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== Comments ==
 
== Comments ==
* [http://thequietus.com/users/10546 Joe Clay]: "The spooked out vibes continue. Behind a wall of undulating synths there are fragments of what could be alien transmissions. It feels like something is trying to reach out from the other side. Think the scenes in Poltergeist where the demons in the telly are trying to snatch poor little Carol Anne." <ref>http://thequietus.com/articles/12364-boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest-review</ref>
 
  
* According to Michael Sandison in an interview with The Guardian, "There's a palindromic structure centred around the track Collapse in the middle." <ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jun/06/boards-of-canada-become-more-nihilistic</ref>
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* According to Michael Sandison in an interview with The Guardian, "There's a palindromic structure centred around the track Collapse in the middle." <ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jun/06/boards-of-canada-become-more-nihilistic</ref> On Tomorrow's Harvest, there are exactly 8 tracks before Collapse and 8 tracks afterwards.
  
 
*'Collapse' in this context is most likely a term referring to the sudden failure of a system, organization, business, etc. <ref> http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/collapse_3 </ref>
 
*'Collapse' in this context is most likely a term referring to the sudden failure of a system, organization, business, etc. <ref> http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/collapse_3 </ref>
  
 
== Samples / Lyrics ==
 
== Samples / Lyrics ==
A voice saying "zero zero eight zero (nine?) can be heard at 2:00 when played at twice normal speed.
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A voice saying "zero zero eight zero (nine?)" can be heard at 2:00 when played at twice normal speed.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
The track is identical in structure when played forward or reversed.
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*The track is identical in structure when played forward or reversed.
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*On the vinyl release, Collapse is the final track on Side B. It can be said the abrupt ending of this track is more dramatic than in other media formats, since Palace Posy does not immediately follow, giving Collapse a greater sense of fatalism.
  
 
== Videos ==
 
== Videos ==
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== External links==
 
== External links==

Revision as of 01:00, 21 September 2017

Collapse
Running time 2:49
Appears on Tomorrow's Harvest


Comments

  • According to Michael Sandison in an interview with The Guardian, "There's a palindromic structure centred around the track Collapse in the middle." [1] On Tomorrow's Harvest, there are exactly 8 tracks before Collapse and 8 tracks afterwards.
  • 'Collapse' in this context is most likely a term referring to the sudden failure of a system, organization, business, etc. [2]

Samples / Lyrics

A voice saying "zero zero eight zero (nine?)" can be heard at 2:00 when played at twice normal speed.

Trivia

  • The track is identical in structure when played forward or reversed.
  • On the vinyl release, Collapse is the final track on Side B. It can be said the abrupt ending of this track is more dramatic than in other media formats, since Palace Posy does not immediately follow, giving Collapse a greater sense of fatalism.

Videos

External links

References

  1. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jun/06/boards-of-canada-become-more-nihilistic
  2. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/collapse_3


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