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''For more detailed info on a particular sample, see the individual song pages.''
 
''For more detailed info on a particular sample, see the individual song pages.''
  
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== A Few Old Tunes==
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== [[A Few Old Tunes|A Few Old Tunes (1996)]] ==
  
 
* A tinny, cyclic sound that is possibly part of a drum loop ([[Spectrum]])
 
* A tinny, cyclic sound that is possibly part of a drum loop ([[Spectrum]])
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* A man and a woman breathing heavily, with 1970's music in the background ([[P:C:]])
 
* A man and a woman breathing heavily, with 1970's music in the background ([[P:C:]])
 
* Most vocals from [[ Trapped|Trapped]] by Colonel Abrams ([[Trapped|Trapped]])
 
* Most vocals from [[ Trapped|Trapped]] by Colonel Abrams ([[Trapped|Trapped]])
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* A commercial for Dirt Devil (a brand of portable vacuum cleaner). Voice over is spoken by a mature-sounding English man: "It's almost like having an upright in the palm of your hand. The Devil is lightweight (Devil), powerful (Devil), has a wide opening (Devil) with a revolving brush...Get a Devil." ([[Devil]], [[Peace-Tony-Devil]])
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* A commercial for Dirt Devil (a brand of portable vacuum cleaner). Voice over is spoken by a mature-sounding English man: "It's almost like having an upright in the palm of your hand. The Devil is lightweight (Devil), powerful (Devil), has a wide opening (Devil) with a revolving brush... get a Devil." ([[Devil]], [[Peace-Tony-Devil]])
 
* Dialogue, applause, and music from an episode of the British television game show ''Blockbusters'', spliced for surreal effect  ([[Blockbusters]])
 
* Dialogue, applause, and music from an episode of the British television game show ''Blockbusters'', spliced for surreal effect  ([[Blockbusters]])
 
* The chorus of "Celebration" by Kool & The Gang ([[The Way You Show]])
 
* The chorus of "Celebration" by Kool & The Gang ([[The Way You Show]])
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* A vocoded voice, gradually slowing down, saying "... and so you could become very sensitive to everything, you start walking through the studio, you go: 'ah yes, it's going to be a good day, I can feel -'" ([[Nova Scotia Robots]])
 
* A vocoded voice, gradually slowing down, saying "... and so you could become very sensitive to everything, you start walking through the studio, you go: 'ah yes, it's going to be a good day, I can feel -'" ([[Nova Scotia Robots]])
  
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== Old Tunes Vol. 2 ==
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== [[Old Tunes Vol. 2|Old Tunes Vol. 2 (1996)]] ==
 
* The jingle at the end of [[Iraq Says]] is taken from a [[Sesame Street]] clip: "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QimBkBFspbY&feature=youtu.be&t=2m31 Wanda The Word Fairy Visits Sesame Street]". <ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13628</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QimBkBFspbY&feature=youtu.be&t=2m31s</ref>
 
* The jingle at the end of [[Iraq Says]] is taken from a [[Sesame Street]] clip: "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QimBkBFspbY&feature=youtu.be&t=2m31 Wanda The Word Fairy Visits Sesame Street]". <ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13628</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QimBkBFspbY&feature=youtu.be&t=2m31s</ref>
 
* From "Flashback" by Imagination: "We're startin' up, now we're on our way" ([[We've Started Up]])
 
* From "Flashback" by Imagination: "We're startin' up, now we're on our way" ([[We've Started Up]])
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* A "skipping" drum loop ([[Orange Hexagon Sun]], [[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]])
 
* A "skipping" drum loop ([[Orange Hexagon Sun]], [[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]])
  
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== Hi Scores ==
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== [[BoC Maxima|BoC Maxima (1996)]] ==
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* Two men talking about the Niagara river sampled from the 1991 documentary [http://youtu.be/UGrNQcPLwWE "The Falls"] ([[Niagara]])
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* Background music from the adult film [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128647/ "Summer of '72"] ([[Niagara]])
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* A giggle and two metallic-sounding high notes from the [http://youtu.be/mpQXqnOStAs "I Love You"] Sesame Street vignette ([[Niagara]])
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* Dialogue from an episode of [http://youtu.be/CUt_PPzFAdY Bob Vila's Home Again] ([[Concourse]])
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* Speech from the [http://youtu.be/QZyRR-18EVU "Many Me's"] Sesame Street segment ([[Whitewater]])
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* Vocal sample from the conclusion of the 1982 adult film [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123570/ "A Brief Affair"] ("[[One Very Important Thought]]")
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== [[Hi Scores (release)|Hi Scores (1996)]] ==
  
 
* The beginning of the song "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life" by Indeep ([[Nlogax]])
 
* The beginning of the song "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life" by Indeep ([[Nlogax]])
 
* Part of the song "Timeless" by John Abercrombie ([[Everything You Do Is A Balloon]])
 
* Part of the song "Timeless" by John Abercrombie ([[Everything You Do Is A Balloon]])
  
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== Music Has The Right To Children ==
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== [[Music Has The Right To Children|Music Has The Right To Children (1998)]] ==
  
 
* A speech sample from the documentary "On the Tracks of the Wild Otter (1983)" narrated by Hugh Miles. ([[An Eagle in Your Mind]])
 
* A speech sample from the documentary "On the Tracks of the Wild Otter (1983)" narrated by Hugh Miles. ([[An Eagle in Your Mind]])
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* "There are a lot of different 'me's, you know. There's the mad me, when I get angry." From a [[Sesame Street]] segment [reversed] ([[Sixtyten]])
 
* "There are a lot of different 'me's, you know. There's the mad me, when I get angry." From a [[Sesame Street]] segment [reversed] ([[Sixtyten]])
 
* What might be a recording from a native American ceremony, including what sounds like someone with a drum ([[Kaini Industries]])
 
* What might be a recording from a native American ceremony, including what sounds like someone with a drum ([[Kaini Industries]])
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* A child saying "Lake" from the [https://youtu.be/9j4kXWTJXLE?t=715 "Lake (Time-lapse)"] Sesame Street segment.
 
* Birds whistling outside BoC's studio ([[Rue the Whirl]])
 
* Birds whistling outside BoC's studio ([[Rue the Whirl]])
 
* The slap bass riff (and possibly drums on the Aquarius single) from the beginning of "Aquarius" from [http://www.discogs.com/release/702474 Galt MacDermot's 1979 soundtrack] for the film "[[wikipedia:Hair (movie)|Hair]]" (All versions of [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius)]])
 
* The slap bass riff (and possibly drums on the Aquarius single) from the beginning of "Aquarius" from [http://www.discogs.com/release/702474 Galt MacDermot's 1979 soundtrack] for the film "[[wikipedia:Hair (movie)|Hair]]" (All versions of [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius)]])
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* A sequence of numbers read by a professional-sounding woman's voice (All versions of [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]], though the number sequence varies)
 
* A sequence of numbers read by a professional-sounding woman's voice (All versions of [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]], though the number sequence varies)
 
* The same voice that recites the number sequence saying "Orange" (All versions of [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]])
 
* The same voice that recites the number sequence saying "Orange" (All versions of [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]])
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* A chorused male voice singing "I'm listening" ([[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius (Verison 3)]])
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* A chorused male voice singing "I'm listening" ([[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius (Verison 3)]]) sampled from [https://youtu.be/E3x_M7TFtuo?t=55 Blue Aquarius - At The Feet Of The Master]
 
* A synthesized male voice saying "sixtyten new aquarius" ([[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius (Verison 3)]])
 
* A synthesized male voice saying "sixtyten new aquarius" ([[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius (Verison 3)]])
 
* A girl saying "We'll sail to the stars." From a [[Sesame Street]] segment (All versions of [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]])
 
* A girl saying "We'll sail to the stars." From a [[Sesame Street]] segment (All versions of [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]])
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* The bird calls are sampled from Vangelis - La FΓͺte sauvage. Sample starts at 2:43. <ref>{{#widget:YouTube|id=e8eeCRVVjWc}}
 
* The bird calls are sampled from Vangelis - La FΓͺte sauvage. Sample starts at 2:43. <ref>{{#widget:YouTube|id=e8eeCRVVjWc}}
 
</ref><ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13680</ref>
 
</ref><ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13680</ref>
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* A female voice (possibly sped up) saying either "hop skip" or "popsicle" ([[Happy Cycling]])
  
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== In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country ==
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== [[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (release)|In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (2000)]] ==
  
 
* A slide projector switching to the next slide ([[Kid For Today]])
 
* A slide projector switching to the next slide ([[Kid For Today]])
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* The phrase "Come out and live with a religious community in a beautiful place out in the country", processed through a vocoder and probably slowed down ([[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (song)|In a Beautiful Place out in the Country]])
 
* The phrase "Come out and live with a religious community in a beautiful place out in the country", processed through a vocoder and probably slowed down ([[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (song)|In a Beautiful Place out in the Country]])
  
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== Geogaddi ==
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== [[Geogaddi|Geogaddi (2002)]] ==
  
 
* A man or low-voiced woman slowly saying "the past inside the present" ([[Music Is Math]])
 
* A man or low-voiced woman slowly saying "the past inside the present" ([[Music Is Math]])
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* Dialogue between a man and a woman sampled from the 1972 film ''Season of the Witch'' ([[Julie And Candy]])
 
* Dialogue between a man and a woman sampled from the 1972 film ''Season of the Witch'' ([[Julie And Candy]])
 
* The flute solo at the end of "When the Music Starts to Play" by The Incredible String Band, heard in reverse and at a lower speed ([[The Smallest Weird Number]])
 
* The flute solo at the end of "When the Music Starts to Play" by The Incredible String Band, heard in reverse and at a lower speed ([[The Smallest Weird Number]])
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* Track 10 from side B of ([[Old Tunes Vol. 1]]), reversed ([[The Smallest Weird Number]])
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* Track 10 from side B of ([[Random 35 Tracks Tape]]), reversed ([[The Smallest Weird Number]])
 
* An interview with Amo Bishop Roeden featuring the line "Although not a follower of David Koresh, she's a devoted Branch Davidian" ([[1969]] (with "David Koresh" reversed); Same words occur in BoC remix of [[Slag Boom Van Loon - Poppy Seed|Poppy Seed]] by Slag Boom Van Loon
 
* An interview with Amo Bishop Roeden featuring the line "Although not a follower of David Koresh, she's a devoted Branch Davidian" ([[1969]] (with "David Koresh" reversed); Same words occur in BoC remix of [[Slag Boom Van Loon - Poppy Seed|Poppy Seed]] by Slag Boom Van Loon
 
* A vocoded voice, similar to the one heard counting in [[Aquarius]], saying "1969 in the sunshine" ([[1969]])
 
* A vocoded voice, similar to the one heard counting in [[Aquarius]], saying "1969 in the sunshine" ([[1969]])
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* Very slowly-spoken speech (words unknown) processed through a vocoder and harmonized at close intervals for a dissonant sound (not confirmed) ([[The Devil Is In The Details]])
 
* Very slowly-spoken speech (words unknown) processed through a vocoder and harmonized at close intervals for a dissonant sound (not confirmed) ([[The Devil Is In The Details]])
 
* A sound similar to a bubbling cauldron ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]])
 
* A sound similar to a bubbling cauldron ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]])
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* A ring-modulated voice saying "One two three four five, six seven eight nine ten. Now in Spanish, then in French, we'll say that twice again" ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]])
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* A vocoded voice singing: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Now in Spanish, then in French, we'll say that twice again". Sampled from the song [https://youtu.be/DdGUyK4wyXA Languages We Speak] by [https://www.discogs.com/artist/4433629-Sarah-Barchas Sarah Barchas] ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]])
 
* A group singing "We love you all" ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]])
 
* A group singing "We love you all" ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]])
 
* From the film ''Season of the Witch'', a man: "I'll be gone about a week. Oh, by the way, I brought..." (forwards and then reversed) ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]])
 
* From the film ''Season of the Witch'', a man: "I'll be gone about a week. Oh, by the way, I brought..." (forwards and then reversed) ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]])
 
* From the song "Teddy Bear's Picnic": "If you go down to the woods today, you'd better not go alone!" (reversed) ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]])
 
* From the song "Teddy Bear's Picnic": "If you go down to the woods today, you'd better not go alone!" (reversed) ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]])
 
* A reversed excerpt of an interview with Tommy Silverstein on the A&E investigative report ''Behind Bars: Supermax'' ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]])
 
* A reversed excerpt of an interview with Tommy Silverstein on the A&E investigative report ''Behind Bars: Supermax'' ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]])
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* "so, those prophecies you've been describing" ... "and now to business [matters?]..." (reversed) ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]])
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* "So, those prophecies you've been describing" ... "and now to business [matters?]..." (reversed) ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]])
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* A voice repeating "it must be a [message] ... look up there!" ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]])
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* A distorted voice repeating "It must be a musical computer!" sampled from [https://youtu.be/lYJrM9epx-0?t=110 Make a Joyful Noise!: introducing Colby!] ([[A Is To B As B Is To C]])  
 
* An English woman possibly saying "round the, round the, round the cauldron" and/or "but you may be dead ... you may be dead", which heavy echo applied ([[Dawn Chorus]])
 
* An English woman possibly saying "round the, round the, round the cauldron" and/or "but you may be dead ... you may be dead", which heavy echo applied ([[Dawn Chorus]])
 
* A child wailing semi-melodically ([[Dawn Chorus]])
 
* A child wailing semi-melodically ([[Dawn Chorus]])
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* The kid voice saying bye in [[Dawn Chorus]] is taken from [[Sesame Street]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZyRR-18EVU many different me's] clip. <ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13635&p=267175</ref> Audio snippet: https://puu.sh/tEazO/45f679f08a.mp3
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* The child's voice saying bye in [[Dawn Chorus]] is taken from [[Sesame Street]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZyRR-18EVU Many Different Me's] clip. <ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13635&p=267175</ref> Audio snippet: https://puu.sh/tEazO/45f679f08a.mp3
 
* The sound of velcro pieces being separated, the tightening of a rope, or the compression of two rubber surfaces such as rubber gloves. (not confirmed) ([[You Could Feel the Sky]])
 
* The sound of velcro pieces being separated, the tightening of a rope, or the compression of two rubber surfaces such as rubber gloves. (not confirmed) ([[You Could Feel the Sky]])
 
* A grunting noise resembling the sound of a taut tope being pulled across the hull of a wooden ship ([[You Could Feel the Sky]])
 
* A grunting noise resembling the sound of a taut tope being pulled across the hull of a wooden ship ([[You Could Feel the Sky]])
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* "A god with horns" or "A god with hooves" ([[You Could Feel the Sky]])
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* A man saying "A god with horns" and/or "A god with hooves", played in reverse ([[You Could Feel the Sky]])
 
* Whispered: "take my hand" ([[You Could Feel the Sky]], also in [[Seven Forty Seven]])
 
* Whispered: "take my hand" ([[You Could Feel the Sky]], also in [[Seven Forty Seven]])
 
* Various young speakers discussing the nature of God, sampled from an album entitled "Family of God" ([[From One Source All Things Depend]])
 
* Various young speakers discussing the nature of God, sampled from an album entitled "Family of God" ([[From One Source All Things Depend]])
  
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== The Campfire Headphase ==
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== [[The Campfire Headphase|The Campfire Headphase (2005)]] ==
  
 
* From an early 1970's anti-drug social hygiene film, a woman speaking and laughing ([[Chromakey Dreamcoat]])
 
* From an early 1970's anti-drug social hygiene film, a woman speaking and laughing ([[Chromakey Dreamcoat]])
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* Slowed down voice on the right channel repeating "peanut butter. It's doggone good!" from a [https://youtu.be/Wty8UYT6PGw?t=7 Reese's Peanut Butter Cup commercial] ([[Chromakey Dreamcoat]])
 
* Various voices including a baby crying ([[Peacock Tail]])
 
* Various voices including a baby crying ([[Peacock Tail]])
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* A choir sample from [https://youtu.be/TTmR4e-ssdA?t=223 The Manhattan Transfer - Foreign Affair] ([[A Moment of Clarity]])
 
* Various garbled voices that seem as though they may have been recorded in a highly reverberant public space on a handheld recorder ([[Sherbet Head]])
 
* Various garbled voices that seem as though they may have been recorded in a highly reverberant public space on a handheld recorder ([[Sherbet Head]])
 
* An underlying drone sound that bears a strong resemblance to the drone heard in the cabin of an airliner during travel ([[Hey Saturday Sun]])
 
* An underlying drone sound that bears a strong resemblance to the drone heard in the cabin of an airliner during travel ([[Hey Saturday Sun]])
 
* Shortwave radio noise, including morse, teletype, and various data signals, one which seems to be a Harris RF-5710 radio modem ([[Slow This Bird Down]])
 
* Shortwave radio noise, including morse, teletype, and various data signals, one which seems to be a Harris RF-5710 radio modem ([[Slow This Bird Down]])
  
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== Tomorrow's Harvest ==
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== [[Tomorrow's Harvest|Tomorrow's Harvest (2013)]] ==
  
 
* The words "Does anybody copy me?" followed by "Roger" ([[Gemini]])
 
* The words "Does anybody copy me?" followed by "Roger" ([[Gemini]])
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== Unsorted ==
 
== Unsorted ==
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* A child saying "Yeah!", reversed ([[Roygbiv]], [[Roygbiv#Alpha_Quest_Mix|ROYGBIV (Alpha Quest Mix)]])
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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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* Two men and a woman, talking about a development plan for the Niagara River; woman might be from a different source ([[Niagara]])
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* A flute played in a Native American style at high pitch ("[[Red Moss]]")
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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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* 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 flute played in a Native American style at high pitch ([[Red Moss]])
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* A tinny, cyclic sound that is possibly part of a drum loop ("[[Spectrum]]", "[[Twoism]]")
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* An episode of Bob Vila's ''Home Again'', with dialogue heavily spliced ([[Concourse]])
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* A drum fill from "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles ("[[Kid For Today]]", "[[Sequoia]]")
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* Exuberant conversation between several young adults suspected (but not confirmed) to be members of the Hexagon Sun collective ([[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]])
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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 woman's voice, sampled from the conclusion of a 1982 porn film entitled ''A Brief Affair'' ([[One Very Important Thought]] on [[BOC Maxima]])
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* A choir-like melodic/harmonic loop ("[[R35TT A06]]", "[[Seven Forty Seven]]")
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* A tinny, cyclic sound that is possibly part of a drum loop ([[Spectrum]], [[Twoism]])
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* A drum loop with a wah effect applied ("[[R35TT A08]]", "[[June 9th]]")
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* A [[Sesame Street]] vignette in which a child sounds out the phrase "I love you" while attempting to write it out; at the end, the child giggles, and two metallic-sounding high notes are heard ([[The Color of the Fire]], [[The Color of the Fire|I Love U]], [[Korona]], [[Niagara]] (giggle/high notes only))
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* A choir-like melody ("[[R35TT A12]]", "[[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius (Version 3)]]")
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* A drum fill from "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles ([[Kid For Today]], [[Sequoia]])
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* A loop of bongos being played rapidly ("[[Oirectine]]", "[[Mira Calix - Sandsings]]")  
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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 drum loop with a distinctive electronic closed hi-hat ("[[Iced Cooly]]", "[[Seeya Later]]", "[[Smokes Quantity]]")
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* A choir-like melodic/harmonic loop ([[Audiotrack 06|Old Tunes Vol. 1: Side A Audiotrack 6]], [[Seven Forty Seven]])
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* 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]]")
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* A drum loop with a wah effect applied ([[Audiotrack 08|Old Tunes Vol. 1: Side A Audiotrack 8]], [[June 9th]])
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* 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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* A choir-like melody ([[Audiotrack 12|Old Tunes Vol. 1: Side A Audiotrack 12]], [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius (Version 3)]])
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* Looped reversed sample of "[https://youtu.be/yxC-utQG1GE?t=77 Bless the Lord]" from "[http://www.discogs.com/Various-Make-A-Joyful-Noise-Introducing-Colby/release/4952806  Make A Joyful Noise: Introducing Colby]" ([[Warp10-06]])
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* A woman saying "One, two, three and four" in an American/Canadian accent, possibly from a vintage children's educational tape or retro domestic appliance advert ([[Warp10-07]])
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* A loop of bongos being played rapidly ([[Oirectine]], [[Mira Calix - Sandsings]])  
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* A vocoded voice repeating throughout, possibly saying "Marcus singing", "Funky singing", "Love is in me", or "Focus in me" ([[Warp10-08]])
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* A drum loop with a distinctive electronic closed hi-hat ([[Iced Cooly]], [[Seeya Later]], [[Smokes Quantity]])
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* Another vocoded voice which repeats throughout, possibly saying "The one move it" in a Scottish accent, or "The one and only" ([[Warp10-08]])
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* A sample of children laughing similar to [[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (song)|In a Beautiful Place out in the Country]] drenched in reverb ([[Warp10-07]])
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* 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]])
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* A child saying "Louder!" ([[ATP-07]])
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* A vocoded female voice possibly saying "Electric Star" ([[ATP-07]])
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* 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)]], [[Audiotrack 06|Old Tunes Vol. 1: Side A Audiotrack 6]])
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* "See the rainbow" ([[ATP-07]])
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== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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Revision as of 07:59, 29 August 2021

For more detailed info on a particular sample, see the individual song pages.

A Few Old Tunes (1996)

  • A tinny, cyclic sound that is possibly part of a drum loop (Spectrum)
  • Two women speaking, presumably on a television show in which a plain-looking person receives a makeover (Light, Clear Hair)
  • A man and a woman breathing heavily, with 1970's music in the background (P:C:)
  • Most vocals from Trapped by Colonel Abrams (Trapped)
  • A commercial for Dirt Devil (a brand of portable vacuum cleaner). Voice over is spoken by a mature-sounding English man: "It's almost like having an upright in the palm of your hand. The Devil is lightweight (Devil), powerful (Devil), has a wide opening (Devil) with a revolving brush... get a Devil." (Devil, Peace-Tony-Devil)
  • Dialogue, applause, and music from an episode of the British television game show Blockbusters, spliced for surreal effect (Blockbusters)
  • The chorus of "Celebration" by Kool & The Gang (The Way You Show)
  • A Sesame Street vignette in which a child sounds out the phrase "I love you" while attempting to write it out; at the end, the child giggles, and two metallic-sounding high notes are heard (I Love U)
  • A drum fill from "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles (Sequoia)
  • A basic (snare-)kick-kick-snare drum pattern (5.9.78)
  • A vocoded voice, gradually slowing down, saying "... and so you could become very sensitive to everything, you start walking through the studio, you go: 'ah yes, it's going to be a good day, I can feel -'" (Nova Scotia Robots)

Old Tunes Vol. 2 (1996)

  • The jingle at the end of Iraq Says is taken from a Sesame Street clip: "Wanda The Word Fairy Visits Sesame Street". [1][2]
  • From "Flashback" by Imagination: "We're startin' up, now we're on our way" (We've Started Up)
  • "He's a dream" from the song of the same name by Shandi (We've Started Up)
  • The beginning of the song "Falling in Love Again" by Techno Twins (We've Started Up)
  • "Berceuse" from the Dolly Suite by Gabriel FaurΓ© (Jimbo Rehearsing) (not necessarily a sample, but probably not played by BoC)
  • "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..." (Dave (I'm A Real Traditionalist))
  • "The royal family should be left in peace!" (Peace-Tony-Devil)
  • A commercial for Frosted Flakes (Peace-Tony-Devil)
  • A commercial for Dirt Devil (a brand of portable vacuum cleaner). Voice over is spoken by a mature-sounding English man: "It's almost like having an upright in the palm of your hand. The Devil is lightweight (Devil), powerful (Devil), has a wide opening (Devil) with a revolving brush...Get a Devil." (Peace-Tony-Devil)
  • Spoken by English-accented voices, presumably from a world news broadcast:
    • Woman: "Iraq says nineteen people died"
    • Man: "We won't know that until a full assessment has taken place in due course" (Iraq Says)
  • The hook from Tony Basil's 1982 hit "Mickey" (Nine-Rubber Wisdom)
  • A bubbly pitch modulation or filter modulation synthesizer effect, followed by a group of people shouting (On A Rolling Sea)
  • The song "Sir Prancelot" by Alan Parker (Sir Prancelot Brainfire)
  • From the 1958 horror film Terror from the Year 5000: "Dad, look at the TV" (Apparatus)
  • An old Amiga module called "Voyager" by Hellraiser (Apparatus)
  • A microtonal synthesizer loop from the ending of "Karn Evil 9, Third Impression" on the album Brain Salad Surgery by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer (Music For Pylons)
  • The snare drum from "When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin (Music For Pylons) (possible but not confirmed)
  • A "skipping" drum loop (Orange Hexagon Sun, Turquoise Hexagon Sun)

BoC Maxima (1996)

Hi Scores (1996)

Music Has The Right To Children (1998)

In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (2000)

Geogaddi (2002)

The Campfire Headphase (2005)

Tomorrow's Harvest (2013)

Unsorted

References

  1. ↑ http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13628
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QimBkBFspbY&feature=youtu.be&t=2m31s
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13680
  5. ↑ http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13635&p=267175