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* Main vocal sample comes from "Zableyalo mi Agŭntse", as it appears on the compilation album ''Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares'' (1991)<ref>https://youtu.be/dluBzT6kVno?t=83</ref>. Marcus also references this compilation album in an interview.<ref>https://bocpages.org/wiki/Breaking_Into_Heaven</ref>
 
* Main vocal sample comes from "Zableyalo mi Agŭntse", as it appears on the compilation album ''Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares'' (1991)<ref>https://youtu.be/dluBzT6kVno?t=83</ref>. Marcus also references this compilation album in an interview.<ref>https://bocpages.org/wiki/Breaking_Into_Heaven</ref>
 
===== [[Dave (I'm A Real Traditionalist)]] =====
 
===== [[Dave (I'm A Real Traditionalist)]] =====
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* Vocal sample of David Bigham saying  "I'm..er...a Real Traditionalist myself of course, because of Orbison, and Holly, and The Fireballs and The String Along, and er, all the things that happen in the studio. I'm so glad to...take care of...studio and..."<ref>https://youtu.be/vJiREhmiUQs The video in this reference is unrelated, and just for visual interest. Additionally, it is not confirmed that the sample source is from David Bigham. For more discussion about the source, see the [[Dave (I'm A Real Traditionalist)|full page]] for this song. </ref>  
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* Vocal sample of David Bigham saying  "I'm..er...a Real Traditionalist myself of course, because of Orbison, and Holly, and The Fireballs and The String Along, and er, all the things that happen in the studio. I'm so glad to...take care of...studio and..."<ref>https://youtu.be/vJiREhmiUQs . Oddly, though this video seems to have the video footage of the sample, it has not been found/disseminated anywhere else publicly.   </ref>  
 
* Contains a sample of a woman ordering at a drive-thru also used in "[[R35TT A06]]" <ref>Appears at :31 in this song, and 3:20 in "[[R35TT A06]]"</ref>
 
* Contains a sample of a woman ordering at a drive-thru also used in "[[R35TT A06]]" <ref>Appears at :31 in this song, and 3:20 in "[[R35TT A06]]"</ref>
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===== [[Peace-Tony-Devil]] =====
 
===== [[Peace-Tony-Devil]] =====
 
* "The royal family should be <em>left in peace</em>!"  
 
* "The royal family should be <em>left in peace</em>!"  
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===== [[Niagara]] =====
 
===== [[Niagara]] =====
 
* Two men talking about the Niagara river sampled from the documentary ''The Falls'' (1991)<ref>http://youtu.be/UGrNQcPLwWE?t=2956 </ref>
 
* Two men talking about the Niagara river sampled from the documentary ''The Falls'' (1991)<ref>http://youtu.be/UGrNQcPLwWE?t=2956 </ref>
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* Background music from the adult film ''Summer of '72''<ref>https://youtu.be/wGKhFfMUTwc</ref>
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* Background music from the adult film ''Summer of '72''<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128647</ref>
 
* Beginning at :22, a giggle and two metallic-sounding high notes from the ''I Love You'' Sesame Street vignette<ref>https://youtu.be/mpQXqnOStAs?t=40</ref>
 
* Beginning at :22, a giggle and two metallic-sounding high notes from the ''I Love You'' Sesame Street vignette<ref>https://youtu.be/mpQXqnOStAs?t=40</ref>
 
===== [[Concourse]] =====
 
===== [[Concourse]] =====
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* All percussion on this track is constructed using the voice of Mike's girlfriend<ref>https://bocpages.org/wiki/Northern_Exposure</ref>  
 
* All percussion on this track is constructed using the voice of Mike's girlfriend<ref>https://bocpages.org/wiki/Northern_Exposure</ref>  
 
* At 1:53, a speech sample from the documentary ''On the Tracks of the Wild Otter'' (1983) is heard<ref>https://youtu.be/NvIneE_fcHM?t=1591</ref>
 
* At 1:53, a speech sample from the documentary ''On the Tracks of the Wild Otter'' (1983) is heard<ref>https://youtu.be/NvIneE_fcHM?t=1591</ref>
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* At 2:50 a processed voice saying "I love you", from Sesame Street<ref>The original sample: https://youtu.be/mpQXqnOStAs?si=26dYmAf0FqeLp3xI&t=38 This additional source demonstrates the processing: https://youtu.be/pfTks0bgEO4?si=xp30LGFs0U4w_a60&t=128</ref>
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* A synthetic-sounding voice saying "I love you"  
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===== [[The Color of the Fire]] =====
 
===== [[The Color of the Fire]] =====
 
* Throughout the song, a child sounding out the sentence "I love you" from Sesame Street is heard<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpQXqnOStAs </ref>
 
* Throughout the song, a child sounding out the sentence "I love you" from Sesame Street is heard<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpQXqnOStAs </ref>
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* Melodic fragment from Sesame Street episode 2852 (1991)<ref>https://youtu.be/9j4kXWTJXLE?t=696</ref>
 
* Melodic fragment from Sesame Street episode 2852 (1991)<ref>https://youtu.be/9j4kXWTJXLE?t=696</ref>
 
* A child saying "Lake" from Sesame Street episode 2852 (1991)<ref>https://youtu.be/9j4kXWTJXLE?t=717 . ibid, different timestamp.</ref>
 
* A child saying "Lake" from Sesame Street episode 2852 (1991)<ref>https://youtu.be/9j4kXWTJXLE?t=717 . ibid, different timestamp.</ref>
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*Similar Slow Kick and Snare Sample from "[[Spectrum]]"
 
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===== [[Rue the Whirl]] =====
 
===== [[Rue the Whirl]] =====
 
* Birds whistling outside BoC's studio ([[Rue the Whirl]])<ref>https://bocpages.org/wiki/Two_Aesthetes_of_Electronic_Music</ref>
 
* Birds whistling outside BoC's studio ([[Rue the Whirl]])<ref>https://bocpages.org/wiki/Two_Aesthetes_of_Electronic_Music</ref>
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===== [[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country]] =====
 
===== [[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country]] =====
 
* Children laughing and the creaking of a porch swing  
 
* Children laughing and the creaking of a porch swing  
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* The phrase "Come out and live with a religious community in a beautiful place out in the country", quoted from Amo Bishop Roden, processed through a vocoder.<ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6gCmQ1dxek&t=974s Additionally, the full sample of Roden speaking appears on the [[Slag_Boom_Van_Loon_-_Poppy_Seed|Poppy Seed remix]].</ref>
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* The phrase "Come out and live with a religious community in a beautiful place out in the country", quoted from Amo Bishop Roden, processed through a vocoder.<ref>The source of this sample is unclear. Though the text itself is undoubtedly sourced from an interview with Amo Bishop Roden, the voice heard in the song is most likely not taken from the original sample, or simply too processed to confirm its source. Additionally, despite the full sample of Roden speaking appearing on the [[Slag_Boom_Van_Loon_-_Poppy_Seed|Poppy Seed remix]], as of yet an isolated source of the sample has not yet been found.</ref>
  
 
== [[Geogaddi|Geogaddi (2002)]] ==
 
== [[Geogaddi|Geogaddi (2002)]] ==
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===== [[Split Your Infinities]] =====
 
===== [[Split Your Infinities]] =====
 
* A quote at 1:45 about FEMA camps from the documentary ''America Under Siege'' (1994)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P-hvPJPTi4</ref>
 
* A quote at 1:45 about FEMA camps from the documentary ''America Under Siege'' (1994)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P-hvPJPTi4</ref>
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* A sample from an MCA Videodisc bumper. The sample appears deeper in the mix at 1:48, but can be heard most clearly and in its entirety starting at 4:00. <ref>https://youtu.be/eRhs70SWc2c?si=KJeoROqreqJ-Hsdg This sample is also pitched down slightly. This particular bumper most likely originates from 1982-1984; LaserDiscs went through many different renamings and rebrandings, and the MCA Videodisc label was only used during this period.</ref>
 
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===== [[Nothing Is Real]] =====
 
===== [[Nothing Is Real]] =====
 
* A distorted voice reciting about or talking to Jesus  
 
* A distorted voice reciting about or talking to Jesus  
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== Unsorted ==
 
== Unsorted ==
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* A monologue, taken from a pornographic film, in which a young man tells of his first sexual experience ("[[Sixtyniner]]", "[[Sir Prancelot Brainfire]]")
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* A flute played in a Native American style at high pitch ("[[Red Moss]]")
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* Exuberant conversation between several young adults suspected (but not confirmed) to be members of the [[Hexagon Sun|Hexagon Sun collective]] ("[[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]]")
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* A tinny, cyclic sound that is possibly part of a drum loop ("[[Spectrum]]", "[[Twoism]]")
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* A drum fill from "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles ("[[Kid For Today]]", "[[Sequoia]]")
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* A basic (snare-)kick-kick-snare drum pattern ("[[Oirectine]]", "[[5.9.78]]") (may just be similar-sounding different samples)
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* A choir-like melodic/harmonic loop ("[[R35TT A06]]", "[[Seven Forty Seven]]")
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* A drum loop with a wah effect applied ("[[R35TT A08]]", "[[June 9th]]")
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* A choir-like melody ("[[R35TT A12]]", "[[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius (Version 3)]]")
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* A loop of bongos being played rapidly ("[[Oirectine]]", "[[Mira Calix - Sandsings]]")
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* A drum loop with a distinctive electronic closed hi-hat ("[[Iced Cooly]]", "[[Seeya Later]]", "[[Smokes Quantity]]")
 
* A Christian Science Monitor news segment about laws pertaining to immigrants in the USA, reversed ("[[Michael Fakesch - Surfaise : The Trade Winds Mix By Boards Of Canada]]")
 
* A Christian Science Monitor news segment about laws pertaining to immigrants in the USA, reversed ("[[Michael Fakesch - Surfaise : The Trade Winds Mix By Boards Of Canada]]")
 
* A woman with a southern American accent apparently pulling up to a drive-through fast food ordering microphone and asking "Yes, what comes with, uh, chicken fingers?"  ("[[Dave (I'm A Real Traditionalist)]]", "[[R35TT A06]]")
 
* A woman with a southern American accent apparently pulling up to a drive-through fast food ordering microphone and asking "Yes, what comes with, uh, chicken fingers?"  ("[[Dave (I'm A Real Traditionalist)]]", "[[R35TT A06]]")

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