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| + | "[[Blood In The Labyrinth]]" is the twelfth track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''. | ||
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== Comments == | == Comments == | ||
| − | + | * The ending of the track is highly reminiscent of the ending of "[[Collapse]]" from ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]''. | |
| + | * The title of the track may be a reference to a monster from Greek mythology "the Minotaur", which is said to have been held in a place known as The Labyrinth and was killed by the hero Theseus, the monster also makes a brief appearance in "Dante’s Inferno" which [[Inferno]] gets its name from, where it is encountered first among the "men of blood" who are punished for their violent behaviour. | ||
| + | * The beat during the intro of the track resembles a heart beat, in a similar fashion to "[[I Saw Through Platonia]]" later on the album. | ||
== Samples / Lyrics == | == Samples / Lyrics == | ||
| − | + | * From 2:10, interviews with rehabilitated PCP (angel dust) addicts from the 1979 anti-drug documentary "[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20858530/ Angel Death]".<ref>{{#ev:youtube|ByIB5wlJJQY|480||||start=1290|false}}</ref> | |
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| + | Uh, quite often, quite often, I found, I found myself being, uh, pretty violent<br> | ||
| + | Don't get it out of you, you just wanna fight<br> | ||
| + | Just the least thing would really set me off<br> | ||
| + | I don't know why, but we got in a fight, we were throwing lamps<br> | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | I got out of the swimming pool and I watched her<br> | ||
| + | Even when she was at the bottom<br> | ||
| + | I said, "Oh, we're bad, now we're doing something," you know, and I—<br> | ||
| + | When I finally did dive in and get her, she was already dead<br> | ||
| + | And, um, after that, I just ran off screaming<br> | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
| + | * Throughout the track, a sample of a choir can be heard | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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== Videos == | == Videos == | ||
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| + | {{#widget:YouTube|id=esJj2uuYHvw}} | ||
| + | {{#widget:YouTube|id=RwH0EfCMpxE}} | ||
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| + | == Audio == | ||
| + | <spotify width="100%" height="380">track/1sJSQT0OSIAsiMDE7Qs9zj </spotify> | ||
| + | == See Also == | ||
| + | * ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]'' | ||
| + | * "[[Collapse]]" | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 01:50, 3 October 2026
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| Running time | 4:55 |
| Appears on | Inferno (2026) |
| Next | Deep Time |
| Prev | Into The Magic Land |
"Blood In The Labyrinth" is the twelfth track on Boards of Canada's fifth studio album, Inferno.
Contents
Comments[edit]
- The ending of the track is highly reminiscent of the ending of "Collapse" from Tomorrow's Harvest.
- The title of the track may be a reference to a monster from Greek mythology "the Minotaur", which is said to have been held in a place known as The Labyrinth and was killed by the hero Theseus, the monster also makes a brief appearance in "Dante’s Inferno" which Inferno gets its name from, where it is encountered first among the "men of blood" who are punished for their violent behaviour.
- The beat during the intro of the track resembles a heart beat, in a similar fashion to "I Saw Through Platonia" later on the album.
Samples / Lyrics[edit]
- From 2:10, interviews with rehabilitated PCP (angel dust) addicts from the 1979 anti-drug documentary "Angel Death".[1]
Uh, quite often, quite often, I found, I found myself being, uh, pretty violent
Don't get it out of you, you just wanna fight
Just the least thing would really set me off
I don't know why, but we got in a fight, we were throwing lamps
I got out of the swimming pool and I watched her
Even when she was at the bottom
I said, "Oh, we're bad, now we're doing something," you know, and I—
When I finally did dive in and get her, she was already dead
And, um, after that, I just ran off screaming
- Throughout the track, a sample of a choir can be heard
Trivia[edit]
Videos[edit]
Audio[edit]