2:48)

* A woman's voice is heard saying "Yellow!" (4:17)

* Panned slightly to the right, a thin, whispery sound existing in the high treble frequencies seems to be saying "that's the one" (repeatedly from 4:44 until 5:43)<ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1581</ref>

* Indistinct speech (5:10)

* Ascending metallophone-like notes, allegedly sampled from the video 'Spider Engineers' (6:03, 6:17; not confirmed)<ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4382</ref>

* A man's back masked voice saying "I'm no Satanist, but if I were, I'd be in this business too." at 6:30. Sampled from an episode of Mysteries, Magic & Miracles (a.k.a. Unexplained Mysteries) called World of Satanism<ref>https://youtu.be/rEed1fBp4s4?t=815</ref>.

* Reversed male vocals with room ambience (6:39)

== Comments ==
* [[Alpha And Omega]] are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet.
* The following Bible refs, by [DC]:
** ''"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."'' - Rev 1:8
** ''"He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End."'' - Rev 21:6
** ''"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End - Rev 22:13."''
* The super-bomb in the film [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065462/ Beneath the Planet of the Apes]], guarded by a strange cult that worships the bomb, is described as a "doomsday weapon", and it has capital Greek letters Alpha and Omega inscribed on one of its fins (this is specifically mentioned in the film). [DC]
*About the woman's voice heard saying "Yellow!" at 4:17. It happens to be roughly at the golden ratio of the entire album (66:06 => 3966 sec x 0,618 = 2451 sec => 40:51 of play time)
** The opening "shortwave" sine waves' intervals (happening at 00:15, 00:16, and 00:22 when listening to the track backwards!) are part of an interval series dictated when two frequencies spread apart at semitone-intervals found in Fibonacci's sequence (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377). Specifically, the interval at 00:16 is the eighth step in the sequence (when same frequencies are the first step) and the interval at 00:22 is the ninth step of the sequence. 10 steps pushes the frequencies to the edges of the hearing range. The golden ratio is the "limit of the ratio of consecutive numbers" in Fibonacci's sequence.

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Geogaddi tracks]]

You Could Feel the Sky

2022-02-27T04:43:58Z

Puritycontrol: Fixed a bit of wording and formatting

{{Infobox Song|
| name=You Could Feel the Sky
| runtime=5:14
| appearson=[[Geogaddi]]}}

==Samples/Lyrics==
[[Image:Horned-god-gundestrup-cauldron.gif|thumb|right|An image of the [[wikipedia:Horned God|Horned God]] associated with the Wicca religion, as seen on the [[wikipedia:Gundestrup cauldron|Gundestrup Cauldron]].]]
* At approximately 2:10, a back-masked voice is heard saying "a god with horns" twice to the sound of a crackling fire and a distant church bell. This is sampled from an episode of Desperately Seeking Something<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEq1hBJrguI</ref> about the Wiccan religion, which is also sampled numerous times in 'Dawn Chorus.' The episode quotes a poem called '''''The Pipes of Pan''''', written by Viavianne Crowley in her book '''''Wicca: The Old Religion In the New Age''''':
***<blockquote>''The Pipes of Pan'' In caverns deep the old Gods sleep But the trees still know the lord And it's the pipes of pan, which call the tune In the twilight in the wood The leaves they dance to the goat god's tune And they whisper his name to the winds And the oak trees dreams of a god with horns And know no other king.</blockquote>
* Slowed flute from "When the Music Starts to Play" by The Incredible String Band.<ref>{{#ev:youtube|RANBgWcPbxU|480||||start=0|false}}</ref>
* 4:08 - looped voice saying "take my hand", "to land", or "too late"
**On the 2002 website, "take my hand" appears in the scene ''"seven forty seven"''. If you fly up to a suitable "pillar" you'll hear it a bit more clearly on its own.
* [sandrail] suggests there may be a voice saying "come help me" during the backmasked speech.

==Cultural References==
Many other works, in music as well as other media, feature the Horned God. Some notable examples are:
*The music of [[wikipedia:Coil (band)|Coil]].
*The [[wikipedia:Slaine|Sláine]] series of comics/graphic novels.
**Slaine originally came to prominence in the comic [[wikipedia:2000AD (comic)|2000AD]].
**The most notable nods to Wicca are in the eponymous [http://www.rambles.net/slaine_horned89.html Horned God] cycle.

== Comments ==
* [BIBIO] has made very perceptive observations on this track, and some others:
** On colours: [BIBIO] notes that the "yellow" in [[Alpha And Omega]] seems to repeat continuously at a lower volume; that [[Music Is Math]] has a faint voice which could be saying "purple", and that playing the end section at half-speed results in what sounds like "red" being repeated. With the "orange" in [[Aquarius]], they might be trying to cover the range of rainbow colours.
** Repeated allusions to flying (in this and other albums): an aeroplane drone in an eagle in your mind; corsair as a type of plane; comments about going to high altitudes for inspiration; [[Kid_For_Today|Kid For Today]] possibly containing a looped aeroplane drone throughout the track; an interview picture of [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] in an airfield with planes ("the secret life of [[Boards of Canada]] photo). Also the interactive scenes on the [[Boardsofcanada.com|BoC website]]: the introductory scene is of aeroplane contrails, and many of the other interactive scenes are flight simulators. [[Chinook]] is a kind of helicopter, among other things.
* [Leo B] pointed out that the second occurrence of the phrase is at 2:16 in the track. 216 = 6×6×6. Given all the other references of this kind (such as the album length of 66'06" (666), it is at least plausible that this is no coincidence). However, see below on whether the time IS 66'06".
* From the Spanish language Mondosonoro interview (see the links page), which BoC say that they were really pleased with the beat in this track, which sounds like a taut tope being pulled across the hull of a wooden ship.
* [Wikao] notes the sound heard immediately as the track begins may be that of cork being harvested.

==Video==
{{#ev:youtube|aFNq9bxm_-Q}}

==External Links==
*[[wikipedia:Wicca|Wicca]]
*[[wikipedia:Horned God|The Horned God]]
*[http://www.lugodoc.demon.co.uk/NEWGODS.HTM Modern faces of the Horned God] - an article focusing on modern interpretations of belief in this ancient tradition.

==References==
<references />
[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Geogaddi tracks]]

You Could Feel the Sky

2022-02-27T04:43:01Z

Puritycontrol: Added newly discovered sample source and removed some prior notes about it, but kept others. I've saved everything I removed should any of it need to be re-added.

{{Infobox Song|
| name=You Could Feel the Sky
| runtime=5:14
| appearson=[[Geogaddi]]}}

==Samples/Lyrics==
[[Image:Horned-god-gundestrup-cauldron.gif|thumb|right|An image of the [[wikipedia:Horned God|Horned God]] from the Wicca religion, as seen on the [[wikipedia:Gundestrup cauldron|Gundestrup Cauldron]].]]
* At approximately 2:10, a back-masked voice is heard saying "a god with horns" twice to the sound of a crackling fire and a distant church bell. This is sampled from an episode of Desperately Seeking Something<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEq1hBJrguI</ref> about the Wiccan religion, which is also sampled numerous times in 'Dawn Chorus.' The episode quotes a poem called '''''The Pipes of Pan'''''', written by Viavianne Crowley in her book '''''Wicca: The Old Religion In the New Age''''':
***<blockquote>''The Pipes of Pan'' In caverns deep the old Gods sleep But the trees still know the lord And it's the pipes of pan, which call the tune In the twilight in the wood The leaves they dance to the goat god's tune And they whisper his name to the winds And the oak trees dreams of a god with horns And know no other king.</blockquote>
* Slowed flute from "When the Music Starts to Play" by The Incredible String Band.<ref>{{#ev:youtube|RANBgWcPbxU|480||||start=0|false}}</ref>
* 4:08 - looped voice saying "take my hand", "to land", or "too late"
**On the 2002 website, "take my hand" appears in the scene ''"seven forty seven"''. If you fly up to a suitable "pillar" you'll hear it a bit more clearly on its own.
* [sandrail] suggests there may be a voice saying "come help me" during the backmasked speech.

==Cultural References==
Many other works, in music as well as other media, feature the Horned God. Some notable examples are:
*The music of [[wikipedia:Coil (band)|Coil]].
*The [[wikipedia:Slaine|Sláine]] series of comics/graphic novels.
**Slaine originally came to prominence in the comic [[wikipedia:2000AD (comic)|2000AD]].
**The most notable nods to Wicca are in the eponymous [http://www.rambles.net/slaine_horned89.html Horned God] cycle.

== Comments ==
* [BIBIO] has made very perceptive observations on this track, and some others:
** On colours: [BIBIO] notes that the "yellow" in [[Alpha And Omega]] seems to repeat continuously at a lower volume; that [[Music Is Math]] has a faint voice which could be saying "purple", and that playing the end section at half-speed results in what sounds like "red" being repeated. With the "orange" in [[Aquarius]], they might be trying to cover the range of rainbow colours.
** Repeated allusions to flying (in this and other albums): an aeroplane drone in an eagle in your mind; corsair as a type of plane; comments about going to high altitudes for inspiration; [[Kid_For_Today|Kid For Today]] possibly containing a looped aeroplane drone throughout the track; an interview picture of [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] in an airfield with planes ("the secret life of [[Boards of Canada]] photo). Also the interactive scenes on the [[Boardsofcanada.com|BoC website]]: the introductory scene is of aeroplane contrails, and many of the other interactive scenes are flight simulators. [[Chinook]] is a kind of helicopter, among other things.
* [Leo B] pointed out that the second occurrence of the phrase is at 2:16 in the track. 216 = 6×6×6. Given all the other references of this kind (such as the album length of 66'06" (666), it is at least plausible that this is no coincidence). However, see below on whether the time IS 66'06".
* From the Spanish language Mondosonoro interview (see the links page), which BoC say that they were really pleased with the beat in this track, which sounds like a taut tope being pulled across the hull of a wooden ship.
* [Wikao] notes the sound heard immediately as the track begins may be that of cork being harvested.

==Video==
{{#ev:youtube|aFNq9bxm_-Q}}

==External Links==
*[[wikipedia:Wicca|Wicca]]
*[[wikipedia:Horned God|The Horned God]]
*[http://www.lugodoc.demon.co.uk/NEWGODS.HTM Modern faces of the Horned God] - an article focusing on modern interpretations of belief in this ancient tradition.

==References==
<references />
[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Geogaddi tracks]]

Dawn Chorus

2022-02-27T04:28:18Z

Puritycontrol: Fixed formatting mistake

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Dawn Chorus
| runtime=3:55
| appearson=[[Geogaddi]]}}

'''Dawn Chorus''' is track number 19 on [[Geogaddi]]. As well as birdsong at daybreak, the title also may refer to the unexplained phenomena known as electromagnetic dawn chorus which occurs during or just after sunrise, effecting radio equipment with a transmission similar to birds' dawn chorus.

== Samples/Lyrics ==
*Multiple samples from an episode of the British TV series Desperately Seeking Something<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEq1hBJrguI</ref>; a kiss, the word 'marry,' (both starting at around 1:35), the phrase 'round the cauldron' (reversed at about 1:52), and 'but you may be lured in death' (1:40). This episode is also sampled in 'You Could Feel the Sky.'
*The child's voice saying "bye" is taken from [[Sesame Street]]'s "Many Me's" clip. <ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13635&p=267175</ref> Audio snippet: https://puu.sh/tEazO/45f679f08a.mp3
*A vocoded voice says "Yes." starting at 0:17 and continues through the whole song.
*[AB] starting at 2:30 a voice can be heard singing in the background which may be saying "it's not that bad." It continues to the very end and becomes a bit clearer when the track fades out.
*A faint sample of a woman talking at 1:30, mostly unintelligible except for possibly, at 1:32, 'frontline.' Possible relation to 'Frontline Net Observation & Development' from the http://newcleardawn.com (note the 'dawn') website used in the marketing for [[Tomorrow's Harvest]].

== Comments ==
* Aside from the bird-song variety that all are familiar with, there is an electromagnetic phenomenon of the same name, which occurs when the sun breaks over the horizon during a period of sunspot activity or of solar flares. At such times, those with the proper equipment can hear sounds that have been described as being like whistling, or like hundreds of birds singing at once; some have even reported hearing human voices. [anon]
* You might like to read the description of the effect at [[wikipedia:Dawn_chorus_(electromagnetic)|Wikipedia]]. That article also has links to WAV files of the Dawn Chorus from NASA's site.
* [J] pointed out something interesting: [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] have remixed Meat Beat Manifesto, and the MBM album "Actual Sounds and Voices" contains a very Geogaddi-sounding track called "The Tweek" (track 6). He pointed out that the beginning of the track sounds rather like the beginning of A:B::B:C, and that "a little way through the track, a conversation starts. The two men are discussing radio disturbances/anomalies", and that these are illustrated with pertinent audio samples. "At the end, there is a pause and they begin to play an extended sample of a dawn chorus" that sounds rather like chirping tree-frogs in the summer. One of the men then comments: "The dawn chorus on the other hand is not at all well understood, and there is no theory to explain it." (Actual dawn chorus samples can be heard by following the Wikipedia link given above.)
* Comments from the [[Interviews#2002-07-01:_Remix|Northern Exposure interview]]:
<blockquote>
"How do you create your drum patterns?"
 
 
"It's a mixture of live performance and step sequencing. Sometimes, we make up sounds and then program them tightly in a really synthetic way. Other times, we want it to sound really rough, so we'll just jam on the drums live. For instance, "Dawn Chorus" is a single-take jammed beat that I played, while "1969" has a live beat all the way through mixed with other beat tracks."
</blockquote>
* The title is a transliteration of David Koresh: Da-wi-dn Core-us.

==Videos==
{{#widget:YouTube|id=DBw52vZR1rU}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=QZyRR-18EVU}}

== References ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_chorus_%28birds%29 Wikipedia article on dawn chorus.]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_chorus_%28electromagnetic%29 Wikipedia article on electromagnetic dawn chorus.]
<references />
{{stub}}

[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Geogaddi tracks]]

Dawn Chorus

2022-02-27T04:27:01Z

Puritycontrol: Added newly discovered sample source, removed previous mentions of those samples, added another sample (source unknown) which had yet to be noted

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Dawn Chorus
| runtime=3:55
| appearson=[[Geogaddi]]}}

'''Dawn Chorus''' is track number 19 on [[Geogaddi]]. As well as birdsong at daybreak, the title also may refer to the unexplained phenomena known as electromagnetic dawn chorus which occurs during or just after sunrise, effecting radio equipment with a transmission similar to birds' dawn chorus.

== Samples/Lyrics ==
*Multiple samples from an episode of the British TV series Desperately Seeking Something<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEq1hBJrguI</ref>; a kiss, the word 'marry,' (both starting at around 1:35), the phrase 'round the cauldron' (reversed at about 1:52), and 'but you may be lured in death' (1:40). This episode is also sampled in 'You Could Feel the Sky.'
*The child's voice saying "bye" is taken from [[Sesame Street]]'s "Many Me's" clip. <ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13635&p=267175</ref> Audio snippet: https://puu.sh/tEazO/45f679f08a.mp3
*A vocoded voice says "Yes." starting at 0:17 and continues through the whole song.
*[AB] starting at 2:30 a voice can be heard singing in the background which may be saying "it's not that bad." It continues to the very end and becomes a bit clearer when the track fades out.
*A faint sample of a woman talking at 1:30, mostly unintelligible except for possibly, at 1:32, 'frontline.' Possible relation to
'Frontline Net Observation & Development' from the http://newcleardawn.com (note the 'dawn') website used in the marketing for [[Tomorrow's Harvest]].

== Comments ==
* Aside from the bird-song variety that all are familiar with, there is an electromagnetic phenomenon of the same name, which occurs when the sun breaks over the horizon during a period of sunspot activity or of solar flares. At such times, those with the proper equipment can hear sounds that have been described as being like whistling, or like hundreds of birds singing at once; some have even reported hearing human voices. [anon]
* You might like to read the description of the effect at [[wikipedia:Dawn_chorus_(electromagnetic)|Wikipedia]]. That article also has links to WAV files of the Dawn Chorus from NASA's site.
* [J] pointed out something interesting: [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] have remixed Meat Beat Manifesto, and the MBM album "Actual Sounds and Voices" contains a very Geogaddi-sounding track called "The Tweek" (track 6). He pointed out that the beginning of the track sounds rather like the beginning of A:B::B:C, and that "a little way through the track, a conversation starts. The two men are discussing radio disturbances/anomalies", and that these are illustrated with pertinent audio samples. "At the end, there is a pause and they begin to play an extended sample of a dawn chorus" that sounds rather like chirping tree-frogs in the summer. One of the men then comments: "The dawn chorus on the other hand is not at all well understood, and there is no theory to explain it." (Actual dawn chorus samples can be heard by following the Wikipedia link given above.)
* Comments from the [[Interviews#2002-07-01:_Remix|Northern Exposure interview]]:
<blockquote>
"How do you create your drum patterns?"
 
 
"It's a mixture of live performance and step sequencing. Sometimes, we make up sounds and then program them tightly in a really synthetic way. Other times, we want it to sound really rough, so we'll just jam on the drums live. For instance, "Dawn Chorus" is a single-take jammed beat that I played, while "1969" has a live beat all the way through mixed with other beat tracks."
</blockquote>
* The title is a transliteration of David Koresh: Da-wi-dn Core-us.

==Videos==
{{#widget:YouTube|id=DBw52vZR1rU}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=QZyRR-18EVU}}

== References ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_chorus_%28birds%29 Wikipedia article on dawn chorus.]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_chorus_%28electromagnetic%29 Wikipedia article on electromagnetic dawn chorus.]
<references />
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[[Category:Released tracks]]
[[Category:Geogaddi tracks]]