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== Comments ==
 
== Comments ==
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[[BoC]] have expressed on numerous occasions their interest in the links between music and mathematics. This particular track is a musical palindrome.<ref>[[Interviews]]</ref>
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* [[BoC]] have expressed on numerous occasions their interest in the links between music and mathematics.<ref>[[Interviews]]</ref>
  
 
== Samples / Lyrics ==
 
== Samples / Lyrics ==
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* The theme "The Past Inside The Present" is continued within this track. In addition to these  vocals, there is a soft "Purple" uttered twice during this song, first at the 3:52 mark and then again at 3:54.
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* 0:52 onward - "The past inside the present" is repeated throughout this track.
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* [dave_from_2001] suggests that the voice near the end (around 3:52) could be saying "be careful".
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* 3:52 - There is a soft voice saying either "purple", "be careful", "perfect circle", or "perfect example"<ref>{{#widget:YouTube|id= B1PO0BWIGg0}}
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* The vocoder that enters at 1:15 is believed to be saying "We all fall down".<ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1637</ref> (Or possibly "yel-low ball.")
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* The distorted voices at the end of the song are repeatedly saying "LSD"
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* 1:15 onward - The vocoded voice is believed to be saying "We all fall down",<ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1637</ref> "It all falls down", or possibly "yellow ball".
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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*Ranked #384 on Pitchfork Medias top 500 Songs of the 2000's.<ref> http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7685-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-500-201/</ref>
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* Ranked #384 on Pitchfork Medias top 500 Songs of the 2000's.<ref>http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7685-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-500-201/</ref>
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* The beat that plays at 1:11 is very similar to the reversed beat at the end of "[[Rue the Whirl]]", if the reversed beat is played forwards.
  
 
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=== Original ===
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== See Also ==
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* "[[Rue the Whirl]]"
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:41, 5 July 2026

Music Is Math
Running time 5:20
Appears on Geogaddi
Next Beware The Friendly Stranger
Prev Ready Lets Go


Comments[edit]

  • BoC have expressed on numerous occasions their interest in the links between music and mathematics.[1]

Samples / Lyrics[edit]

  • 0:52 onward - "The past inside the present" is repeated throughout this track.
  • 3:52 - There is a soft voice saying either "purple", "be careful", "perfect circle", or "perfect example"[2].
  • 1:15 onward - The vocoded voice is believed to be saying "We all fall down",[3] "It all falls down", or possibly "yellow ball".

Trivia[edit]

  • Ranked #384 on Pitchfork Medias top 500 Songs of the 2000's.[4]
  • The beat that plays at 1:11 is very similar to the reversed beat at the end of "Rue the Whirl", if the reversed beat is played forwards.

Videos[edit]

Original[edit]

Cover[edit]

See Also[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Interviews
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1637
  4. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7685-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-500-201/