artists mentioned by Boards of Canada in their interviews
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== [[Geogaddi|Geogaddi (2002)]] == | == [[Geogaddi|Geogaddi (2002)]] == | ||
β | * A man or low-voiced woman slowly saying "the past inside the present" | + | ===== [[Music Is Math]] ===== |
β | * The phrase "we all fall down" spoken slowly, processed through a vocoder, and melodized | + | * A man or low-voiced woman slowly saying "the past inside the present" |
β | * A similar voice to the "past inside the present" voice saying either "purple", "be careful", or "perfect circle" | + | * The phrase "we all fall down" spoken slowly, processed through a vocoder, and melodized |
β | * The sound of a crackling campfire | + | * A similar voice to the "past inside the present" voice saying either "purple", "be careful", or "perfect circle" |
β | * A playground with children, played very quiet | + | ===== [[Beware The Friendly Stranger]] ===== |
β | * A number station broadcast recorded by Sean Booth on a shortwave radio and gifted to BOC<ref>https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=254145#p254145</ref> | + | * The sound of a crackling campfire |
β | * Reversed high notes played on a 12-string guitar (probably an acoustic guitar and most likely sped up) | + | * A playground with children, played very quiet |
β | * Dialogue from ''Dive to the Edge of Creation'' (1980)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2qmf24O0yo&t=2418s</ref> | + | ===== [[Gyroscope]] ===== |
β | * A child saying "A beautiful place", from [[Sesame Street]]<ref>https://youtu.be/KRD1dgLXu04?t=133</ref> | + | * A number station broadcast recorded by Sean Booth on a shortwave radio and gifted to BOC<ref>https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=254145#p254145</ref> |
β | * A vocoded voice saying "an eagle in your mind" | + | * Reversed high notes played on a 12-string guitar (probably an acoustic guitar and most likely sped up) |
β | * A child saying "Bye" from [[Sesame Street]]<ref>https://youtu.be/QZyRR-18EVU?t=62 ; also appears in ''Dawn Chorus'', and the full clip in ''Whitewater'' </ref> | + | ===== [[Dandelion]] ===== |
β | * Dialogue between a man and a woman sampled from the 1972 film ''Season of the Witch''<ref>https://youtu.be/gkBxtZzLlNQ?t=424</ref> | + | * Dialogue from ''Dive to the Edge of Creation'' (1980)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2qmf24O0yo&t=2418s</ref> |
β | * 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<ref>https://youtu.be/RANBgWcPbxU?t=150 ; a different part of this song is used in ''The Beach at Redpoint'' and the ''Dead Dogs Two'' remix. </ref> | + | ===== [[Sunshine Recorder]] ===== |
β | * Track 10 from side B of ([[Random 35 Tracks Tape]]), reversed | + | * A child saying "A beautiful place", from [[Sesame Street]]<ref>https://youtu.be/KRD1dgLXu04?t=133</ref> |
+ | * A vocoded voice saying "an eagle in your mind" | ||
+ | * A child saying "Bye" from [[Sesame Street]]<ref>https://youtu.be/QZyRR-18EVU?t=62 ; also appears in ''Dawn Chorus'', and the full clip in ''Whitewater'' </ref> | ||
+ | ===== [[Julie And Candy]] ===== | ||
+ | * Dialogue between a man and a woman sampled from the 1972 film ''Season of the Witch''<ref>https://youtu.be/gkBxtZzLlNQ?t=424</ref> | ||
+ | ===== [[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<ref>https://youtu.be/RANBgWcPbxU?t=150 ; a different part of this song is used in ''The Beach at Redpoint'' and the ''Dead Dogs Two'' remix. </ref> | ||
+ | * Track 10 from side B of ([[Random 35 Tracks Tape]]), reversed | ||
+ | ===== [[1969]] ===== | ||
* 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 | ||
β | * A vocoded voice, similar to the one heard counting in [[Aquarius]], saying "1969 in the sunshine" | + | * A vocoded voice, similar to the one heard counting in [[Aquarius]], saying "1969 in the sunshine" |
β | * A 1979 public information advert on the topic of energy conservation by the youth organization 4-H<ref>http://dt.prohosting.com/70s/childtv/psa4h.au</ref> | + | ===== [[Energy Warning]] ===== |
β | * A synthesizer line from the 1991 documentary ''The Falls'' <ref>https://youtu.be/UGrNQcPLwWE?t=3017 ; possibly rerecorded</ref> | + | * A 1979 public information advert on the topic of energy conservation by the youth organization 4-H<ref>http://dt.prohosting.com/70s/childtv/psa4h.au</ref> |
β | * Continuous, repeated whispering of the word "us", or the sound of air being sucked from a person's mouth as by a dental vacuum | + | * A synthesizer line from the 1991 documentary ''The Falls'' <ref>https://youtu.be/UGrNQcPLwWE?t=3017 ; possibly rerecorded</ref> |
β | * "Alpha and Omega" said over a loudspeaker | + | ===== [[Opening The Mouth]] ===== |
β | * A vocoded voice saying "Yellow" | + | * Continuous, repeated whispering of the word "us", or the sound of air being sucked from a person's mouth as by a dental vacuum |
β | * A man's voice saying "I'm a God-darned Satanist, and, if I wanted, I'd be in this business too", reversed | + | ===== [[Alpha And Omega]] ===== |
β | * A spoken passage that seems to have been taken from a self-improvement-oriented self-hypnosis tape and which has been modified to sound as if it is being spoken underwater | + | * "Alpha and Omega" said over a loudspeaker |
β | * Very slowly-spoken speech (words unknown) processed through a vocoder and harmonized at close intervals for a dissonant sound (not confirmed) | + | * A vocoded voice saying "Yellow" |
β | * A sound similar to a bubbling cauldron | + | * A man's voice saying "I'm a God-darned Satanist, and, if I wanted, I'd be in this business too", reversed |
β | * 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 ''Languages We Speak'' by [https://www.discogs.com/artist/4433629-Sarah-Barchas Sarah Barchas]<ref>https://youtu.be/DdGUyK4wyXA?t=20</ref> | + | ===== [[The Devil Is In The Details]] ===== |
β | * A group singing "We love you all" | + | * A spoken passage that seems to have been taken from a self-improvement-oriented self-hypnosis tape and which has been modified to sound as if it is being spoken underwater |
+ | * Very slowly-spoken speech (words unknown) processed through a vocoder and harmonized at close intervals for a dissonant sound (not confirmed) | ||
+ | ===== [[A Is To B As B Is To C]] ===== | ||
+ | * A sound similar to a bubbling cauldron | ||
+ | * 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 ''Languages We Speak'' by [https://www.discogs.com/artist/4433629-Sarah-Barchas Sarah Barchas]<ref>https://youtu.be/DdGUyK4wyXA?t=20</ref> | ||
+ | * A group singing "We love you all" | ||
* From the film ''Season of the Witch'', a man: "I'll be gone about a week. Oh, by the way, I brought..."<ref>See file: | * From the film ''Season of the Witch'', a man: "I'll be gone about a week. Oh, by the way, I brought..."<ref>See file: | ||
[[File:A is to B sample.mp3|thumb|A is to B sample ]] | [[File:A is to B sample.mp3|thumb|A is to B sample ]] | ||
β | </ref> forwards and reversed | + | </ref> forwards and reversed |
β | * From the song "Teddy Bear's Picnic": "If you go down to the woods today, you'd better not go alone!" (reversed | + | * From the song "Teddy Bear's Picnic": "If you go down to the woods today, you'd better not go alone!" (reversed) |
β | * A reversed excerpt of an interview with Tommy Silverstein on the A&E investigative report ''Behind Bars: Supermax''<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzb27OV7qmo&t=675s</ref> | + | * A reversed excerpt of an interview with Tommy Silverstein on the A&E investigative report ''Behind Bars: Supermax''<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzb27OV7qmo&t=675s</ref> |
β | * "So, those prophecies you've been describing" ... "and now to business [matters?]..." (reversed | + | * "So, those prophecies you've been describing" ... "and now to business [matters?]..." (reversed) |
β | * A distorted voice repeating "It must be a musical computer!" sampled from ''Make a Joyful Noise!: introducing Colby!'' <ref>https://youtu.be/lYJrM9epx-0?t=110</ref> | + | * A distorted voice repeating "It must be a musical computer!" sampled from ''Make a Joyful Noise!: introducing Colby!'' <ref>https://youtu.be/lYJrM9epx-0?t=110</ref> |
β | * 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]] ===== |
β | * A child wailing semi-melodically | + | * 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 |
β | * 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 | + | * A child wailing semi-melodically |
β | * A grunting noise resembling the sound of a taut tope being pulled across the hull of a wooden ship | + | ===== [[You Could Feel the Sky]] ===== |
β | * A man saying "A god with horns" and/or "A god with hooves", played in reverse | + | * 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) |
+ | * A grunting noise resembling the sound of a taut tope being pulled across the hull of a wooden ship | ||
+ | * A man saying "A god with horns" and/or "A god with hooves", played in reverse | ||
* 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]]) | ||
β | * Various young speakers discussing the nature of God, sampled from an album entitled ''Family of God''<ref>https://youtu.be/a8SbU8ioHTg</ref> | + | ===== [[From One Source All Things Depend]] ===== |
+ | * Various young speakers discussing the nature of God, sampled from an album entitled ''Family of God''<ref>https://youtu.be/a8SbU8ioHTg</ref> | ||
== [[The Campfire Headphase|The Campfire Headphase (2005)]] == | == [[The Campfire Headphase|The Campfire Headphase (2005)]] == |
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