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== Comments == | == Comments == | ||
| + | * The track shares some similarities with the early track "[[Rodox Video]]". Some even believe that "[[Rodox Video]]" is in fact an early version of "[[Peacock Tail]]". | ||
| − | == Samples/Lyrics == | + | == Samples / Lyrics == |
| − | *The human voices that start around the 3:07 mark are a distorted sample of the Azan/Adhan or the Islamic call to prayer, probably | + | * The human voices that start around the 3:07 mark are a distorted sample of the Azan/Adhan or the Islamic call to prayer, probably [https://youtu.be/wvzVgidWrDM?t=49 this one] in particular. |
| + | * One of the voice samples could also be from The Elegants - Little Star. Here is an audio clip to demonstrate this theory where both tracks are overlayed and slowed down: [[File:Peacock Tail vs The Elegants Little Star.mp3]] | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*Apart from being the most colourful feature of the peacock, it was also a figure used by Euclid to prove the Pythagorean theorem.<ref>http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/euclid_unveiled.html</ref> | *Apart from being the most colourful feature of the peacock, it was also a figure used by Euclid to prove the Pythagorean theorem.<ref>http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/euclid_unveiled.html</ref> | ||
| − | *The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_of_NBC NBC Peacock], one of the most famous TV station logo in the USA, features the colours of the rainbow. Rainbows are frequently referenced in Boards of Canada's music (see: [[Roygbiv]] on [[MHTRTC]]) | + | *The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_of_NBC NBC Peacock], one of the most famous TV station logo in the USA, features the colours of the rainbow. Rainbows are frequently referenced in Boards of Canada's music (see: "[[Roygbiv]]" on ''[[MHTRTC]]'') |
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[[Category: The Campfire Headphase tracks]] | [[Category: The Campfire Headphase tracks]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:15, 16 July 2022
| Peacock Tail | |
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| Running time | 5:24 |
| Appears on | The Campfire Headphase |
Comments[edit]
- The track shares some similarities with the early track "Rodox Video". Some even believe that "Rodox Video" is in fact an early version of "Peacock Tail".
Samples / Lyrics[edit]
- The human voices that start around the 3:07 mark are a distorted sample of the Azan/Adhan or the Islamic call to prayer, probably this one in particular.
- One of the voice samples could also be from The Elegants - Little Star. Here is an audio clip to demonstrate this theory where both tracks are overlayed and slowed down:
Trivia[edit]
- Apart from being the most colourful feature of the peacock, it was also a figure used by Euclid to prove the Pythagorean theorem.[1]
- The NBC Peacock, one of the most famous TV station logo in the USA, features the colours of the rainbow. Rainbows are frequently referenced in Boards of Canada's music (see: "Roygbiv" on MHTRTC)
Videos[edit]