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Comments[edit]

• In the adult film "Summer of '72" (which is the source of samples found in "Sixtyniner" / "Sir Prancelot Brainfire", "Niagara" and "P:C:"), there is a character duo named "Julie" and "Candy", so the title may be a reference to them. Another theory posits it could, instead, be a reference to Julie Ponder and Candace Newmaker.
• In interviews, Boards of Canada have used "Julie And Candy" as a point of reference for their approach to music production:

In the past, we've taken a much more minimal approach to the texture, like single melody lines where you could clearly hear the instrument. I guess we're heading back toward that empty sound now after Geogaddi, but sometimes it's nice to make a track that just sounds like a weird cacophony of undefined instruments. Most of "Julie And Candy" was actually made up of recorders and flutes.^[1]

We don't like using digital things or computer effects so we get sounds by doing things like running whole parts through a really bad tape recorder or something like that. Like the intro on "Julie And Candy" for example, we just played the melody on a couple of whistles and then we bounced it back and forward between the internal mics of two tape-decks until the sound started disappearing into hell. Like when you look at an image reflected within two mirrors forever, in the distance it gets darker and greener and murkier.^[2]

Samples / Lyrics[edit]

• In the opening bars of "Julie And Candy" (and again at 2:46), a sample of dialogue taken from George A. Romero's 1972 film "Season of the Witch" (alternately titled "Hungry Wives") can be heard:

 Shirley: "You're putting me on!"

 Gregg: "We're going to try it, you ever try it?"

 Shirley: "You're putting me on!"

 Gregg: "I'm TURNING you on."

 Shirley: "You're putting me on! Where did you get that stuff?"

 Gregg: "Oh, Nikki's growing a patch out in the backyard".

 Shirley: "Come on, you're putting me on."

 Nikki: "Yeah, he's putting you on, he's a brat!"

 Shirley: "Uh-huh. Sure, sure!"

The original audio sampled from "Season of the Witch":

The cover of George Romero's 1972
film, "Season of the Witch"

• During parts of the song a low voice can be heard possibly saying "revolution" in time with the beat. This is heard most clearly at 2:30. The sample is also present in the live version of the track.

• From 4:00 to about 4:40, a female voice can be heard quickly saying, "Hey!" It starts at 4:00 and is very easy to hear at 4:26 and 4:33. It comes from the left side.

Live Version[edit]

Julie And Candy is one of the few Boards of Canada tracks to have been performed live more than once, being performed at both The Incredible Warp Lighthouse Party in 2000, and the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in 2001. The live version differs substantially from the final version included on Geogaddi. Notable differences include:

• The live version is around a semitone lower in pitch than the studio version
• The live version has a much cleaner sound, with much less distortion on the opening melody
• The Season of the Witch sample is not present in the live version

A high-quality soundboard recording of the live version, along with visuals allegedly shown during the show, was uploaded to YouTube by AtalantaFugiens in 2009.^[3]

Videos[edit]

See Also[edit]

• "Sixtyniner"
• "Sir Prancelot Brainfire"
• "Niagara"
• "P:C:"
• Gigs
• The Incredible Warp Lighthouse Party
• All Tomorrow's Parties

External links[edit]

• https://www.youtube.com/user/AtalantaFugiens
• "Summer of '72"
• Season of the Witch

References[edit]

1. ↑ Remix Magazine, July 2002
2. ↑ HMV Magazine, February 2002
3. ↑