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| + | * The song heavily samples the flute melody and sound effects of "[https://youtu.be/eof_whqCvtU Lejos Te Llevas El Espejo De Tu Rostro]" from ''[https://www.discogs.com/Jorge-Reyes-Antonio-Zepeda-A-La-Izquierda-Del-Colibr%C3%AD/release/948075 A La Izquierda Del Colibrí]''.<ref>{{#ev:youtube|eof_whqCvtU||||||false}}</ref><ref>https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13222&start=160</ref> | ||
* If you listen very carefully, you can hear the word 'us' repeated throughout the track. | * If you listen very carefully, you can hear the word 'us' repeated throughout the track. | ||
| − | == | + | == Trivia == |
| − | * An Egyptian ritual [Sindawe]. ''"As the focus for offerings, the tomb was known as the "ka house"; statues of the deceased within the tomb are often called "ka statues" for the same reason. Statues of the deceased placed in the tomb serve as physical repositories for the dead person's spirit. Through the ritual of "opening the mouth," the statue was made an actual living being, able to receive offerings and live eternally as a physical container for the | + | * An Egyptian ritual [Sindawe]. ''"As the focus for offerings, the tomb was known as the "ka house"; statues of the deceased within the tomb are often called "ka statues" for the same reason. Statues of the deceased placed in the tomb serve as physical repositories for the dead person's spirit. Through the ritual of "opening the mouth," the statue was made an actual living being, able to receive offerings and live eternally as a physical container for the deceased's spirit (or "ka"). For these reasons, statues ideally were made of stone or other durable materials such as hardwood or metal."'' |
| − | ** [DC] was reading the book " | + | ** [DC] was reading the book "How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphics" (Collier + Manley), and found the following on p126: ''"The front cover shows a detail of an inscribed ritual tool used in the rite of 'opening the mouth' - an obscure ceremony designed to breathe life into an embalmed corpse, a statue or an inscribed image."'' |
| + | * The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WN9FErgjOk Gatekeeper remix] of "Strawberry Skies" by Games samples this track.<ref>{{#widget:YouTube|id= _WN9FErgjOk}}</ref> | ||
| + | * The phrase "opening the mouth" also appears in Finnegan's Wake, in the chapter 15 clause "Of the Two Ways of Opening the Mouth." | ||
| + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellmouth Hellmouth] | ||
| − | # | + | == Videos == |
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| + | == External Links == | ||
| − | + | == References == | |
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[[Category:Released tracks]] | [[Category:Released tracks]] | ||
[[Category:Geogaddi tracks]] | [[Category:Geogaddi tracks]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:38, 4 June 2024
| Opening The Mouth | |
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| Running time | 1:11 |
| Appears on | Geogaddi |
Comments[edit]
Samples / Lyrics[edit]
- The song heavily samples the flute melody and sound effects of "Lejos Te Llevas El Espejo De Tu Rostro" from A La Izquierda Del Colibrí.[1][2]
- If you listen very carefully, you can hear the word 'us' repeated throughout the track.
Trivia[edit]
- An Egyptian ritual [Sindawe]. "As the focus for offerings, the tomb was known as the "ka house"; statues of the deceased within the tomb are often called "ka statues" for the same reason. Statues of the deceased placed in the tomb serve as physical repositories for the dead person's spirit. Through the ritual of "opening the mouth," the statue was made an actual living being, able to receive offerings and live eternally as a physical container for the deceased's spirit (or "ka"). For these reasons, statues ideally were made of stone or other durable materials such as hardwood or metal."
- [DC] was reading the book "How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphics" (Collier + Manley), and found the following on p126: "The front cover shows a detail of an inscribed ritual tool used in the rite of 'opening the mouth' - an obscure ceremony designed to breathe life into an embalmed corpse, a statue or an inscribed image."
- The Gatekeeper remix of "Strawberry Skies" by Games samples this track.[3]
- The phrase "opening the mouth" also appears in Finnegan's Wake, in the chapter 15 clause "Of the Two Ways of Opening the Mouth."
- Hellmouth
Videos[edit]