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== Comments ==
 
== Comments ==
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* 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]]".
  
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The track shares some similarities with the early track "[[Rodox Video]]". Some even believe that Rodox is in fact an early version of Peacock.
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== Samples / Lyrics ==
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* 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.
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== Samples/Lyrics ==
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* 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]]
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*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: https://youtu.be/wvzVgidWrDM?t=49
 
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*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|thumb]]
 
  
 
== 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>
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*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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*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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Latest revision as of 22:25, 5 July 2026

Peacock Tail
Running time 5:24
Appears on The Campfire Headphase
Next Dayvan Cowboy
Prev Satellite Anthem Icarus


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]

External Links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/euclid_unveiled.html