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== Comments ==
 
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* The title "I Saw Through Platonia" most likely refers to the concept by British physicist Julian Barbour called the realm of Platonia, an infinite timeless landscape which contains every possible arrangement and configuration of the universe.<ref>https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/4760621</ref>
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* The title "[[I Saw Through Platonia]]" most likely refers to the concept by British physicist [[wikipedia:Julian_Barbour|Julian Barbour]] called the realm of Platonia, an infinite timeless landscape which contains every possible arrangement and configuration of the universe.<ref>https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/4760621</ref>
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** Itself influenced by Plato's concept of the world of forms (called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperuranion "Hyperuranion"] in the original Greek).
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** Itself influenced by [[wikipedia:Plato|Plato]]'s concept of the world of forms (called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperuranion "Hyperuranion"] in the original Greek).
 
* The melody in this track shares a slight resemblance to the melody in "[[R35TT B01]]".
 
* The melody in this track shares a slight resemblance to the melody in "[[R35TT B01]]".
 
* Throughout the track, a beat resembling a heartbeat can be heard, up until the track abruptly ends.
 
* Throughout the track, a beat resembling a heartbeat can be heard, up until the track abruptly ends.
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== Samples / Lyrics ==
 
== Samples / Lyrics ==
 
* The sound at the end of the track seems to be a carrier wave signal; a carrier wave is a steady high-frequency electromagnetic waveform which serves as a base to "carry" lower-frequency information from a transmitter to a receiver.
 
* The sound at the end of the track seems to be a carrier wave signal; a carrier wave is a steady high-frequency electromagnetic waveform which serves as a base to "carry" lower-frequency information from a transmitter to a receiver.
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* The auditory phenomenology common associated with the DMT experience, which shares commonalities with near-death experiences, is often described as "the carrier signal."
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* The auditory phenomenology common associated with the [[wikipedia:DMT|DMT]] experience, which shares commonalities with near-death experiences, is often described as "the carrier signal."
 
* As of June 3rd, 2026, it has not been established whether the carrier wave signal at the end of this track contains information, or if so, what.
 
* As of June 3rd, 2026, it has not been established whether the carrier wave signal at the end of this track contains information, or if so, what.
  

Revision as of 08:45, 10 June 2026

I Saw Through Platonia
Running time 2:39
Appears on Inferno (2026)
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"I Saw Through Platonia" is the eighteenth and final track on Boards of Canada's fifth studio album, Inferno.


Comments

  • The title "I Saw Through Platonia" most likely refers to the concept by British physicist Julian Barbour called the realm of Platonia, an infinite timeless landscape which contains every possible arrangement and configuration of the universe.[1]
    • Itself influenced by Plato's concept of the world of forms (called "Hyperuranion" in the original Greek).
  • The melody in this track shares a slight resemblance to the melody in "R35TT B01".
  • Throughout the track, a beat resembling a heartbeat can be heard, up until the track abruptly ends.
  • There is 9 seconds of silence at the end of the track, presumably a callback to "Magic Window".

Samples / Lyrics

  • The sound at the end of the track seems to be a carrier wave signal; a carrier wave is a steady high-frequency electromagnetic waveform which serves as a base to "carry" lower-frequency information from a transmitter to a receiver.
  • The auditory phenomenology common associated with the DMT experience, which shares commonalities with near-death experiences, is often described as "the carrier signal."
  • As of June 3rd, 2026, it has not been established whether the carrier wave signal at the end of this track contains information, or if so, what.

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References

  1. ↑ https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/4760621