artists mentioned by Boards of Canada in their interviews
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* At the end of the official music video, the Sun is seen splitting into three distinct Suns, creating a 'trinity' of Suns. | * At the end of the official music video, the Sun is seen splitting into three distinct Suns, creating a 'trinity' of Suns. | ||
** Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945, as part of the [[Wikipedia:Manhattan Project|Manhattan Project]] in the New Mexico desert. In the video, we see sweeping images of desert landscapes and abandoned, dilapidated residential structures with the implied meaning of a post-nuclear landscape. Overall, this fits with themes of technological sophistication, apocalypse, and self-destruction revisited on the album. | ** Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945, as part of the [[Wikipedia:Manhattan Project|Manhattan Project]] in the New Mexico desert. In the video, we see sweeping images of desert landscapes and abandoned, dilapidated residential structures with the implied meaning of a post-nuclear landscape. Overall, this fits with themes of technological sophistication, apocalypse, and self-destruction revisited on the album. | ||
− | ** Trinity may also refer to the Christian concept of God as three entities: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Indeed, prayer or ritual is a way in which the living practice communication with the dead, implying they are ''reaching for the dead''. In Christianity, prayer is often started with performing the Sign of the Cross on oneself and conjuring God as the Holy Trinity; the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In some Indigenous North American cultures, deceased ancestors are viewed as venerated peoples, sometimes Gods, or in communication with God. This implies ancestor worship, which ties into the themes and aesthetics of the album, with tracks such as "[[Uritual]]" | + | ** Trinity may also refer to the Christian concept of God as three entities: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Indeed, prayer or ritual is a way in which the living practice communication with the dead, implying they are ''reaching for the dead''. In Christianity, prayer is often started with performing the Sign of the Cross on oneself and conjuring God as the Holy Trinity; the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In some Indigenous North American cultures, deceased ancestors are viewed as venerated peoples, sometimes Gods, or in communication with God. This implies ancestor worship, which ties into the themes and aesthetics of the album, with tracks such as "[[Uritual]]", "[[New Seeds]]" (planted by ancestors), and "[[Semena Mertvykh]]" (seeds of the dead). |
** The process of the Sun itself is a massive fusion reaction, which can be viewed as a ''reversal'' of a fission reaction, typical of nuclear bombs. The idea of reversal is a theme [[Boards of Canada]] has explored across its discography. | ** The process of the Sun itself is a massive fusion reaction, which can be viewed as a ''reversal'' of a fission reaction, typical of nuclear bombs. The idea of reversal is a theme [[Boards of Canada]] has explored across its discography. | ||
** Initially, the Sun only splits into two Suns, perhaps again referring to the Twins, Gemini, or [[Boards of Canada]] themselves. The third Sun fades in soon after between the two, which may be symbolic of the creation of new matter via fusion reactions, a typical process of a sun. If taken to represent humans in general, the appearance of the third Sun may symbolically represent a barrier between the two 'Suns' or humans, of their impending calamity if they do not work together for fruitful accomplishments. | ** Initially, the Sun only splits into two Suns, perhaps again referring to the Twins, Gemini, or [[Boards of Canada]] themselves. The third Sun fades in soon after between the two, which may be symbolic of the creation of new matter via fusion reactions, a typical process of a sun. If taken to represent humans in general, the appearance of the third Sun may symbolically represent a barrier between the two 'Suns' or humans, of their impending calamity if they do not work together for fruitful accomplishments. | ||
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== Samples / Lyrics == | == Samples / Lyrics == | ||
* At 03:23, a male voice says "Listen" or possibly "Risen." | * At 03:23, a male voice says "Listen" or possibly "Risen." | ||
− | ** If the sample is "Risen", that would play into the Christianity motifs in the music video, especially around the Holy Trinity, where Jesus, as God on Earth, rose from the dead. Indeed, the whole album thematically deals with cycles. This may be of civilization, each rising from the dead of previous civilizations. For example, the final two tracks on the album imply this, "[[Come To Dust]]" immediately followed by "[[Semena Mertvykh]]" (seeds of the dead) | + | ** If the sample is "Risen", that would play into the Christianity motifs in the music video, especially around the Holy Trinity, where Jesus, as God on Earth, rose from the dead. Indeed, the whole album thematically deals with cycles. This may be of civilization, each rising from the dead of previous civilizations. For example, the final two tracks on the album imply this, "[[Come To Dust]]" immediately followed by "[[Semena Mertvykh]]" (seeds of the dead). |
== Trivia == | == Trivia == |