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Gemini

2013-06-09T08:42:34Z

YellowRomeda: /* Videos */

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Gemini
| runtime=2:56
| appearson=[[Tomorrow's Harvest|Tomorrow's Harvest]]}}

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== Comments ==
* [http://thequietus.com/users/10546 Joe Clay]: "A fanfare of trumpets and we're off… The first noise you hear is eerie dissonance, which is promising. There's the faint sound of wind whistling in the background, evoking images of icy tundras. The mood is a bit unsettling. Panning synths in the style of [[wikipedia:Oneohtrix Point Never|Oneohtrix Point Never]] unfurl, along with something resembling vast synthesised panpipes. It's beatless. There are vague hints of trademark BOCian melodies penetrating the synthy murk. It's a wee bit Goblin/Umberto perhaps, and wouldn't sound out of place on the soundtrack to a [[wikipedia:Dario Argento|Dario Argento]] flick." <ref>http://thequietus.com/articles/12364-boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest-review</ref>
* [http://www.twoism.org/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=616 Skytree] posted the following:
** "[[Gemini]]": track one
** "[[Gemini]]": May 21 - June 20
** Dredging up of the subconscious mind.
** This past weekend saw the last of three eclipses of 2013 (until the Fall), ending in "[[Gemini]]".
** [[Music Has The Right To Children]]: "[[Aquarius]]". Both "[[Aquarius]]" and "[[Gemini]]" are air signs.
** Much of [[BoC]]'s video imagery involves flying through the air.
** -- end transmission -- <ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=198078#198078</ref>

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== Trivia ==
*Gemini is a subcritical nuclear test project ran by The National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA). The NNSA runs the U.S. nuclear warhead program. See also: [[wikipedia:Project Gemini]]. <ref>http://www.wslfweb.org/docs/WSLF%20Issue%20Update--Subcritical%20Tests%20Fall%202012.pdf</ref>

*Gemini (♊) is also the third astrological sign in the [[wikipedia:Zodiac|Zodiac]].

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Melissa Juice

2012-08-07T11:21:31Z

YellowRomeda:

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| runtime=1:32
| appearson=[[Twoism_(release)|Twoism]]}}

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== Comments ==
* The extract of Milissa Officinalis, also known as 'Lemon Balm', which, despite the name, is not made from lemons [groopo].
* Melissa might refer to [[Melissa Olson]]; she directed the [[Invocation]] and [[Videos#Dayvan_Cowboy|Dayvan Cowboy]] videos.

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Wendy Miller

2012-08-07T11:18:20Z

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| runtime=0:32
| appearson=[[A Few Old Tunes]]}}

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Solarium

2012-08-07T11:15:33Z

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| runtime=0:21
| appearson=[[Old Tunes Vol. 2]]}}

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Jimbo Rehearsing

2012-08-07T11:11:25Z

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{{Infobox Song|
| name=Jimbo Rehearsing
| runtime=0:35
| appearson=[[Old Tunes Vol. 2]]}}

== Samples/Lyrics ==
* Entire track is a sped-up recording of ''Berceuse'' from the '''Dolly Suite''' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Faure Gabriel Fauré].<ref>http://kunstderfuge.com/faure.htm</ref>

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* A friend, 'Jimbo', is referenced on the cassette notes
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Niagara

2012-08-07T11:09:46Z

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{{Infobox Song|
| name=Niagara
| runtime=0:51
| appearson=[[BoC Maxima]]}}

== Samples/Lyrics ==
*Speech:
**Man #1: "This is a ... uh ... map of the plan of William T. Love for a model industrial city ...."
**Woman: "Please do tell!"
**Man #1: "... This plan was to dig a canal from the Niagara River to the Niagara Escarpment."
**Man #2: "We are located at the upper Niagara river gorge. Above the gorge itself is a residential community, the university."

*A sample of giggling followed by two metallic-sounding high notes, which occurs at 0:22 and every 2 seconds thereafter, is taken from the end of a [[Sesame Street]] vignette in which a child writes out "I Love You" while sounding out the words. This is also heard at the end of ''[[The Color of the Fire]]''.

== Comments ==
* The lyrics mention William T. Love, a real person who planned the canal described in the track, but did not finish it. The site later became the focus of an (unrelated) major environmental calamity. Probably the most objectionable part of this was the "Hooker Clause" by means of which the corporation attempted to absolve itself of any future blame (see the second article). [DC]

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== References ==
* [http://www.sesamestreet.org/video_player/-/pgpv/videoplayer/0/f41f3da3-1647-11dd-995c-3d52ab3e4656/ Sesame Street vignette sampled in "Niagara"]

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Kaini Industries

2012-08-07T11:02:42Z

YellowRomeda:

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Kaini Industries
| runtime=0:59
| appearson=[[MHTRTC]]}}

== Trivia ==
* As explained by Boards of Canada: [[Kaini Industries]] is a company that was set up in [[wikipedia:Canada]] (by coincidence in the month [[Michael_Sandison|Mike]] was born), to create employment for a settlement of Cree Indians ([[Forcefield 1998]]).

== Comments ==
* [Simon Wilkinson] suggests that this might be a recording from a native American ceremony, including what sounds like someone with a drum - see also comments on [[Pete Standing Alone]].
* In fact, the company was called "Kainai Industries" Ltd. It was located on the Blood Reserve. There was also a Kainai Cooperative Enterprises. "Kainai" means "many chiefs", and the Kainai are also known as the Blood Nation. More about this at [http://www.invitationproject.ca/cgi-win/quilt.exe?LISTING=1135] and [http://www.treaty7.org/info/kainaiwa.php]. [DC]

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Bocuma

2012-08-07T10:59:28Z

YellowRomeda:

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Bocuma
| runtime=1:35 ([[MHTRTC]])
| appearson=[[MHTRTC]]}}

== Trivia ==

* When asked about the meaning of ''[[Bocuma]]'', [[Boards of Canada]] explained that "it's an abbreviation/crossover of Boc Maxima and Documa, an obscure reference to 80's video culture." ([[Forcefield 1998]])
* ''[[Bocuma]]'' was originally entitled ''[[BoC Maxima]]'' on [[Boards of Canada]]'s 1996 release, ''[[BoC Maxima]]''.

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Statue Of Liberty

2012-08-07T10:56:42Z

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| name=Statue of Liberty
| runtime=1:53
| appearson=[[Old Tunes Vol. 2]]}}

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Over The Horizon Radar

2012-08-07T10:49:46Z

YellowRomeda:

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Over The Horizon Radar
| runtime=1:08
| appearson=[[Geogaddi]]}}

'''Over The Horizon Radar''' is is track number 18 on the [[Geogaddi]] album. The title refers to a design concept for radar systems to allow them to detect targets at very long ranges, typically up to thousands of kilometers.

It has also been used as the theme music for [http://www.fat-pie.com/ David Firth]'s short online flash cartoon [http://www.fat-pie.com/scribblewatch.htm Scribbler].

== Comments ==
* [[Over The Horizon Radar]] is another track that reveals a more complex melody when played in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be6EPBhoe18 reverse]. Its title refers to a real [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A632729 technology]: ''"A radar system that makes use of the atmospheric reflection and refraction phenomena to extend its range of detection beyond line of sight. Over-the-horizon radars may be either forward scatter or back scatter systems."''

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== References ==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over-the-horizon_radar Wikipedia article on the Over-the-horizon_radar concept.]

M9

2012-08-07T10:47:42Z

YellowRomeda:

{{Infobox Song|
| name=M9
| runtime=3:40 ([[BoC Maxima]])
| appearson=[[A Few Old Tunes]]<br>[[Boc Maxima]]}}

== Comments ==

* It is presumed that the name refers to the M9 motorway in Scotland. [http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m9/]
* [[M9]] is the notation for a dominant 9th interval of the kind occurring in extended Tertian Chords. [Miikael N]
* An abbreviation for "Method 9 Word Clearing"; see M1 through [[M9]] in this glossary [http://www.faqs.org/faqs/scientology/dictionary/], especially M3 and M4. [DC]

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Boqurant

2012-08-07T10:45:52Z

YellowRomeda:

This track is possibly remake of Powerline Misfortune from Old Tunes Vol. 2

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M9

2012-08-07T10:42:46Z

YellowRomeda:

{{Infobox Song|
| name=M9
| runtime=3:40 ([[BoC Maxima]])
| appearson=[[A Few Old Tunes]]<br>[[Boc Maxima]]}}

== Comments ==

* It is presumed that the name refers to the M9 motorway in Scotland. [http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m9/]
* [[M9]] is the notation for a dominant 9th interval of the kind occurring in extended Tertian Chords. [Miikael N]
* An abbreviation for "Method 9 Word Clearing"; see M1 through [[M9]] in this glossary [http://www.faqs.org/faqs/scientology/dictionary/], especially M3 and M4. [DC]

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Boqurant

2012-08-07T10:41:00Z

YellowRomeda:

This track is possibly remake of Powerline Misfortune from Old Tunes Vol. 2

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