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== Comments ==
 
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*The initial tune of "[[Triangles and Rhombuses]]" is notably detuned, with note pitches falling in between conventional "tuned" pitches.  
 
*The initial tune of "[[Triangles and Rhombuses]]" is notably detuned, with note pitches falling in between conventional "tuned" pitches.  
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*The separate vignette at the end of the track, which it shares with "[[Basefree]]", is believed to be a composition named "[[It's Too Orangey]]", and also appears on ''[[Random 35 Tracks Tape]]''.<ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4720&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=25</ref>
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*The separate vignette at the end of the track, which it shares with "[[Basefree]]", is believed to be a composition named "[[It's Too Orangey]]", and also appears on ''[[Random 35 Tracks Tape]]''.<ref>[http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4720&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=25 Twoism Discussion]</ref>
 
* Worth noting that when a triangle & a rhombus are placed adjacent they create a five-sided polygon, making it significant that this is track 5. This trend is of course followed on track six, ‘(Six)tyten’. [JayeBirdDown]
 
* Worth noting that when a triangle & a rhombus are placed adjacent they create a five-sided polygon, making it significant that this is track 5. This trend is of course followed on track six, ‘(Six)tyten’. [JayeBirdDown]
  
 
== Samples / Lyrics ==
 
== Samples / Lyrics ==
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* The drum loop that can be heard throughout the song is sampled from the 1982 song “Length of Time” by Stephen Mallinder.
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* The drum loop that can be heard throughout the song is sampled from the 1982 song “Length of Time” by Stephen Mallinder <ref>Length of Time” by Stephen Mallinder<br />
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==

Latest revision as of 14:00, 18 July 2026

Triangles and Rhombuses
Running time 1:50
Appears on Music Has the Right to Children (1998)
Next Sixtyten
Prev Telephasic Workshop


"Triangles and Rhombuses" is the fifth track on Boards of Canada's debut studio album, Music Has the Right to Children.

Comments[edit]

  • The initial tune of "Triangles and Rhombuses" is notably detuned, with note pitches falling in between conventional "tuned" pitches.
  • The separate vignette at the end of the track, which it shares with "Basefree", is believed to be a composition named "It's Too Orangey", and also appears on Random 35 Tracks Tape.[1]
  • Worth noting that when a triangle & a rhombus are placed adjacent they create a five-sided polygon, making it significant that this is track 5. This trend is of course followed on track six, ‘(Six)tyten’. [JayeBirdDown]

Samples / Lyrics[edit]

  • The drum loop that can be heard throughout the song is sampled from the 1982 song “Length of Time” by Stephen Mallinder [2].

Trivia[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ Twoism Discussion
  2. ↑ Length of Time” by Stephen Mallinder