Difference between revisions of "Split Your Infinities"
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* Contains a sample of a MCA ViceoDisc bumper<ref>{{#widget:YouTube|id= eRhs70SWc2c|width=275|height=275}}</ref>, discovered by twoism.org user mechanismj<ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10776&start=120</ref> | * Contains a sample of a MCA ViceoDisc bumper<ref>{{#widget:YouTube|id= eRhs70SWc2c|width=275|height=275}}</ref>, discovered by twoism.org user mechanismj<ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10776&start=120</ref> | ||
** This bumper samples library music track ''Syndicate'' by Tom Elliot <ref>{{#widget:YouTube|id= OyNM0cpenvQ|width=275|height=275}}</ref> | ** This bumper samples library music track ''Syndicate'' by Tom Elliot <ref>{{#widget:YouTube|id= OyNM0cpenvQ|width=275|height=275}}</ref> | ||
| + | * The track title may be a reference to the work of Georg Cantor, who introduced the idea of treating "infinity" as a mathematical entity, one that could be split into any number of sub-infinities; an "infinity of infinities". This work established Set Theory, which is considered a foundational system for the whole of mathematics. BoC have extensively used mathematical ideas in their work and it is, of course, mathematical understanding and insight that powers much of the modern world, including technology. Given the mythos of the album, there appears to be a sense of caution in this idea. A limitless "splitting of infinity" can imply a harmful positive feedback cycle where an adverse change leads to worsening adverse change, such as deleterious climate change (notably runaway greenhouse effect inducing global warming), disease spreading and epidemics, a nuclear fission reaction (as used in nuclear bombs), overpopulation and overconsumption, etc. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
Revision as of 01:45, 6 November 2025
| Split Your Infinities | |
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| Running time | 4:28 |
| Appears on | Tomorrow's Harvest |
Comments
Samples / Lyrics
- Contains a slowed down and distorted sample of a video about purported FEMA Concentration Camps.[1][2][3]
- The full quote is as follows, beginning at 1:45 in the song:
"The FEMA plans to imprison American citizens have generated a lot of interest around the country, in locating the potential prison camps throughout the country. These may be facilities currently being used as prisons such as those you saw earlier, or prisons that are being built supposedly in the name of the war on drugs. Or, facilities that have other uses but could quickly be used to detain large numbers of people, such as this Amtrak facility in Beech Grove, Indiana.
We're standing now in the main parking lot, which doesn't look too sinister. At this level it is a very large parking lot, fenced on all sides by fence topped by barbed wire. It also has these electronically operated turnstiles. There is also a surveillance camera just like we saw at the FEMA facility, pointing out to the parking lot, and a helicopter windsock.
All of these apparent security measures are particularly unusual here, because this is a very low-crime area and this facility is nothing but an old train repair station with nothing in it worth stealing."
- Word "imagine" hidden among the drums (starts around 2:19, repeated untill end)
- Contains a sample of a MCA ViceoDisc bumper[4], discovered by twoism.org user mechanismj[5]
- This bumper samples library music track Syndicate by Tom Elliot [6]
- The track title may be a reference to the work of Georg Cantor, who introduced the idea of treating "infinity" as a mathematical entity, one that could be split into any number of sub-infinities; an "infinity of infinities". This work established Set Theory, which is considered a foundational system for the whole of mathematics. BoC have extensively used mathematical ideas in their work and it is, of course, mathematical understanding and insight that powers much of the modern world, including technology. Given the mythos of the album, there appears to be a sense of caution in this idea. A limitless "splitting of infinity" can imply a harmful positive feedback cycle where an adverse change leads to worsening adverse change, such as deleterious climate change (notably runaway greenhouse effect inducing global warming), disease spreading and epidemics, a nuclear fission reaction (as used in nuclear bombs), overpopulation and overconsumption, etc.
Trivia
- A split infinitive is a verb form where an element like an adverb is placed between to and the infinitive form of a verb. The most famous example of a split infinitive is perhaps the line "...to boldly go" from Star Trek.
- "Split Infinity" is a science fiction book by Piers Anthony set on a technologically decadent world.[7]
Videos