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Regarding their last two albums....how much of the stuff is sampled from other sources, and how much was freshly made by them, out of pure interest? And, what are the meanings and themes behing their albums? Nostalgia, childhood? (that's what I gather) Thanks. |
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not that you shouldn't, but i never really think about the music in those terms. interviews suggest to me that their music is not meant to push any specific message. |
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True...but I'm always interested in what artists themselves think their album's are about. |
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should answer all of your questions: |
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Well, as far as I know, their samples are primarily voice. Children laughing, Leslie Neilson in Dandelion, etc. I believe they make almost all of their sounds (heavily processed, of course, for that signature BoC feel). Regarding themes: My own interpretations, combined with some other opinions, break their two main albums into separate themes. Music has the right to children: This is a predominantely "happy" sounding disc. It's evokes childhood feelings, innocence, wonder of nature. I think this album is more of a light-hearted musical journey. It has a very organic sound, and there may be some influences from native american music. Many of the songs sound like children's shows about discovery and exploration of the world around you. Geogaddi: This album has a much darker feel. I think it represents a feeling of paranoia and distrust in nature, perhaps even an "evil" quality to the earth, sans man. It's very similar to MHTRTC, but there's an uneasiness. The samples are much harder to decipher in the tracks on Geogaddi, and many are reversed. Listen to A is to B as B is to C backwards for an example. It adds to the fear; the hidden message business. People have also heard some downright disturbing sounds on some of the tracks when played backwards at low speed, like people screaming on You could Feel the Sky. Someone once mentioned that MHTRTC is like a nice dream, while Geogaddi is like a nightmare. |
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Thanks.... I've gotta try plaing A is to B as B is to C backwards... |
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yea in those articles it talks about the national film board of canada link and that they lived in alberta for a while in the late 70s i'd urge everyone to try to get ahold of some of the 70s nfb material, a lot of it was really really good (and it will help you understand bocs music more) as for the mhtrc/geogaddi drea/nightmare thing, I certainly think that holds some ground note the negative colour schemes of each of the albums as well mhtrtc feels like, you cant quite see whats there, but you are comfortable that its fine geogaddi brings the same feeling but without the sense of comfort |
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BOC albums are funny, as what you think they sampled is actually made by them (the prelude to "Everything You Do Is A Balloon" for example sounds heavily sampled, like it was from an old recording, but Mike did that himself. In regards to your original question, on MHTRTC the two most obvious samples that come to mind is "The Color Of The Fire" - the girl's voice is from a Sesame Street episode, and BOC provided the heavy echo and eerie music. "One Very Important Thought" was originally taken from an adult film BOC samples quite a bit in their early work, and again they provided the musical accompanyment. For MHTRTC they changed the words 'adult film' to 'Boards Of Canada'. The original version can be found on a BOC demo tape called BOC Maxima which is not publically available ;O] Geogaddi uses quite a few samples, and DavidAC's page has tons of references for Geogaddi there. It's an excellent site. |
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