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== Comments ==
 
== Comments ==
* This was the first preview track for [[The Campfire Headphase]].  It was initially released as a download on Warp's Bleep store on September 5th, 2005, nearly a month and a half before the album's official release.
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* The title could be a reference to the 1995 multimedia CD-ROM "Bad Day on the Midway" by the avant-garde band The Residents. In one part of the game you can see through the eyes of a rat named Oscar, and when you do so, everything is a monochromatic red. The scene can be clearly seen in [https://youtu.be/YjMIbxT1rls?t=38 this YouTube clip], around the 38 second mark.<ref>{{#ev:youtube|YjMIbxT1rls|480|||||false}}</ref>
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== Samples/Lyrics ==
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*At 0:35 and throughout, the piano is possibly sampled from [https://youtu.be/0VPOwLpqk48?t=57 Augustus "Gussie" Clarke - Rocking Vibration].
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*At around 00:32 on the 'Bad Day on the Midway' video, there is a sound very similar to the one appearing at 00:27 and throughout in '[[Oscar See through Red Eye]]'.
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*Another sound that appears at 01:04 on the 'Bad Day...' video may be heard at 01:34 in the song.
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== Trivia ==
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* This was the first preview track for ''[[The Campfire Headphase]]''.  It was initially released as a download on [[Warp Records|Warp]]'s [[Bleep.com|Bleep]] store on September 5th, 2005, nearly a month and a half before the album's official release.
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* It was likely inspired by [https://www.dewolfemusic.com/search.php?id=20790913&code=saZN1M Starfield from the album Power Source] under the Dewolfe label.
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== Videos ==
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== External Links ==
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== References ==
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[[Category: Released tracks]]
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[[Category: The Campfire Headphase tracks]]

Revision as of 16:38, 1 May 2021

Oscar See Through Red Eye
Running time 5:08
Appears on The Campfire Headphase


Comments

  • The title could be a reference to the 1995 multimedia CD-ROM "Bad Day on the Midway" by the avant-garde band The Residents. In one part of the game you can see through the eyes of a rat named Oscar, and when you do so, everything is a monochromatic red. The scene can be clearly seen in this YouTube clip, around the 38 second mark.[1]

Samples/Lyrics

  • At 0:35 and throughout, the piano is possibly sampled from Augustus "Gussie" Clarke - Rocking Vibration.
  • At around 00:32 on the 'Bad Day on the Midway' video, there is a sound very similar to the one appearing at 00:27 and throughout in 'Oscar See through Red Eye'.
  • Another sound that appears at 01:04 on the 'Bad Day...' video may be heard at 01:34 in the song.

Trivia

  • This was the first preview track for The Campfire Headphase. It was initially released as a download on Warp's Bleep store on September 5th, 2005, nearly a month and a half before the album's official release.


Videos

External Links

References