03. White Cyclosa (3:13)

audiotrack · Post by **audiotrack** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:04 pm

euue wrote:I just came here to post that - there are definitely helicopters whirring throughout this

Yep.! i hear them too..

arvy · Post by **arvy** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:15 pm

Like this track from the first time i heard it, sad helicopters over my head

F. · Post by F. » Tue Jun 11, 2013 1:17 pm

An Helicopter In Your Mind...

aperture · Post by **aperture** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:31 am

After listening and reading interviews and pouring over artwork, a story does seem to take shape. It sounds like the part of the story where our refugees are in hiding. There are loads of surveillance camera stills in addition to the helicopters and other military imagery.
The spider fascinates me, and I kept wondering how it applied or what natural lesson it teaches.

What if these people had to disguise themselves among the dead to hide from predators? A very creepy prospect, which may fit the mood of the song and it's placement in the soundtrack.

superuser · Post by **superuser** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:14 am

A Witches Cloy.

Keeoaddi · Post by **Keeoaddi** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:18 am

superuser wrote:A Witches Cloy.

yew catholics

Saakki · Post by **Saakki** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:46 am

Didn't a helicopter rescue the people from the roof in Dawn of the dead..just saying.

miklatov · Post by **miklatov** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:34 pm

Saakki wrote:Didn't a helicopter rescue the people from the roof in Dawn of the dead..just saying.

Helicopter featured pretty strongly in Day of the Dead too, which has music sounded bang on like this track.

Is the collapse/apocalypse/change/etc hinted at in TH a zombie apocalypse?!

azamarro · Post by **azamarro** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 2:45 am

The wife says 'Cyclosa is a middle-of-nowhere type of track. I thought that was a pretty good description. I have yet to hear the helicopters. Still have to make some time for a close listening session.

When Reach for the Dead was released, all this talk of 80's horror movies and John Carpenter was surfacing. Personally I got a Dawn of the Dead feel from the TH artwork. Only had ever seen Night of the Living Dead but I remembered the posters of the subsequent movies. Well, this brought me to my local library where I tried to find "Dawn" but they only had "Day". Boy was I floored when I heard the soundtrack! First of all, it turned out to be John Harrison who the brothers later specifically cited in the Guardian interview. Second of all, I found the sample used in the Gorillaz song "M1-A1" (love it when I hear a sample source)!

Going back to the first point, I find it so weird that they are able to communicate these references and feelings without words. As was discussed in the Guardian interview thread, a bunch of people called out some of the themes and influences on the new record early on.

Listen to this clip of Day of the Dead music.

There's a little bit of "Reach For the Dead" in there, as well as "Nothing Is Real". I'm sure "White Cyclosa" is lurking around in there too!

paultomba · Post by **paultomba** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 3:02 am

azamarro wrote:I have yet to hear the helicopters. Still have to make some time for a close listening session.

It's hardly hidden!
The chopper rotors were the first thing I noticed upon first listen.

azamarro · Post by **azamarro** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 4:23 am

Wow, what's wrong with my ears? I still can't hear them. Granted, I am listening without headphones on cheap pc speakers.

blankleader · Post by **blankleader** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 4:46 am

Weird similarities to "Aways There ... in our Hearts" from the new Flaming Lips album.

blankleader · Post by **blankleader** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 5:03 am

I may overlay them with a time stretch to nail it. It's a good mashup, at least.

aperture · Post by **aperture** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 3:07 pm

blankleader wrote:Weird similarities to "Aways There ... in our Hearts" from the new Flaming Lips album.

That jumped out at me too. And that record is great.

miklatov · Post by **miklatov** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 3:31 pm

azamarro wrote:The wife says 'Cyclosa is a middle-of-nowhere type of track. I thought that was a pretty good description. I have yet to hear the helicopters. Still have to make some time for a close listening session.

When Reach for the Dead was released, all this talk of 80's horror movies and John Carpenter was surfacing. Personally I got a Dawn of the Dead feel from the TH artwork. Only had ever seen Night of the Living Dead but I remembered the posters of the subsequent movies. Well, this brought me to my local library where I tried to find "Dawn" but they only had "Day". Boy was I floored when I heard the soundtrack! First of all, it turned out to be John Harrison who the brothers later specifically cited in the Guardian interview. Second of all, I found the sample used in the Gorillaz song "M1-A1" (love it when I hear a sample source)!

Going back to the first point, I find it so weird that they are able to communicate these references and feelings without words. As was discussed in the Guardian interview thread, a bunch of people called out some of the themes and influences on the new record early on.

Listen to this clip of Day of the Dead music.

There's a little bit of "Reach For the Dead" in there, as well as "Nothing Is Real". I'm sure "White Cyclosa" is lurking around in there too!

Spot on. First time I heard this track I had that nagging feeling that I'd heard it before - before the track was over I know it was Day of the Dead inspired. Man, I loved that film as a teenager. Seriously, do a google image search for "Bub Day of the Dead" - First image - that brainy zombie's definitely listening to TH

azamarro · Post by **azamarro** » Sat Jun 15, 2013 3:24 pm

Ha!

purgruv · Post by **purgruv** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 12:33 am

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 1:46 am

YEEEES! Bub rules, I might have to watch that movie now. Love Romero and the original Dead trilogy.

tiny sparrow · Post by **tiny sparrow** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 2:14 am

azamarro wrote:Wow, what's wrong with my ears? I still can't hear them. Granted, I am listening without headphones on cheap pc speakers.

That might be why, you're missing like half the frequencies from listening on pc speakers. I would recommend never listening to any music on cheap pc speakers, your barely hearing any of the bass and none of the intricate sounds.

Weekend_Warrior · Post by **Weekend_Warrior** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:36 am

azamarro wrote:

Ha!

See, even he can hear the helicopters! What's wrong with you people?