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== Comments ==
 
== Comments ==
* [http://thequietus.com/users/10546 Joe Clay]: "Hey, it's "[[Roygbiv]]" Part II. Well, a sharper, less gauzy take on the ''[[MHTRTC]]'' classic. Like everything on ''[[Tomorrow's Harvest]]'', it is not as accessible or friendly as their previous work, but it is definitely from the same gene-pool." <ref>http://thequietus.com/articles/12364-boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest-review</ref>
 
  
 
== Samples / Lyrics ==
 
== Samples / Lyrics ==
*At about 1:54 in the track a distorted voice begins to speak. Many heard the first line as "Jesus was a human being" <ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10768&start=0</ref>
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*At 1:54 a distorted voice says:
  
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"Jesus, was it you indeed,<br>
  
Upon careful analysis, an interpretation of the full lyrics is
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to flirt unkindly with my greed,<br>
  
"Jesus, was it you indeed"
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promising eternal life,<br>
  
"to flirt unkindly with my greed"
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when you knew it was not right,<br>
  
"promising eternal life"
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when you knew that what I'd need was willingness and comfort there?"</blockquote>
  
"when you knew it was not right"
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A version of the track with the voice isolated can be found here: http://sequoia.ax.lt/nothing-is-real.mp3
  
"when you knew that what I'd need was oneness and comfort there"
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Nothing is Real shares melodies with previous track [[Uritual]].
  
<ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=206741#206741</ref>
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1:12 - "Thank you" or something familiar is being spoken in female voice.
<ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=207514#207514</ref>
 
<ref>http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=208482#208482</ref>
 
  
I hear the last part differently, after listening to this link from a guy who isolated the track....  http://sequoia.ax.lt/nothing-is-real.mp3
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Towards the end of the track, fading in at the 2:56 mark, a distorted, echoed and possibly back-masked conversation can be heard. It is distorted to such an extent as to be completely unintelligible but is still a noticeable and potent part of the final mix.
  
"When you knew that what I'd want was abundance and the comfort there.
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== Trivia ==
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*The title may be a reference to the Beatles' song 'Strawberry Fields Forever', which contains the line 'Nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about', this may be relevant, as in interviews the Sandison brothers have expressed a strong interest in the Beatles' psychedelic works, Strawberry Fields Forever being one of their most psychedelic; a sample of Strawberry Fields Forever can also allegedly be heard in the song Kid For Today.
  
Perhaps the poem is questioning the desire for eternal life, It may in a sense be greedy to want to live eternally with the abundance and comfort that is the promise of heaven. Willingness may not produce comfort but abundance does so it makes more sense and it sounds to me more like abundance than willingness. Could be taken as a conversation with Jesus admitting that Jesus knew he was not right to have that kind of greed for eternal abundance and comfort. The writer may look at the greedy desire to live forever as unavoidable and points out the conundrum.
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*It may also be a reference to nihilism, as the brothers also expressed they had "become a lot more nihilistic over the years" <ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jun/06/boards-of-canada-become-more-nihilistic</ref>
Another observation, when you hear the opening in this isolated version it's clear that the first part is a question and answer, "Jesus, was it you?"  "Indeed." different voice
 
  
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*In the very beginning of the song, a sound clip from the song [[Turquoise Hexagon Sun]] can heard for several seconds.
  
== Trivia ==
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*This song was used in a documentary about the boxer Edwin Valero. <ref>https://youtu.be/6TXLUcBU2QY</ref>
*The title may be a reference to the Beatles' song 'Strawberry Fields Forever', which contains the line 'Nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about', this may be relevant, as in interviews the Sandison brothers have expressed a strong interest in the Beatles' psychedelic works, Strawberry Fields Forever being one of their most psychedelic.
 
 
 
*It may also be a reference to nihilism, as the brothers also expressed they had "become a lot more nihilistic over the years" <ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jun/06/boards-of-canada-become-more-nihilistic</ref>
 
  
 
== Videos ==
 
== Videos ==
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== External links==
 
== External links==

Revision as of 18:09, 13 December 2020

Nothing Is Real
Running time 3:52
Appears on Tomorrow's Harvest



Comments

Samples / Lyrics

  • At 1:54 a distorted voice says:

"Jesus, was it you indeed,

to flirt unkindly with my greed,

promising eternal life,

when you knew it was not right,

when you knew that what I'd need was willingness and comfort there?"

A version of the track with the voice isolated can be found here: http://sequoia.ax.lt/nothing-is-real.mp3

Nothing is Real shares melodies with previous track Uritual.

1:12 - "Thank you" or something familiar is being spoken in female voice.

Towards the end of the track, fading in at the 2:56 mark, a distorted, echoed and possibly back-masked conversation can be heard. It is distorted to such an extent as to be completely unintelligible but is still a noticeable and potent part of the final mix.

Trivia

  • The title may be a reference to the Beatles' song 'Strawberry Fields Forever', which contains the line 'Nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about', this may be relevant, as in interviews the Sandison brothers have expressed a strong interest in the Beatles' psychedelic works, Strawberry Fields Forever being one of their most psychedelic; a sample of Strawberry Fields Forever can also allegedly be heard in the song Kid For Today.
  • It may also be a reference to nihilism, as the brothers also expressed they had "become a lot more nihilistic over the years" [1]
  • In the very beginning of the song, a sound clip from the song Turquoise Hexagon Sun can heard for several seconds.
  • This song was used in a documentary about the boxer Edwin Valero. [2]

Videos

External links

References

  1. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jun/06/boards-of-canada-become-more-nihilistic
  2. https://youtu.be/6TXLUcBU2QY


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