https://bocpages.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=173.245.54.54&feedformat=atombocpages - the unofficial Boards of Canada fan wiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T06:52:36ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.28.0https://bocpages.org/w/index.php?title=Under_The_Coke_Sign&diff=14419Under The Coke Sign2018-06-01T05:53:22Z<p>173.245.54.54: </p>
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== Trivia ==<br />
* The melody of this track is virtually identical to that of [[Olson]] from [[Music Has the Right to Children]].<br />
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| runtime=1:31 ([[MHTRTC]]))<br />
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== Comments ==<br />
* As explained by [[Boards of Canada]]: ''"[[Olson]] is the surname of a family we know"''.<ref>[[Forcefield 1998]]</ref><br />
* Could also be a reference to [[Melissa Olson]]. She directed the [[Videos#Dayvan_Cowboy|Dayvan Cowboy]] and [[Videos#Invocation|Invocation]] video.<br />
* In 1953, a CIA scientist named Frank Olson was given LSD and jumped (or was pushed) to his death from a 10th story window. His wife maintains he was having second thoughts about his work as a biological warfare specialist.<br />
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== Samples / Lyrics ==<br />
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== Videos ==<br />
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== External links==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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| name=Trans Canada Highway<br />
| image=transcanadahighway.jpg<br />
| release_date=29 May 2006<br><br />
| format=1xlp ep<br>digipak CD ep<br>card slipcase promo cd<br />
| label=warp/music70<br />
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''[[Trans Canada Highway]]'' is an EP by [[Boards of Canada]]. As described by [[Boards of Canada]] and [[Warp Records]], the EP "visits a darker place, a glacial place, away from the warmth and light of ''[[The Campfire Headphase]]''." Those who ordered the EP directly from [[Warp Records|Warp]] also received a sticker and a free copy of the [[Videos#Dayvan_Cowboy|Dayvan Cowboy music video]].<br />
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Originally scheduled for release on 06/06/06 (perhaps to further their occult mythos), the release date was bumped up to 29 May 2006 (a day later in the US), due to what was described on the [[Warp Records|Warp website]] as "unanticipated satanic activity." The nature of this activity, whether it was directly related to [[Boards of Canada]] or not, has never been explained. <br />
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The EP garnered relatively lukewarm reception by critics and by many in the idm community, the latter of whom were suspicious about the commercial ambitions suggested by the re-release of "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]" as a single. Nevertheless, tracks such as "[[Left Side Drive]]" remain classics with the general [[Boards of Canada]] fanbase. <br />
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The ep was released on both CD and 12" formats. The latter was pressed on white vinyl.<br />
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In addition to the standard release, there is also a white label promo/test pressing on black vinyl which is identical in content to the official Trans Canada release. The CD version of the promo/test, however, is limited exclusively to the tracks "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]" and "[[Skyliner]]". The Japanese version of the ep (in cd format) on [[Beat Records]] additionally includes a 'Bonus Video' called "[[Invocation]]". This short .mpg file was also available in Flash fomat on the [[Trans Canada Highway microsite]].<br />
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== Trans Canada Highway Trivia ==<br />
[[Image:1977dodge_instruction_manual.jpg|right|thumb|200px|1977 dodge instruction manual]]<br />
*The cover art for ''[[Trans Canada Highway]]'' is believed to have been copied from a 1977 dodge instruction manual. <br />
* [[Wikipedia:Odd Nosdam|Odd Nosdam]] took 6 months to complete his remix of "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]".<br />
* ''[[Trans Canada Highway]]'' is also the name of a 1975 French single by Gene Pitney.<br />
* Named after the Canadian highway system.<br />
* Trans Canada Highway might also be a nod to Kraftwerk who recorded an album "Trans Europe Express", as well as the highway-themed single "Autobahn".<br />
* Also the video that was used as promo for the EP, titled Invocation, might also be a nod to the Incredible String Band; not only is an audiotrack used that samples ISB, but the title is also the title of a song released on their album "U".<br />
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==Tracks==<br />
# "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]" &ndash; 5:01 <br />
# "[[Left Side Drive]]" &ndash; 5:20<br />
# "[[Heard From Telegraph Lines]]" &ndash; 1:09<br />
# "[[Skyliner]]" &ndash; 5:40<br />
# "[[Under The Coke Sign]]" &ndash; 1:31<br />
# "[[Dayvan Cowboy (Odd Nosdam Remix)]]" &ndash; 9:01<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[Trans Canada Highway microsite]]<br />
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== Artwork ==<br />
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| runtime=5:20<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* [[:wikipedia:Solange_Knowles|Solange]] digs in the crates and shares a previously unheard song with her fans. Written two years ago over Scottish duo [[Boards of Canada]]’s "[[Left Side Drive]]", the 24-year-old singer gently coos over the electronic beat. “It’s completely unofficial, and was just inspired by the song which I have had a deep love affair with for years,” she explained, adding, “I am a huge [[Boards of Canada]] fan, and got the chance to work with them on Sol-Angel on "[[This Bird]]". Still feel honored to this day.”<ref>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/05/01/new-music-solange-left-side-drive/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/solangeknowles/status/64731347465416704</ref><br />
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== Videos ==<br />
=== Original ===<br />
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=== Remix by Solange ===<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category: Released tracks]]<br />
[[Category: Trans Canada Highway tracks]]<br />
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<div>{{Infobox Song|<br />
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| runtime=5.20<br />
| appearson=[[Trans Canada Highway]]}}<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* [[:wikipedia:Solange_Knowles|Solange]] digs in the crates and shares a previously unheard song with her fans. Written two years ago over Scottish duo [[Boards of Canada]]’s "[[Left Side Drive]]", the 24-year-old singer gently coos over the electronic beat. “It’s completely unofficial, and was just inspired by the song which I have had a deep love affair with for years,” she explained, adding, “I am a huge [[Boards of Canada]] fan, and got the chance to work with them on Sol-Angel on "[[This Bird]]". Still feel honored to this day.”<ref>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/05/01/new-music-solange-left-side-drive/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/solangeknowles/status/64731347465416704</ref><br />
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== Videos ==<br />
=== Original ===<br />
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=== Remix by Solange ===<br />
{{#widget:YouTube|id=XMJ4_GmHJJ0}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category: Released tracks]]<br />
[[Category: Trans Canada Highway tracks]]<br />
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