13. Nothing Is Real (3:52)

qroniq · Post by **qroniq** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 4:47 am

b0qurant wrote:This one's really sticking with me, damn. It's been stuck in my head on repeat for days.

This!

Techboy · Post by **Techboy** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 4:51 am

The strings are ring modulated at 14700Hz which makes them very easy to isolate. Cool. Almost like a different track!
http://hosting.earthshine.it/~mark/nir-strings.mp3
edit: 22050/3 = 14700. Probably an artefact of the way it was sampled, but could be deliberate too

qroniq · Post by **qroniq** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 5:00 am

vermillionsnake wrote:Yeah, this was the track that 'emotionally wrecked' me while listening to the live stream. It affects me in the same way as compound eye, in other words, makes me long for something long gone past. The tears dripped, I just couldn't help it. How does this happen? It's my favourite at the moment although palace posy is really interesting.

This too! But it didn't hit me during the stream - it hit me today, as the song crept into my thoughts and filled me with melancholy and joy. Quite out of the blue - I wasn't even playing back the record, it just stuck in my mind over and over and over, trying to go somewhere, to resolve but never getting there.

This earworm feels like BoC "Song that doesn't end"

Yes it goes on and on my friend.....!

(please get out of my head... I can't breathe!!!)

chrysjin · Post by **chrysjin** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 7:31 am

Keeoaddi wrote:is it just me or did i hear 'jesus is a human being' about halfway through?

shit. i thought what is being assumed as "human being" was someone saying "unity".

rd1994 · Post by **rd1994** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 8:37 am

Am I the only one that has a feel that the melody was taken from some MHTRTC track?

Quillz · Post by **Quillz** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 8:48 am

rd1994 wrote:Am I the only one that has a feel that the melody was taken from some MHTRTC track?

Not at all, many have noted it sounds very similar to "Roygbiv."

kennychiwa147 · Post by **kennychiwa147** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 9:06 am

I notice a pretty strong "r" sound before the "t" in whatever that word is, "to ____ unkindly..." and now I can't hear anything but "flirt." "Flirt" makes a bit more sense than "fault" to me. Takes the whole thing up quite a few notches on the depressing scale too. Absolutely wonderful track.

Edit: Food for thought, what if it was punctuated like this:

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?

rd1994 · Post by **rd1994** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 9:06 am

damn well I was kinda busy so it was very hard for me to keep up with all going on so fast

El Camino · Post by **El Camino** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:02 am

Reminds me of The Avalanches a little bit.

The Friendly Stranger · Sat Jun 08, 2013 3:26 pm

First listen on the vinyl and first listen since Monday's stream, this is the standout track for me. Absolutely stunning.

mc10101 · Post by **mc10101** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 3:37 pm

It was the instant-grin moment for me, makes me wanna move in funky bumps, just beautiful. I'm sure it will spawn a hundred unofficial remixes

rainier · Post by **rainier** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 3:37 pm

kennychiwa147 wrote: 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

This is more or less what I hear except for me the last word sounds like "here", atleast that makes more sense to me as a sentiment ie yeah promises of the afterlife are nice but what about our suffering here? Anyway, I'm not a Christian so maybe I don't have the right to say this, but that doesn't sound anti-christian (or pro for that matter) to me. I think our suffering right here and now on the terrestrial plane is a philosophical question everyone thinks about. God it makes me feel so sad though.

Anyway. That's it, I'm down the boc rabbit hole. My posts are going to be nothing but crazy FEELINGS stuff for the next few weeks or so.

In_The_Annexe · Post by **In_The_Annexe** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 4:20 pm

that vocal sample just hits me right in the head.

mucephei · Post by **mucephei** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 6:41 pm

I have only heard the album once but this was the standout track for me - a real "classic" BOC sound...

egbdf · Post by **egbdf** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 7:04 pm

I also hear the Roygbiv likeness--and I arrived to this independently, so there's definitely some truth to it.

Yeah That's Right · Post by **Yeah That's Right** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 7:17 pm

Love the use of that vocal sample.

One of the best. New Seeds is still my favourite but that last stretch of tracks - Nothing Is Real, Sundown, New Seeds, Come to Dust - my god.

23degreesdream · Post by **23degreesdream** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 7:34 pm

Techboy wrote:The strings are ring modulated at 14700Hz which makes them very easy to isolate. Cool. Almost like a different track!
http://hosting.earthshine.it/~mark/nir-strings.mp3
edit: 22050/3 = 14700. Probably an artefact of the way it was sampled, but could be deliberate too

Wow this is excellent, thanks. I notice a little flute melody back there as well which is usually hidden behind the main one. It defo has an easy listening feel but with a sinister edge, fantastic track.

Zazen · Post by **Zazen** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 1:44 am

I think this is the most nostalgic-feeling track on the album for me. The way it sounds, combined with the title, makes me remember thinking about all the big questions in life as a kid and just getting more and more lost -- but with a sense of wonder rather than terror.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 1:59 am

This is classic BoC

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 3:58 am

I'm pretty sure (on my first impressions/listen) that this is my favourite song on the album, for whatever reason. Absolutely brilliant, I was in love. That shrill melody in the background sucked me in and made me smile