artists mentioned by Boards of Canada in their interviews
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* Two women speaking, presumably on a television show in which a plain-looking person receives a makeover ([[Light, Clear Hair]]) | * Two women speaking, presumably on a television show in which a plain-looking person receives a makeover ([[Light, Clear Hair]]) | ||
* A man and a woman breathing heavily, with 1970's music in the background ([[P:C:]]) | * A man and a woman breathing heavily, with 1970's music in the background ([[P:C:]]) | ||
− | * Most vocals from [[Colonel Abrams - Trapped|Trapped]] by Colonel Abrams ([[Trapped]]) | + | * Most vocals from [[Colonel Abrams - Trapped|Trapped]] by Colonel Abrams ([[Colonel Abrams - Trapped|Trapped]]) |
* A commercial for Dirt Devil (a brand of portable vacuum cleaner). Voice over is spoken by a mature-sounding English man: "It's almost like having an upright in the palm of your hand. The Devil is lightweight (Devil), powerful (Devil), has a wide opening (Devil) with a revolving brush...Get a Devil." ([[Devil]], [[Peace-Tony-Devil]]) | * A commercial for Dirt Devil (a brand of portable vacuum cleaner). Voice over is spoken by a mature-sounding English man: "It's almost like having an upright in the palm of your hand. The Devil is lightweight (Devil), powerful (Devil), has a wide opening (Devil) with a revolving brush...Get a Devil." ([[Devil]], [[Peace-Tony-Devil]]) | ||
* Dialogue, applause, and music from an episode of the British television game show ''Blockbusters'', spliced for surreal effect ([[Blockbusters]]) | * Dialogue, applause, and music from an episode of the British television game show ''Blockbusters'', spliced for surreal effect ([[Blockbusters]]) | ||
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* A drum fill from "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles ([[Kid For Today]], [[Sequoia]]) | * A drum fill from "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles ([[Kid For Today]], [[Sequoia]]) | ||
* A basic (snare-)kick-kick-snare drum pattern ([[Oirectine]], [[5:9:78]]) (may just be similar-sounding different samples) | * A basic (snare-)kick-kick-snare drum pattern ([[Oirectine]], [[5:9:78]]) (may just be similar-sounding different samples) | ||
− | * A choir-like melodic/harmonic loop ([[Audiotrack 06|Old Tunes Vol. 1: Side A Audiotrack 6]], [[ | + | * A choir-like melodic/harmonic loop ([[Audiotrack 06|Old Tunes Vol. 1: Side A Audiotrack 6]], [[Seven Forty Seven]]) |
* A drum loop with a wah effect applied ([[Audiotrack 08|Old Tunes Vol. 1: Side A Audiotrack 8]], [[June 9th]]) | * A drum loop with a wah effect applied ([[Audiotrack 08|Old Tunes Vol. 1: Side A Audiotrack 8]], [[June 9th]]) | ||
* A choir-like melody ([[Audiotrack 12|Old Tunes Vol. 1: Side A Audiotrack 12]], [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius (Version 3)]]) | * A choir-like melody ([[Audiotrack 12|Old Tunes Vol. 1: Side A Audiotrack 12]], [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius (Version 3)]]) | ||
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* A "skipping" drum loop ([[Orange Hexagon Sun]], [[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]) | * A "skipping" drum loop ([[Orange Hexagon Sun]], [[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]) | ||
* A loop of bongos being played rapidly ([[Oirectine]], [[Mira Calix - Sandsings]]) | * A loop of bongos being played rapidly ([[Oirectine]], [[Mira Calix - Sandsings]]) | ||
− | * A drum loop with a distinctive electronic closed hi-hat (([Iced Cooley]], [[Seeya Later]], [[Smokes Quantity]]) | + | * A drum loop with a distinctive electronic closed hi-hat (([[Iced Cooley]], [[Seeya Later]], [[Smokes Quantity]]) |
* An unidentified speech sample (thought by some to be the voice Welsh actor [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0535053/ Philip Madoc]) which begins narrating a story about holts near the sea ([[An Eagle in Your Mind]]) | * An unidentified speech sample (thought by some to be the voice Welsh actor [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0535053/ Philip Madoc]) which begins narrating a story about holts near the sea ([[An Eagle in Your Mind]]) | ||
* A synthetic-sounding voice saying "I love you" ([[An Eagle in Your Mind]]) | * A synthetic-sounding voice saying "I love you" ([[An Eagle in Your Mind]]) | ||
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* A grunting noise resembling the sound of a taut tope being pulled across the hull of a wooden ship ([[You Could Feel the Sky]]) | * A grunting noise resembling the sound of a taut tope being pulled across the hull of a wooden ship ([[You Could Feel the Sky]]) | ||
* "A god with horns" or "A god with hooves" ([[You Could Feel the Sky]]) | * "A god with horns" or "A god with hooves" ([[You Could Feel the Sky]]) | ||
− | * Whispered: "take my hand" ([[You Could Feel the Sky]], [[ | + | * Whispered: "take my hand" ([[You Could Feel the Sky]], [[Seven Forty Seven]]) |
* Various young speakers discussing the nature of God, sampled from an album entitled "Family of God" ([[From One Source All Things Depend]]) | * Various young speakers discussing the nature of God, sampled from an album entitled "Family of God" ([[From One Source All Things Depend]]) | ||
* From an early 1970's anti-drug social hygiene film, a woman speaking and laughing ([[Chromakey Dreamcoat]]) | * From an early 1970's anti-drug social hygiene film, a woman speaking and laughing ([[Chromakey Dreamcoat]]) |
For more detailed info on a particular sample, see the individual song pages.