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== Samples/Lyrics == | == Samples/Lyrics == | ||
| − | * | + | *The human voices that start around the 3:07 mark are a distorted sample of the Azan/Adhan or the Islamic call to prayer, probably this one in particular: https://youtu.be/wvzVgidWrDM?t=49 |
| + | *One of the voice samples could also be from The Elegants - Little Star. Here is an audio clip to demonstrate this theory where both tracks are overlayed and slowed down: [[File:Peacock Tail vs The Elegants Little Star.mp3|thumb]] | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | *Apart from being the most colourful feature of the peacock, it was also a figure used by Euclid to prove the Pythagorean theorem.<ref>http:// | + | *Apart from being the most colourful feature of the peacock, it was also a figure used by Euclid to prove the Pythagorean theorem.<ref>http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/euclid_unveiled.html</ref> |
| + | *The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_of_NBC NBC Peacock], one of the most famous TV station logo in the USA, features the colours of the rainbow. Rainbows are frequently referenced in Boards of Canada's music (see: [[Roygbiv]] on [[MHTRTC]]) | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 12:56, 7 April 2021
| Peacock Tail | |
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| Running time | 5:24 |
| Appears on | The Campfire Headphase |
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Samples/Lyrics
- The human voices that start around the 3:07 mark are a distorted sample of the Azan/Adhan or the Islamic call to prayer, probably this one in particular: https://youtu.be/wvzVgidWrDM?t=49
- One of the voice samples could also be from The Elegants - Little Star. Here is an audio clip to demonstrate this theory where both tracks are overlayed and slowed down:
Trivia
- Apart from being the most colourful feature of the peacock, it was also a figure used by Euclid to prove the Pythagorean theorem.[1]
- The NBC Peacock, one of the most famous TV station logo in the USA, features the colours of the rainbow. Rainbows are frequently referenced in Boards of Canada's music (see: Roygbiv on MHTRTC)